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Games you should be playing: The Creeps

Thank you we have our winners. This contest is over. Congrats to faithful Macenstein readers Brian and Dav! Man, we’re going contest crazy here these days! We’re launching a new feature here at Macenstein called “Games you should be playing”. It’s not quite a full review, just a heads up on games worth buying. We’re kicking the feature off with the adorably spooky tower defense game The Creeps ($1.99) , a game you should buy, but we also have... Read More

“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 6

[Thank you, we have our winner. This contest is closed. Congratulations to faithful Macenstein reader RandomPerson] On the Sixth Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) A 320GB OWC Mercury On-The-Go Oxford924 FireWire 800&400+USB2 5400RPM 8MB Cache Portable SATA 2.5″ based Storage Solution “Huh?” That’s a fancy way of saying “hard drive”, dummy! And a big one too (at least storage-wise... Read More

C’mon Apple, Really?

OK, this content theft on the iTunes app store really has to stop. I realize it’s warm and sunny in California most of the time, but are you telling me that whoever approves iPhone apps has never heard of The Grinch?! Above: The all new, totally original iPhone game “Catch The Gift” I mean for crying out loud, they even call him the Grinch by name! Can you Catch all the Gifts? In this game, you will have to grab as many gifts as you can, but watch out! The... Read More

Apparently it’s what’s on the OUTSIDE that counts

Yikes. Russian gadget customizer iCustom has done the unthinkable, (and probably the unsellable). They will now take your beautiful iPhone, rip off its shell, and replace it with a clear one, letting you and the world see what makes your iPhone tick. Unfortunately, it looks like the somewhere in the process you will lose your camera, but hey, that sucked anyway. [Gizmodo]  Read More

MCotM Christmas spectacular!

Yes, it’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, not the holidays! The time of year where we have one of our Mac Chicks dressed up (or down) for Christmas! Looks like Mrs. Claus has been working out! Yes, December’s Mac Chick of the Month Aerin was nice enough to give us the best gift of all, more pictures of her in a bikini with her Mac, including two new holiday desktop wallpapers. Enjoy! (Oh, and friend her up on MySpace!) Read More  Read More

“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 5

Thank you, we have our winner. This contest is now closed. Congratulations to faithful Macenstein reader Carrie! On the Fifth Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) An EyeTV Hybrid from Elgato! Above: This thing will change your life. (Mac not included) Looking for a nearly endless “free” source of movies and TV shows for your iPhone/iPod? Or maybe you just want to watch and record High-Def TV on your... Read More

Macenstein’s “Mac Chick of the Month” (December 2008): Aerin

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 an unprecedented 4 pages (And 2 of the hottest desktop wallpapers we’ve ever seen!) of the lovely Aerin, a Model / Copywriter / Graphic Designer, and of course, full-time Mac Chick! Read More  Read More

Doug returns!

[Disclaimer: Doug has never been right about anything.] Hey everyone, look! Doug has returned, and he has a new rumor for us! This time it’s about the Apple TV. Looks like the Apple TV might not be getting a redesign so much as losing the hardware aspect entirely. (At least according to Doug). Hey Doc, Here’s something I heard through the grapevine. Apple is investigating the possibility of releasing the Apple TV OS as a separate box purchase. In other words, take... Read More

Anyone know how to take the contents of a Finder Window and make an Excel file out of it?

This is just a purely selfish post – we’re looking for a suggestion. Right now in The Lab we are backing up our video files to 400 GB LTO tapes. The problem is, we don’t really have a great way to search through the contents of those tapes without loading them one by one and then doing a search. Right now we are simply taking screen grabs of the Finder windows, printing them out (ie killing trees), and stroing them with the tapes in a library, which as you can... Read More

“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 4

Thank you we have a winner. This contest is now closed. Congratulations to faithful Macenstein reader Chuck! On the Fourth Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) A Solio® Hybrid 1000â„¢ charger! Above: Sunlamp not included. Tired of your old coal or diesel powered iPhone charger? Well, now you can go green with the Solio® Hybrid 1000â„¢ charger! Compatible with your iPod or iPhone, as well as a slew... Read More