Macenstein

Apparently “Rated 4+” = full frontal nudity

I think it should be obvious at this point that I’m probably the furthest things from a prude, but I must say, slipping full frontal nudity into an app rated 4+ just seems a little odd to me. That’s right, everyone’s favorite Look and Find (including my kids) Time Geeks has a couple fairly adult finds for you (or your 4+ kid) to find, including, but not limited to Adam and Eve (and Adams’ fairly impressive penis) and men urinating in public. Again,... Read More

A profanity-laden tirade against the new iOS 4.2 text alert sounds

HOLY FUCK! Having just downloaded the iOS 4.2 GM, I am only now discovering what all you developers have known for some time – that the new text alert tones Apple has added with this build are so fucking bad, they don’t even rate as shit. I have long complained about Apple’s pathetic assortment of Text Alerts, citing it as one of the increasingly hard to find excuses for jailbreaking my iPhone. With each new iPhone software update came the hope of a new set of text... Read More

Sebastian Vettel, Formula 1 World Champion, Apple fan

I admit I have no idea who this guy is, but faithful Macenstein reader Hugo tells me it is Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel, , who is apparently reading Macenstein on his iPhone. Why else would he be so happy? Given my lack of knowledge in all sporting areas outside of American football (and mainly the northeast teams at that) feel free to send me any random picture of one of your friends with Apple gear and claim they are an Ecuadorian soccer player or a famous Austrian... Read More

Steve Jobs, man of action, is now an action figure

Well, I don’t know if I would cal this an “action figure”, as it is incapable of action/movement, but damn, this $80 Steve Jobs Action Figure from M.I.C. is amazingly detailed. I mean seriously, check out those shoes! If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift for me an Apple geek, this is probably the only sure-fire hit out there right now, aside from a MacBook Air. But hurry, as of this posting there are only 132 of these bad boys left for Holiday... Read More

Looks like Alderaan’s weathermen worked for the Empire

How else do you explain this weather forecast? These awesome Star Wars-themed Dashboard weather widgets are the work of Cristian “Kit” Paul, a designer who appears to have a love of Star Wars, Apple, and a lot of free time. Check out more on Cristian’s site. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Kevin for the tip! via OSXDaily  Read More

Angry Birds maker confirms that developing for Android is a nightmare

Angry Birds maker Rovio has made a post on its blog addressing the performance issues many Android users are experiencing running its game, and in the process confirming Steve Jobs’ assertion that developing for a fragmented platform such as Android is a nightmare for developers. Read More  Read More

Oksana Grigorieva confirms that the iPhone ruined Mel Gibson’s career

Well, technically MEL ruined it, but on last night’s Larry King Live, Mel Gibson‘s Ex Oksana Grigorieva confirmed that all those rather unflattering recordings of Mel Gibson that broke a few months back were recorded on Oksana’s iPhone. “Larry: How are they [the recordings] so technically good? Oksana: They’re not THAT good. It’s just… Larry: They’re pretty good. Oksana: Really? Larry: Don’t you think? You had a home machine? Oksana:... Read More

RIM CEO Jim Balsillie “You don’t need an app for the Web”

Really?  Read More

iTunes is now bigger than Jesus

Wow. NOW what are we going to talk about?  Read More

Mac Gestures Made Me a Better Lover

Straight from Faithful Macenstein reader David Ritter‘s “Song a Week Project” comes Mac Gestures Made Me a Better Lover, a New Wave 80′s-inspired GarageBand ditty that will no doubt be climbing the charts any day now. If David’s taking request, I suggest he write a Mac Love theme for those of us who are married – maybe something like “My Wife Keeps Giving me the Spinning Beachball of Death”. (Ba Dum BUM!)  Read More