Exploding Myths My Spanish home is not on city gas, and so the hot water heater in my house is connected to two butane
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Mac Factor Issue 47
Break Up…Telefonica? Telefonica is Spain’s telephone company. Formerly a state-owned monopoly, Telefonica is now a free market monopoly, and controls every Spaniard’s access to
Read MoreiMac, therefore I Might Be
iMac, therefore I Might Be Apple management must wonder just what the company has to accomplish for Wall Street to consider it successful. In
Read MoreThe Mac Factor – MacMick
MacMick By the pricking of my thumbs I’ve been a Mac user now for some 14 years and I’ve owned probably a dozen different
Read MoreThe Mac Factor: Time to Let the Big One Go!
The Mac Factor: Time to Let the Big One Go! Some people are under the impression that all that is required to make a
Read MoreMac Factor’s 101 Tips
1. Never buy a publication with this kind of article on the cover. It’s a clear indication that the editorial direction of the magazine
Read MoreThe WhyFiles: A Secret Held in Plasticine
The WhyFiles: A Secret Held in Plasticine Gateshead Revisited The situation aboard the Gateshead was tense. ‘R’ had promised that if the ship transported
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The MacFactor – Eye on the iMac
As I write this column in mid-August, Apple’s introduction of the iMac is still pending. Initial signs all seem to point to a resounding
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Taking Stock of WallStreet
Taking Stock of WallStreet I recently purchased one of the new G3-based ‘WallStreet’ Powerbooks from macbase.com, a mail order site I found at maccentral.com.
Read MoreOffice 98 First Impressions
In the good old days, when Apple was selling every Mac it could make and developers were tripping over each other to introduce the
Read MoreThe Why Files
Episode 3 – Mad Cows and Englishmen
Sulky thought it very chivalrous of the Apple CEO to offer his mansion as a place she could recover from the byte of
Read MoreNothing Was Delivered
Nothing was delivered But I can’t say I sympathize With what your fate is going to be, Yes for telling all those lies. Now
Read MoreThe Why Files – Episode 2 – First Contact
The Gateshead had been exploring the Strata-9 Galactic Ring for some time now and the crew was ready for a break having just
Read MoreStill the Only Education Game in Town
Purchasing computer equipment for schools used to be a relatively simple task. When programs like PageMaker, Illustrator, FileMaker, PowerPoint, and the WIMPS version of
Read MoreThe Why Files
By Mick O’Neil Special Agent Wolf Mutter sat on the park bench overlooking the Potomac River and fidgeted with his Washington Post. Though the
Read MoreConfessions of an Accidental Evangelist
By Mick O’Neil Having been raised an Irish Catholic, the word “evangelist” evokes religious overtones. Webster defines it in terms of “one of the
Read MoreThink Again, Think Technical Support
In the early days of Apple Computer, when the company shipped equipment that required hands-on intervention by the customer, Apple worked hard to create
Read MoreParadigm Paralysis and the Plight of the PC in Education
By Mick O’Neil When Apple introduced the successful Apple II series, the company also went a long way toward defining what we mean by
Read MoreThe Power to be Mediocre
The Power to be Mediocre Watching the face of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates appear on screen at Macworld, my mind immediately leaped to that famous
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