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Macenstein’s “Mac Chick of the Month” (September 2007): Ana Maria

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Welcome to Macenstein’s“Mac Chick of the Month”. Each month we feature a different die-hard, Mac-loving girl who is (almost) as well designed as the Apple products they love. This month we present you with the lovely, Ana Maria, our first international Mac Chick! It would appear the love of Apple gear transcends all languages. photos by Foto Club Mallorca Heralding from Majorca Island, Spain, Ana Maria may... Read More

Apple drops NBC after NBC drops Apple

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Fans of The Office may have to dust off their VCRs, as Apple today announced that it will not be selling the upcoming season of NBC television shows on its online iTunes Store. The move follows NBC’s decision to not renew its agreement with iTunes after Apple claims they declined to pay more than double the wholesale price for each NBC TV episode. We’re not sure what the “wholsesale” price of a TV show is, but Apple says the proposed... Read More

Rampant Speculation: New 15-inch MacBook Pros Sept. 5th?

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Astute Apple shopper and faithful Macenstein reader Hendry pointed us to the online Apple Store, where for some reason the ship time on 15-inch MacBook Pros has slipped to 7-10 days. The 17-inch model, and all “normal” MacBooks seem to have ship times of 24 hours. Such a supply delay would normally not be overly suspicious in and of itself, however, Apple has coincidentally set up a “Special event” (aren’t they all?) to... Read More

Anyone out there know WordPress?

[UPDATE: Thanks for the overwhelming response. We believe we have found our WordPress guru, so thanks for your offers of help, but it looks like we're set. But perhaps we'll come begging again for the Macenstein Version 3.0 launch!] We’re looking to update Macenstein‘s look, and we could use some help. We’ve come up with a look for the site (for better or worse), we just don’t know how to code a theme out of it. It would appear CSS is our kryptonite. Our... Read More

How sad.

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Above: It appears that Nokia has decided to combat Apple’s iPhone by releasing Apple’s iPhone. [EDIT: Some people are saying that YouTube video shows up marked "private". It works fine for me, but Here’s a QT version.  Read More

Why George Hotz could face jail time

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Everyone’s favorite hacker of the week, George Hotz, has enjoyed 13 of his 15 minutes of fame this week, appearing on news shows and conducting media interviews about his successful iPhone hack, and good for him. Let’s just hope his last 2 minutes are not spent in a courtroom. As a fellow New Jerseyian, I am proud that first person to waste 2 months of their life attempting to unlock the iPhone came from the Garden State. However, I worry... Read More

Review: Speck’s Holster-Pro for iPhone

Posted by Dr. Macenstein Speck has a pretty impressive track record of delivering high-quality cases for the iPod and iPhone. While usually costing 10-15% more than competing cases, the build quality is traditionally top notch, and I have yet to be disappointed by any of their products. The Holster-Pro for iPhone carries on Speck’s tradition of solid construction and attention to detail. While I am not a fan of the holster-style case in general, there is much to like... Read More

KickApps First Social Media Platform to Support Web Video Sharing on iPhone

Posted by Dr. Macenstein The iPhone’s lack of support for the Flash player has pretty much meant that the large selection of social media sites (which are pretty much ALL Flash-based) were off limits to iPhone users. That travesty has apparently come to an end, as NY-based KickApps has announced that any video uploaded to KickApps’ powered social media sites will be encoded into both Flash and H.264, meaning you can now watch uploaded videos on the iPhone directly... Read More

Review: The iPhone’s “Little Black Dress” – The iPhone Suede Jacket Case by WaterField

Posted by Dr. Macenstein In part 3 of our 700-part series profiling iPhone cases, I thought I would showcase one of the more elegant and simple solutions to the problem of protecting your iPhone – the iPhone Suede Jacket Case by WaterField. As I like to point out in iPod case reviews, the type of case you choose for your iPhone depends entirely on how you use it. While a Speck ToughSkin case is going to provide good deal of shock protection if dropped while exercising,... Read More

My conspiracy theory – expect an iPhone update with new features soon

Posted by Dr. Macenstein According to Engadget, the iPhone was officially unlocked today. A rag-tag group of rebels over at iPhoneSIMfree.com were able to unlock the iPhone’s SIM to work on any carrier, freeing it from AT&T’s shackles. Apparently, this “hack” is the real deal, as even an iPhone restore doesn’t cause a problem. Yet while this is the news many iPhone hold-outs have been waiting to hear, I am a little hesitant to endorse T-Mobile... Read More