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I published a 2 song playlist (iMix) on the new iTunes Music Store...

HTTP error 448: Gone until you stop paying attention to people I dislike.

Design by fire: Gurus vs. Bloggers, in which the sites of the web usability gurus and the sites of popular bloggers are judged head-to-head.

John Gruber, a Mac-user and sometime developer, comments on Eric Raymond's recent Linux-usability rant. He makes some really good points. Desktop Linux is not going to grow in market share with any real speed until it's enjoyable to use. That means it looks good, gets out of your way when you want it to, and is right there with the right options when you need it. You know, kind of like a Mac.

Woohoo!! The first Beta of the new LaunchBar is out, and it's a doozy! It has a ton of features the author of this articlee found lacking, in that clean, unobtrusive interface I'm come to love and depend on.