July 21, 2008

A key to success in the marketplace?

In which Mark makes note of why Apple and Pixar might be so successful in their respective markets...

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December 12, 2006

SuperDuper! is, well, super duper!

In which Mark talks more about backing up (his iMac)...

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December 11, 2006

Some people gotta’ learn the hard way…

In which Mark wishes he had backed up more recently...

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November 27, 2006

New Mac Ads

In which Mark notes that Justin Long is still the Mac...

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November 10, 2006

20 Million iPods this quarter?!?

In which Mark points out some interesting articles about the iPod, Microsoft's Zune and their paying Universal Music $1 for every Zune sold...

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November 09, 2006

Welcome to the social

In which Mark talks a bit about the Zune...

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November 08, 2006

Tech links

In which Mark shares a few links that caught his eye...

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November 01, 2006

National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo)

In which Mark joins the NaBloPoMo to try and jumpstart his blog...

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March 06, 2006

Beyond the Front Row with the Apple Remote

In which Mark takes a look at what you can do with the Apple Remote...

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February 28, 2006

“Fun New Products” from Apple

In which Mark takes a look at Apple's new products...

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February 16, 2006

Safari dethroned

In which Mark switches his browser to Camino...

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February 07, 2006

Countdown to a billion

In which Mark talks about a new iTunes Music Store promotion...

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February 01, 2006

20" iMac G5 a great deal

In which Mark tells why he bought an iMac G5 after Steve announced the Intel versions...

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October 12, 2005

Go figure

In which Mark is not surprised about Apple's stock price tumble...

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September 20, 2005

.Mac Updates

In which Mark provides a gentle reminder to update your .Mac Storage Settings...

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August 10, 2005

Break the rule, pay the consequences

In which Mark can't believe how many people have missed the point...

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August 09, 2005

Opening files from the Trash

In which Mark links to a potentially useful hint...

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February 24, 2005

Who says Apple doesn't offer users a choice?

In which Mark riffs on Apple's new iPod offerings...

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February 02, 2005

More on iPhoto 5

In which Mark enjoys a couple of articles on iPhoto 5...

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January 24, 2005

iPhoto 5 roundup

In which Mark points out some interesting articles about, and tools to use with, iPhoto 5...

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January 14, 2005

More Mac mini

In which Mark continues to ponder the Mac mini...

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January 13, 2005

The secret is out

In which Steve Jobs is compared to Willy Wonka...

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January 11, 2005

Mac mini vs. iPod photo

In which Mark compares the Mac mini to the iPod photo...

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Headless Keynote

In which Steve "Ichabod" Jobs delivers another MacWorld Keynote speech...

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October 04, 2004

Hey, I know that guy!

In which Mark notes a nice writeup by Apple on Eric Meyer...

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September 29, 2004

.Mac day

In which Mark contemplates renewing his .Mac subscription...

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September 03, 2004

From the “People are Stupid” files at Apple

In which Mark can't stop laughing...

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September 01, 2004

Apple announcements

In which Mark notes the new iMac and iTunes Affiliate Program announcements...

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August 26, 2004

Add Dashboard

In which Mark talks about the Dashboards in Motion...

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June 09, 2004

Apple’s AirPort Express—there are many reasons to get on board

So Apple is on a roll with product releases in the last few days. And Wall Street is happy, with Apple trading at over $30. Today’s speed bumped PowerMacs (all dual, 1.8, 2 and 2.5GHz systems), while not quite the...

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May 29, 2004

It works! (again)

In which Mark is happy about a bug fix in Safari...

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May 12, 2004

Apple’s Ace in the Hole

In which Mark talks about the iTMS...

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January 23, 2004

20 years

In which Mark recognizes 20 years of Mac...

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January 12, 2004

GarageBand info trickling in

A couple of apparently contradictory posts to web boards adds intrigue to the anticipation of Apple’s new iLife application, GarageBand.

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January 06, 2004

Was he hot or not?

Some thought Steve killed. Others thought he forgot to turn on the RDF... What do you think?...

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Thoughts on the iPod mini

I am not an iPod owner (I’ve never even owned a portable CD player). I like music, and I enjoy using iTunes, but I haven’t felt compelled to drop a large chunk of change on such a dedicated piece of...

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Keynote Notes

The Stevenote is over, and no sign of Schiller this year. Highlights included John Mayer jamming live to the new iLife application GarageBand, the iPod minis and iPhoto being able to handle more than 500 photos without bringing the...

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January 05, 2004

‘Twas the night before the Stevenote (2004)...

And the Apple faithful were lined up Through the hall to the Expo floor... And those (like me) who aren’t able to be there in person can check things out at Apple’s QuickTime feed, starting at 9am, tomorrow (Jan....

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December 17, 2003

Battery

I downloaded and installed Apple’s battery updater on the 15" Aluminum PowerBook. It has helped significantly, appearing to add about an hour to the life of the battery. That puts it at just over 3 hours, using several programs, a...

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December 12, 2003

Wired’s Cult of Mac

How Mac OS X Can Shed Its Skin by Leander Kahney “A small community of desktop “skinners” has sprung up around Unsanity’s ShapeShifter, a utility for Mac OS X that allows the desktop interface to be customized in highly...

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December 01, 2003

The Guts of a New Machine

The New York Times published an extensive and interesting article about Apple’s iPod. Now in its third generation design, it has come a long way, silencing the many naysayers who proclaimed it too expensive when it debuted just over...

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November 21, 2003

From around the web

Panther Maintenance Tips “I Thought That Mac OS X was Stable?” Feel Free to Jack Into My iPod “Warily unplugging his own earbuds, Crandall gingerly plugged them into the woman's iPod, and was greeted by a rush of techno.”...

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November 19, 2003

A little peace and quiet

While I was away, my old 400 MHz G4 tower at work was replaced with a new 1.25 GHz 15" Aluminum PowerBook. I managed to squeak into the $20 upgrade price for Panther as well. My 21" ancient CRT (more...

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November 18, 2003

Panther tip

Useful info from Grant on a classic conundrum....

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New stuff from Apple

Apple is at it again, releasing a number of hardware and software upgrades this morning. 20" iMac $2199 Dual 1.8 GHz G5 $2499 G5 and Panther Optimized Pro Apps: Final Cut Pro 4 DVD Studio Pro 2 Shake 3 Logic...

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