Category Archives: General

Presidential debates, stock markets and basketball announcers all go off the rails

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Ted

A trio of unrelated snippets, each one not long enough for a solo entry but still worth noting… The Close But No Cigar award has been announced About a month ago, I told my wife: “I’m gonna wait till after the … Continue reading →

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Hanging up my virtual pen

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Ted

The first time I was paid for writing about the Mac was in 1985 when A+ magazine published a reader’s tip I submitted. It detailed how to use ResEdit to modify the Welcome to Macintosh message. For 300 words, I … Continue reading →

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Paris shooting and “extremist groups”

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Ted

As reported in today’s New York Times, “masked gunmen burst into the Paris offices of a French satirical newspaper (Charlie Hebdo) and killed 12 people, including top journalists and two police officers.” A cry of “Allahu akbar!” — Arabic for … Continue reading →

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Saying goodbye to Macworld Expo

Posted on October 15, 2014 by Ted

Yesterday, IDG announced that Macworld|iWorld will not take place next year, 2015. While the press release described Macworld as going on “hiatus,” the reality is that the event will almost certainly never return — in any form. [Coincidentally, I decided … Continue reading →

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