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The Leopard Report: Another Pitch for Intelligence

May 11th, 2007

You know, it’s a sure thing that today’s personal computers are supremely powerful contraptions, with capabilities and processing power that would have filled a large room not too many years ago. The Mac OS surely looks better, and it is now a proven, industrial-strength operating system.
However, I wonder whether Apple is truly taking sufficient advantage [...]


Newsletter #379 Preview: Seven Hours and Counting: A Windows User Confesses

March 5th, 2007

My friend Tim was late to personal computers. In recent years, his WebTV unit handled all his email and Web surfing. However, he didn’t get full-blown a PC right away. He dreaded the task of having to set up what he presumed to be a complicated piece of electronics gear, but finally he decided to [...]