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    Newsletter #396 Preview: So What’s Really Wrong With the iPhone?

    July 1st, 2007

    As I write this, both Apple and AT&T stores are rapidly running out of their initial stocks of the iPhone, with initial reports claiming some 525,000 were sold over the first weekend. Those of you who expected instant gratification may have to redefine “instant” to encompass days or weeks until new supplies arrive. At the […]


    Why Can’t I Shut Up About the iPhone?

    June 27th, 2007

    All right, I have said in these pages and on the radio show that I’m not really interested in buying an iPhone right away, that an ordinary mobile phone works fine for me. Yet, the iPhone feeding frenzy makes it near-impossible not to talk about it. Even Paris Hilton must feel jealous at all the […]


    The Leopard Report: Can We Dump Interface Silliness?

    March 21st, 2007

    Aside from the massed demands for a better Finder, my attempts to expand the scope of a Leopard wish list haven’t brought much in the way of innovative ideas. Well, I suppose we’ll all know soon enough just what Apple has in mind. On the other hand, I suppose I might as well take this […]


    The Leopard Report: Time for One More Wish List

    March 8th, 2007

    All right, it’s pretty clear that you won’t be rushing to your favorite Apple Store in the next few weeks to acquire a copy of Leopard. Not because you won’t be interested, but because an exact shipping date hasn’t been announced. The original hopes for a January release are long gone, and hopes for a […]