The Mac Webb

has spent the last seven years selling technology consulting services. Of that time, at least three years have been devoted to trying to convince the world that the Macintosh is the pinnacle of the computing experience. He is the proud owner of eight Macs, ranging from the new iBook to a Classic.

Index

• How Macintel could spell trouble for Windows, 2005.06.15. "Apple has been working to change the game from simply a hardware discussion to an integrated system approach - the digital hub."
• Tech junkie swears off new hardware for one year, 2004.07.14. "This is the day of the big freeze. I am going to choose my personal infrastructure and freeze those products for one full year!"
• What a long strange trip back to Pismo, 2004.03.29. The 15" and 12" G4 PowerBooks were nice, but the old Pismo is the PowerBook that seems just right.
• Switching from a PC to a pair of Macs, 2003.01.23. Friend buys a Power Mac and an iBook - and uses FireWire Disk Mode to tie them together.
• Benefits of computing at the low end, 2002.11.15. Saving money is just one reason for buying computers long after their initial release.
• Return to Pismo, 2002.09.03. Sharing an iBook didn't work out, so it was time to find a nice used PowerBook G3 (Pismo).
• Mac design: Little room for improvement, 2002.08.26. Apple's hardware designs are so good, it's hard to imagine where they'll be able to make the next improvement.
• Happy with the iBook, 2002.07.18. In choosing whether to keep the iBook or TiBook, the smaller iBook won.
• Scattershots, 2002.07.03. What we might see at the Expo, thoughts on the "Switch" campaign, the Mac product grid, and wonderful iPod service.
• How OS X is growing the Mac user base, 2002.05.22. Mac users are discovering the power of the command line. Unix users are discovering the joy of Apple's GUI.
• Why we love our Macs, 2002.04.25. Given the choice between megahertz and a better integrated computing experience, we choose the Mac.
• OS X on a beige G3, 2002.03.25. The old beige G3/300 handles Mac OS X more comfortably than expected.
• Happiness is a new Power Mac 7600, 2002.03.12. A longtime Windows user finds happiness with a Power Mac 7600.
• iPod: MP3s and data to go, 2002.02.21. Not only is the iPod the best MP3 player ever, it's also a fantastic way to transport files.
• How an iPod-Palm hybrid could grow Apple's market, 2002.02.07. As I rolled the iPod in my hand, I envisioned the current Palm OS and a screen encompassing the entire face of the unit.
• OS 9 or X: You can't go home again, 2002.01.25. Missing some aspects of OS 9, I decided to go back for a week. The experiment lasted all of one hour.
• The fully utilized computer, 2001.12.31. How a PowerBook, iMovie, CD burner, and brother's digital camcorder improved the holiday.
• Evangelism that works, 2001.12.11. Preaching has its place, but one-on-one evangelism is much more effective.
• Stop the upgrade insanity, 2001.11.20. Slow down - you don't need a new computer every six month or two years.
• The simplified Mac life, 2001.11.08. A computer collector culls his collection, frees a room, and simplifies family life.
• Stuck between 9 and X, 2001.11.01. Caught between two operating systems, Mac OS 9 and X.
• The case for an Apple PDA, 2001.10.04. The importance of a PDA in growing Apple's mind share and market share.
• Porting Mac OS X to Intel, 2001.09.27. Porting Mac OS X to Intel is the last thing Apple should do.
• Repositioning the 'Books, My Turn, 2001.09.07. How Apple could overhaul the PowerBook and iBook lines to increase their market.
• Slipping away from Microsoft, My Turn, 2001.07.12. "...I discovered last night that I am no longer running any machine with a Microsoft product installed."

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