OK, I take it back, Photo Stream is cool.

"I'll take that Photo Stream sunny side up, please."

Hi. It's never a good day when I have to say, "I'm sorry." Yesterday, I posted, "iCloud, you sneaky little devil you," that contained some errant information. Several of you corrected me. Some more gently than others. I get it, now.  Call off the hounds.

Photo Stream is cool. It does NOT use any part of your free 5GB of iCloud space.

But, better yet, I'll post the 'direct from Apple's web site' information so that there's no doubt that I get it.

Free gets you a lot.

When you sign up for iCloud, you automatically get 5GB of free storage. And that’s plenty of room, because of the way iCloud stores your content. Your purchased music, apps, books, and TV shows, as well as your Photo Stream, don’t count against your free storage. Since your mail, documents, Camera Roll, account information, settings, and other app data don’t use as much space, you’ll find that 5GB goes a long way. And if you need more storage, you can easily purchase a storage upgrade right from your device.

Are we cool, now?

I'm a relative newcomer to the Apple world. I swore many years ago that I would never own anything Apple because:

1. It's too expensive.
2. It's for dumb people.
3. Apple people are weird.
4. I didn't like the one-button mouse.
5. The whole Apple thing is like a religion.

I've changed my mind about Apple and its products. I love them now.

I own an iPhone 4. I own an OG iPad. My oldest son, who'll hopefully get the job at the local Apple Store, owns an iPod Touch. All have iOS 5. We're hooked.

No, I don't drive a Prius. I don't have a "Save the" anything bumper sticker on my car. I don't have a ponytail, a goatee and I don't wear sandals. But, I love Apple products.

I love them and that was why I was disappointed and shocked at the alleged Microsoftization of iCloud and Photo Stream. I'm glad to be wrong. Never gladder, in fact. Being wrong this time makes me feel good. Apple wasn't trying to cheat me at all.

Part of the endemic problem is that I have the nasty habit of being male, which in this instance means that I did not RTFM or the FW. Where the variable W = web site.

I'm also glad that our iTunes music doesn't burn into my free 5GB. I don't want to pay rent on my daughter's collection of Taylor Swift CDs, my youngest son's various Country "hits" or my few alternative masterpieces and now I don't have to. That's good news to me.

So, to everyone who corrected me, I say, "Thank you."

Thanks to Apple for not ripping me off.

Personal and gratuitous plea to Apple: Please hire my son. He needs the job and I need more Apple stuff. Hopefully there's an employee discount, otherwise, I might never get a Macbook Air.