Yes, Mac OS X Lion came out last week. Lots of reviews online. Here are my favorite quotes from a handful of those reviews. Walter Mossberg, All Things D: "…Switching to Lion will require a major adjustment even for veteran Mac users, though it will be easier for those who use iPhones or iPads. ...
Mac Backup to the Cloud
At this week's MacTech Boot Camp conference in Boston, a recurring theme was new solutions for online backup for the Mac. Five years ago, backing up your Mac over the internet to a server in a data center was extremely difficult. Most people had extremely slow internet (DSL or even dialup) which ...
iPad 2 Review Roundup
The iPad 2 goes on sale today at 5 pm here in New York. Should you get one? Read the reviews out there before you make your decision: David Pogue at the New York Times: "My friends, I’m telling you: just that much improvement in thinness, weight and speed transforms the experience….The iPad will ...
Apple and Publishing: What Does the Future Hold?
Pete Cashmore of Mashable wrote a column on CNN.com about why Apple is winning and publishers are losing. Apple just announced that it will take 30% of all subscriptions and purchase fees made through the iPhone/iPad. That 30% cut includes sales of all newspapers, magazines, and books purchased ...
OS X Lion: What’s Coming and What We’d Like to See
We just returned from the MacWorld 2011 conference and expo in San Francisco, where we attended various conference sessions. One of our favorite sessions was on OS X Lion, the next version of OS X after Snow Leopard—both what Apple has told us is coming, and what we hope will be included. The ...
Mac App Store Commentary Roundup
The Mac App Store went live last week. To check it out, you need to update your Apple system software. Then you can access the App Store either from the Dock (there will be a new icon, an A in a blue circle) or there's an App Store menu item under the Apple menu. Here is the roundup of some of the ...