Every machead in San Francisco liked Macworld a lot...
But the Enderle, who lived just north of the bay, Did NOT!
The Enderle hated Macworld! The whole Macworld season!
Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason.

It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right.
It could be, perhaps, that his ass was too tight.
But I think that the most likely reason of all
May have been that his brain was two sizes too small.

But, whatever the reason, his brain or his crack,
He stood there Macworld Eve, hating the Mac,
Staring down from his cubicle with a sour, Enderle frown
At the warm lighted windows below in their town.

For he knew every Machead down in San Francisco
Was busy now, updating to the latest iPhoto
"And they're booting their iBooks!" he snarled with a sneer,
"Tomorrow is Macworld! It's practically here!"

The Enderle Who Stole Macworld

It's been rumored for a while. Looks like Apple has finally pulled the trigger on their new Start Page. What do you think of the new look?

Apple's New Start Page

I take my PowerBook with me just about anywhere I go. I use it during the day to make a living and I use it in the evening to work on personal projects (such as this web page). With all the traveling me and my PowerBook do, it's imperative that I have a good bag or case in which to carry it.

Until recently, I used a Matias Laptop Armor case to carry around my PowerBook and a precious few accessories. And that was the problem — there wasn't a lot of room in this case to carry around the incidentals that I needed for every day computer use. Laptop Armor provided excellent protection against damage to my machine, but after putting the mouse and power adapter into two inner pockets, the side of the case bulged out and I just knew that those two things were pressing up against the lid of my PowerBook, which seems like something bad. After the power adapter and mouse, there was no more room for anything else in the case, and I needed those other things. The Laptop Armor just wasn't going to do what I needed.

After watching a friend's PowerBook accidentally plummet to the floor in the Cincinnati Apple Store last year when a strap on his bag broke, I wanted something that would protect my own computer from such disastrous damage, but I also wanted something that provided plenty of room with lots of pockets to hold small bits and pieces. I knew RadTech had a selection of such items, and John Grzeskowiak and the RadTech staff had always treated me great, so I decided to solicit an opinion from him.

His suggestion: RadTech's MacTruck and Curve shoulderbag.

Read the complete review at aaronadams.net.

Apple has started a new Affiliate program - this one for .Mac.

You can try .Mac free for 60 days. If you sign up to .Mac through the link above or the tile on the left, Your Mac Life gets a commision.

Apple released Security Update 2004-12-02 -- for Mac OS X 10.3.6 and Mac OS X 10.2.8, both client and server versions -- via Software Update and the Web. If you haven't yet installed the 10.3.6 or 10.2.8 Updates, this Security Update will not appear in Software Update.

(As always, before installing an update, make sure you have a recent backup so that, when and if things go south, you can restore your previous setup)

Apple Security Updates

After announcing on Wednesday that the Canadian iTunes Music Store had been postponed, Apple Computer Inc. has quietly launched the store.

(and don't forget to use the Your Mac Life iTMS link on the left hand side to make your purchases!)

Apple Opens iTunes Music Store in Canada

Apple Computer Inc.'s hugely successful iTunes music downloading system is about to launch in Canada, establishing a powerful competitor to the Internet-based music services already in place in this country.

Alistair Mitchell, co-chief executive officer of Puretracks' owner Moontaxi Media, said he thinks iTunes' arrival in Canada will be “good news” for the whole industry.

“If you put three grocery stores on the same corner, everyone benefits,” he said. “It's going to drive a lot of excitement around the whole space.”

(Man...this guy is spinning faster than a top. Yes, "everyone benefits" but not the store owners.)

Apple to Press Play on iTunes in Canada

Apple Computer is taking its retail act north of the border. The Mac maker confirmed to CNET News.com on Friday that it plans to open a store in Toronto in mid-2005.

The company currently sells its gear at 450 independent retail locations in Canada. An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment on the company's Canadian retail plans beyond the Toronto location.

The move continues an overseas expansion that began in Japan and continues with this weekend's opening of a store in London. Two more U.K. stores are also planned for next year, Apple executives said at a press tour of the London store.

Apple hinted that its European plans are likely to take it beyond the British Isles. "We clearly didn't come to Europe just for the U.K.," retail executive Ron Johnson said at the London event. "You'll have to stay tuned."

Apple Plans Toronto Retail Store

Macworld UK has posted pics of the new store in London. New London Store Pics

I will make my way to Regent St. and park my spot. I imagine I should be within the first 5 people in line for the 10:00am Saturday opening. The weather is going to be nice and cold.

Nice... What is he on about? It's going to be zero degrees Celsius! This guy is planning to be in line 48 hours in advance!

I will say 'Hi' to him on the way back to my hotel, which is less than ten minutes walk away. I will then get up at a civilised time in the morning, have 'The Full English' and wander on over to collect my Goodie Bag.

American on Regent Street
Another American on Regent Street

OK... Who am I kidding. My phone alarm is already set for 4am.