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Chris Seibold Bio

Chris Seibold is primarily a stay at home parent and secondarily a freelance writer. He is a proud contributor to iPod and iTunes Hacks and has written an ebook: iMovie on the Cheap. Seriously interested in computing and particularly the Macintosh platform Chris has been using Macs since the introduction of the Mac Classic. While he has written for a variety of websites his columns can be found with regularity at AppleMatters on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Hobbies include making short films and very bad woodworking.

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Articles by Chris

Mac Pro on the Chopping Block?

If you read Apple Insider you've heard the rumor, the next product to be jettisoned by Apple will be the Mac (read more)

Siri Streamlines Halloween (toon)

the eggs are the joke

Steve Jobs: Hero or Fiend?

The reaction to the death of Steve Jobs has been predictable, specials on TV, magazine covers and moments of silence. Not (read more)

Tim Cooks first big day (toon)

Tim Cook toon 1

How Badly is Timothy Cook Effed?

Tim Cook is in the uncomfortable position of replacing Steve Jobs . You're thinking that Tim gets to run one of (read more)

Will Apple Rule the Living Room?

There is a better than even chance you're the victim, um, consumer of one of those asinine triple play deals. You (read more)

Who do the Underdog Fans Root for Now?

Right now is the best time ever for Apple. The company is so busy owning the tablet market it can't keep (read more)

Competing with the iPad: the Old Tricks Won’t Work

Remember when the iPod first got hot? How bad did people want it? Bad enough that some people bought Macs just (read more)

Apple’s Strength: It Isn’t Scared of Apple

Someday you might find yourself sitting around and wondering why Microsoft doesn't rule the tablet market the way it rules the (read more)

Is the White iPhone 4 being Held Back by Apathy?

Fermat's last theorem was proved in 1984 using all kinds of mathematical trickery, a ton of computer time and probably a (read more)

Blog Entries

Feed Issues fixed

Apologies to everyone who has had issues recently with the Apple Matters rss feed. I have found the bug and fixed (read more)

Think Secret To Continue?

The demise of Think Secret is a fascinating story and because of the multiple legal documents in place so many questions (read more)

Apple Introduces Final Cut Server

Complete Asset Management & Workflow Automation for Final Cut Studio 2

NAB, LAS VEGAS, April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Apple(R) today introduced Final Cut(R) (read more)

Apple Inc. and The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. Enter into New Agreement

CUPERTINO, California and LONDON—Apple® Inc. and The Beatles’ company Apple Corps Ltd. are pleased to announce the parties have entered into (read more)

iTunes Store Tops Two Billion Songs, 50 Million TV Shows & Over 1.3 Million Movies Sold

MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Apple(R) today announced that more than two billion songs, 50 million television episodes and over 1.3 (read more)

Apple Introduces New AirPort Extreme with 802.11n

Apple Introduces New AirPort Extreme with 802.11n: Five Times the Performance & Twice the Range

MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Apple(R) (read more)

Apple Reinvents the Phone With iPhone

MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Apple(R) today introduced iPhone, combining three products-a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod(R) with touch controls, (read more)

Apple Introduces the New iPod

Hollywood Movies, Games & New Lower Price

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/—Apple(R) today introduced the new
iPod(R), the best digital music (read more)

Apple Announces iTunes 7 With Amazing New Features

Disney, Pixar, Touchstone & Miramax Movies Now Available on the iTunes Store

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Apple(R) today announced iTunes(R) 7, (read more)

Apple iMac Line Now Features Intel Core 2 Duo Processors in Every Model

Pricing Now Starts at Just $999; New 24-inch Model Added

CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/—Apple(R) today announced that its entire iMac(R) (read more)