Apple Mac OS X Tiger vs. Windows XP

XvsXP.com :: Mac OS X Tiger vs. Windows XP

For anyone contemplating buying a new computer in the near future would do worse than check out this site. It's a very reasonable comparison between Mac's Operating System and the more popular Windows, being evenhanded as far as it is possible to be.
The only negative aspect of the site is that the entire comparison is still not complete, yet both companies are gearing up to release their next installment within the next year (Apple OS X 10.5 and Windows Vista).
Anyone contemplating a new machine at this stage may as well wait until both new platforms are released and make their judgment then.

Microsoft manufacture rocks now.

Apparently Microsoft have been sending rocks to everyone on their mailing list. Something about not allowing software pirates to hide under them.
I won't mention the excessive wealth the company must have in order to afford such a pretentious stunt, but I have heard reports that the equipment has been known to crash unexpectedly, and is subject to dozens of viruses, and other security alerts already. Microsoft is also charging extortionate amounts for the extra software you need in order to turn said rocks into paper-weights - it's against company policy to let their hardware perform it's logical function for free.



Microsoft Stone XP 2006 Home Edition.

David Blaine, categorically not an amphibian

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Blaine fails in water record bid
So David Blaine failed in his attempt to break the World record for holding your breath underwater.
After living for a week submerged in water, he attempted the feat.
The previous record was apparently 8 minutes and 58 seconds.
However, I would like to question that statment. There are people in the Titanic who haven't breathed for 94 years.

The most exciting new release of the year?

Chart commentary - most exciting release of the year

Anyone familiar with the Dotmusic of Yore (now known as Yahoo! Music), would no doubt be aware of James Masterson's weekly column based on the latest chart. This guy seems to have an encyclopedic knowledge of the British Top 40, including it's entire history.
Every week he makes comments on the state of affairs in the charts, such as this week's biggest selling record not actually being present on any chart. Being a five track E.P., Arctic Monkeys' 'Who the fuck are the Arctic Monkeys?' is not eligible to be included in the three-track max singles chart.
However, this past few weeks, he has begun tagging up 'the most exciting release of the year,' while failing to mention what it is (this is a year that has boasted the scrumptious release of Crazy by Gnarles Barkley, so this would need to be a pretty special release indeed). It is due for release on the 22nd May.
Any speculation as to the identity of the track is most welcome.

meet me in st. louis x

meet me in st. louis x
Another band on the cusp of big things is Meet Me in St. Louis. Heavily influenced by At The Drive-In, and other bands notable for their raw energy, St. Louis have already founded quite a following for themselves. One of the striking things about the band is their practice of having extremely long names for their work, (notable examples are; 'What happened to you Dylan? you used to be someone I could trust,' 'We need to act like we don't need this shit, then they give us the shit for free')
They release their debut E.P., 'Promise Me That We'll Never Be Like Them...EP' on 29th May.
http://www.myspace.com/meetmeinstlouis