Investors displayed renewed confidence in Apple's 2011 plans by lifting the company's stock seven points to $329.57 at close of market on Monday. The gains added $6 billion in value to the Mac maker, bringing its market capitalization to $302.32 billion.

Wow. Apple is holding steady, apparently, as the second most valuable company in the world by market-cap, behind Exxon Mobil. (Can you imagine a day when the largest company in the world isn't an oil company? Could be interesting.) Analysts believe Apple's stock price could go north of $500 (assuming no splits, which Steve seems not to favor) even though nobody expects a breakout product next year -- just more iPhone, iPads, Apple TV, a $2 billion Mac App Store, etc.

Maybe I'll buy a share. Even after 20 years of following the company, I've never owned Apple stock!

Fluid lets you create a Site Specific Browser (SSB) out of any website or web application, effectively turning your favorite web apps into desktop apps.

Using Fluid to create an SSB out of your favorite website is simple. Enter the website's URL, provide a name, and optionally choose an icon. Click "Create", and within seconds your chosen website has been converted into a fully native Mac desktop application that appears in your Dock.

I've got to give it up for Fluid, which I discovered just last week and played with a bit over the weekend.

So far I've created exactly one SSB (Site Specific Browser) -- for my 37Signals Backpack -- but just that one is very, very cool.