J Allard (my boss' boss' boss - what's up J!) has made good on a bet he lost with Newsweek's N'Gai Croal , resulting in. . . Read more about the bet here . In other rumors news, again, I re-iterate: We don't comment on rumors and speculation - even on those rumors that come with a photoshopped image ;)

I'm leaving work early today (high-five!) to start my vacation. So other than MP3 Friday (and maybe some other posts), I won't update this site as much. Before I take off though, a few things. First, Leo Laporte is hilarious. Yes, I've seen the video . "Ice cream social" at the end had me in stitches. The only thing I'm not happy about is the amount of name-calling in the youtube comments. And maybe the lack of spell-check. But that's me. Are any readers of this site in Chicago? Our buddy Charlie...

So yesterday was my birthday. I'm 28. In more important news, check this out. A regular contributor to this blog's comments, Jason Cross reviews Zune: first for extremetech , then repurposed at Foxnews . I actually agree with Jason's comment - it's one of the better Zune reviews on the web. Not that it's excessively positive ("In a boneheaded move of epic proportions, the Zune software does not install on Windows Vista."), but it is excessively thorough - kudos to Jason for spending time with Zune...