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This is the personal Twitter account of Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus, retired American writer and raconteur and enthusiastic woodworking artist.
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Happy Trails to You

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By Bob LeVitus Verified
| The Mac Observer Verified
This is my final column before I retire. Since I don’t want to waste a single word, let’s dive right in. Did We Party Like It Was 1999? On December 31, 1999, I said, “It’s only fitting that I end the year, decade, and century with a column that looks to the future. What kinds of stuff will Apple be selling us in the year 2010?” Sadly, I got most of it wrong.
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After 26 years, Dr. Mac signs off

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By Bob LeVitus Verified
| Houston Chronicle Verified
Sadly, I got most of it wrong. While Macs did indeed get better, faster, and cheaper over the next decade, I predicted that by 2010, 21-inch flat-panel displays with up to 150 pixels per inch would become ubiquitous at prices below $1,000. The reality was a lot more pixels per inch at much lower prices. I also missed by a mile when I predicted wearable Mac goggles would appear by 2007 at prices “north of $10,000.” (I’m still waiting.) In my Feb.
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My Penultimate Column

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By Bob LeVitus Verified
| The Mac Observer Verified
I’ve been writing this column for 20+ years — more than 500 columns and a quarter of a million words — and much as I love doing it, my wife and I are ready to retire, so my next column will be my last. This has been the best gig I’ve ever had, and before I go, I wanted to thank y’all for making it possible. I’d like to spend my last few column inches with a stroll down memory lane.
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