The Mac universe has long been aflutter with opinion about the brushed metal look Apple is putting on more and more of its applications:
Source: Apple
So imagine my surprise when looking through some of the examples on MSDN. Gasp! Brushed metal is spreading.

Source: MSDN
Who’d a thunk it?
UPDATE: This skin is called Slate and is one of the skins in the PDC build of Longhorn, which doesn’t include “Oh my God this is the best thing since sliced bread but we can’t show it to you” Aero.
Music: Shake Your Foundations by AC/DC
Posted Tuesday, 28 October, 2003 by Nic Lindh
Another book roundup, including some stellar athletes and soldiers, what might be the most jaded, soul-weary protagonist ever, and some grimdark fantasy.
The Internet is getting creepy, and Nic is breaking out his tinfoil hat after newspaper paywalls push him over the edge.
Nic is tired of tech sites obsessing over Apple’s financials and business strategy. So very tired.
Nic reads a book about the processed food industry and is incensed.
Computers are complicated. This brings out the irrational in people.
Nic proposes the loan word Rechthaberei be incorporated into American English.
The Core Dump is back! Books were read during the hiatus. Includes The Coldest Winter, Oh, Myyy!, Tough Sh*t, The Revolution Was Televised, The Rook, Mr. Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore, Gun Machine, Fortress Frontier, Standing in Another Man’s Grave, and The Memory of Light.
This site will return in February.
From a true patriot to a world-weary detective, a dead god, and a civilization about to sublime from the galaxy, this book roundup spans the gamut. Includes Where Men Win Glory, Wild, Inside the Box, The Black Box, Three Parts Dead, Red Country, and The Hydrogen Sonata.
Springsteen gives a concert in Phoenix. It’s fantastic.