Deskepticizing Old Skepticisms: My Look at the WWDC Announcements

If there is one thing that has been consistent about the keynotes that Steve Jobs (et al) make during the San Francisco Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), it’s that they have not really been consistent.
Take 2003, for example, when the PowerMac G5 was first introduced, topping off at 2 GHz, and Steve Jobs promised 3 GHz [...]

Is the iPhone ever good enough?

That is called sarcasm. The iPhone was, pound for pound, the BEST phone out there. And then Apple went and made it better. What happened next? Complaining, and lots of it. Well, I’m going to clear things up and let you all in on a little secret. Faster internet costs more. Crazy huh? Oh, and [...]

10.5.4 Out By July?

I was just reading my daily RSS reader when I came across this; Lee Car over at TUAW spotted something funny on the system requirements for Mobile Me. Apparently, one requirement needed for Mobile Me is Mac OS X 10.5.4!

The reason this is strange is because if you do not pay attention to what version [...]

Will .Mac become Mobile Me?

There has been some rumors floating around the past couple of weeks that .Mac will be seeing some major changes. As all of you should know, WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference) is coming up next week, and it is going to be huge. We already know that is probably going to focus around the iPhone, [...]

Apple to offer HUGE back to school savings

Ron Johnson, Apple’s Senior Vice President, has been reported as saying that the 2008 “Back to School” Promo will be the biggest ever. To put into perspective what that might mean, here are some past deals:

2007: Up to a $199 rebate with the purchase of a qualifying Mac and qualifying iPod. (The 4Gb iPod Nano [...]