Slow Weekend News

First up, let's get into boredom, as in "people are bored with all the MacIntel rumors."

Next, let's get into reality, and that people sometimes don't know what they are getting into. Especially when it comes to buying iPods. Good thing there was a good-looking guy available to enlighten the confused masses ready to shell out hundreds of dollars.

Another dose of reality. This time reality tells us that USA Today is just gosh darn not worth it. After one of their writers suffers a case of stupid, another one suffers a case of not-researching-well-enough. He may have heaped praises on the fifth-generation iPod, but writing "...iPodders at Apple have added TV to their music box, streaming Apple Store-supplied video onto a screen..." just makes you look dumb.

Let me add a twist of irony. Symantec's anti-virus for Mac actually helps viruses get into Mac PCs.

Lastly, let's finish off with let's-not-link-to-stories-about-Macs-in-the-dustbin-on-2006-stories attitude, of which things like those really irks TUAW.

Just some add-ons and extenders.

iPodDisk 1.0 beta1 has been released. This app allows you to copy off songs from your iPod to any PC. This is in the event of your PC's hard drive suddenly failing, or losing your portable or get it stolen.

Writely is an online word processor. It allows you to create a web document online and share it with other people. This does not work with Safari and the developrs say it's Safari's fault, not theirs.

Learn to tke control of your PC with PHP form MacTeens. That's it.

Shift through the zircons to get a diamond.

And that folks, is that. It's that time of year again where family members gather to celebrate another round of gluttony and gorging. Happy Holidays, everyone! Mind the cholesterol.