Well, while wandering around a local Best Buy [BBY] store, I found myself standing at the Apple [AAPL] kiosk, in front of: an iPad; a 11.6″ MacBook Air; and a 13.3″ MacBook Air. So, of course, I just had to start meanderingly playing with the three devices, each in turn. Was very interesting to see [...]
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The Setup For a few years now, Starbucks [SBUX] has been offering free Wi-Fi access to two groups of people: qualified AT&T wireless customers, and Starbucks Card holders. While it has worked well for the “in” people, it has been a point of mild consternation for those who have not been inclined to get a [...]
During the holiday season, there’s always that frantic search for that cool, new gadget to give your friend or significant other, who happens to be a technical bent. And, like it or not, there is always that discussion about what should be the “latest and greatest” from Apple [AAPL]… It seems to have escalated during [...]
Surprise, surprise! A few days earlier than expected, the brand-new MacBook White showed up at my doorstep. For those of you who have been following this saga, I’ve mentioned on a few occasions (even publicly) about my lack of enthusiasm for the progression of the MacBook product line, particularly with regard to the noticeable gap [...]
The Setup The tablet computer… Ah, that odd-ish accoutrement for fancy businesspeople. Or, the funky toy for the truly geekish crowd. Or is it something else? Actually, regardless of what you intend to do with it, just make sure it can do everything you need it to do… And perhaps that is the key reason [...]
A Little Bit: According to an article by Sara Stroud over at the Sustainable Industries site, Apple has been working to improve its image and its “green” efficiencies when it comes to production efforts, but it still ranks in the “bottom third” in Greenpeace’s listings of top electronics firms. In particular, the new manufacturing process [...]
A Little Bit: Jason Snell (Macworld) managed to get his hands on one of Apple’s [AAPL] new aluminum 13.3″ MacBooks, as well as one of the new 15.4″ MacBook Pros. It seems clear to me, and to him, that this is the first step in consolidating the MacBook and MBP product lines; I’ve wondered why, [...]
Apple [AAPL] is set to announce its October products later today. In fact, in just a scant few hours, the meeting with kick off, with the typical reporter, fan, and insider foci on the event. The Right Stuff? A lot of rumors (and “real” and fake photos of new MacBook cases) have been floating around [...]
A Little Bit: The announcement for the next Apple [AAPL] product announcement session appears to be October 14, 2008. The cryptic, yet suggestive, tagline is: The spotlight turns to notebooks. Engadget has confirmed that the announcements will solidify the rumors that started before last month’s iPod product announcements that the Apple notebooks, predominantly the MacBooks and [...]
