TUAW Best of the Week
If neither rain, nor sleet, nor dark of night has kept you from your appointed rounds then you might have so busy that you missed out here and there on seeing some of the best TUAW posts of the week. To make things easy for you, we've put together this collection of our favorite posts from the week just past to give you something to read, something to ponder, and something to chuckle over during the long holiday weekend.
Video: David Pogue proves Vista doesn't copy OS X
We loved this humorous video, where Pogue showed all the Vista features that "don't really" come from OS X.
Dancing iProducts: Apple's new Holiday Advert
This seems to be the screen saver used at the Apple stores rather than a new holiday ad, but we enjoyed watching nonetheless.
Mac OS X hacked to run on UMPC, tablet fans rejoice
OS X on an ultra mobile PC, an emerging hardware form factor–and a very cool OS X hack/port.
Make movies for your Wii with your Mac
Because we (or is that wii) Mac owners also want to get into the fun with all kinds of portable devices, not just iPods.
ZFS in Leopard?
When it comes to multi-disk data storage, ZFS kicks HFS+'s, um, er, let's just say that it is very, very good.
Blast from the Past: Apple Lisa
It's a long video, but it gives you an amazing peek into where GUIs were in the early 80's.
Ten bad iPod presents
And we're not talking about any partridges in pear trees. Here are the presents your friends will truly be embarrassed to open in public.
Express Shopping at the Apple Store
Surprisingly quick check out, and happy customers.
iTunes: Free Tuesday
There is still time to get in on this week's free deals, including the 6-hour audio book by 'PC' of the Apple ads.
Snowfall
This week's best wouldn't be complete without a Scott snow post. Here's one of our faves.
Adobe CS3 icons revealed
No Virginia, those aren't stand-in icons. The entire Adobe team has gone batcrazy and lost their minds and design skills, apparently.
TUAW Tip: View all items in iTunes 7
Psst. The secret is a custom smart playlist.
TextEdit Data Loss Concerns
It's possible (albeit not very likely) to overwrite entire folders with a text file. Read and know.
Three stories I hope will go away in 2007
Overexposed. Overdone. Over and out.
VMware Fusion public beta available
We've been waiting and waiting and...now it looks like Santa came a few days early. We can't wait to play with this, Windows programs running right in OS X.