From Charlie’s Diary (Charlie Stross):There are several good arguments for not using Apple’s computers. For one thing, they’re expensive; no cheap netbooks here. If money was all there was to it, I’d stick to generic cheap PCs — and indeed, I have run PCs in the past.Are... Read More »

Remember coffee before Starbucks? Coffee used to cost pennies, now costs dollars. What did Starbucks do to convince people to drive out of their way, stand in line, wait for coffee to be made, then shell out $4 for the privilege? Mike Elgan thinks Apple is doing the same thing.Starbucks transformed... Read More »

If you’re waiting for the latest and greatest new car, wait a little longer. These are the 6 to consider. From CNN Money:Lincoln MKX: Besides a new, more flowing design with Lincoln’s signature “bow wave” grill, the MKX crossover gets a new 305-horsepower 3.7-liter V6 engine.... Read More »

If you’re a fan of Apple’s highly successful and endearing Get a Mac commercials, AdWeek has them all in one place. From 2006 to the last of 2009.We know how you love Apple’s “Get a Mac” ads with John Hodgman and Justin Long. So, here are all 66 TV spots (plus the 90-second... Read More »

Just when you thought it was safe to live in your own home, a Santa Fe man who claims to suffer from electromagnetic allergies is suing his neighbor. Why? From the Santa Fe Reporter:Arthur Firstenberg, the plaintiff, has been sleeping at friends’ homes or in his car to avoid the electromagnetic... Read More »

What happens when a designer’s company goes out of business and he becomes unemployed? Etsy and a gallery of stickers for MacBook users.My favorite:... Read More »

From Mac360’s review of Evernote, and from my It Pays To Read The Fine Print department comes the Terms of Service agreement at Evernote:Accordingly, by using the Service and posting Content, you grant Evernote a license to display, perform and distribute your Content, and to modify and reproduce... Read More »

Football makes for strange bedfellows. And exciting drama. Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Brett Favre retired. Then came out of retirement. Then retired again. Then came out of retirement. Again. Lane Kiffin was hired to run the Oakland Raiders and ran them to a 5-15 record, and a big mess. He... Read More »

It’s just a matter of time before Avatar becomes the highest grossing (most popular) movie ever. The regular movie is stunning. The 3D version only more so. From Movie News & Gossip:Vatican newspaper and radio station are criticizing James Cameron’s 3-D blockbuster for flirting with... Read More »

From the Associated Press:Sarah Palin, former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, will return to her broadcast roots and take her conservative message to Fox News as a regular commentator.From Sarah Palin:I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management... Read More »

Ouch.A Swiss court has slapped a wealthy speeder with a chalet-sized fine — a full $290,000. Judges at the cantonal court in St. Gallen, in eastern Switzerland, based the record-breaking fine on the speeder’s estimated wealth of over $20 million. A statement on the court’s Web site... Read More »

Michael Wolff on Google’s iPhone killer, the Nexus One:I don’t get Nexus One, the Google phone. It seems like an expression of terrible ambivalence. All these expectations, all these competitive impulses, so they had to do something.Why? And What?The phone would be the next elemental... Read More »