This year, we have seen the best and worst. New gadgets, Operating Systems, heated Political Races, Military efforts in Iraq getting better, Political leaders assinated, and countries entering the Nuclear Arm's race.
To start things off, both Microsoft & Apple released new OSs. Microsoft released Vista, and Apple released Leorpard. Both with their pluses, but have shown their worst, in that Marketing under estimated the end-users that would show both companies Marketing Departments what "Not-Ready for Prime Time" is about.
New gadgets where released by Apple (the iPhone, new iPod line, Apple TV, Intel processor based computers), and Microsoft talked about the Microsoft Surface.
In the Political field, we are seeing a Democratic race with Hillary & Obama competing for attention, and both showing their best and worst. We also saw Pakistan loose a leader just within this past month.
All in all, next year may not be any better, but it cannot get any worst, especially in the housing market, which is colder, then a ex-wife. I threw out the map a long time ago. Now I go my own direction!