Category Archives: Mac

MacFixIt is gone

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Ted

MacFixIt is gone. Sometime last week, apparently without any formal announcement (aside from a tweet), CNET dropped the MacFixIt name from its site. As of now, if you go to www.macfixit.com, it takes you instead to CNET>Computers. In response, Topher … Continue reading →

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Why I look forward to CarPlay

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Ted

Apple announced CarPlay yesterday, its renamed iOS in the Car technology that gives drivers of compatible automobiles direct access to iPhone features connected via the Lightning cable. The first cars to include CarPlay are due out before the end of … Continue reading →

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Macintosh reviews from 1984

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Ted

When the Macintosh arrived back in January 1984, every personal computer magazine in existence reviewed Apple’s new baby. Recognizing that these articles might be of more than passing interest some day, I collected and saved as many of them as … Continue reading →

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The Mac at 30: The last laugh

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Ted

I bought my first Macintosh thirty years ago this month, within days of the original Mac going on sale. It was my first personal computer purchase. I had used Apple II’s and even Atari’s where I worked, but I had … Continue reading →

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