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PowerBook G4 Econo-Mac Stimulus Plan '08
FEATURE: (4.30.08)-- A majority of you this week will be the first of many to receive their share of the government's economic stimulus package in order to boost the economy. We wouldn't suggest buying a new Mac with that money... Here's a nice econo-Mac package for you. / FULL DETAILS
SPECIAL REPORT: PBCentral.com's Coverage of Macworld 2008
(With LIVE Coverage on Tues. 1/15... and Other Reports)
• Cupertino, Start Your Photocopiers (What?) | COMMENTARY: (1.08.08)
• Mac World Crosses Over into Political Arena | COMMENTARY: (1.10.08)
• Apple's 'Super Tuesday': 24 Hours, Counting | FEATURE/COMMENTARY: (1.14.08)
• Macworld 2008: Live Coverage of Keynote | NEWS: (1.15.08)
• Why Jobs Always Wears that Signature Suit | NEWS FEATURE: (1.22.08)
• Clearing the Air Over Apple's MacBook Err | COMMENTARY: (1.29.08)
RECENT STORIES: Fresh Coverage at 'The Press Box'
(This Also "Just In" in Descending Order)
Does Buying New Make 'Cents' These Days?
OPINION: (April 29, 2008)-- The marketing tool for selling Mac OS X Leopard was "Add a new Mac to your Mac." It really did, in a sense, make your whole Mac experience refreshing. But on the topic of refreshing, with the rapid advancements in technology ... does it make "cents" to buy things brand new? / STORY
iTunes' Fifth (B-day) Shows Why It's First
NEWS/COMMENTARY: (April 28, 2008)-- It was on this day five years ago that the iTunes Music Store was born. "Has it been five years already? On our fifth anniversary, we're taking a look back at all of the great music, video, and exclusives you first discovered on iTunes... This is where it all began." And the beat goes on... / STORY
Will Computers One Day Run on Single OS?
COMMENTARY: (March 27, 2008)-- A few weeks ago... the high-definition DVD format wars were won by Sony with their Blu-Ray format the clear winner in the end... With the opinion piece yesterday on Leopard's seemingly clear victory over Windows Vista... will we one day see a single computer OS format? / STORY
Leopard's Certainly no Microsoft 'Vista 2.0'
OPINION: (March 26, 2008)-- Today marks the, if anybody's keeping track, pseudo-"fifth" anniversary (really five months) of Apple's big cat's release: Mac OS X version 10.5... 150 days later, how is the big cat faring? Is Leopard purring along, tame as its domesticated brethren, or is it still as finicky as... / STORY
Apple's 'Evil'-ution Credited to One Genius
NEWS/COMMENTARY: (March 25, 2008)-- The current issue of WIRED magazine apologizes to readers for getting it all wrong back in 1997. "Our bad. We had some tips for Apple. We were wrong." Oddly enough, it seems that they may have it all wrong again... attributing Apple's rise to fame to something far out... / STORY
SPECIAL REPORT: Mac OS X v10.5- Leopard Release Day (10/26)
(With Reports from Various Ends of the Spectrum)
• Leopard: 'Introducing Windows Vista 2.0' (Pre-Coverage) | FEATURE: (10.26.07)
• 'The "Wow" Starts Now' for Apple Inc. (Coverage of Event) | FEATURE: (10.30.07)
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Joe Leo begins his second year as a columnist for PBCentral.com. His tech "know-logy" and passion for writing--combined with his background in Journalism (now a decade of teaching the subject)--are a perfect complement for this Mac technology resource coordinator at a Catholic elementary school in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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