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Sandy Sandy McMurray is a long-time technology journalist whose work has appeared in Time, the Globe & Mail, the Toronto Sun, Report on Business, Profit, and other sources. Between 1995 - 2002, Sandy wrote a weekly column about technology for the Toronto Sun, and served as Technology Editor for five Sun Media newspapers. He has been publishing on the Web since 1996.
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April 28, 2005

Tiger Thoughts - Part 3

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OS X TigerWhat Hobbes wants to hear:

Tigers are nimble
And light on their toes
My respect for tigers
Continually grows.

Tigers are perfect
The e-pit-o-me
Of good looks and grace
And quiet dignity.

Tigers are great
They're the toast of the town
Life's always better
When a tiger's around.

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Tiger Thoughts - Part 2

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macosxtiger-box.jpgSome fun with the Wikipedia entry for Tiger:

Tigers ordinarily overpower their prey from any angle, usually from ambush, and bite the neck, ordinarily breaking the prey's spinal column or windpipe, or severing the jugular vein or carotid artery.
Whew. Insert your own joke about Tiger hunting Longhorn here.

...continue reading.

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Tiger Thoughts - Part 1

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macosxtiger-box.jpgAnother cat, another series of predictable headlines.

This week's release of Tiger (a.k.a. Mac OS X version 10.4) is bound to unleash (sorry) a new litter of cat-related headline puns.

Watch for:
- Apple Changes Its Stripes
- Apple Has Tiger By the Tail
- Tiger on the Prowl
- Tiger No Pussycat
- Tiger is Grrrreat!

Will Apple stick with the predator cat theme for future releases? Unfortunately, they're running out of Big Cats. Future releases may include OS X Lion, Bobcat (Lynx), Cheetah, and my personal favorite: Ocelot.

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April 27, 2005

Not Dead Yet

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Good grief, have I not posted anything since February?!

Mea culpa. I've been exploring the brave new world of Mac technical support, and learning WAY more than I ever wanted to know about OS X font management, UNIX permissions, and the way big corporations do things (i.e. slowly, cautiously, risk-free if possible).

I'm back to blogging this week, just in time for the release of Mac OS X "Tiger" (and a bunch of new hardware, if the rumors are true).

Stay tuned.

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