Are nerds born or are they made? The author of "American Nerd" discusses the history of the geek, from greasy-haired overachiever to Dungeons & Dragons lover to blogging hipster.
By Eryn Loeb May 20, 2008
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If Apple employees dispatched to China are "being sent to Mordor," then who is Sauron?
By Andrew Leonard
September 14, 2007
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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates take the stage at a tech conference and come off more like old pals than business rivals.
By Scott Rosenberg
May 31, 2007
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Now the Apple CEO says he would gladly sell songs without digital restrictions, if the record companies let him. That's hardly a brave defiance, and besides, I don't believe him.
By Cory Doctorow
February 23, 2007
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With his usual rock 'n' roll swagger, Steve Jobs introduced Apple's new iPhone. But is the $500 phone more than another cell job?
By Farhad Manjoo
January 10, 2007
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Digital rights management is a joke. A manifesto from Apple's CEO.
By Andrew Leonard
February 6, 2007
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Apple's ingenious music player is 5 years old -- gorgeous, exciting, tempting. So why do I often wish it had never been invented?
By Farhad Manjoo
October 23, 2006
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Apple's minuscule new iPod is big on style, but how will it play after all the hype?
By Farhad Manjoo
September 8, 2005
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My Irrational Bitch side was wreaking havoc with my life -- until I told my computer to remind me that it was that time of month.
By L.J. Williamson
February 7, 2005
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Weary of spyware, tired of virus attacks, a nation turns its lonely eyes to ... Apple?
By Farhad Manjoo
January 31, 2005
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Cheap, small and beautiful: The Mac Mini that premiered this week at Macworld is a computer for the cost-conscious techno-aesthete.
By Farhad Manjoo
January 12, 2005
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Andy Hertzfeld's collection of stories about the legendary creation of the Macintosh is full of details only an engineer could love -- and that's why it works.
By Andrew Leonard
January 11, 2005
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Our iconic whiz kids -- Gates, Case and Jobs -- debut new, mellower versions. Plus: What Hillary really didn't know.
By Tina Brown
June 5, 2003
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Apple's new online music-buying system is everything Napster promised to be -- cheap, easy and, best of all, legal.
By Farhad Manjoo
April 29, 2003
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The marketing magician strikes again, with a Time cover story singing hosannas to a product on the very day of its public unveiling.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
January 7, 2002
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Apple fans demand nothing less than "insanely great." But is it even possible to be a revolutionary anymore?
By Thomas Summerall
December 19, 2000
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The new Macintosh operating system may annoy both geeks and rookies.
By Daniel Drew Turner
November 2, 2000
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Apple's new operating system has learned a few tricks from Microsoft -- and added some neat features of its own.
By Janelle Brown
October 25, 2000
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Even if he did try to stop publication of a biography about him, there's a lot to admire about the Apple CEO, says author Alan Deutschman.
By Janelle Brown
October 11, 2000
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How the comeback kid remade Apple -- from the "Think Different" campaign to a "loose lips sink ships" reign of terror.
By Alan Deutschman
October 11, 2000
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The author of "Music for Torching" recommends five books for the information-addled.
By A.M. Homes
May 8, 2000
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Hillary cuts the "virtual ribbon" on a new Web company and shakes down dot-com millionaires for their support.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
March 30, 2000
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Experts wonder whether Apple's Mac OS X will be the New Coke of computer-interface design.
By Scott Rosenberg
January 26, 2000
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Is Jobs' new Internet strategy turning Apple into a playground for newbies?
By Donna Ladd
January 21, 2000
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Rosa Parks, David Duke, Steve Wozniak, Camille Paglia, Al Franken -- and dozens more -- talk about what inspires and frightens them about the political year ahead.
By Michael Alvear
January 10, 2000
The beauty of the geek
One iPhone to rule them all
Apple hearts Microsoft
Steve Jobs' iTunes dance
Going mobile
iPod: I love you, you're perfect, now change
Another tiny revolution
How Bill Gates cured my PMS
Hallelujah, the Mac is back
A Mac for the masses
Insanely geeky
When gearheads go gray
I have seen the future of music and its name is iTunes
Praise be to Steve Jobs
The age of computer heroes is over
Apple gilds the lily
Mac OS X: As Windows as you wanna be
The once and future Steve Jobs
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