So as we speak — more or less — Consumer Reports is rerunning its MacBook Pro battery tests. These are the ones that resulted in a non-recommended rating. That’s the first time such a thing happened to an Apple product, so it had to be extremely important. Potentially, it could hurt sales, and it sure brought […]

Macs tend to fare second best in Consumer Reports testing, partly because the magazine lives in ignorance of the differences between Apple’s computers and Windows boxes. But they’ve always been recommended, until recently. I can quibble about the way the tests appear to emphasize features over performance, usability and reliability. In fact, I have. But […]

The wish lists for the next version of macOS are beginning to appear, but it’s a small list so far. After all these years, you even wonder how many bright ideas Apple might come up with. Before you even go that far, I wonder if it isn’t time for Apple’s Mac developers to be tasked with fixing […]

The crystal ball readers and rumor sites had a big day Monday when Apple CEO Tim Cook and crew delivered the WWDC keynote. Of of the things they predicted will come to pass, and there were a some added goodies that are welcome if not earth-shattering.. One prediction that failed was the hope for new hardware. Refreshed […]