We all know about software bugs that can cause creates, the failure of apps to launch, and sometimes booting problems. Eventually the developer or the hardware company will, one hopes, come out with a fix that will set things right. Well, more or less, because bug fixes sometimes make things worse, or do not fix […]

It’s easy to become sick and tired of the political byplay that’s going on in the U.S. now, and I’m not about to argue for or against any candidate. But I will argue against stupid, and there’s been plenty of that from all sides in the ongoing nonsense about Hillary Clinton’s emails. On one side of […]

Microsoft has made a huge deal of the fact that its virtual assistant, Cortana, can run on Windows 10, even on your desktop PC. This is a supposed advantage over the Mac, since Apple hasn’t opted to include Siri on OS X. Not that Apple couldn’t do it, but this is clearly a design and/or […]

As some consider the implications of 14 years of OS X, what about over nine years of Intel Inside? It also boggles the mind, especially considering how Intel and Microsoft were once regarded as one humongous competitor. The term “WinTel” was the common reference to a Windows PC with Intel parts, although AMD processors were also used. […]