All right, so we all know that Mac OS X Lion is going to incorporate some stuff from the iOS, but those few features are mostly special effects, rather than actual productive tools. Chief among the additions are Mission Control, a single window showing open apps and comments, Launchpad, which mimics the icon display on […]

While firing up the troops during his surprise appearance at Apple’s quarterly conference call with financial analysts last week, CEO Steve Jobs was his outspoken best in trashing the competition. Or, at the very least, providing a sorely needed reality check. Sometimes, Jobs has to say absolutely nothing to push a few buttons. Take the […]

No, folks, this isn’t a conspiracy theory, nor do I actually believe Apple’s being especially secretive about the things they do to make you switch from one technology standard to another. But it sometimes takes a few years to comprehend their vision. Take the decision to embrace USB in 1998 starting with the original iMac. […]

Back in the early days, your expandable Mac came with technologies that other personal computers didn’t always contain, such as NuBus for peripheral cards for graphics and other tasks and SCSI for such devices as external hard drives and scanners. There were also the proprietary ADB ports for input devices. But with the introduction of […]