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About those TV ads knocking Vista: Are they unjustified?

Are Apple’s TV ads lampooning the amount of money Microsoft is spending on its Vista ad campaign the proverbial pot calling the kettle black? The ads, particularly one entitled “Bean Counter,” features the now-familiar John Hodgman as PC Guy telling ...

From DAVID ZEILER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  27 Oct 2008

Apple earnings call features Steve Jobs, outstanding numbers

Mac sales up, iPod sales up, iPhone sales way, way up, and an uncharacteristic appearance by CEO Steve Jobs at the analyst conference call. It’s hard to know where to begin. Jobs showed up in part to discuss Apple’s decision to disclose some ...

From DAVID ZEILER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  22 Oct 2008

Ruminations on the new MacBooks

Having had some time to ponder on and learn more details about Apple’s new line of notebooks announced last week, a number of things occur to me: Price cut veils price hike: Steve Jobs masterfully obfuscated this by keeping the previous plastic MacBook ...

From DAVID ZEILER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  21 Oct 2008

New version of database app Bento adds common sense features

Less than a year after the January debut of the personal database app Bento, FileMaker has delivered Bento 2, spiffed up with enhancements current users should welcome. I wrote a blog post about Bento in May when I stumbled upon it while trying to ...

From DAVID ZEILER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  17 Oct 2008

MacBook upgrades fortified with new technologies

Touting a new manufacturing process, LED-based displays, glass trackpads and an innovative graphics chipset from Nvida, Apple refreshed its entire line of notebooks today. The announcements, made by CEO Steve Jobs and several of his top lieutenants at ...

From DAVID ZEILER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  14 Oct 2008

Former Apple subsidiary PowerSchool never lost its Mac stripes

I logged on to PowerSchool for the first time the other day (my daughter’s school delays its use until third grade) and had to chuckle at its startlingly Mac-like appearance. But I can’t say I was surprised. Back in 2001 Apple acquired PowerSchool, a ...

From DAVID ZEILER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  9 Oct 2008

Recession or not, Apple will forge ahead

After yesterday’s Wall Street carnage, AAPL stood at $89.16, down over 9 percent for the day and 55 percent for the year. It’s been an ugly month. Of course, to a large degree Apple is caught up in the whirlwind of panic selling gripping financial ...

From DAVID ZEILER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  8 Oct 2008

Possibility of dangerous Mac Pro fumes warrants response from Apple

Last week I read with alarm reports that Apple’s mightiest Mac, the Mac Pro desktop, could emit toxic gases. I am alarmed not only at the notion Apple could have sold a device that -- simply by turning it on -- could damage the health of the user, but ...

From DAVID ZEILER, Baltimore Sun Blogs,  6 Oct 2008

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