• Very glad to be at the end of my least productive month this year. Looking forward to Accomplishing Important Things in November. #
• Reviewing the (near-)final proofs of my forthcoming Mac Security Bible (http://bit.ly/45QmBE). Only 800 pages left to read! <sigh> #
• I am aware that the word inoculate has only one n, but my iPhone's spell checker regards "innoculate" as correct too. It must have a virus. #

• The next great exhibit at the Louvre: the Apple Store. http://yfrog.com/j3baej #
• Feeling a cold coming on; inoculating myself with large doses of chocolate. #

• On my way to the American Library in Paris to hear authors @davidlebovitz, @doriegreenspan, and Alec Lobrano talk about dessert! #

• RT @chuckjoiner: A Different Look at 1,000 Issues of TidBITS From A Panel of Contributors [featuring me], on MacVoices http://is.gd/4Eqjv #

New MacVoices interview: The first 1,000 issues of TidBITS, with fellow staffers Mark Anbinder, Jeff Carlson, Geoff Duncan, Glenn Fleishman, Rich Mogull, and Matt Neuburg (October 27, 2009)

New from Take Control: Take Control of VMware Fusion 3 (Version: 1.0, October 27, 2009)

• Just covered the half-dozen or so most irritatingly bright LEDs in the office corner of my living room with black electrical tape. So there. #
• RT @jdalrymple: Pick the most influential people in Mac community at MacTech http://www.mactech.com/mostinfluential/ #

New Macworld review: BusyMac BusyCal 1.0 (October 26, 2009)

• Spent the afternoon enjoying the gardens and forest of St.-Germain-en-Laye, and ate crêpes with Nutella, banana, and whipped cream. Ahhhhh. #

New Macworld article: When to Use Twitter Instead of E-mail (October 21, 2009)

• Sampled pumpkin bread that @cupandcakeparis made for @spectatrix. Amazingly delicious—might change my mind about pumpkin. #
• Going to see a production of Douze Hommes en Colère (12 Angry Men) with friends tonight, then a fancy-ish dinner. #
• Today's final score: Joe: 1 – Clogged Drainpipe: 0. Special thanks to my good friend #physics for the help! #

• There's no such thing as "enough" chocolate, but I ate (and drank) a fair amount today. For dessert, I'm thinking about a nice green salad. #
• Surprisingly, chocolate sauce flavored with Roquefort actually works. Also had an onion-chocolate compote that wasn't bad at all. #
• Eating a foie gras sandwich with fig and chocolate chutney. Just to cleanse the palate between chocolate tastings, you understand. #
• Heading to the annual Salon du Chocolat, which should solve all my problems. http://www.salonduchocolat.fr/ #

• Sorry not to be celebrating (Canadian) Thanksgiving today as previously planned. Too many distractions. Will try again next month. #

New Macworld article: Four Reasons to Switch to IMAP (October 12, 2009; appears in February 2010 issue as “Reduce E-mail Aggravation with IMAP,” pp. 64–65)

New review: Review of Take Control of Upgrading to Snow Leopard by Steve Aufrecht of AAUG with a rather left-handed 4 out of 5 rating (October 11, 2009)

• New MacBook Pro finally arrived, so I can take misbehaving one to the shop and give @spectatrix her Mac back! #

New Macworld article: Find and Merge Address Book Duplicates (October 7, 2009)

New Macworld article: Prune Your Contacts (October 5, 2009; an abbreviated version appears in the February 2010 issue, p. 63)