OSX Lion. A first look (at 2 AM)

Just upgraded to OSX Lion. A very slick interface. Quick Review: 1. Launchpad. Solved previously by Alfred in the GUI, and bash aliases on the command line. 2. Mission Control. Eye-candy. Will probably use it until I get tired of all the moving windows, and stick to Cmd+arrow keys to switch desktops. Maybe normal users will find it useful. But then, most people don’t want anything that increases their workflow complexity.

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Biting the "Mac" Bullet

I did it! I finally went out and bought myself a mac. I didn’t waver. No! Not this time. I knew exactly what I wanted, and I was going to get it, come what may! I have to confess that I have been pretty critical of Apple andits policies. I still am. Nothing has changed my opinion of Apple as a company, in particular, it’s marketing team. The ipod touch price changes lead me to those conclusions.

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