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User Friendly View
by Ted Landau

Current Column

The iPhone Takes Some Hits - August 28th, 2008

Past Columns

The iPhone's App Store won't fill in all the gaps - July 17th, 2008

The New iPhone: A Personal Q & A - June 10th, 2008

In search of headphones for my iPhone - May 12th, 2008

A Guide to Installer for Jailbroken iPhones - April 7th, 2008

The iPhone: Everything in Your Pocket (Except a Mac) - March 14th, 2008

Roll Your Own iPhone Ringtones...for Free - February 13th, 2008

Macworld Expo: Past, Present, and Future - January 21st, 2008

Apple 2007: What a year! - December 19th, 2007

The Semi-Hidden Features of Leopard - November 27th, 2007

iPhone Software Update 1.1.1 = A sad day for Apple users - October 1st, 2007

iPhone Hacking: Is It safe? - September 11th, 2007

Apple's New iPods: Which One to Buy? - September 7th, 2007

iWork '08, AppleWorks...and the New iMacs - August 24th, 2007

Two Cool Gadgets that have Nothing to do with iPhone - July 19th, 2007

WWDC Keynote: Come on and Safari with Me... - June 13th, 2007

The Internet: Serial Killer? - May 30th, 2007

You talkin' to me? (Make Your Mac Listen) - April 26th, 2007

Apple TV: Apple Scores Again - March 28th, 2007

For Your Consideration: The Mac Micro - February 5th, 2007

Macworld Keynote: Apple...Redefined - January 11th, 2007

Do You Really Have the Time for that New Gizmo? - December 21st, 2006

MacMania and the Mac Collector - November 15th, 2006

DVD-RAM Reconsidered: Version 2.0 - October 26th, 2006

From Discs to Downloads: Apple Leads the Way - September 15th, 2006

MacBooks vs. PC laptops: A Tale of Two Brothers-in-Law - September 14th, 2006

Will Mac users Pounce on Leopard? - August 10th, 2006

Should You Care About AppleCare? - July 20th, 2006

June 2006

A Microsoft Keyboard and Mouse Just for Mac Users. Whoa! - June 23rd, 2006

May 2006

DVD-RAM reconsidered. Seriously. - May 25th, 2006

April 2006

Windows on an Intel Mac: A Retrospective - April 26th, 2006

March 2006

Fair Use Under Fire - March 13th, 2006

February 2006

Three Cheers and a Jeer - February 23rd, 2006

January 2006

Before you buy an Intel Mac - January 24th, 2006
Spoiling the Surprise: On Apple Rumors & Movie Trailers - January 2nd, 2006

December 2005

Confessions of Video iPod Junkie - December 15th, 2005

October 2005

Who'd Have Thunk It? - October 21st, 2005

September 2005

Navigating the Digital Keyboard Maze: Part II - September 23rd, 2005

August 2005

Navigating the Digital Keyboard Maze: Part I - August 24th, 2005

July 2005

Apple's $440 Piece of Plastic - July 18th, 2005

June 2005

Road Trips with your iPod - June 14th, 2005

May 2005

Tiger: Because It's Worth It - May 4th, 2005

Ted Landau is the founder of MacFixit, and the author of Mac OS X Help Line, Tiger Edition and other Mac help books.

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