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Why did Apple want Mike Matas?

You know, why did Apple want Mike Matas? Are they planning some sort of hot Delicious like frontend to some sort of similar application… like maybe a video rental/purchasing app… are they planning something for a long rumored video service?

We might just find out this month. Roll on Paris


CNN | Military to go to New Orleans - Are we one step from savages?

You read some of the stories and realise for our civilization, we are still but one step away from savages.
This is a theory I’ve had for a long time, that under the wrong conditions, we would resort to primal behaviour. And sadly, many in the Hurrricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, are proving the theory.
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FT.com | Massachusetts State to drop MS Office

In a blow to Microsoft, the US state of Massachusetts has proposed open formats for all documents created or saved by employees of the state, hence alienating MS Office.
“The proposal, which is open for comment until the end of next week before it takes effect, would represent a big boost for open source software such […]


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Macworld | Tiger Secrets

Here’s a few decent tips and tricks for users of Mac OS X, Tiger. Some youumight already know but some other more obscure yet useful ones
Macworld: Feature: Tiger Secrets: System settings, Page 1


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Jer’s Novel Writer

I’ve looked at a fair few of the creative writing applications available for the Mac, tried a few, but none of them grabbed me. Yet with Jer’s, it grabbed my attention as soon it opened the read me. I was reaching for my wallet before I’d even tried it! (You can’t pay yet though, it’s […]


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