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Trying too hard

Don’t throw your back out, pundits and analysts!

This week’s Macworld column cautions pundits and analysts to lift with the knees, not the back, when carrying all that water for Apple’s competitors.

Author The MacalopePosted on July 14, 2012July 18, 2012Categories Hardware, iPad, Mac Blogs, Microsoft, Silly Pundits2 Comments on Trying too hard

Cherished delusions

Pundit delusions and the iPad mini.

This week’s Macworld column looks at the cherished delusions of John Dvorak, Joe Wilcox and our iPad mini obsession.

Author The MacalopePosted on July 7, 2012Categories iPad, Mac Blogs, Silly PunditsLeave a comment on Cherished delusions

Reactionaries

Ice Cream Sandwich vs. iOS 6, false history of the iPod and Microsoft’s Monday announcement.

This week’s Macworld column false equivalencies between Ice Cream Sandwich and iOS 6, a flight of fancy about the iPad and whatever Microsoft might have up its sleeve for Monday.

Author The MacalopePosted on June 16, 2012Categories iPad, iPhone, Mac Blogs, Microsoft, Silly PunditsLeave a comment on Reactionaries

Executive suite

A Dell executive opines on the iPad, Eric Schmidt’s six months are up and how will Steve Jobs be remembered?

This week’s Macworld column looks at crazy comments by Dell and Google executives and then the Macalope ponders Steve Jobs’ legacy.

Author The MacalopePosted on June 9, 2012Categories Mac Blogs, MicrosoftLeave a comment on Executive suite

Serial jerkery

Silly expectations, Gizmodo and Mike Daisey get the horns.

This week’s Macworld column takes on some unreasonable expectations for Tim Cook’s AllThingsD interview, some tastelessness from Gizmodo and Mike Daisey, hopefully for the last time.

Author The MacalopePosted on June 2, 2012Categories Apple Corporate, Mac Blogs, Silly PunditsLeave a comment on Serial jerkery

A kinder, gentler Macalope

Security, wedgies and the Apple television.

This week’s Macworld column features an intervention followed by the Macalope making nice with a silly pundit, but not before handing out a much-deserved goring with the help of a friend.

Author The MacalopePosted on May 26, 2012Categories iPhone, Mac Blogs, Rumors, Security, Silly PunditsLeave a comment on A kinder, gentler Macalope

Cause and effect

Some people just don’t get cause and effect.

This week’s Macworld column looks at 4-inch iPhone rumors, Google phones and Ultrabooks… again.

Author The MacalopePosted on May 19, 2012Categories Hardware, iPhone, Mac BlogsLeave a comment on Cause and effect

True originals

Ultrabooks, jerky publications that find a nut and the iPad mini.

This week’s Macworld column looks at Ultrabooks, jerky publications that sometimes get it right and the iPad mini rumors.

Author The MacalopePosted on May 12, 2012Categories Hardware, iPad, Mac BlogsLeave a comment on True originals

Credulity incarnate

What some people are willing to believe.

The Macalope explores the crazy things some people will believe in this week’s Macworld column.

Author The MacalopePosted on May 5, 2012Categories Mac Blogs, Rumors, Silly PunditsLeave a comment on Credulity incarnate

Always with the negative waves

Good Apple results, bad analysis.

More good results from Apple, more gloom and doom from analysts. Just another day at the office for the Macalope in this week’s Macworld column.

Author The MacalopePosted on April 28, 2012Categories Mac Blogs, Silly Pundits2 Comments on Always with the negative waves

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