I know I give Apple users a hard time about their security, but don’t think I don’t secretly harbor a desire for one of my own! (I do!)

MacWorld’s been underway and the news coming out just keeps getting better and better!

Yesterday, Steve Jobs announced that he is ill with a “hormone imbalance” and will be staying on the job.  (Source:  Steve Jobs Sick but Stays on as Apple CEO)  Jobs is a survivor of pancreatic cancer - which is miraculous in itself! So, we extend to you our best wishes, intentions, and prayers for recovery Steve!

Today, we get the word that iTunes Store has gone DRM free as of March! WOOT! WOOT!

For those of you who do not understand the DRM acronym, it stands for Digital Rights Management and has been a thorn in our side since companies like Apple and Microsoft decided to control our digital rights for us by not allowing us to move anything we paid for - lest we be pirating something.

Kudo’s to iTunes and Apple!

You know, I believe in Karma or “what goes around comes around.” And I’m of the belief that if you set out to steal from someone else, someone will do the same to you.  And yes, I’ve shared stuff I shouldn’t have - I think we all have. But since my “enlightenment” if you will, I’ve been paying for everything and I highly resented the block on stuff I paid for.  So, guess where I’m going to be buying more of my music? iTunes Store!

To see the rest of the iTunes store announcements, plus the new pricing structure, visit:  ITunes Store goes DRM-Free

Software manufacturers like politics, makes strange bedfellows!

Imagine my surprise to see this upon initializing my Java update the other day:

I remember not long ago, that they were pushing the Google Toolbar on us.

Makes you wonder how much Microsoft is paying them to slide that bad boy in there?

I just gotta say, it’s bad enough we have to watch out for malware purveyors, but why must we continue to have to watch trusted software manufacturers? From this sneaky bastage to the crap Microsoft tries to install on our machines with their supposed updates.  ENOUGH!

That being said, I haven’t forgotten about the blocking ads tutorial. I’m working on it. Will be posting the link here shortly!

Hope you had a wonderful holiday! Welcome back to reality!

Happy 2009! It’s a great new year!

We were told that many visitors could not see our three columns and that the right side column was falling to the very bottom. So, I redesigned it.

Betcha didn’t know I could do WordPress templates, did ya?

Can you guess what’s next on the list?

Did you also notice our new logo for our new image! What do you think of it?

I’ve also had some outstanding help from my tweeple on twitter as far as what’s wrong with the site and our marketing! Thanks Tweeple! So, there’s going to be some more exciting things happening here.  (Wait until you all get your January Newsletters!)

Well, while you’re waiting for the changes to be revealed, if you want a custom design, contact me! I can match your site or give you something totally different!

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More soon!
Debbie