The Consumerist posted this story on their website today.  I have a passionate interest in stories about Microsoft propaganda against Linux and Apple because I just happen to use all three operating systems for my personal use.  The Mac OS is by far the most headache free out of the big three.  It simply works, and even when things go wrong, the fix is relatively simple.  Ubuntu is my favorite distro of Linux.  It has been fun watching the Ubuntu OS evolve over the years.  I can almost do anything on my Ubuntu rig that I can do on my Windows based PC.  The developers of Ubuntu have worked hard to narrow the gap between Linux and Microsoft.  Finally there is Microsoft Windows, the biggest fish in the pond.  Having been an IT tech for most of my career, Microsoft has helped pay my bills, because most companies use Windows exclusively. On a personal level, I have a love/hate relationship with Microsoft. There are a lot good things that Microsoft does right; however, there are just as many things that they do wrong.   I am glad that I decided to stick with XP 64 instead of upgrading to Vista.  I may eventually take the plunge and upgrade to Windows 7.  However, I won’t be one of those suckers listening to a sales pitch by a Best Buy sales guy.

Here is the Microsoft Propaganda that is brainwashing the Best Buy employees in your area.

Experienced consumers can see right through this phony assumption.

The consumer still end up getting hosed in the end by spending more money on worthless service plans.

This information is true; however, the Apple service has always been optional.

They fail to mention that more choices isn’t always a good thing if you are not informed.

Bar Graphs are kewl

I have to admit that this slide is true.  I do play all my pc games on the Windows OS.  However, I am going to let you in on a dirty little secret, you can run Windows XP on the Mac.  Truth be told, XP is more robust on Apple hardware.

Another bogus assumption

This final assumption is a reach, one of the things that irk with the Microsoft laptop commercials is that the laptops the user selects are usually an overpriced piece of crap.  If you did a comparision of the hardware that was selected versus the Apple laptops, common sense would dictate that you get more value from the Apple laptop.

Steve Jobs has returned from the mountain top to deliver his commandments for all the Apple fanboys in the world.  It appears that Apple will aggressively go after the flip market by adding a camera, speakers and additional memory to the Nano Ipod.  I think it is smart marketing decision by Apple to focus on revamping the Nano.  I personally will not buy a nano, because I already have an Ipod Touch and Iphone.  Speaking of the Ipod touch, it received a marginal upgrade, better processor, more memory 64gigs woohoo, and better video.  I am glad that I held on to my original 16g Ipod touch for two years.  I am currently using it for games, videos and my house music that I make for my gym workouts.  Upgrading to 64g makes sense now.  I am also anxiously waiting for the Iphone 4.0 or whatever they are going to call it because my two year agreement will have expired by then.It was good to see Steve Jobs make a public appearance, I expect to see Apple stock enjoy a little uptick after his public appearance today. If you are interested in reading all cool stuff Apple presented to today check out the whole story on Wired’s website..

I was cruising the web tonight when I ran across an article for new Iphone apps.  For those of us who own one of the Jesus phones, you know that you can never have to many apps.  The app store is an addiction that can’t be kicked.  You can go a few weeks without downloading an app; however, sooner or later an new app will grab your attention.  I admit that I am an addict, and I am not looking for a cure.

I am still not clear how Apples determines which apps get approved and which one don’t.  I suspect that they have a room full of monkeys throwing multi colored darts at a huge app board.  However, the app today that got my attention is from an article on Gizmodo website.  The name of the app is called BustedHot.  The app promises to add 5 photos of hot chicks each week.  I must admit, it’s a pretty damn cool idea, and I keep thinking that I need to start learning how to make iphone apps.  If you own a Jesus phone you know were to go and grab the app.