Last week, I published an opinion piece proposing that Apple open a corporate museum. It was also published on Forbes.com. The story started trending by Sunday evening. Then somewhat amusingly, it got buried first thing Monday morning by the wall-to-wall coverage of Ashton Kutcher,...Why Apple Should Look Back, Though Steve Jobs Never Did [Opinion]
Last week, I published an opinion piece proposing that Apple open a corporate museum. It was also published on Forbes.com. The story started trending by Sunday evening. Then somewhat amusingly, it got buried first thing Monday morning by the wall-to-wall coverage of Ashton Kutcher,...Why Apple Should Have A Public Museum At Its New Campus [Opinion]
I live on the east coast, but I have been to Silicon Valley twice; visiting Apple’s mothership was a must-do for me. Perhaps you feel the same way. It’s exciting for us fans, though all you can really do is park, take...A Campaign To Stop Stephen Fry, Who Is Otherwise Wonderful, From Being An Idiot
This is a guest post by Mike Daisey, who’s latest monologue, The Agony and Ecstacy of Steve Jobs, is at New York’s Public Theater through March 4. We highly recommend you go see it. It made Steve Wozniak cry. The post originally appeared here....How To Gift an App
Stuck for a last minute gift? Here’s a quick tutorial on how to gift an App (via printing or emailing) using iTunes or an iPad. 1.) Find the App on the App Store (for example Drawing Pad) and click the down arrow and choose...OS X Lion Turned Me Into A Ranting Bitch [Opinion]
It seems as if I’m the only person having issues with Lion–it’s like I am trapped in Brain Candy and I’m only one not taking the happy pill. I’ve been a Mac user for a long time and every new upgrade brought butterflies to my...iFunner iTur iPhone 4 Case not Really Funner [Review]
Review by Jordan Trimas The iFunner iTur is a hard-shell iPhone 4 case that incorporates a wallet compartment, in which you can store a few credit cards and your ID, accessed through a hinged door. But is it really funner than other cases? Nope. The...Altec Lansing Bliss Platinum Earphones: Strong Enough Sound for a Man, But Size-Balanced for a Woman [Review]
Review by Kelly Keltner Before encountering Altec Lansing’s women-specific Bliss Platinum earphones ($70), I had never considered the idea that my ears might be too feminine and precious to handle having a larger earpiece forcibly shoved into their delicate canals. Now I know that, like many...Steve Jobs and Ron Johnson On Apple’s Retail Success [Quotes]
When Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s first retail stores in 2001, pundits said they were a costly mistake and he’d be closing them within a year. A decade later, Apple has reinvented retailing with a chain of 300 shops that make more money per square foot...Griffin Elan Form Chilewich Case Turns Your iPhone Into a Stylish Professor Who Would Wear a Bowtie if He Had a Neck [Review]
Reviewed by Kelly Keltner. When I first got my iPhone 3GS, I immediately wondered what it would look like in a nice tweed jacket. I’ve always had this thing for geeky professor types and my iPhone was so smart that it just seemed like a...Why Apple Should Be Worried About Amazon’s Cloud Player [Opinion]
This is a guest post by Paul Lamere, an executive at The Echo Nest, a music intelligence company located in Somerville, Mass. It was originally published here. For the last year we’ve heard rumors of how both Apple and Google were getting close to releasing music...The iPad 2 Lines Are Ridiculous
This is a guest post by Mark Hosbein, a potential iPad 2 customer. Mark has been unable to get an iPad 2 after several days waiting in line. He expresses the frustration felt by many. As we’ve reported, Apple continues to see long lines for...A Detailed Followup to Wired’s “101 Ways to Save Apple” From 1997
In 1997, Apple was in deep financial trouble. Wired published a now-famous cover story: “101 Ways to Save Apple.” Some of the advice was prescient, some was silly, but it was a fascinating list of suggestions. And what actually happened between now and then is...
