Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus is presenting a unique session for the first time at Macworld Expo and Conference 2003 in San Francisco. Entitled, "Dr. Mac Presents the 2002 OS X Shareware, Freeware, and Otherware Awards," he’ll...
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I have been a voracious reader ever since I was a young boy. And everyone knew a book was a gift I’d treasure.
While it’s not the first thing you might think of, a technical book makes a perfect gift for the Mac user, and there have...
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Before 1995, there were few choices for VPN’s. If you wanted to access your corporate networks or home network remotely you had to dial in (remember, using that modem thingy) or you were somebody important and had a private line into the...
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The new year is on us- time for resolutions! I was gratified by the response I received on my grandiose editorial of 7-7-02, "Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You, Ask What Your Mac Can Do For Your Country." Now, inspired by an...
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Every viewpoint is based on assumptions. experience, and perspective. Since just about everyone has a different blend of these items, everyone will come to different conclusions about the MWSF 2003 Keynote. Especially, those involved with science...
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I want to tell you about an extraordinary piece of software I have discovered. It’s not often that I write software reviews anymore because there’s not a lot I get excited about. In this case, however, I am excited, The software...
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What is Macrimination? – Once upon a time, the Apple Macintosh was at the top of the personal computer heap. If you worked with Photoshop or digital music, you had to know what a Finder was and how to use it. If your computer work space...
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The old Chinese curse goes: "May you live in interesting times." We must have angered someone somewhere pretty badly — the world is not exactly boring at the moment. Some may question what I’m doing writing the second installment...
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Over the last couple of years, as PC processor speeds have surged upward and the speeds of Mac G4s have struggled to gain on them, Apple has spent a considerable amount of time trying to battle what it calls the Megahertz Myth. According to...
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Former Vice President Al Gore has a lot to bring to Apple now that he has been elected to its board of directors, if you think about it. He’s a bit of an underdog, just like Apple, and he did create the Internet, right (wink, wink)? And...
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