A generation ago, Mac pioneer developer, the late Jef Raskin, acclaimed by Apple cognozenti as the "true father of the Mac," suggested naming the platform's development project after his favorite variety of Apple - the McIntosh (note the spelling difference), which is about to celebrate its 200th birthday

The Telegraph reports that Bill Gates commented this week that, unlike the iPhone, Apple's iPad was not a device he wished he'd made, while Steve Jobs has, in the past, been highly critical of Microsoft. The newspaper goes on to cite some of the best quotes from both men referring to the other or thie companies respectively

Wimdows 7 makes a big gain in OS market share over the month, but not at the Mac's expense. in browsers Safari fades to fourth place and Chrome continues its surge, gaining another half-point in January

A pretty static scene on the OS market share front over the past three months; in browsers Safari fades to fourth place and Chrome continues its surge, gaining more than a full point in December

• New Christmas Song, Christmas Recipe, Offered as Free Download
• How to Make Free Christmas iPhone Ringtone from 2009's Top 5 Country Christmas Songs
• Now Over 100 Royalty Free Christmas Music Tracks at Premiumbeat.com
• Jingle Bells: HoHoHo! 1.0 Brings Jingle Bell Rock for the Holidays
• Musical Lights For iPhone / iPod touch

• Musical Lights For iPhone / iPod touch
• Hey Mac Software Releases Christmas Narrator for iPhone
• VerySoftware releases Christmas Gift Finder 1.0 for iPhone/iPod touch
• Stretch Your Holiday Dollars with the Snow Globe Maker iPhone App
• iPhone App Helps Shoppers Share Wine Recommendations for the Holidays
• Broken Thumbs Apps releases Santa's Run 1.1 - A Festive Game for iPhones
• Holiday-themed reMovem Christmas Edition iPhone game now available
• 99Games Releases Christmas Sudoku for the iPhone
• Text Messages from Santa - Santa goes GREEN by going MOBILE for The March of Dimes
• Retro Dreamer brings Elf Command to iPhone and iPod Touch for Free
• Roll Xmas Ball 1.0 App for iPhone - Labyrinths, Lights and Lots of Fun

• Free Bento 3 Holiday Pack Lets Users Get More Organized and Have More Fun This Holiday Season
• Tinseltown 2.121408 Theme For Firefox
• Christmas Eve Crisis 1.00
• Create A Picture of Santa in Your Home
• New Gradient xMas to Celebrate Christmas with Firefox
• Santa's Gizmo 2.0 Keeps Track Of Your Christmas Present List
• GraphicRiver Christmas And Holiday Illustrations By The One And Only Kai Loon
• FotoFlexer Introduces Free, Customizable Photo Greeting Cards for the Holidays

Decorating Your Mac For Christmas - Let it snow!; let it snow!; let it snow!

Decorating your Mac for Christmas - While I'm not a big fan of full-size artificial Christmas trees, I do like the virtual ones you can have on your Mac Desktop. Here are four Christmas trees apps. for your Mac Desktop

Christmas lights don't have to be only for your Christmas tree or house decorations. There are several Christmas lights utilities will illuminate your Mac's Desktop with festive cheer as well

Chrome feels faster than Safari, but benchmark data suggests otherwise. However, JavaScript isn't the only measure of real world browser speed for users

Greeting card creation tools for the Mac and iPhone