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 A blog is supposed to be semi-personal, sort of meandering and just falling short of loudmouth pontificating, right? I mean RIGHT? Maybe youse all didn’t get the memo. Well I did. In any case, having had the recent occasion to have a few days sitting on, er, my easy chair and watching my life go by I got caught in a life and death wrangle that involved: moving images. You know, video, film, cinema, image projection and all its attendant witchcraftery. On the one hand the advance of modern story telling has been greatly aided and abetted by the technological advances that have made getting our stories told in more and better formats even possible, on the other hand I’m not sure that this is advancing the cause. Especially if that cause is: the general health and welfare of our commonwealth.

 In Las Vegas this morning, I sat down for a half-hour or so with Apple's Director, Pro Video Product Management, Richard Townhill, hoping to clear up a few details about Final Cut Studio 2, which was released yesterday to an enthusiastic crowd.

Anyone have $5,000 to spare so Roman can go buy an eight-core Mac?

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The new My Alerts service on the iTunes Store could be an amazing marketing tool for Apple and hugely convenient for iTunes users. (Notice we said "could be.") Here's what's wrong with it - and how Apple can make things right.

Rik shares quotes from ancient issues of MacUser and Macworld. The far-away days of June 1987 can teach us a lot about today - and provide a laugh or two, as well.

Will my fatherly iPod denial last much longer in the face of facts that seem to say, “your hearing is perfectly safe with us”?

Cable, satellite, broadcast TV - all passé. Internet TV is where it's at.

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Mac users, rejoice! Google Desktop is now available for the Mac! But, wait - can't Spotlight do all that stuff anyway? Yes, and no. Leslie provides a first look at Google Desktop for Mac.

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Productivity tips are all well and good. But let's talk about the latest and greatest UNproductivity apps instead.

A guy in a band wonders if guys in bands should be happy about the recent Apple-EMI lovefest.