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While I know there’s two sides to every story, there’s enough negativity surrounding Microsoft on this issue that I just don’t care to hear their side. Sigh.

TUAW Tip: Stationery Pad option makes a template of any file – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

One of the neat little features built in to OS X that makes it a pleasure to use. There are tons of hidden gems on the Mac that I find almost every day. Compare that to Windows, where the only gems you find is what crapware snuck into your system from the last website you visited.

Jeff Jones Security Blog : July 2007 – Operating System Vulnerability Scorecard

Jeff Jones, who makes a living for himself as a security consultant, has released a scorecard for operating systems as they stood around July 2007.

Not surprisingly, the charts are fodder for everyone to bolster their arguments about which OS is better, which therefore just doesn’t prove much at all… except perhaps the definition of the word “futility.”

iWeb has me all hot and bothered. You see, I really, really like the simplicity of it. I’m irritated, however, by its reliance on .Mac. I don’t have a .Mac account yet because… well… I don’t truly own a Mac for myself. I will soon, but I don’t yet. I’m keeping myself away from those special Apple anemities until I actually lay down some greenbacks and feel the full pain.

I’ve heard on several occasions the past few days from various podcasts that Apple is missing the boat on a market segment for businesses – those folks that want to tear apart PC’s and work on them themselves.

Gee… didn’t I post something about that a while back? Now why am I not a celebrated blogger? Har har!

Apple beats Microsoft at its own Open XML game

Couldn’t have said it better myself. I like it when I agree with people who are paid to analyze this stuff.

So lots of people are buzzing away about the new iMacs. That’s great. I’m happy about the new iMacs – they are certainly compelling. If the midrange 20″ runs half as well as this 3rd-gen Macbook Pro that landed in my possession yesterday, it’ll absolutely rock the hizzouse.

I would like to point out though – there are several quieter announcements that are a little more compelling – at least to me. For instance, the Airport Extreme Base Station now has all gigabit wired ports instead of 10/100. That’s pretty huge to lots of folks I’m sure. Oh, and it’s the same price.

Wow, okie I suck. I’ve not been posting in a while, I realize this – but to look over my Adsense and see that I had *2* page impressions yesterday? Hahahaha wow.

Sorry I’ve been MIA folks. I’ve been quite busy. This is the obligatory, “Sorry my blog sucks, but I’ve not given it much attention lately.” By the time I get to Seattle, WA this afternoon, I will have clocked in about 62 hours on the day job this week. It’s things like this that keep me away. I’m sure you understand. If you don’t understand, tough.

MacDailyNews – ChangeWave study predicts ‘transformation’ in Apple Mac market share

This is precisely the same thing I’ve been saying. This has been the year of Apple… and it seems to be going nowhere but up. Those steadfast PC users who aren’t learning Macs could find themselves with diminishing relevance in the IT market.

Wake up.

I love the ‘net. Only on the net can you say things and expect them to haunt you months, or even years later. Hell, I may be eating crow in a matter of minutes for calling Mary Jo Foley an idiot for claiming Apple licensed Exchange ActiveSync – and I’ll be proud to do it.

Somehow though, I get the feeling that Steve Ballmer will not be so proud of this 2:20 clip when Friday rolls around.