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Briefly: AAPL opens STRONG, WSJ: “Steve Jobs hates the Button”, Dvorak praises the Mac

Posted by: Michael on Jul 26, 2007 | No Comments

The market turned downward this morning, but AAPL opened up very strong after the release of the 3rd Quarter results yesterday afternoon. The stock opened this morning at $146 a record high open and intraday record high.
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article about Steve Jobs and his life-long hatred of buttons, which [...]

SPECULATION: 5 Ways Apple will use Multi-Touch to Change Computing

Posted by: Michael on Jan 30, 2007 | 10 Comments

Now, let me say right now - this is SPECULATION - I am not claiming, nor pretending, that these things are going to happen. This is just what I think based on what I’ve read, seen, and expect.
I can’t wait to hear what you think about this, and I hope we can have [...]

Look Ma! No On/Off Switch!

Posted by: J. Angelo Racoma on Dec 9, 2006 | 5 Comments

Following a post I made a while back on ForeverGeek citing comments that Windows Vista has too many options for shutting down, I’ve been thinking about how Apple designed the iPod to have no power button. True enough, as of recent public betas, Vista users have at least nine ways to turn off their computers. [...]

Defining the Apple “Power User”

Posted by: J. Angelo Racoma on Oct 27, 2006 | 11 Comments

2006 is the year of the laptop for me. After several years of living by on company-issued laptops, then purchasing a low-end used laptop myself when I went freelance, I finally got to push myself into buying a new laptop this July, which was an entry-level Compaq Presario V2000. I really wanted a MacBook, but [...]

Five Years of the iPod - It’s All About the Music!

Posted by: J. Angelo Racoma on Oct 24, 2006 | 2 Comments

October 23rd, 2006 marked the fifth birthday of the venerable iPod. You see them everywhere–on the streets, on the train, at the mall, and perhaps you, or even your kids, own one. Or two. Or three. The iPod has been hailed as Apple’s saving grace, having helped bolster the company’s bottomline and brand awareness, and [...]

10 Reasons Why an Apple Phone Would be Cool

Posted by: J. Angelo Racoma on Oct 23, 2006 | 5 Comments

For the longest time now, rumors have spread about an upcoming Apple cellphone. And up to now, these are still rumors. There have been patents uncovered, but later on clarified not to be plans for an Apple mobile phone. And come on, a company’s applying for a patent doesn’t really mean they’ll actually make a [...]

Looking Back: OS X on x86 “Stupidest Thing Apple Could Do”?

Posted by: J. Angelo Racoma on Oct 17, 2006 | 26 Comments

I stumbled upon an article on Low End Mac written by Jeff Adkins exactly four years ago (October 17th, 2002) detailing the author’s opinion that “OS X on x86 would be the stupidest business decision in history.”
That was the time when an x86 version of OS X (Project Marklar) was still very much under wraps, [...]

Muslim Community Responds: We Love the Apple NYC Cube

Posted by: J. Angelo Racoma on Oct 12, 2006 | 81 Comments

I Think the Apple cube in New York is awesomeness!
- Unverified, anonymous Muslim on random website
I pulled the quote above from a random site I won’t cite. Based on this, and the ability to extrapolate a statement by one person to apply to an entire group, I now make a stunning statement:
Muslims profess serious love [...]