News: New Windows Is Out. Sort Of

 Psst! Wanna buy the latest version of Windows, years before you’re supposed to? Head off to Malaysia’s Johor Bahru, where CDs containing software Microsoft has code named “Longhorn” are on sale for six ringgit ($1.58).   Reuters reports that the software is an early version of Longhorn demonstrated and distributed at a conference for Microsoft … Read more

Update: More On iPods — And Their Batteries

 Seems the guys — the Neistat Brothers — who were complaining about not being to replace their iPod batteries without expensive customer support were wrong, and even the guy who hosted their video isn’t happy.   As far as I can work out, the brothers posted a soundfile of an Apple customer support guy saying … Read more

News: The History of the iPod

 Nice story by the New York Times’ Rob Walker on the history of the iPod, two years old this month. I have to say after initial skepticism I’m a convert, whisking it around with me on forays to the jogging track, the pool, and the car.     There have, however, been rumblings of complaint about … Read more