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Don is a great friend of mine who I respect and admire. He believes strongly in open computing and open standards. His fight for Mac acceptance is not based on fanaticism, but on facts. As a fellow Mac user, who has also worked with Windows and Linux for many years, I use a Mac not because I have to or because I don't know any other platform, but because I am confident that it is the best platform for me. If it isn't the best platform for you, I'd like to know. – andy

Murphy paid a visit to Jenny The Librarian, who we missed dearly, since early August. She explains what happens. Oy. [Scripting News]

[dws.]

Lock 'em down or lose 'em forever!!

Linux Worm Hits the Network. 'Slapper,' a worm that attacks Linux servers with a goal of infecting peer-to-peer networks, is on the loose and has infected thousands of machines. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News] [Mac Net Journal]

Really enjoying John Engler's weblog over at Inluminent.com. In the global sense, John is practically a neighbor, and we share a lot of the same interests. (including his selection of artwork for his weblog)

His site has a great collection of technology, business, marketing, and planning that makes a good weblog great. If you haven't visited Inluminent.com lately, I highly recommend it.

It's been a very slow week for posting. (or I guess I should say, non-existent week)

I'd like to know how YOU manage your time, stress, and activities when you get five too-many things tossed into the mix.

Two weeks ago, life was great and going along at a good clip. This past week has been a hellish nightmare. The upcoming week looks just as bleak.

The good news? Business is going great. More paying work that I know what to do with. Margins aren't high, but this is the time for customer acquisition.

Now, if I can only figure out where to start….

Sometimes, you have to make your own magic.

I just got back from my (hope to be daily) walk and I counted no less than 15 houses for sale in a roughly 2 mile distance. I can't help but think that these folks are either:1. Moving because they have lost their job and have to move to a less expensive abode?
2. Re-locating to another state because they couldn't find work here in Austin.Either way, it's not a pretty situation. I'm sure there are a few folks out there who are doing well and are moving on up in the world. Although, I'm sure that these are few and far between.It would be interesting to take a neighborhood survey and find out the number of people who have been laid off in the past two years. Some of my friends, who are highly talented and excellent folks, have been laid off up to 3 times!! It just doesn't make sense.WORLD ECONOMY, IF YOU ARE LISTENING. PLEASE RETURN TO A NORMAL STATE OF OPERATION. Thank you for the lesson in basic economics, home budgeting, self-appreciation, importance of family, and humility. We get it. Honestly. Now, can we please go back to work?

Google SearchThis weekend I added the ability to search my weblog using Google's free search offering. I was a bit concerned that I would not be able to search all of my content due to the delay between indexing times. Good News!! The content I posted Friday afternoon is now visible via Google. That means that the delay is just over 48 hours. Since my weblog shows 7 days of content, I don't see any issue in using Google for my primary site search.As Fuzzy would say, “Thanks, Goog!!”

Waves In Motion – a FileMaker Pro solutions company.Cool wares. Looking forward to trying out several of them.http://www.wmotion.com/

Homemade Dot-Mac with OS Xhttp://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/08/09/homemade_dotmac.html

Setting up a Site Server with Jaguarhttp://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/08/23/jaguar_server.html