“Hi, I’m an Obama.” “And I’m a Clinton.”

So, the NYT ran a story yesterday comparing Obama to a Mac and Clinton to a PC.
This feels about right to me. There is something very Mac-ish about Obama, though it’s difficult to put my finger on. The NYT article is discussing the styles of their websites and other campaign web presences, but I think [...]

Software Geekery: Switching to Ubuntu?, Songbird, Flock and more

I am a died-in-the-wool, kool-aid drinking Mac fanatic. Most of you who know me are aware of this. However, as Apple has grown its market share recently, it has started making some curious moves, including filing for a patent on a built-in piece of spyware that acts curiously like Windows Genuine Advantage, calling back to [...]

“Hi, I’m a Mac. I’m a PC. And I’m Linux.”

I love this video (found on a thread at the Whitechapel board). It’s so true.
I also like the video because it simply, and humorously illustrates what the Open Source community is all about. Nice. Simple. and Short. We need more Burst Culture like this in the Open Source movement. Information and [...]

Do you really need Microsoft when you have a Mac?

Okay. People who know me know I am a complete, dyed-in-the-wool, come-back-for-a-second-cup-of-the-Kool-Aid Machead. I’ll admit it. I am also a Microsoft-hater. Writing a dissertation on a Dell box running Windows Me will do that to you. However, I’ve used Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac since I bought my PowerBook back in ‘04.
I’ve never been happy [...]