Pending death of the Mac Mini

I was very disappointed to read the information at AppleInsider that the Mac Mini will be discontinued. The Mini has become an important part of my computer environment where I share a Dell monitor with my Mini and a Lenovo ThinkPad. I planned to buy a new Intel based Mac Mini this year when Leopard comes out, but I don't know if I'll have that option. I like having the option of having my own monitor. Sure, I could purchase a Power Mac, but its way more than what I want to spend and the thing is huge! The future isn't written is stone yet! So let's see what happens over the next few months regarding the Mac Mini shelf life. If the Mini does retire I suppose I could consider a Power Mac. Send me any opinions or thoughts.

Dot Mac Buh Buy

After two years of Dot Mac service I decided to give it up. What's interesting is that I don't miss it. Dot Mac failed to keep me due to very simple things it lacked. One sore spot is the amount of disk space provided. This item has been on Dot Mac user minds for months and Apple's strategy towards disk space doesn't make sense relative to other offerings from Yahoo, Google, etc. I also became frustrated with how limited Dot Mac's web site was. On Yahoo using Windows, I can enter calendar events and then sync them to Outlook. Why can I not create calendar events on Dot Mac and have them sent to iCal? And what is with the slow speeds from the web sites posted on my Dot Mac site. Ultimately, too many frustrations to deal with when other alternatives in the market place exist. Perhaps Leopard will bring some new Dot Mac enhancements and it seems that Steve Jobs has alluded to that. If I come back, I'll need a reason. And for heavens sakes....stop wasting time on features like Group sites. My arm can be twisted with the right enhancements and performance fixes.