A few days before Tiger was released, I got a call from a local physician asking if his early generation iMac could run 10.4. “Does it have built-in FireWire,” I asked, and he had to check. “No,” he said sadly, understanding the implications, that it was time to retire that faithful computer. Sure, that doctor […]

Do you long for the joys of the past? Retro is in. You can now buy record players that mimic the fancy styles of the 1940s and 1950s, although they usually mess things up by adding a built-in CD player. Some cars also pay homage to automotive history, such as the Chrysler PT Cruiser, the […]

Buried in the description about the new iPods was the fact that they only ship with a USB 2.0 cable. I mentioned this in passing in my original report on the product introduction, but it deserves more attention, because it was bound to generate complaints from Mac users who feel neglected, and don’t want to […]