Leopard at six months: Does it live up to the early hype?

In the six months since Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" was released, Apple has updated it twice, released numerous code tweaks and bug fixes, and turned an already full-featured operating system into a mature platform, says Michael DeAgonia. Read more...

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Opinion: IPhone stats confirmed; it really does run my world
A recent survey shows that iPhone owners spend more time e-mailing, surfing the Web, texting and doing other nonspeaking functions than they actually do making calls. Here's why.

Apple's Time Capsule makes wireless backups a snap
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Mac switch revisited: An enterprise PC shop's move to Apple isn't as easy as expected
Five months after going public with plans to replace its Windows-based PCs with Macs, Auto Warehousing Co. was forced to delay the project. The reason was not a lack of money, manpower or executive support; it was protests from workers and objections from customers who perceived the technology switch as unnecessarily costly.

Sold on eBay: New-in-box Apple II, never opened
Back in the 1980s, Dan Budiac's family had an Apple II computer that he loved. So when an Apple II -- still in its original unopened box -- went up for auction recently on eBay, he bought it. Then he opened the box.

Seth Weintraub: Pushing iPhone to the EDGE a smart move by Apple
Although iPhone users have complained about the comparatively slow EDGE network their phones use in the U.S., Apple was wise not to jump on the 3G network bandwagon, says Seth Weintraub.

The MacBook Air: First impressions, second thoughts
When Apple unveiled its new MacBook Air earlier this month, Computerworld's Michael DeAgonia's first thought was that it offered last year's technology at next year's prices. On second thought, he's not so sure.

The new rules for buying a Mac
Think you know everything there is to know about buying Apple computers? Think again. In the past few years, many long-standing Mac truths have been upended.

How Psystar's computer measures up to a Mac
The Open Computer, an Intel-based machine capable of running OS X, can outperform a Mac mini. But it lagged behind the entry-level iMac as well as a home-built system in our benchmark testing.

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