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Steve Jobs: Hero or Fiend?

by Chris Seibold on Oct 26, 2011

The reaction to the death of Steve Jobs has been predictable, specials on TV, magazine covers and moments of silence. Not really surprising, mass mourning is part of being famous. The flip side of the …(read more)

Examples of Apple Putting the Customer Second

It’s easy to love Apple stuff. Sometimes though, it can be much harder to love Apple themselves. Some of their decisions are mystifying to say …(read more)

Upgrading, Why It Hurts To Be A Mac User

I am about to speak on a subject that annoys me greatly. And what is worse, it annoys every veteran Mac user out there as …(read more)

Four Important Things I Saved But Can’t Remember Where - A Cautionary Tale

Let this be a lesson…. 1. The DVI to VGA Dongle for my PowerBook I’ve had this PowerBook for two years and not once did …(read more)

Who Apple Should Buy With Their $7 Billion

What do Adobe, TiVo, Sun, Novell, Universal, Palm, Pixar and Real all have in common? Think hard, what could be the connecting thread? Give up? …(read more)

Want to Marginalize the iPod? Ask Steve Jobs How!

There are a million iPod killers floating around. Some feature more capapcity, some feature more gizmos, and some feature lower price points. None of the …(read more)

Apple fans: We’re a weird mob

There’s a famous Australian book from the 1960’s called “They’re a Weird Mob” by John O’Grady, writing under the pen name of Italian immigrant Nino …(read more)

Steve-V-Steve: The Keynote Translated!

The Japanese language, it is thought by some, is impossible to accurately translate into English. The problem arises, according to Bill Bryson in Mother Tongue, …(read more)

Possible New Product Names

I was quite surprised when Jobs showed off the new PowerBook. Oh wait, it isn’t called a PowerBook anymore. Oh no, its new name is …(read more)

Mac Fans Disappointed By The Keynote! Are They Forgetting The Last Twelve Months?

Browsing around the Mac section of the web, you can’t help but notice a certain lack of enthusiasm about the recent MacWorld keynote. The apathy …(read more)

Apple Gets Serious About The Mac

It’s hard to be surprised at a MacWorld as the rumor sites (besides O’Grady’s PowerPage) are usually pretty accurate. This time around they were way …(read more)

Will Google Bite The Karmic Weenie?

For Mac fans, the annual CES (consumer electronics show) is an appetizer for the MacWorld Expo. Every year, attendees and those who score at home …(read more)