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Mac Users Left Out of the Microsoft Office 2010 Launch Party

Written on July 14, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 28 people have commented

Sometimes I feel like Microsoft keeps the Mac BU around just so it can mock and ridicule it. The unit never seems to get to join in the fun when it comes time to release a new iteration of Office. Not, at least, until well after its PC counterparts. The official line is that the [...]

My Top 5 iPhone Apps of 2008: A War of Attrition

Written on December 26, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 9 people have commented

It was a long, drawn out, brutal affair. Finally, after many months, five apps have emerged victorious, and earned a long-term place on my iPhone’s home screen. There are a lot of apps that I’m initially impressed with, and which actually work really well, or have interesting features, but it takes something special for me [...]

Top App Store Downloads for 2008 Paint a Picture of Buying Habits

Written on December 02, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 3 people have commented

It may not be a list with many surprises, but the official top App Store downloads of 2008 still makes for interesting reading. Posted by Apple early this morning and available to view in iTunes, the list of chart-toppers is divided into most downloaded overall, and features top ten lists for five of the App [...]