Apple only knows new now
English: The logo for Apple Computer, now Apple Inc.. The design of the logo started in 1977 designed by Rob Janoff with the rainbow color theme used until 1999 when Apple stopped using the rainbow...
View ArticleApple’s Biennial Marketing Fail
Apple Inc. new headquarters (Photo credit: MarkGregory007) “I’m not a cat person,” says the woman to the sales associate. “I’m more of a dog lover,” she adds. “Then you should probably go with Windows...
View ArticleDubious, Interface Form over Improved Functionality (for the Win)
ios apps (Photo credit: osde8info) News of Jonathan “Jony” Ive signing on to helm iOS 7 development and interface overhaul is creating some much needed buzz for Apple. Glitz and glamour distraction...
View ArticleApple Relies On Joiners, Not Switchers
Image via CrunchBase Apple wants you to join their party—their upgrade, buy a new Mac and iPhone when they want you to party. If you can pony up for a new(er) iPhone you can still drink at the Apple...
View ArticleIs The Mac User Thrill Gone?
Apple I at the Smithsonian Museum (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The following article is written by a Mac user who has been one long enough to remember when there truly was excitement over the prospect of...
View ArticleApple back to school sales hardly deals
No Deals, Mr. Bond (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Most of my fellow students barely have enough resources to cover basic school supplies like pens, pencils and books. I thought I’d take a look at the...
View ArticleWhat if we lived in a world where advertising honesty was the rule?
Advertising advertising (Photo credit: Toban B.) Marketing would be different and the ads we are pummeled with would go something more like this: ABC Insurance…we know you feel the best neighbors are...
View ArticleGet paid, get yours: The greater good as afterthought
My LinkedIn network, visualized (Photo credit: For Inspiration Only) You still have a better chance of becoming rich in the United States than you do, say, in Russia. This is because, although the...
View ArticleApple betting ‘free’ OS not cheap at all
Mac OS X booting up in single-user mode (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Apple’s release of OS 10.9 Mavericks a month ago forced business analysts and brand loyalists alike to consider the direction the...
View ArticleMobile is great until the battery runs down
#153086234 / gettyimages.com My phone tells me when it’s down. My tablet tells me when it’s down. My laptop tells me when it’s down. When it comes to the next revolution, I […]
View Article9 Reasons Leopard keeps Power Macs real in 2015
A little less than two years ago we published a story, “Top Ten Reasons We’re (Still) Fine with Leopard on PowerPC.” It’s been a popular article, but 2015 has afforded an opportunity […]
View ArticleMicrosoft banking on schooling Apple in the ‘free’ world
View image | gettyimages.com When it comes to Windows, I want to try free. Free Windows 10 that is. And it is intriguing in that it will run on an ancient Core […]
View ArticleA guy didn’t have time for me, but Windows 10 did
View image | gettyimages.com It feels herky-jerky like a preview version of an operating system, but the second time was the charm as Windows 10 is now up and running on this […]
View ArticleTime is right for Apple to overcome iOS and OS X merger obstacles
View image | gettyimages.com Apple is a smart phone and gadget manufacturer who just happens to offer desktop and laptop computers for sale. I remember when it used to be the other […]
View ArticleFinding Apple wisdom in the great Lombard resurrection
The computer I’m typing this on is so old I didn’t use reading glasses when it came out. At the time of its release in May of 1999, John Elway was just […]
View ArticleDysfunction, erectile or otherwise ultimate entertainment for extraterrestrials
View image | gettyimages.com I, for one, was not waiting all day for Sunday night. Waiting implies you’re doing nothing, except, well, waiting. Waiting is not the ultimate action verb, not even […]
View ArticleThat’s not a Mac!
This is not a Mac. But it may just be the next best thing for an old PC that might otherwise be discarded. Linux Mint 17.2 Rafaela, along with a combination of […]
View Article10 reasons you’ll try a Linux desktop distro in 2016
Linux powers the Internet and will breathe new life into your older PC or Mac this coming year unless you want to shell out hard earned dollars for the latest and greatest in […]
View ArticleiPhone leaves Mac in its dust as 2015 sprints to finish line
Embed from Getty Images It’s the end of 2015 and if you say “Apple” nowadays, the first word that comes to mind is iPhone (and not Mac—McDonald’s “Big Mac” is more popularly […]
View Article9 Reasons Leopard keeps Power Macs real in 2015
Power Mac G4 showing no sign of letting PowerPC users down anytime soon. A little less than two years ago we published a story, “Top Ten Reasons We’re (Still) Fine with Leopard on PowerPC.” It’s been a...
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