This month’s formal retirement of AppleWorks 6 was a long, long, long time in coming. In my opinion it was one of the best
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iProng Radio interview with Silverchair
On iProng Radio episode #45, co-hosts Bill Palmer and Dana Sanders interview Chris Joannou from the Australian chart-topping band Silverchair. Chris joins us from
Read MoreAre you screwing over your audience?
I love pro football. So much so that when my team isn’t playing, I’ll gladly watch any other two teams play each other, regardless
Read MoreGateway’s gone, Dell’s next, who’ll be en vogue tomorrow?
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. It wasn’t so long ago that Gateway was considered en vogue among Windows users, praised for their retail
Read MoreThis week in 2007, the iTunes Music Store is dominated by…Lennon and McCartney
Last night I used iTunes to download music from John Lennon and Paul McCartney…and then I woke up. Because that had to have been
Read MoreNewbie’s Guide to Facebook: six months later I’m still a Facebook newbie, but here’s what I’ve learned
When people ask me how I had the foresight to dive into Facebook before it started appearing on the covers of magazines, I’m always
Read MoreJust when is that magical iPhone 1.1 update coming?
I suspect we won’t see the fix-all iPhone 1.1 update until a little after MacOS X Leopard has been released. The logic being that
Read MoreApple, it’s time to bring this iPhone user back into the iPod camp
Yesterday it finally happened. For the first time since the iPhone was released, I actually listened to an iPod. Glancing at the calendar I
Read MoreHeaded to San Francisco for Apple Event – should I fly or drive?
Moving from Florida to Los Angeles may have put me three thousand miles closer to where Apple holds most of its press-oriented events in
Read MoreTen things I’m thinking right now
1. I’m leaving for San Francisco in thirty-six hours and, as usual, my temptation is to overpack. Not clothes. Equipment. Do I pack the
Read MoreI just can’t force myself to feel ripped off by the iPhone price cut
Maybe I’m drinking the kool-aid because I was at the event yesterday, but as an early iPhone adopter I just can’t force myself to
Read MoreNew iPod nano unboxing and setup (with pictures and screenshots)
The new third generation iPod nano is sold in the same clear plastic coffin-like structure as its predecessor, with dimensions adjusted accordingly. The third
Read Morevideo: Steve Jobs compares new iPod nano to original 2001 iPod
In this brief video captured during the 9.05.07 Apple Event, CEO Steve Jobs compares the newly introduced video-capable iPod nano to the original $400
Read MoreCome on kids, get over yourself and just use AT&T
I don’t understand people who buy an iPhone and then jump through fifteen risky hoops just for the privilege of avoiding AT&T and using
Read MoreThe iPod is dangerous again
As the owner of an iPod-oriented publication, this is something I probably shouldn’t be saying too loudly, but I’ll say it anyway: the iPod
Read MoreGet your iPhone store credit here
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Read MoreiPod touch unboxing (with pictures)
Please note: in the interests of expediency, these photos were taken with an iPhone camera. As a result they’re not quite perfect pictures, but
Read MoreiPhone features you’ll miss out on by buying an iPod touch
I’m smack in the middle of my hands-on testing of the new iPod touch and the full review will be posted by Monday, but
Read MoreThe same RHCP song is, and is not, eligible for iTunes ringtones
I’m not a ringtones guy, but since Apple has gone and made ringtones so darned easy and fun to create, I thought I’d go
Read MoreMy interview with Rudolf Schenker from the Scorpions
“Hi Bill, would you like to interview Rudolf from the Scorpions?” “Sure. What time?” Sometimes you spend months setting up a musician interview, wading
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