2007 has been interesting, just like in 2006, I've met some interesting people, and done things that I didn't think I'd ever do... there have been some changes in my life, some good, some bad, but none the less, it's change.

I lost my grandfather, yes, I know it happens, but it was sudden, that was back in September.

I've seen people come and go at work, I've been promoted, been paid more, and still life goes on.

I met the best woman on the planet. I don't know where I'd be without her, she doesn't try and tell me what to do (well yeah, she does, but it's all in jest). She doesn't get why I'm with her, but she's insanely smart (she doesn't think so), she can handle my humor, she loves WWII, particularly the holocaust, we have the same general taste in movies with some differences, but no two people can be EXACTLY alike.

Who knows what 2008 has in store I'm sure it'll be a good one....

Here is the press release from Thinksecret...

December 20, 2007 - PRESS RELEASE: Apple and Think Secret have settled their lawsuit, reaching an agreement that results in a positive solution for both sides. As part of the confidential settlement, no sources were revealed and Think Secret will no longer be published. Nick Ciarelli, Think Secret's publisher, said "I'm pleased to have reached this amicable settlement, and will now be able to move forward with my college studies and broader journalistic pursuits."

Apple has been trying to sue Thinksecret for 'supposed' trade secrets. But technically everything they do is just 'rumor' and speculation site, and not actually passing on trade secrets. I don't get why Apple has to be a pain about this, but oh well.. hopefully Thinksecret will continue to cover Apple news none-the-less.

I've just finished setting up the new menus on my DVD and books pages. This is the first of a revamp of both sets of those pages. Not sure if I'll add any functionality, or just change the CSS so that they both have new color schemes. Most likely the latter. If there's anything that doesn't look right, let me know.

Here's the Web 2.0 Bubble... also a good Web 2.0 Primer

New Media Douchebags....

Dr. Pepper has decided to use the fame of 'Chocolate Rain' to create a Diet Chocolate Cherry Dr. Pepper. Here's the video

Now, as for people thinking this is fake, I assure you, it's not. Here are two photos showing the proof.

So I have purchased, played, and beaten the Simpsons Wii game.. There were some levels (Like Donut one), that sucked major, but overall it wasn't a bad game as long as you don't try and get everything the first go around... One thing I do like is the ability to go ahead and replay an episode. So you can go and get all of the extra things. One disappointing thing is that the gameplay between the versions (Xbox360, Playstation3, and Wii) do not match up. The Wii version doesn't allow an open area of play, like the 360 version does... odd... and there aren't the same levels between the two versions. There are many of the same levels, but there are some that aren't. I would recommend it to anybody who likes adventure/first person shooter/simpsons. It's definitely not "Hit & Run" but fun none-the-less.

So I've had Leopard for almost a week now, and I've only installed it on my iMac. I had originally installed onto an external hard drive, just to verify that all of my programs would work, and most of them did. One of the major programs that did not work was Talkshoe. Almost every other program has worked. XCode is excluded, since there's an updated Leopard version, which I haven't yet installed.

To see a rant on the supposed "Mac OS X Trojan F.U.D" head over to macgasm.net

On Friday at 6:00pm Local Time. You can pre-order it from the apple.com/store site, or you can (like myself) go to an apple store and pick up your copy. I will be buying the Leopard Family pack, which will allow for installation on five macs. Somethings I'd recommend doing, is to backup all of the files you don't want to lose, onto an external hard drive. And then perform the upgrade. Now there are several ways to do an upgrade, including a complete wipe and install.

My method is to install it onto an external hard drive, then load up all of the programs that I use and see how they run. If they all work, then I'll upgrade my systems to Leopard; But not until then.

I'll post on how it works once I get it done.