I've tried OS X out. I'm not drooling. I've tried several flavors of Linux. Still I use Windows as the primary operating system. Why? It's all about preference. I prefer to play one or two games without having to set it all up again. I prefer to have everything in a certain place so I don't have search for this or that and can just instinctively click or use keyboard shortcuts.

It is not about reliability, it hasn't crashed on me in a very long time. It's not about beauty, it gets the job done. It is about ease of use, and that ease of use comes from knowing the ins and outs of every little thing and being able to get what I want without having to work hard to get it.

I have lotion for the burning.

Tuck's pads came to mind Joseph ........... LOL

I might try that. The lotions leaves greasy stains.

I heard Macs now call home like windows does Looks like Steve and his crew are copying Bills setup
http://www.tuaw.com/2006/07/04/mac-os-x-10-4-7-phones-home/

It only for the update of the Widgets dock , no snooping

They say. I'm not very pleased with this news.

me neither , but what are you going to do ???
I did a search on my Mac for that and it came up with nothing

Well... Nothing.

Hey.. It's a feature.

I also went and did the Termal shut down thing they said to do and it shows I dont have that file in my system , so I am not going to worry about it

Right now, it is. I just worry about where Apple might take this as their OS becomes more popular.

Yes, finally we have something in common. You are becoming like a windows user, ignore it and it shall go away.

I hope they don't go the route traveled by so many others. Hopefully they'll "think different".

I hope so. Of course, I would prefer they think differently.

Yet not incongruously

http://ifrogz.com/
Pretty cool - Design your own ipod Covers and click wheel Not sure if they support the Ipod Mini though

The Ifrogz site just added Ipod Mini cases to their lineup so I ordered a radioactive one that was popular among the premade cases

I've had two nice leather cases, and I haven't really been able to use any of them. The plastic over the click wheel was too thick to pick up my finger movements. What's the point if I have to make the effort to take it out of the case just to select an item in a menu.

It looks pretty.