The Ins and Outs of Windows 7 Upgrade Pricing
Friday, June 26th, 2009Do you remember when the heart of being a tech geek was knowing specs and understanding how one component would interact with another? I miss those days. Increasingly, it seems the key to making one’s way through the world of computers and personal technology is not so much about the nuts and bolts of functionality [...]
WWDC Brings Glee and Sorrow to Apple Faithful
Monday, June 8th, 2009Today’s announcements by Apple at WWDC in San Francisco had a pretty good number of significant items, including the highly-anticipated new iPhone, but unfortunately the afternoon discussions and blog posts were indicating an understandable anger about the upgrade terms for many current iPhone users.
First, the iPhone stuff. If you have no interest in the iPhone, [...]
Switching to a Mac – OS Juggling
Friday, February 29th, 2008Tuesday morning the new MacBook Pros were made available on the Apple Store, and Tuesday evening I ordered one. The specs on the high end didn’t change that much from what they were previously (the biggest change probably being the addition of the same multi-touch trackpad as is in the MacBook Air). The machine also [...]