More reasons to be thankful it's late December

Dave Barry's year-ender is out. Monday, Dave participated in an online chat via The Washington Post. The transcript is here. Money question/answer:

Washington, D.C.: PC or Mac?

Dave Barry: I have both. That is the kind of cyberstud I am. I like them both for different reasons: The Mac beacause of the terrific design and ease of use, and the PC because I enjoy talking to the fun guys 'n' gals at Technical Support.

Rewriting the rules?

USA Today's fairly evenhanded cover story on blogs (primarily political ones) overlooks some of the bigger players but doesn't overstate the importance of the phenomenon, either.

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