It’s tempting. We live in a world of instant analysis, so when something happens, expected or otherwise, you can bet there will be a thousand and one interpretations of the meaning of the event within the first five minutes. You aren’t supposed to just sit back and sort through the maze of facts and fiction […]

In the scheme of things, the day an operating system is released probably isn’t terribly significant. But since there was a huge publicity run-up to Tiger’s debut, April 29th was important for many of you. But now, as the Tiger era ends its first three months, maybe it’s time to sit back and take stock […]

Perhaps. I mean, every single day since the fateful announcement, I have read volumes of verbiage on the subject. As I’ve said, some of it isn’t worth the paper or Web site it’s published on, reporting on events that didn’t occur on this planet. Or that’s the way it seems, since facts are wrong or […]

All right, I accept the fact that the perfect operating system will never be produced, although I can dream. I also accept the fact that in the rush to make a release date, things may be overlooked, with the expectation they’ll be dealt with later. And it isn’t just the usual bugs that must be […]