Invisible Inkling

Ryan Sholin on the future of newspapers, online news and journalism education.

All About apple

How’s that whole melting MacBook thing going?

A lazyweb inquiry:
Does the current run of MacBooks (not the Pros) still have any sort of serious overheating problem?

We’re pretty close to replacing a certain laptop in our stable (not mine) and the question keeps coming up.
So what’s the deal? Did this problem every get solved? Do we have months of scorched desks in [...]

Resist the urge to buy that refurbished laptop

Especially that blue Toshiba model that you see for around $1,000 when that’s exactly what you can afford to spend.
Back in December 2004, I did my research, I comparison shopped, and I bought a lemon.  A refurbished lemon with a 90-days-only warranty at that.
I’m not going to get into model numbers and vendors here, but [...]

Ten reasons I’m buying a MacBook as soon as I can afford one

I’ve been using Microsoft OS-based PCs since Mom and Dad upgraded from an electronic typewriter. The first program I remember using way back in the DOS days was The Print Shop. I made banners. It was the ’80s.
Times have changed. Here’s ten reasons I’m switching to Apple when I buy my [...]

Vendor sports, SJSU style

I’ve now written stories for the Spartan Daily about Microsoft, Google, and Apple. Is Yahoo next? Thankfully, no. But I’ll keep an eye out, so I can hit the superfecta.
For the record, every single student who has talked to me about the iTunes U story has said something to the effect of [...]