• Taming a Mac Tech (12-23-04) Where Pat discusses life as a Mac technician, and how YOU can get the most performance out of that breed.
• DANGER, Will Robinson! (6-28-04) A new law on the block could make Mom a criminal...
• Instant Gratification and the Music Industry (8-15-03) iTMS hold-outs: A new meaning to blinded by science.
• Dali's Hand at Work (8-8-03) Insanity is not be linked to flesh and blood: Corporate entities may be vulnerable too!
• Trends and Commitments (8-1-03) On the ubiquity of information technology and the relevancy of Apple's creations.
• Built-In Obsolescence (7-11-03) Where Pat looks at how fast things change, and says "adios!" to Casady and Greene.
• Akesnay Oilway (2-28-03) Promises of Total Security for your computer? Sounds like Snake Oil to Pat.
• Sniffing at Airports (12-13-02) How secure is your wireless network?
• Luddite 0, Spaceman 1 (9-20-02) A few thoughts on recent Mac-on-PC rumors.
• Grr 101: Pat's Path To Feline Felicity (8-23-02) A few tips and guideline on preparing for and installing the Big Cat.
• Say Goodbye to Due Process (8-2-02) Where consumer rights go AWOL with help from the RIAA, MPAA and Bill H.R. 5211
• MWNY '02: Thunderbird! (7-18-02) Pat St-Arnaud. Steve, the expert showman announces the good and the worrisome.
• Critical Mess (7-12-02) What is the value of the media? What is to be gained and to be lost by excluding the media from an event like MWNY?
• Note from Dis (7-5-02) A look at the past, present, and consequences of software piracy.

Junkman Articles

• Cats, Colors, Career and the Infinite Loop (5-03-02) Pat reflects on the state of his technical skills in an increasingly OS X world.
• A Look At "Evolutionary Wars" (3-29-02) Pat takes a look at an addictive thinking person's game.
• Times, They Are A-Changin' (3-8-02) Lawyers. Lawyers everywhere!
• Critical Mass (1-22-02) While I am usually classified with the early adopters of technology, I will not update to OS X quite yet...
• MP3 — The Legal Way (9-24-01) Want guilt-free music? Look here...
• Budget Road Warrior (8-13-01) A Powerbook for $180? You bet!
• Summer Project: Build an MP3 Jukebox (7-2-01) What god is junk if you can listen to music with it.

Pat first computer was a Vic 20 and has been a Mac user since the Mac Plus. He owns and operates MTEQC, a Mac troubleshooting company in sun-bathed Montreal, as well as writing the occasional Op-ed and product reviews for Applelust. In past lives he was editor in chief for MacHome HotTips Weekly, CD editor for MacHome Journal, and financial expert for the Canadian government - which he swears is unrelated to the country's national debt.

junkman@appleust.com