Well it happened again. Steve Jobs of Apple announced the new Mac Mini with the new Intel Core Duo chip. The mini computer is at least 5 times as fast as the G4 version. This system should be a kick-ass small computer. Would be a great media center computer. Link to you TV or wide screen LCD monitor and let it be a media center. System comes with iLife 06 which is a great package. iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, Garage Band, etc. All you need is a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Great machine for those Windows (better known as Windoze) users to switch and see what the Mac is all about.

OK....the big buzz on the airwaves has been about a couple of so called viruses hitting the Macs. First, they were really not viruses, more of "mal-ware" and/or proof of concept type stuff. Unlike Windows, the Mac user actually had to do something to get the mal-ware to work. Which points to the fact, if you get something from someone you don't know, don't open it or don't activate it. One of the so called viruses came in as a JPEG that was suppose to be a picture of the next version of OS X (Leopard). You had to double click on the JPEG, which was actually a mal-ware program, to get it to work. In fact being a program, you would be prompted for you Admin password. that should be a good clue that something was a miss!!! To open a image file I need a pass word? What's up with that??

OK....I purchased another Bass Amp head - Gillian-Krueger Blackline 600 (300 watt baby). Might run the Kustom into one speaker and the Blackline into the other. Give me lots of control. I actually needed a back up as the Kustom goes back to the early 70's and has a tendency for connections to shake loose!! Fortunatly it has only happened when practicing. hate to have than happen when playing!!

Enough for now...got to head to Rochester tonight for work at RIT; be back Friday night.