Say “vwat” if you want to unpimp your Mac

Yesterday, the Apple world was atwitter (not to mention WallStreet) with the release of BootCamp, the dual boot utility that will let you load Windows XP onto an Intel Mac. As you know, I am an Apple enthusiast. This is good news. Maybe I will have an audience for my software.

Why is it good for Apple? They are a hardware vendor. More people buy Macs the more they profit. Apple is hoping for spill over affect. Come for the XP stay for the OS X. Also, games. Want Apple games? Here’s XP. Suckas!

Anyhow, I really can spout off on this but it’s best to let the Apple pundits take care of the brilliance of this move.

Update:
Here’s some more good info on whether to buy Apple stock. It seems that Apple is going to go big this summer. Continuing on the XP as the “New Classic” here and here.

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CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE,VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA

@mixmail.com

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
TINUBU SQUARE LAGOS

From the Desk Of:
Prof Charles Soludo
Executive Governor (CBN)

Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/05

ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR.

THIS IS AN OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF FUNDS DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME AND IT IS NOT A SALES SOLICITATION.

I am professor Charles.c. Soludo governor, central bank of Nigeria ( CBN ). The mentioned bank is known for the safekeeping of special and valuable packages and baggage in trust for reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy.

We work in collaboration with top firms and Governments of various countries as we have earned a name as a service whose hallmarks in reliability and confidentiality are revered. International missions and Embassies of the world have used our services to satisfaction.

A benefactor whose identity can not be disclosed because of the Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement that was signed with the said benefactor when the funds were being deposited in the Central Bank of Nigeria, made you the beneficiary of a package containing some amount of money and stated clearly that you should only be contacted when the time signed for it to be in our care elapses and the time has already elapsed that is why you are being contacted.

The Non Circumvention and Non Disclosure Agreement signed with the benefactor mandates us to fully divulge and disclose the benefactor’s identity 18 months after you, the beneficiary has received the funds.

i shall reconfirm to you are fully free of any liens, or encumbrances and are clean, clear and non-criminal origin and are available in the form of CASH.

You are hereby advised to reconfirm your Full Contact
Information for verification with information contained in our computer database as well as other relevant information in the format stated below so that the funds would be arranged by the deplomats who will be moving the funds from the Central Bank of Nigeria to be brought to you.

The Diplomats shall accompany you to your bank (if you want them to) to deposit the funds in your name and submit all documentations of proof of the origin of the funds in other to exonerate you from any form of investigations or interrogation and to authenticate the fact that the funds are clean and has no links whatsoever with either drugs or terrorism.

The Requested Information is to ensure that no mistake or error is made and it should be forwarded

in the manner stated below:

Your Full Name: ______________________________

Your Complete Address (Physical Address with Zip Code not
P.O.BOX) : ______________________________

Name of City of Residence: ____________________

Name of Closest Airport to City of
Residence:___________________________

Direct Telephone Number:
____________________________________

Mobile
Number:_______________________________________________

Fax
Number:______________________________________________________

Finally your age and sex very impotant too please note this.

The Contact Numbers are very necessary because the number would be called before the funds would be handed over to the Deplomats so as to ensure that the package is handed over to the right person.So, it is mandatory you send your Direct Telephone Number preferably your Mobile or Cell Phone Number.

Complete the above and send back to me through my E-mail address below as soon as possible.

Congratulations

PROFESSOR CHARLES C. SOLUDO,
GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

PRIVATE E-MAIL:( prof_charles888@yahoo.com)

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Audio book of Sarah Vowell’s Assassination Vacation

The Daily Show’s blog on Live Journal discusses the audio book version of Sarah Vowell’s Assassination Vacation. The post discusses Jon Stewart’s involvement with the audio version. He plays President Garfield. And very funny at that. His was the funniest part of the entire audio book. I found the book to be funny, but every time Jon Stewart read a line I was cracking up. Now, I listened to it in the car stuck in traffic, and it must have been a site to see: me laughing with tears in my eyes alone in the car banging the steering wheel with glee. You should try to catch Sarah Vowell’s appearance on the Daily Show when she was shilling her book. I have it tivoed if you need it.(I think I have blogged about this already.)

Did you get that memo?

After reading this, I had to watch it all over again. Found me the memo(pdf). Made sure I had put coversheets (pdf) on my TPS reports. Laughed. And don’t forget the flair. Office Space is a great movie about work. The essence of the software drudgery. Also, the mind-numbing dumbness of Chotchkes and being a server. I have done both.