Yes, I apologize for being redundant.

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Both PGP and S/MIME are end-to-end encrypted. Not very useful for webmail users.

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Slashdotters who know enough to have encrypted such things simply don't send that sort of thing in email.

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"NewEgg (and to some degree mWave) is the cheapest place to order all the computer parts you need to build your rig. Good selection, fast service, but what makes NewEgg stand out from all the others is 2 things..."

What makes NewEgg stand out for me is that the last time I went to buy something, the price of the item *in my shopping cart* went up $10 in the length of time it took to type in my credit card. I don't shop there anymore.

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"The bits and pieces you cite were things Jobs would have opposed."

The "bits and pieces" are parts of a larger and consistent whole. Apple has made great contributions to open source, and all of it was while Jobs was alive and well. You claim he would have opposed it, but I think the reality proves otherwise. It exists, and if Steve Jobs really 'opposed' something, it wouldn't have happened.

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"Every thing they do is so closed and exclusive. They never extended a hand to the open source community."

I'm sorry, you're terribly confused. Or a troll:

http://www.opensource.apple.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_(operating_system)

http://www.webkit.org/

http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/12/apple-joins-openjdk-to-open-source-mac-os-x-java-technology/

http://alac.macosforge.org/

Etc.

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"It always 'assumes' what I want and it is always wrong!"

Google has become the Clippy of search engines.

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"Apple's been actively rejecting the standards other people use, open or otherwise. There is no HDMI on Mac products, No VGA ports "

You must look at different Apple products than I do... These products support HDMI either directly or with a cheap adapter:

"Products Affected
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010), iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009), iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010), MacBook Air (Late 2010), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010), Mac Pro (Mid 2010), iMac (27-inch, Late 2009), Mac Pro (Early 2009), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010), MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011), MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011), Mac mini (Mid 2010), MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)"

Practically every Mac made in the past decade supports VGA with a cheap adapter (usually from a high grade standard DVI connection).

If you're going to be an irrational hater, at least try to get some of your facts right.

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"... and I'll shoot yer ass, too..."

A police officer has different responsibilities than an individual defending himself on the street.

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"Some of us just do a better job of overcoming our subconscious tendencies."

I've never met any of these people.

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"Come on, guys... you hated MS for much less than this."

Your historical information is incomplete. The integration of IE into Windows was the least of Microsofts abuses.

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"THE POLICE HAVE REQUESTED ALL FILES UNDER DIRECTORY TITLE RAND.
  'Dump it for them at 300 baud.'"

Niven and Pournelle, Oath of Fealty, 1982.

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The OS X Finder has pre-installed buttons labeled "Today", "Yesterday" and "Past Week".

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"Not on the desktop, which as a PC user is the area most directly relevant to me. It would be nice if Linux was much better than Windows 7, it's just that for most people, it simply isn't."

Moderators may mark this as "Troll" as they see fit - I don't care. Karma to burn and all that.

I agree with this. I've been using 'alternate' OSes since Minix, and if I had to choose I'd use Windows for my desktop before Linux (in reality, I use OS X for my desktop). For practical server applications, I use FreeBSD.

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"However, reading reviews, taking advice from friends, reading the technical specifications of the camera in a magazine, etc. - all MARKETING."

I don't know what definition of marketing you use, but I can tell you that my dictionary doesn't agree. None of those things are marketing to me.

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