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I’ve posted some photos from yesterday’s Macworld keynote with Steve Jobs and some photos from the expo on Flickr. You can see the pictures here.

I attended the Macworld keynote for the first time yesterday and now that I’ve had a little time to mull over Steve’s announcements, here’s my take on the latest from Apple:
iPod and iTunes
Apple’s iPod sales were scary: 14 million sold this holiday season versus 4.5 million in the 2004 holiday season, surpassing analyst projections [...]

Who knew your iPod was more versatile than a Swiss Army knife? Jason Kottke’s list of 50 Fun Things To Do With Your iPod only goes up to 44, but who’s counting? Some of these tips are obvious (”Listen to your mp3 collection in the car”), but some are pretty creative (”Disguise it as [...]

Few things are as exhilarating as opening the packaging for a new Apple product. Just look at Genie Nilsson (shown above) opening her G5 in the Genie Apple G5 Setup Gallery). Compare the experience to opening a copy of Microsoft Office (make sure you have a sharp pair of wire cutters).
I love Macs [...]

Well, the suspense is over. Apple today announced the new iTunes phone, the Motorola ROKR E1. The phone, offered exclusively by Cingular, is $249.99 (with a 2 year contract). The ROKR will hold up to 100 songs on the included 512 MB flash card. I didn’t see anything about being able to buy tunes [...]

At the risk of offending the fanatical or merely faithful, now that Apple has released the Mighty Mouse, it seems pretty silly that so many of us suffered for so long with a one-button mouse. If you have any hesitation about buying the Mighty Mouse, give it up. Now that I’ve had it for [...]

By now the web is littered with out-of-the box reviews of Apple’s new Mighty Mouse. I won’t repeat the video blow by blow found here, or the packaging description found here (though, I’ll confess I viewed them both with anticipation). You’ll also find more photos here, so I won’t bother offering you any pictures. [...]

I’ve pined for an Apple two-button mouse for some time, and Apple has finally delivered (well, I ordered it today, but it will take a few days to get here). I’m reluctant to part with my Apple Bluetooth mouse, but when I read the announcement that Apple was releasing the Mighty Mouse, I didn’t [...]

There are still a few days left on the calendar for July and I’m already reading my September issue of Macworld, which is brimming with reviews, overflowing with 50 Mac Gems handpicked by Dan Frakes, and chock full of secrets, including two pieces by Yours Truly (”Solve Printer Problems” and “Tiger’s Secret Tools”). No, [...]

Total Tiger, a special issue of Macworld magazine, isn’t supposed to be on newsstands until tomorrow, but I’ve already spotted copies at my local Borders. The issue includes a 24-page guide to Tiger’s 200 new features, along with tips, tricks, and special features designed to help you get the most from Apple’s latest cool [...]