FOR THE GUY WHO HAS EVERYTHING

And those who have plenty o' money to blow on something for them. With the Holidays around the corner, I threw in the crazy new SWISS ARMY KNIFE. Only $1,400, it boasts a tool lineup of dang near everything. Probably doesn't fit so hot in the pocket. At first, I thought this was a hoax. It is (really) real! It has also been getting scads of coverage in magazines and online. SWISS ARMY THINGY

MORE FROM THE CLOUD...

CLOUDWARE...in the cloud... you've likely heard this before. It's the new trend in things that are actually old. Cloud computing is actually a phoenix-like rebirth of NETWORK computing. Lo all those years ago when the computer market traveled the route of the PC (personal computer) over the NC (network computer)-- primarily due to the limitations of networking technology.

Flash forward to the post-internet world, and network computing starts (just the genesis mind you) to make sense. As Larry Ellison (Oracle) once famously stated, 'why go and buy software and manuals printed on paper, packaged in a cardboard box, stocked on shelves? With all the time delays from the release date and additional cost and manufacturing overhead that brings? Why not use network software, and instantly have updates?

Admittedly, it is still in its infancy. But check out this plethora of cloudware that can replace software for about 80% of the average users. Imagine substitutes for Photoshop, Illustrtator, Powerpoint, Soundbooth, Acrobat, Word, and many others! Very very nice. Mostly free.

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