It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… Oh, wait, I already used that conceit. Anyway, having recently spent a lot of time with the Lenovo X1 Carbon Touch and the MacBook Pro Retina 15, it’s natural for me to compare the two. I realize that they are quite different … [Read more...]

The Creative Cloud has been all over the news all week. I've refrained from saying anything because everything I might say has been said by others, in many cases more eloquently than I could manage. Here's a thought I haven't seen yet. Suppose you have an imminent deadline, … [Read more...]

I haven’t had a Mac for several years, and the ones I had before I mostly used for photographic pursuits, doing all my other work under Windows. Therefore, I am an Apple tyro. So, if I say anything boneheaded in this post, please let me know and I’ll make corrections. Typical … [Read more...]

The packaging is a pole away from Apple. A brown corrugated cardboard box. Stiff egg-crate-material supports. A couple of small foam pads. No plastic bag. No plastic sheets covering every shiny surface (I’m glad to see those go). The manual: a single tabloid-size piece of paper … [Read more...]

I have a Nest thermostat. Actually, I have two. They’re both the second generation model, and I’ve had them about a month. During that time the weather has been clement, so they haven’t had to do much, but I’ve played with them enough to form a decent first impression; a real … [Read more...]