The Lite Side

Lite Side Archive, 2001-2004

• Florida Community Votes to Go Metric, Jeff Adkins, 2004.12.23. "...the council eventually decided to restrict all city purchases to materiel which is marked primarily in the metric form of measurement."
• You Might Be a Mac Fanatic If, Jeff Adkins, 2004.12.20. Dozens of indicators that you just might be a Mac fanatic.
• Analogies to Help Pundits Comprehend the Difference Between Macs and Windows, Jeff Adkins, 2004.12.16. "...we're about to do our civic duty in providing analogies to help you understand the difference between the Mac OS and Windows."
• How to Dream Up Your Own Apple Rumor, Jeff Adkins, 2004.12.13. 'The best time to make up a Mac rumor is when you've been up all night surfing the Web looking at tech sites.'
• Concise Summary of the Current Morass of Spyware, Worms, Viruses, and Popups Plaguing Windows, Jeff Adkins, 2004.11.24. Windows users, the solution is exactly what Mac users have been telling you for years.
• Microsoft Follows Apple's Lead, Splits into Two Divisions, Jeff Adkins, 2004.06.16. "...apparently inspired by the example recently set by Apple Computer, Microsoft (MSFT) has announced it will split the software giant's operations into two divisions."
• iPod, Therefore iAm, René Descartes and Jeff Adkins, 2004.06.07. "...I judged that I might take it as a general rule that the things which we hear very clearly and very distinctly are all true, and that the only difficulty lies in the way of discerning which those things are that we hear distinctly."
• Tigger (Mac OS X 10.4) Announced, Disney Lawyers on Alert, Jeff Adkins, 2004.05.12. First predicted by The Lite Side two years ago, Apple has promised to name the next version of OS X Tigger.
• The Distinctive Smell of a New Mac, Jeff Adkins, 2004.05.04. "It is a little bit of plastic bag with a hint of lindenberry followed by a rush of Styrofoam."
• GarageBand Causes Collapse of Music Industry, Jeff Adkins, 2004.04.27. With GarageBand, you don't even have to have rhythm to create your own beautiful music on a Mac.
• Things We've Learned from eBay, Jeff and Lori Adkins, 2004.04.20. "The UPS guy's name is Chuck. He has two kids, one of whom is on the swim team. His wife sells recipe books on eBay. They have a dog but it is smaller than yours."
• Why Apple Really Is Doomed: Thoughts on Earning a Death Knell Citation, Jeff Adkins, 2004.04.12. After reading through some of the Mac Observer's Death Knell citations, I came to the conclusion that I gotta get one of these for myself.
• One Free iTune from Pepsi, but Which One to Choose?, Jeff Adkins, 2004.03.31. Winning one of the 100 million free songs raises the big question - which one do you want from the iTunes Music Store?
• Apple to Buy Window Sucking Effects from Pixar, Jeff Adkins, 2004.03.17. Tired of the way OS X sucks windows to the dock? Then you're going to love iSuck™ technology in 10.4!
• Jobs Defends Apple's Use of M&Ms in "Taste and Feel" Suit, Jeff Adkins, 2004.03.03. "Confectioner M&M sued Apple Computer recently over unauthorized removal of green-colored M&Ms in the corporate welcome candy dish at Apple headquarters."
• Badtimes Virus Warning, 2004.02.25. This is one nasty virus guaranteed to give anyone who runs is some very bad times indeed.
• Guide to iPod mini Lingo, Jeff Adkins, 2004.02.18. New terms iPod mini users can use to feel part of the hip crowd.
• Mac Nearly Old Enough to Start Drinking, Jeff Adkins, 2004.02.12. "The Macs we interviewed for this article were all envious of the older machine's pending 21st birthday - but also wise enough to appreciate their advantages...."
• Great Mistakes of 2004, Jeff Adkins, 2004.02.02. A humorous look at the mistakes Apple, Dell, Microsoft, and others may make this year.
• The miniPod and the HiPod, Jeff Adkins, 2004.01.26. Both Apple and HP blew it when it came to naming their new products. Apple's should be the miniPod, and HP's the HiPod.
• Apple Announces Unexpected Partnerships, Jeff Adkins, 2004.01.19. Pepsi and H-P were only the beginning. Plans include Campbell's, CarQuest, Amazon.com, Fox TV, and even Apple itself.
• Apple's Unveils iMusic Threat Index, Jeff Adkins, 2004.01.14. Apple's early warning system analyzes threat to iPod and iTunes Music Store, reports threat using color code.
• Terahertz Macs, Massively Parallel Macs, Power iPods, and Other Macworld Rumors, Jeff Adkins, 2003.12.23. Leading rumor mongers unable to agree what Apple may or may not unveil at Macworld 2004 in January.
• The Lite Side Book, Jeff Adkins, 2003.12.17. The Best of the Lite Side - or Are They the Worst of the Lite Side?
• Mac Evangelistas: Not Dead Yet, Jeff Adkins, 2003.12.10. Ten reasons Apple still needs Mac evangelists to fight the good fight.
• Apple Introduces KiloMac, World's Largest Computer, Jeff Adkins, 2003.12.02. Based on the flat panel iMac design, the new KiloMac has a 1000 inch display.
• Ideas for Truly Desperate Out of Work Programmers, Jeff Adkins, 2003.11.21. Ten ways unemployed programmers could use their skills and make a buck instead of just griping about outsourcing.
• Assault with a Deadly Weapun, Jeff Adkins, 11.11. How one computer user nearly killed his pointy haired boss with a keyboard.
• Smart Aleck Comebacks for Anti-Mac Comments, Jeff Adkins, 2003.11.06. Be prepared for the next time a Windows user tries to zing you for using a Mac.
• The Little Mac That Could, Jeff Adkins, 2003.10.28. "Ever wonder what kind of bedtime stories Mac fanatics tell their kids at bedtime?"
• Notes for Windows Users Who Want to Hate iTunes, Jeff Adkins, 2003.10.21. "To help out those poor Windows users who can't find anything to hate in iTunes, I thought I'd offer up my own list of stuff they can adopt in their scathing reviews...."
• What Parts to Keep When Your Mac Dies, Jeff Adkins, 2003.10.14. Don't just throw out your old Mac, monitor, or printer - salvage and store as many parts as possible. Here's how.
• Sniglets for the Mac, Jeff Adkins, 2003.10.07. Floppistation, blue screen of debt, frammistand, and other words and phrases that should be in the Mac lexicon.
• 30 More Things Users Want to See Fixed in OS X, Jeff Adkins, 2003.09.30. Over two dozen suggestions for improving OS X - or just fixing things that are broken.
• FoxnewS loses abilitY to capiTaLize, Use Letter 'S' CorrectLy, Jeff Adkins, 2003.09.23. Fox News' coverage of Apple vs. Apple "symptomatic of Fox News' obsession with bashing anything liberal."
• 10 Things I'd Like to See Fixed in OS X, Jeff Adkins, 2003.09.16. "New features are nice, but what about those little annoyances that just really get on our nerves?"
• Mac Virus Writers Return from Extended Cruise, Jeff Adkins, 2003.09.09. "Earlier that day I received a mysterious phone call at my tech support hotline that said every computer at Snodgrass had been infected and needed to be fixed ASAP."
• Extinction of the Hacker, Jeff Adkins, 2003.08.26. "...in the year 2004, a company called Microsoft finally succeeded in deliberately - yes, deliberately - eliminating the hacker species from our planet."
• How to Protect Macs and Windows PCs from the MSBlaster Worm, Jeff Adkins, 2003.08.19. Better late than never, here's how to remove any vestiges of MSBlaster from your computer.
• Switchback Virus Infects Macs, Nobody Notices, Anne Onymus, 08.13. "With the latest Window worm on the rampage, nobody but the Lite Side staff has even noticed Switchback."
• The Only Way to Save Apple Is to Kill the Mac, Jeff Adkins, 2003.08.12. Why the best way to overcome the Mac Myths is to stop calling Apple's computers Macs.
• Steve Jobs, Patron Saint of Hopeless Causes That Succeed, Jeff Adkins, 2003.08.05. Steve Jobs can already be credited with at least three miracles during the past 30 years."
• MacSurfer Stuck in Infinite Loop, Jeff Adkins, 2003.07.29. Spate of recursive links - no end in site.
• Weird Headlines Around the Web, Jeff Adkins, 2003.07.22. Trustworthy warmaking, Kobe Bryant, Windows XP, BMW, the 'Gruel' worm outbreak, and other bizarre news stories.
• Guide to Insecure Computing, Dan Knight, 2003.07.11. Helping Windows users understand how insecure their platform really is.
• Future Apple and IBM Cooling Strategies, Jeff Adkins, 2003.07.08. "Okay, you've been waiting in helpless anticipation for people to start ridiculing the new G5's collection of fans - what are there, 20 fans or something inside the case?"
• Benchmarks to Convince Pundits That Macs Are Faster, Jeff Adkins, 2003.07.01. If they don't want to believe Apple's demonstrations or the independent lab reports, here are some tests that just might convince the PC experts how fast the G5 really is.
• The Windows User's Guide to Talking with a Mac User, Jeff Adkins, 2003.06.24. How to ask a Mac user for help without setting off an anti-Microsoft diatribe.
• Netscape, IE Mac Die in Triple Suicide Attempt, Jeff Adkins, 2003.06.19. Netscape, IE Mac, and IE Windows, all despondent over their future, made a pact to commit suicide together.
• How I Plan to Spend My Microsoft Windows Windfall, Jeff Adkins, 2003.06.17. Ten ways schools can spend their Microsoft money without buying Windows software - er, make that nine.
• End Vendor License Agreement, Jeff Adkins, 2003.06.10. The Lite Side's answer to End User License Agreements - the consumer friendly End Vendor License Agreement.
• Netscape Memorial Service Invitation, Jeff Adkins, 2003.06.03. Microsoft sponsors memorial service for the latest casualty of the browser wars and Redmondonian monopolistic practices.
• Microsoft Executive Steps Down After Embarrassing Gaffe, Jeff Adkins, 2003.05.27. Response to offhand remarks about feature appropriation, suing competition compel Ballmer to abdicate.
• Writer Boycotts Own Work, Jeff Adkins, 2003.05.20. After reading his own writings, Lite Side columnist is convinced it's just so much tripe.
• Niners to Xers: Apple's Switch Campaign for Mac Users, Jeff Adkins, 2003.05.13. Apple to provide financial incentives to longtime Mac users, disincentives to those wed to ancient Mac OS.
• Future Advertising Blunders by Microsoft, Jeff Adkins, 2003.05.06. After the "butterfly backfire" and "fake switcher," what will the folks in Redmond come up with next?
• Guide to Classic Mac Error Numbers, Jeff Adkins, 2003.04.29. Ever wonder what a "Type 3" error is or what causes it? Don't expect any helpful answers here.
• The Global Gander, Jeff Adkins, 2003.04.22. Pigs fly, Macs suck, 'Pod people prowl, and more.
• Microsoftopoly, Jeff Adkins, 2003.04.17. Microsoft's version of the monopoly game is only about one thing - taking it all.
• Microsoft Buys Ambrosia, Plans Zbox, Jeff Adkins, 2003.04.15. Microsoft "very excited" to bring Terminal Velocity games to PCs and new Zbox handheld gaming system.
• Code Names Beyond Panther, Jeff Adkins, 2003.04.08. Apple to continue cat-related OS X revision code names for next decade and beyond.
• Apple-Microsoft Cold War Turns Hot, Jeff Adkins, 2003.03.11. Situation quickly escalates as one-time partners take off the gloves and go for the jugular.
• Unwired News: "Meander" Kahney Reveals Cult of Mac Journalists, Jeff Adkins, 2003.03.04. Large and growing cult composed of journalists who write favorably about the Mac - and some even use Macs.
• Seven Customized Browsers Reshape the Web Experience, Jeff Adkins, 2003.02.25. No need to let IE, Netscape, Safari, iCab, or Opera control things. These new programs provide real alternatives to today's staid browsers.
• Dell Dude Like Busted, Jeff Adkins, 2003.02.18. The headlines, the ad opportunities - the possibilities are nearly endless....
• Future Advertising Blunders by Microsoft, Jeff Adkins, 2003.02.11. Ten more ad blunders just waiting for Microsoft to steal - er, innovate - them.
• Guide to Overused and Abused Apple Metaphors, Jeff Adkins, 2003.02.04. Byte of the Apple, bobbing for Apple, Applesauce, and other metaphors you've probably heard too many times already.
• Apple's Market Share Drops to One, Jeff Adkins, 2003.01.28. Apple pulls out of consumer market, shifts focus to highest-end consumers, boosts profits.
• Judge Uses Dell Model for Sentencing, Jeff Adkins, 2003.01.21. With Dell using prison labor, judge decides to sentence criminals to refurbish old Windows PCs.
• Top 10 Internet Annoyances, Jeff Adkins, 2003.01.14. Blogs, pop-somewhere ads, chat room spelling, Microsoft innovation, buzzwords, causes, and other annoying silliness on the Web and elsewhere.
• Still Yet Even More New Bumper Snickers, Jeff Adkins, 2003.01.07. Nine more bumper snickers guaranteed to offend somebody somewhere somehow.
• Predictions for the Macworld Expo, Jeff Adkins, 2003.01.03. Ten unexpected announcements Steve Jobs just might make during next Tuesday's keynote address - maybe.
• Windows in a Sewing Machine, Jeff Adkins and David Deckert, 2002.12.31. From the umbelievable but true department: A sewing machine that runs Microsoft Windows.
• Universal Customizable Mac Configuration Order Form, Jeff Adkins, 2002.12.24. Apple doesn't offer the configuration you want? This order form should solve all your problems.
• How to Write for Your Weblog, Jeff Adkins, 2002.12.17. You can't just publish a weblog. You have to know the right way to write it. Here's all the help you need.
• What to Do with the Unemployed Gateway Cow, Jeff Adkins, 2002.12.10. Ten suggestions for putting the retired Gateway cow to some good use.
• Categories of Switchers, Jeff Adkins, 2002.12.03. How an electrical engineer might classify the various types of Mac switchers.
• Response the West Africa Spam, Jeff Adkins, 2002.11.26. Dear Mr. Dickson, my thoughts on helping your client move his $20 million.
• Apple Plans Strategic Retreat from OS 9, Jeff Adkins, 2002.11.19. The plan goes way beyond simply preventing 2003 Macs from booting into Mac OS 9.
• Bush Speaks on Microsoft Settlement Restrictions, Patrick McCloskey, My Turn, 2002.11.12. President Bush makes it clear that Bill Gates "must fully disclose and destroy his proprietary software of mass dysfunction."
• The Parallel Universes of Mac Users and Star Trek Fans, Jeff Adkins, 2002.11.12. "You've all thought it at one time or another. Mac geeks and Trekkers have things in common."
• Unsolved Mysteries of the Internet, Jeff Adkins, 2002.11.05. "What anti-spam software do people who send spam use?"
• Still Yet Even More Rejected Switcher Ads, Jeff Adkins, 2002.10.29. More letters to Apple Computer from those who want to be in 'Switch' ads.
• Beleaguered IDG Bans Mac Maker from Macworld, Jeff Adkins, 2002.10.22. Boston wins three year contract for Macworld Expo, but now Apple doesn't want to come. Huh?
• Confessions of a Mac to PC Convert, not by Valerie G. Mallinson, 2002.10.15. This isn't quite the version Microsoft had posted on their site - must have been an early draft.
• Faster Isn't Always Better, Jeff Adkins, 2002.10.15. Apple's iMac vs. Gateway's Profile 4 - some things are more important than flat out speed.
• Mac Myths and Urban Legends, Jeff Adkins, 2002.10.08. Which Mac related myths and urban legends have a grain of truth - and which are just horse puckey?
• Bumper Stickers for Switchers, Jeff Adkins, 2002.10.01. If Apple made bumper stickers for switchers, they might look like these.
• Epic Records Steals Lite Side Idea, Jeff Adkins, 2002.09.27. "Epic records has implemented a brute-force copy protection scheme: They're gluing the players shut!"
• 10 Reasons to Hate the Gateway Profile Commercial, Jeff Adkins, 2002.09.24. "Commercial doesn't show time delay between ordering and getting computer from Gateway Country Store."
• Interview with Designer of Gateway Profile 4, Jeff Adkins, 2002.09.17. The Lite Side interviews Blitz Schmelnick, the man behind the Gateway Profile 4 and the anti-iMac ads.
• Apple Discloses Entire OS Upgrade Code-Name Lineup, Jeff Adkins, 2002.09.10. On beyond Jag-wire and Puma, Apple has a whole series of code names prepared for future OS X releases.
• Universal All Purpose Mac Editorial Generator, Jeff Adkins, 2002.09.03. Now you can write boring repetitive editorials just like the professionals!
• More Rejected Switchers, Jeff Adkins, 2002.08.27. A dozen more letters and emails recovered from Apple Computer's dumpster.
• The Apple Clock of Doom, Jeff Adkins, 2002.08.20. A complex tapestry of paranoid logic so convoluted, so infused with power and incompetence, you may not even believe it.
• Apple Sends Cease and Desist to Itself, Jeff Adkins, 2002.08.08. Letter from Apple legal to Steve Jobs re: recent events that attempt to destroy good will of customers.
• News Headlines Other Sites Ignore, Jeff Adkins, 2002.07.30. Headlines you'll never see linked on the major Mac news services.
• Other Charges Apple Forgot to Tell You About, Jeff Adkins, 2002.07.23. Debundling the keyboard, an optical mouse usage fee, charges to visit apple.com, and other user fees.
• Southwest to Charge Mac Users Double, Jeff Adkins, 2002.07.16. After successfully charging wide passengers for a second seat, Southwest Airlines targets Mac users.
• Dvorak, PCs, and "Weird" Switchers, Jeff Adkins, 2002.07.09. Yes, Dvorak is right. Those people in the "Switch" ads are a bit weird - and there's a good reason for it.
• Bumper Snickers 3, Jeff Adkins, 2002.07.02. "If your PC is so great, why do you cuss at it so much?" and ten more.
• Rejected Reasons to "Switch", Jeff Adkins, 2002.06.25. Seven "Switch" ads the folks at Apple thought you definitely shouldn't see.
• If computers were like home appliances, Jeff Adkins, 2002.06.18. Just be glad your Mac is nothing like so many of your appliances.
• If Windows Had Windowshades, Jeff Adkins, 2002.06.11. Isn't it about time Microsoft "borrowed" windowshades from the Mac? Here's what would happen.
• Expert Implodes Theory That Virus Scanners Protect Macs, Victor Vendor, 2002.06.04. "Any platform with a virus scanner is a potential time bomb," says Michael Pneumatic.
• Quiz: Are You a Mac-head or PC Drone?, Jeff Adkins, 2002.05.28. A quick way to determine whether you're Mac addicted or assimilated by Windows
• Lindows Ruling Has Microsoft Scrambling to Claim Consonants, Jeff Adkins, 2002.05.20. After losing the suit over Lindows, Microsoft is making a preemptive strike by trademarking other *indows variants.
• This Old Mac, Jeff Adkins, 2002.05.14. The crew of This Old Mac is filming John's renovation of his old computer into a new machine.
• Apple Previews "Jagular", Jeff Adkins, 2002.05.07. Apple previews "Jagular," the next major release of Mac OS X hunting assistance software.
• Apple Unveils Vowel-Mac Strategy, Jeff Adkins, 2002.04.30. Apple's new tactic: A Mac for every vowel in the alphabet.
• Funny Stuff on the Web, Jeff Adkins, 2002.04.22. If none of these have you snorting milk out your nose, it's only because you're not drinking milk while visiting these sites.
• More Microsoft Blunders, Jeff Adkins, 2002.04.15. Dead supporters and an anti-Unix site on a Unix server - that's just the beginning!
• Old Files, Online Fiction, and Google Searches, Jeff Adkins, 2002.04.09. The oldest file on my Mac, why I keep them, prehistoric recording, and the things you can find using Google.
• On Changing Light Bulbs, Jeff Adkins, 2002.03.27. How many ____ employees does it take to change a light bulb?
• How To Be a Copyright Pirate, Jeff Adkins, 2002.03.18. Follow these easy steps to become one of several types of copyright pirate, matey.
• The Future of Technology, Jeff Adkins, 2002.03.11. The future of technology is lighter than you think.
• If Cars Were Like Operating Systems, Jeff Adkins, 2002.03.04. What if cars were designed like Windows XP, Mac OS X, and Linux?
• Dude, I Can't Help Myself, Jeff Adkins, 2002.02.25. In which we once again mercilessly pick on Steven the sleepy eyed slacker Dell dude.
• More Bumper Snickers, Jeff Adkins, 2002.02.18. "Dude, I returned my Dell" and other phrases you might want to put on your bumper, or on a T-shirt, or use as a tagline.
• Measuring the Reality Distortion Field, Jeff Adkins, 2002.02.14. Preliminary analysis of the Reality Distortion Field indicates strength does not fall off by an inverse square factor.
• Dellmentia, Unintendonitis, and X-ema, Jeff Adkins, 2002.02.11. Glossary of new computer-related medical conditions also includes Torvaldic Shock Syndrome, Low Enderoids, and Punditrella Syndrome.
• Computer Humor Year in Review, Jeff Adkins, 2002.02.04. Nothing topped a pie in Bill Gates' face, but there was a lot to laugh about (and at) in 2001.
• Sibling Rivalry, Jeff Adkins, 2002.02.01. The flat-panel iMac: It makes a pretty good task light, too.
• Star Trek: A Lost Episode, author unknown, 2002.01.31. Which will defeat the Borg: Windows software or Microsoft's lawyers?
• Microsoft Policies Shaped by Weather, Jeff Adkins, 2002.01.28. Microsoft's business plans affected by weather, says researcher.
• Microsoft's "Tsunami" Memo: The Real Text, Jeff Adkins, 2002.01.21. The Lite Site has obtained the full text of the Microsoft "Tsunami" memo, in which the Software Architect describes the new strategy his company must follow in the future.
• Microsoft Loses, Pigs Fly, Hell Cools, Broderick Sagacious, 2002.01.14. Judge Motz calls proposed settlement lame, Apple rolls out new hardware and software.
• Michael 'Mike' "Mick" McMac's Mac Know-it-all Column #2, Jeff Adkins, 2002.01.07. Worthless advice on macaroni, RAM, ROM, iMacs, Rage, airport security, printing from Windows, and more.
• Fixing Peter Jennings' Pain in the Neck, Broderick Sagacious, 2002.01.03. That graphic on ABCNews.com was driving me crazy. Here's how I fixed it.
• Apple Struggles to Discredit Windows, Anne Onymus, 2002.01.02. Apple memo from 1993 outlines attack on Windows - strangely reminiscent of 'Microsoft' memo leaked today.
• Jonathan's First Mac, Jeff Adkins, 2001.12.31. A three-year-old shares his Mac experience. He especially likes the trackball.
• FBI on WinXP Security Flaws, Jeff Adkins, 2001.12.26. National Windows Flaw Management Unit of the FBI offers advice on securing Windows XP computers.
• Death of a Floppy, Jeff Adkins, 2001.12.24. This gripping piece of modern American Techno-Tragedy sees "the Floppy" struggle and fail to maintain his role in a world of big files.
• Michael 'Mike' "Mick" McMac's Mac Know-it-all Column, Jeff Adkins, 2001.12.17. Real Mac advice for real Mac users from a real Mac expert - really.
• Four Top 10 Lists, Jeff Adkins, 2001.12.11. 10 Dell claims for 2002, 10 tasks Microsoft must complete, 10 things Steve Jobs won't say at Macworld, and 10 reasons Apple will never take ove the world.
• Microsoft Innovation Leads to New Sentencing Guidelines, Broderick Sagacious, 2001.12.06. Lawyers seeking to apply Microsoft settlement terms to broad range of cases.
• At the Genius Bar with Bit and Byte, Jeff Adkins, 2001.12.03. Just like those car guys on the radio, Bit and Byte try to solve a user problem with an old beater.
• Titanium Toilet?, Dan Knight, 2001.11.30. Something about the new Macworld cover struck us as odd....
• Best of the PeeCee Web, Jeff Adkins, 2001.11.26. The unexpected results of PeeCee User's first ever Best of the PeeCee Web survey.
• What Else Were You XPecting?, Jeff Adkins, 2001.11.19. "A mole at Microsoft leaked the following internal memo, apparently an in-house employee newsletter at Microsoft."
• Subversive User Initiatives, Jeff Adkins, 2001.11.12. Subvert the dominant Windows paradigm with these helpful hints.
• Life Is Swell, Jeff Adkins, 2001.11.05. A dialogue between three people using two operating systems.
• Why the Mac OS Logo Has Two Faces, Jeff Adkins, 2001.10.30. What the two faces in the Mac OS logo are saying to each other.
• iPod and Other Digital Devices for Pundits, Jeff Adkins, 2001.10.25. Pundit-Proof™ product Apple should release that pundits won't be able to gripe about.
• 101 Uses for an Unwanted Dell Computer, Jeff Adkins, 2001.10.22. 101 innovative uses for the industry's most innovative brand of computers.
• Other Things Dell Did First, Jeff Adkins, 2001.10.15. Important Dell firsts - besides the first portable with integrated wireless networking.
• Cause and Effect: Apple's Stock Price, Jeff Adkins, 2001.10.08. A humorous guide to why Apple's stock always drops in value.
• Gaps People Really Care About, Jeff Adkins, 2001.10.01. Beyond the gender gap - gaps that are important in the real world.
• Computers for Dimwits, Jeff Adkins, 2001.09.24. The parts of a computer and what can go inside 'em.
• Super Stuck in Pencil Stupor, Broderick Sagacious, 2001.09.19. Superintendent declares pencils passé, erasable ink wave of the future.
• The ABC's of Apple, Jeff Adkins, 2001.09.17. Now I've done Mac ABC's. Next time don't you buy PCs!
• OS Wars: The Winpire Strikes Back, Jeff Adkins, 2001.09.10. The Empire has spared no expense, but can the rebels exploit XP and bring down the entire Imperial Network?
• Make Windows More Reliable, Jeff Adkins, 2001.09.04. A foolproof way for Microsoft to distribute patches and updates - based on the way real Windows users work.
• Dead People Don't Use Windows, Jeff Adkins, 2001.08.27. With the dead (or possibly undead) advocating for Windows, how is Apple to compete?
• First Annual Lite Side Awards, 2001.08.20. The best and worst of the personal computing industry.
• How Different People Think a Computer Works, Jeff Adkins, 2001.08.10. Different people explain how a computer works.
• A Very Short Wrap-up and Summary Macworld Opinion Article Containing Everything You Need to Know About the Recent Macworld Expo Debacle, Jeff Adkins, 2001.08.01. The shortest Macworld Expo coverage - with the longest title.
• Universal All Purpose Mac Rumor Generator, Jeff Adkins, 2001.07.30. This handy tool lets anyone create a Mac rumor in just minutes.
• Very Random Thoughts, Jeff Adkins, 2001.07.16. Random features I'd like to see in future operating systems and computers.
• The Meaning of XP, Jeff Adkins, 2001.07.09. Windows XP - just what does XP stand for?
• Bumper snickers, Jeff Adkins, 2001.07.03. If Mac User's Made Their Own Bumper Stickers....
• Mac User's Guide to Windows, Jeff Adkins, 2001.06.18. A Mac user's introduction to all those versions of Windows out there.
• Pentium Threatens Planet, Jeff Adkins, 2001.06.13. Moore's Law and the laws of physics predict destruction of earth within 30 years.
• Bill Gates Goes to Heaven, 2001.06.04. Bill Gates dies, goes to Heaven, and has an opportunity to work in the new computer center....
• Mac Advocate Glossary, Jeff Adkins, 2001.05.29. AtAT, Borg, Evangelista, Macolyte, Reality Distortion Field, and other terms every Mac user should know.
• If TV Characters Used Real Computers, Jeff Adkins, 2001.05.25. What computers would the Simpsons and Seinfeld characters use?
• The New Math, Dan Knight, 2001.05.22. The real difference between Mac OS X and Microsoft's .NET initiative.
• A Day With a Typewriter, Jeff Adkins, 2001.05.18. A computer user's introduction to that most remarkable device, the typewriter.
• Keep the Mac Off Your Network, Jeff Adkins, 2001.05.11. A strategy guide for IT directors.
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