• 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)