Month: November 2005

Mondays. They always come too soon after the weekend. Here I am, just getting used to being off for a couple of days, and

We had another very important and significant event in Iraq the other day. Despite the constant polls that show this President is more popular

Reams of text have been written by hundreds of experts (and not-so-experts) on the new iPod with video playback capability this past week. A

A news article at the BBC web site (see the link below) chronicles the difficulties a number of tech companies have had in getting

Don’t get me wrong. I love Apple’s newest and greatest OS X Tiger. It looks and works wonderfully on my iMac, and my iBook.

So I’m dying to try this gifting thing out on iTunes, problem is I don’t have anyone to send one too who’ll be around

Yesterday, Apple broke sales records again. The surprising news was that they did it with sales of their computers. “The company made $430m profit

10:15 AM Pacific time Cell Phone and WiFi coverage is blocked from this keynote. (But not text messaging from a friend . . .

I thought it would be fun to post two pictures of what the Apple website looked like back in both 1997 and 1998. Click

Mac event this Wednesday So Apple is having a ‘One more thing’ event this week, and speculation (not rumors, thank you) abound. I have

Billmon linked to Ginsberg’s Howl on Friday, so I’m sitting here while it prints out. I saw the bearded obscene Jewish saint on the

Promotional material is beginning to arrive for MWSF 2006, including snail mail previews from host IDG World Expo and special “only $199 per night plus tax” hotel rates from our friends at Inside Mac Radio.

A quick recap. From 1985 to 1991, I worked for a large US Government contractor. I repaired US Embassy and Consulate security systems. I

WASHINGTON It looks like Tom DeLay, House Majority leader, indicted for criminal conspiracy in campaign fundraising, will be immediately extradited to Texas, where he

Two things happened on the same day a couple of weeks ago. Harry The Computer Guy, a Windows techie I refer my Microsoft clients to, suggested I call my broadband Internet provider to have my rooftop equipment replaced. It’s four years old, and Harry’s service improved dramatically with new gear.

Well folks, it’s time to wake up Uncle Doofus from his long summer nap. He’ll be answering all of your questions, while I skip,,,er,,

After Tim and Chad discussed improvements to Mac Office 2004, during PodCast 45, I happened to receive the following email exchange between my friend

Bravo for the experienced pilot who just landed his Airbus A320 with a broken front landing gear. The passengers all cheered him when they

Well gang, looks like good ol’ Mike Dell is once again, imitating Apple’s stuff. Have a read. Now let’s be clear: I like some

Two Recommended Unusual Non-Mac Products Barbara gave me a budget pedometer from LLBean for Father’s Day. The clip attaching pedometer to pants waist broke