When I started writing this column back in 1992, the world of personal technology was positively primitive compared with where we stand today. So armed with the benefit of 15 years of hindsight, and in this final installment of the Mossberg Report, I’d like to take a look back on the distance we’ve traveled in [...]
Since the digital revolution began 30 years ago, computers and other devices have been steeped in technobabble, an argot designed to make insiders feel smart, average users feel dumb and salespeople feel superior. Of course, every industry has its jargon. But it’s hard to think of a vocabulary that’s denser yet so widely used as [...]
Apple Computer is gradually replacing its entire Macintosh lineup. The cutting-edge company, which turned 30 in April, already makes the best-designed hardware, the best operating system and the most-secure machines in the consumer-PC market. Now it’s performing a brain transplant on the Mac.
Starting in January, six months earlier than promised, Apple began switching the Mac [...]
Edited by Walt and written by Katie Boehret, this is a guide to gadgets, web services and other consumer technologies.
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