280 posts and columns on Macintosh

What About the Macintosh?

That makes Red Delicious the RIM of apples, right? Once America’s top apple, it’s popularity has fallen off considerably.

— Matt Eitelberg, via Twitter, in response to Farhad Manjoo’s post that Honeycrisp is the Apple of apples

Will Apple Switch the Mac to ARM? Why the Rumors Do — And Don’t — Ring True.

in News on November 6, 2012 at 5:06 am PT

It could be done. Apple would first have to design chips that are substantially better than what it’s getting from Intel. No small task, that.

Apple Unleashes Its New Mountain Lion System

in The Digital Solution on July 25, 2012 at 5:38 am PT

Apple’s new operating system further blurs the line between personal computers and mobile devices.

Seagate to Acquire Consumer Hard Drive Maker LaCie

in News on May 23, 2012 at 11:00 am PT

The deal would give Seagate access to LaCie’s retail and distribution footprint, and also control of a brand favored by Mac users.

Ten Things About Me

20 Things About Jack Dorsey

in Ten Things About Me on April 26, 2012 at 2:13 pm PT

When we asked Jack Dorsey to be the inaugural subject of our new feature, “Ten Things About Me,” we figured he’d be game.

Apple Fights Back Against Malware Attack

in News on April 10, 2012 at 6:02 pm PT

Apple is building software to detect and remove the Flashback malware that has turned 600,000-odd Macs into a trouble-making botnet.

Apple CEO Tim Cook to Appear as Opening Speaker at the D10 Conference

in D10 on April 10, 2012 at 9:00 am PT

Welcome for the first time to the red-hot seat of D: All Things Digital, Mr. Cook!

Meet Mountain Lion: The Latest Mac OS

in News on February 16, 2012 at 5:33 am PT

Apple is previewing the latest version of its Mac OS X software today.

Autodesk Is All Smiles With Its Mac Software Business

in News on January 26, 2012 at 6:24 am PT

Autodesk proves that the Mac is a serious contender for running software in the workplace.

Will That Be Sir Jonathan, or Sir Jony?

in News on December 30, 2011 at 7:49 pm PT

Apple’s design guru Jonathan Ive is to be knighted by the Queen of England.

Apple Joins the Flash Madness Club With Anobit Deal

in Enterprise, December 20, 2011 at 11:58 am PT

Mac App Store Downloads Break the 100 Million Mark

in News, December 12, 2011 at 5:53 am PT

Digital Music Meets Its Match in Apple iCloud

in Personal Technology, November 30, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

Say, When Did Apple Become an Enterprise Company?

in News, October 19, 2011 at 6:45 am PT

Apple Results Fall Short of Consensus

in News, October 18, 2011 at 1:40 pm PT

Earnings Preview: That’s One Big, Powerful Apple

in Enterprise, October 18, 2011 at 5:56 am PT

Apple Helps Devices Get Their Heads in the Cloud

in The Digital Solution, October 11, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Now What?  The Post-Jobs Era in Tech.

in News, October 6, 2011 at 6:17 am PT

An Article of Faith for Marketers: Place No Faith in Articles

in Commerce, September 13, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

A Parallels World Where Windows Zips on Macs

in Personal Technology, August 31, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

Essay: Jobs’s Departure as CEO of Apple Is the End of an Extraordinary Era

in Mossblog, August 24, 2011 at 6:18 pm PT

Bungie Says “Halo” to 20th Anniversary (Video)

in Commerce, August 7, 2011 at 10:30 am PT

Courage for Lion Users

in The Digital Solution, July 26, 2011 at 3:58 pm PT

Apple’s Lion Brings PCs Into Tablet Era

in Personal Technology, July 20, 2011 at 5:32 am PT

Picking Out a Laptop in the Brave, New World of Tablets

in Personal Technology, April 20, 2011 at 6:02 pm PT