What drives the colorful Apple CEO? He’s happy to tell you. Compiled by Owen W. Linzmayer.<br /><strong>PLUS:</strong> Wired News’ full coverage of <a href=”http://blog.wired.com/apple_30/”>Apple’s 30th anniversary</a>.

Forcing Apple to open up its proprietary music platform may seem like meddlesome government at its worst. But hold the criticism. The threat of an iPod monopoly is as dangerous as it is real. Commentary by Leander Kahney.

Portable music players and earbuds can wreak havoc on vulnerable ears, but you can protect yourself. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.

Portable music players and earbuds can wreak havoc on vulnerable ears, but you can protect yourself. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.

It’s never been easier to assemble a versatile personal video recorder, but the entertainment industry is scheming to make DIY boxes less useful. One reporter tries building a homebrew TiVo clone. By Ryan Singel.

Last week’s Apple media event is more notable for what was left out of the product announcements than for what was included. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk. This column is available as a .