Long, long ago, someone referred to a specific attempt at reforming the state of the U.S. economy as “voodoo economics.” Maybe they were right, maybe they were wrong, but when it comes to the often-aggravating problems that occur with technology-related products, you sometimes wonder whether a little magic might be called for. Back on the […]

Across the world as I write this, tens of thousands — maybe hundreds of thousands — of copies of Leopard are on their merry way to Mac users. The tech press, and even some mainstream news outlets such as The New York Times, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal, have had the Golden Master […]

I have been preaching the frequent backup religion for years, and sometimes people listen to me. Maybe I’m a little more obsessive-compulsive than you, but I actually have two external backup drives. In addition, I will use a DVD or CD for archiving. No, I don’t use bank vaults all that much, but it’s either […]