activeRenderer Beta 7 Release Notes. The activeRenderer beta team currently is 23 members strong, and sending me great feedback. You're welcome to join, just send me a note [img] .

Here are the modifications in the latest beta release, taking into account the feedback of version 1.0 beta 6: [read more] [s l a m]

Dvorak: Mac is 'an old hound that can't hunt' [MacCentral]

Coursey picks OS X over Linux [MacCentral]

I Got the iBook ... And I am in Awe... Of How Good it Is.

I Got the iBook ... And I am in Awe... Of How Good it Is

The iBook I mentioned a day or so ago arrived and I gave it to my partner and walked her through it.  By about 2 minutes in I was impressed, by the 5th minute I was fascinated and by the 7th minute I was in awe.  Everything from the OOBE (out of the box experience) right down to the littlest details like the screen savers was just plain, well, perfect.  And for all the people that have commented negatively about the eye candy (the animations when things launch) --- loved it!  I honestly don't think I have ever been so impressed by a computer.  Maybe when I saw the Mac for the first time perhaps.  It was just that good.  I'm still just grinning from it.

You should note that I am a die hard Windows PC guy.  I've made commercial software for Windows boxes, and even for DOS boxes (yup) ever since 1987.  And this is the first time that I have ever even considered Apple a viable alternative.  Heck, it's not just viable -- it's a good alternative.  Take a look at Apple's new switch campaign and take it seriously: http://www.apple.com/switch

Oh and my partner?  Did she like it?  How'd she feel?  I've never seen someone so enthralled by a computer.  She's just in love. 

Oh and Kudos to Stephen Pierce of www.pcconnection.com for getting it to me on time and without any pain at all. 

Apple iBook.  Strongly Recommended.  Two Thumbs Up and Snap.  Add Superlatives Here.
It's Just a Wonderful Machine.

P.S.  I just saw an Apple Switch to the Mac about 10 minutes after writing this.  Nicely done!

[The FuzzyBlog!]

Columnists: OS X vs. Linux, Apple's future [The Macintosh News Network]

Very, Very Cool: The Essential Blogging Cover is Available!.

Very, Very Cool: The Essential Blogging Cover is Available!

We (the authors) have known about this for a bit of time but we couldn't disclose.  Given that I am very much a cat person, I'm so pleased with this cover graphic.  And, yes, it's now my desktop back drop.

Thanks Nat!  (Nat was the editor who pulled all of us authors towards the finishing line.  And if you think this was like herding cats ....)

[The FuzzyBlog!]

iBlog v0.8.3. - iBlog allows users to post messages to a weblog using Blogger XML-RPC API. Version changes: iBlog is now scriptable (includes sample AppleScript). It can also now handle posts beyond 1024 characters, offers a new interface, and adds iTSE (iblog text substitution engine). Requests are now made in the background, a History feature and Tools Menu have been added, plus an online Newbie Central database is now available to provide an ever growing community dedicated to help the new user with FAQs, documents, how-tos, and more. [MacScripter.net] [AppleScript Info]

Adobe updates Photoshop 7.0 Scripting plug-in [The Macintosh News Network]