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“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 6 – Pixelmator

This contest is now closed. Congrats to faithful Macenstein readers Mark and Juan! On the Sixth Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) Your very own copy of Pixelmator! – The image editor for the rest of us! In fact, we’re picking TWO winners! Sure, Photoshop is nice, but it costs more than 4 years at most art schools. Pixelmator is the hot new graphics app that is hip with the kids, and now you too can... Read More

“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 5 – Realmac Software bundle

On the Fifth Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) A Realmac Software bundle featuring your very own copies of RapidWeaver, LittleSnapper, and Socialite! RapidWeaver is so full of awesomeness, you should really check out all its features. First up is RapidWeaver, the web design app that will have you looking like a pro in no time, or, if you already are a pro, having you looking pretty much the same, but with more... Read More

Take a Good Hard Look at the Mother F–king Mac

What the Pantless Knights lack in musical ability, looks, and talent, they almost make up for in the way they so effortlessly create annoying choruses that will get stuck in your head all day. So prepare to take a good hard look at the mother f–king Mac. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Billy Boyd Cape for the link.  Read More

“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 4 – Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO FAITHFUL MACESTEIN READER dlowe402. Sure, we all love Apple and the ease of OS X, but sometimes there’s things you just can’t do on a Mac – like run the latest games, business software, and viruses. But who wants to go through all the trouble of partitioning their drive and rebooting into Boot Camp? When you HAVE to use Windows, you want to get in and out QUICK, and there’s nothing quicker than Parallels 5 for... Read More

I KNEW I should have married a cop

Above: One of these things is not like the others… Growing up, our town had a crazy old man in an overgrown house who always had a big hand-scrawled sign on his front lawn criticizing SOMEONE, from his next door neighbor to the president. Now THAT guy had balls. And fleas. THIS, however, just wreaks of nerdy cowardice.  Read More

“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 3

This contest is closed. Congrats to faithful Macenstein reader Fernando. On the Third Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) A Hello Kitty MIMOBOT! Yes, everyone loves MIMOBOTS, those super cool USB2 thumb drives that not only make moving data fun, but also let the world know you can’t let go of your childhood (I’ve personally got a Domo and a StormTrooper model). If I know my readers (and I think I DO)... Read More

Celebrity Mac Chick sighting: Ali Larter

Ali Larter, the woman so hot she has kept me watching Heroes despite the show’s writers, owns an iPhone, which somehow makes her even hotter, which in turn means I guess I have to sign on for next season too. (via Celebslam]  Read More

“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 2

The contest is over. Congratulations to faithful Macenstein reader kirkgray! On the Second Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) About a million apps and games for your new iPhone or iPod touch! OK, maybe not a million, but over 50, which is well over THREE FULL PAGES of apps to get you started on your new device! Now, these apps are going to be delivered to you via Promo codes which you enter into iTunes like gift... Read More

Friend me up for Bonus chances to win Apps!!

Hey Guys, some of the developers donating games to our give aways were nice enough to give us some extra codes. So follow me on Twitter (http://twitter.com/drmacenstein), as over the next couple days I will be randomly posting extra game/app codes – first one to redeem it on the iTunes store gets to keep it! (To redeem, go to the mains iTunes window, and click the REDEEM link in the top right. Good luck, and Happy New Year!  Read More

“The 12 Days AFTER Christmas” Giveaway: Day 1

This contest is closed. Congrats to faithful Macenstein reader mithil! On the First Day After Christmas, Macenstein gave to you (or, more accurately, gave you a chance to win…) About a million apps and games for your new iPhone or iPod touch! OK, maybe not a million, but over 50, which is well over THREE FULL PAGES of apps to get you started on your new device! Now, these apps are going to be delivered to you via Promo codes which you enter into iTunes like gift cards... Read More