[Swordmaker]

'Inchalik (who led the team that designed Kodak's very first digital film scanner in the 1970s), explained why his company chose Macs - and cost of ownership is critical.

"Apple is our defacto solution," he said. "Costs of ownership include repair, power and heat demands. Power is a big issue for us, as we are based in South California. We basically look at how many gigaflops of computing performance we get per operating dollar." '

Another evaluation from an independent that the Total Cost of Ownership of Macs is lower than the alternatives. This time from the bottom line...

[Swordmaker]

A "Shaken, not stirred" PING with a British Accent and an Astin Martin... PING!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[Tribune7]

All twenty James Bond movies are available as part of this collection, from 1962's 'Dr No' to 2002's 'Die Another Day'.

But only the first three are worth watching.