I was talking to a friend who probably needs a new PC for creative work on a budget, so I suggested that she think about a Mac mini. Just to check that my thinking about the price was correct, I visited the Apple site. I got the pricing right, but then noticed that delivery would […]

As I mentioned on Wednesday, today I attended a seminar about creating a local AI solution for business. The main reason? Besides data privacy, small businesses may want to turn to local AI for lower cost. Right now, cloud AI is heavily funded by investors. When they pivot to IPOs and go public, those investors […]

I saw headlines yesterday, such as “Apple Removes $599 Mac mini, Raises Starting Price to $799.” The knee-jerk reaction to a headline like that is that Apple raised prices. It’s not true. There is a readjustment. True, a Mac mini priced at $599 is no longer available. The lowest-priced mini is now $200 more, at […]