The Northern Spy http://TheNorthernSpy.com Macintosh Column and Portal en-us Copyright 1983-2012, Rick Sutcliffe and Arjay Enterprises. rss@thenorthernspy.com The Northern Spy http://www.thenorthernspy.com/images/northernspy.gif http://www.thenorthernspy.com 100 90 Also in MacTech and Call A.P.P.L.E. Trouble Tickets http://thenorthernspy.com/spyMay2013.htm The Spy describes his adventures with a curious trouble ticket, comments on the WWDC ticket fiasco, his interest in large format printers, and a big bad decision. Truth and Consequences http://thenorthernspy.com/spyApr2013.htm The Spy kiboshes a few rumours, hoping not thereby to lend them credibility. Stock in Trade http://thenorthernspy.com/spyMar2013.htm The Spy speculates on speculation--in particular that of Apple stock, and the soon coming iProMac replacement for the MacPro. Bugs and Bouquets http://thenorthernspy.com/spyFeb2013.htm Some small annoying matters, particularly on mathematics education, more on the gun debate and shooters, plus kudos to two workhouse products, and a re-assessment of Blackberry (RIM). Unintended Consequences http://thenorthernspy.com/spyJan2013.htm Sometimes the technological landscape shifts in odd directions. The Spy opines on one such shift, then chats about guns and social divides. Prognostications 2013 http://thenorthernspy.com/spyDec2012.htm The Spy opines on the economy, politicians, Apple, other technology companies, sealing wax and things for 2013. It matters? http://thenorthernspy.com/spyNov2012.htm Nellie Hacker drops in for a chat about what matters and what doesn't. Topics of conversation include product intros by Apple and Microsoft, elections, alternate history SF, computing science as a discipline and practice, and the job and app markets. The Pros and the Cats http://thenorthernspy.com/spyOct2012.htm Unsurprisingly, the Spy has much more to say about the retina MacBook Pro and Mountain Lion, including some dos and don'ts. He also lays out a drive mystery for his more astute readers. Yet Another Migration http://thenorthernspy.com/spySep2012.htm The Spy also migrates into a retina MacBook Pro, from (Snow) Leopard to Mountain Lion, and from Eudora to Thunderbird. The Server Shuffle http://thenorthernspy.com/spyAug2012.htm The Spy explains how to change cPanel web hosting accounts from one server to another with a relative minimum of grief. The Missing Link http://thenorthernspy.com/spyJul2012.htm The Spy works around an Apple Mail limitation and plugs Scrivener once more. Market drivers http://thenorthernspy.com/spyJun2012.htm The Spy gives his take on what really makes the economic world tick. Of Tools and their Weilders http://thenorthernspy.com/spyMay2012.htm A tool junkie discourses on human beings and the varieties of their tools, of generalists and specialists, the useful and the not so. Best ePublished SF of the 2003 http://www.arjaybooks.com/E-books/index.htm The Friends, volume two of The Interregnum wins EPPIE 2004 for best SF novel of 2003. The Northern Spy Archive http://thenorthernspy.com/archiveindex.htm All the Northern Spy articles are archived here by year and month. Arjay Enterprises provides a variety of services and information http://www.arjayenterprises.com Besides The Northern Spy, Arjay Enterprises also publishes opundo (a word garage of clean humour), and Sheaves Christian Resources. In addition, it offers name registrations and hosting. All services and sites are available through ArjayEnterprises.com.