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My daughter reading from the same Go Dogs Go book I learned from. Warms my heart :)

Ready for Santa to return

Awesome snow today. Kids are amped!

Kids driving iPhone Need for Speed

The timing and fact Verizon is doing the announcement should mean this is an iPhone 4-based release.

via Macrumors More Confirmation Verizon iPhone to Launch on January 11th

This won’t be a national ID system but should make it possible for those who elect to participate to have a validated online identity. Should be interesting to see how this plays out in both the technology vendor and merchant realms.

via CNET Obama to hand Commerce Dept. authority over cybersecurity ID | Privacy Inc.

Well, you can. Here are the details via TUAW.

Updated terms specify number of installs from the Mac App Store.

IMO the Mac App store is going to be a very big deal with ramifications far beyond the Mac user base. It is going to drive changes in app delivery (obviously), license and upgrade pricing, and the definition of a “meets min” application. Not just for Macs but for Windows too. Expect to see more “bite size” apps a la smartphone apps. Also expect to see in-app purchasing down the road.

These effects won’t be limited to just the Consumer space. I expect the ripples to be felt in the Enterprise space within the year.

Apple’s Mac App Store Opens With More Than 1,000 Apps.

France has long been something of a laughing stock when it comes to business competitiveness but now they’ve launched an effort to model their tax system on the highly effective one used by Germany. In the mean time America is on track to have the highest Corporate tax rate in the world since so many of our lawmakers consider Corporations to be the “enemy” (i.e. attacking Corporate America helps with re-election even though an irresponsible act). Quite sad for the leading capitalist nation to be behind one of the most socialist.

France, Seeking Growth, Looks to German Tax Model - WSJ.com.