In 1984, Apple and the Macintosh challenged the world with the dramatic portrayal of a revolutionary woman hurling a hammer at an image of the establishment. With the Twentieth Anniversary of that event approaching, now is a good time to take a look back at this revolution and take stock of the new revolution that the Mac OS X operating system offers.
Read MoreAuthor: Steve Consilvio
Apple Music: Singing out of tune
If you have spent any time at all with the new Apple Music service, chances are you are disappointed. I am, my iBook-toting daughter is, and chances are if it ever gets to the PC world, the other 97% of computer users will be too.
Read MoreWar Is A Racket
War is a Racket is the title of an essay written by General Smedley Butler. This general won two Congressional Medals of Honor, and
Read MoreFaith Based Folly and Non-profit corporations
If the greatest plight to mankind is the Interest Mechanism, then the second greatest ailment is the concept of non-profit corporations. The Presidents idea
Read MoreProtesting for Moral Freedom
BBC article Muslims are up in arms about the French ban on head scarfs. Thomas Paine would be happy with their standing up for
Read MoreFirst, Kill the Intellectuals
ARTICLE http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/01/21/students.website.ap/index.html Is it me, or does our society seem like it is fracturing? Split elections, impeachments, planes flying into buildings, war on foreign
Read More30 Pieces of Silver
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/22/leisure.gibson.reut/index.html I look forward to the release of Passion. I wonder if it is going to be released under the guises of the
Read MoreWhile we were sleeping
There is a news report that Vice-President Dick Cheney and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia went duck hunting recently. I don’t know about you,
Read MoreWhat’s New?
Missing first paragraph? Do you remember a few years ago when Steve Jobs popped a cork about a supplier who let slip a product
Read More100 Million Free Songs
Is it me, or does the Apple website with all the Pepsi bottles look like the an Attack of the Clones? 100 Million free
Read MoreDon’t Steal What I Am Trying To Give Away
My team won the Superbowl yesterday. I am very happy for Adam Vinatieri. Had he missed that kick, he would have felt that he
Read MoreThe Dollar’s Not-So-Scary Swoon
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2004/nf20040130_2831_db013.htm In other words, foreigners are buying all our assets, our jobs are going overseas, but it is only an election ploy, so we
Read MoreI am not alone on this
I am not the only one disgusted with the new Pepsi ad, as the letters at the Register demonstrate. But, I suspect that Apple
Read MoreGross Negligence
There are stories floating around the net that the FCC has not made the matching payments due to candidates running for President. This effectively
Read MoreAnother crazy screenprinter
Having been around the screeprinting industry since I was 5 years old and putting covers on glass jars on a Saturday morning, I often
Read MoreWho to vote for?
I think Kucinich has the vision, Clark the ability to forge a consensus, and Kerry the experience to implement it. They are all weak
Read MoreOsama bin Laden’s Letter to America
Regarding this letter, any bold text was added by me. I discovered that this complaint existed in late October 2003. I had been writing
Read MoreLife is a bite of Jewish Salami
I was told a story the other day that I thought was worth sharing. The setting is the island of Okinawa at the end
Read MoreMy TV is broken
YEAH! My TV is broken. Granted, if it broke last night while the New England Patriots were beating the Tennessee Titans, I would be
Read MoreiSpeculate
There is a report that Apple has patented the name “iWrite”. I am not sure where I read it, but since it is in
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