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    The iPhone 3.0 Report: Let the Lame Reviews Begin

    June 17th, 2009

    You just know that certain members of the media got an early look at both the iPhone 3.0 software and the iPhone 3G S. As a result you are now reading their reviews. Some are raves, some have justifiable criticisms, while others demonstrate that the reviewer or reviewers were clueless. Just to put things in […]


    Newsletter #480 Preview: Are Leopard Bugs a Thing of the Past at Long Last?

    February 8th, 2009

    As regular readers know, I’m not one to take Mac troubleshooting sites as seriously as I used to. In one tragic case, one of those sources, which has had a couple of ownership changes, has managed to pretty much lose its hard-won reputation for accuracy. These days, if they’re not just taking a few random […]


    The Plight of the Apple Early Adopter

    August 14th, 2008

    In light of my peculiar line of work, I am one of the first on the block — at least my block — to adopt a new computer-related gadget, and certainly I’m pretty quick to install an upgraded operating system or application. Of course, this sort of behavior entails certain compromises. One, of course, is […]


    The Tiger Report: It’s Not All Bad

    September 17th, 2005

    After reading some of the online comments and a few of my own articles on the subject in recent weeks, I bet you’re wondering whether the Tiger upgrade is really worth it. In fact, I’ve gotten more than a few letters from you readers on the subject. I mean, with all those horrible bugs, how […]