Philip on January 15th, 2011

My friend and I were playing chess the other day, and while he was admiring some birds in the park I pulled a fast one and stuck one of my pieces back on the board. Unfortunately, my new-found criminal career was doomed from the start, for he quickly noticed my deception. “Did you see me [...]

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Philip on January 8th, 2011

Every time Apple comes out with a new product there are people who complain about Apple’s “walled garden.” Such was the case with Apple’s new Mac App Store. Just like the App Store on the iPhone, the Mac App Store allows consumers to purchase applications for their Mac computers through an Apple-controlled store. The good part about this is that the Mac App Store is very simple to use, and Apple has proven time and again that “simple” is something that customers value highly. Installing an application takes but a single click, and since every application has to go through Apple’s approval process, there is no danger of downloading viruses or spyware, which is one less thing for the average computer muggle to worry about.

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