Leopard is nothing for Apple to purr about: the new Apple operating system isn’t pleasing everyone it seems, if users are already Googling “downgrading to Tiger”…

Why was I looking up “downgrading to Tiger”? Because I’m considering it. And it’s clear from the search that plenty of other people, having upgraded to Apple’s latest version of OS X, codenamed Leopard, are doing the same.

Charles Arthur feels that too little time for proper beta testing is responsible for much of Leopard’s current poor form. +

Photo of Steve Jobs at his home in 1982: on the subject of Apple and Leopard, here’s an interesting photo of Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, taken in 1982.

This was a very typical time. I was single. All you needed was a cup of tea, a light, and your stereo, you know, and that’s what I had.

I love the simplicity of his living arrangements… as well as that lamp. Via Kottke. +

The future is here right now, if you can read the signs: within ten years all businesses will be transacting in the virtual world that is Second Life. Advances in technology will also see the rise and rise of artificial intelligence…

“Now, if brainpower in the computer is doubling every 12 months and Google is gathering every single minute of every day the intentions of all the humans in the planet, imagine where that might lead in 10 years. And if we accept that Moore’s law (that the number of transistors on a chip should double every 18 months to two years) will continue, somewhere between the years 2020 to 2035, artificial intelligence will equal human intelligence and by definition, it will then double it.”

Advances in medical technology will also mean some people will be able to, if not remain forever young, certainly remain forever 30.

Within the next 25 years, humans in the developed world, or at least the very rich, will have the opportunity to extend their lives considerably. They will also have the ability to rejuvenate their internal organs, so that the liver of a 90-year-old becomes that of 30-year-old.

A case of today’s science fiction becoming tomorrow’s fact? +

10 Questions for Ringo Starr: including the question that had to be asked:

The Beatles made you famous. What would your life have been like without them?

It would be a little like winning, or not winning, a lottery wouldn’t it? +

Monday Inspiration: Creative Workplaces: a look at some very creative and sometimes quite quirky workplaces.

Your workplace and the atmosphere surrounding you determine the way you work and explore your imagination. The more inspirational your workplace is, the easier it is to break the creativity block and discover new ideas.

Maybe renaming the office a “workplace” also helps boost creativity? +