Good lord! How old is Apple’s ergonomics page?!
Filed under: Apple, History, Humor, Opinion, Slow News Day, That's Weird...
Wow. It looks like Apple’s ergonomics web page predates the internet. Is that an Apple II that 1st guy is using? No wonder he’s suffering from “lightning bolt neck”.
Oddly, besides that Apple II-looking thing, there’s not a Mac to be found in any of Apple’s “ergonomic no-no’s” drawings. I suppose the indication here is that unlike PCs, it is impossible for a Mac to cause harm to a human. I think its the 1st law of Mac computing or something.
New York City Transit Authority using Keynote to run its kiosks
Filed under: Apple, Apple Fanboyism, Awesomeness, Software
Faithful Macenstein reader Mike Solomon from over at The Cleverist sent us this video he made providing pretty convincing evidence that the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority is using Apple’s Keynote software to run its kiosks, as illustrated by those trademark transitions Snap! Crackle! and Pop!… err, Cube, Dissolve, and Pop.
While we think it’s great to see Apple software (and presumably hardware (?)) being used by such a large city agency, we have a feeling the MTA may be an equal opportunity OS customer. Having ridden the NYC subways numerous times, I am quite certain the MTA is also using Windows Vista to create that convincing virtual urine smell.
Thanks Mike!
Behold the new Apple TV “Take 2″ Intro Movie
Filed under: Apple, Apple TV, Awesomeness, Updates, video
For those without Apple TV’s but who must see everything related to Apple, here’s the revamped Apple TV “Take 2″ intro movie.
(iPhone users click here to watch the video)
Unfortunately this video is pretty much the best thing about the update, but I’ll get to that later. Enjoy.
Steve Jobs has lost $214 million $220 million $1 billion since Macworld
Owning 5.4 million shares of Apple stock is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, you have a huge fortune. On the other, you can lose $214 million in a week. This is just one of the reasons I have chosen not to own 5.4 million shares of Apple stock.
“Poor” Steve Jobs
Apple’s stock has been riding high for nearly a year heading into Macword, and had briefly peaked around $200 a share. On Macworld Eve (January 14th) the stock had a listed price of $178.78, making Steve Jobs’ 5.4 million shares of Apple stock worth $965,412,000. 
Today, just a week later, the stock is worth $139.07, dropping him down to a modest $750,978,000. This means Steve’s net worth is now more or less identical to yours and mine. Factor in Steve’s $1 a year salary, and things are looking pretty grim for the Jobs household.
A number of factors contributed to the decline, including a somewhat over-inflated stock price to begin with, lackluster product announcements at Macworld, disappointing 2nd quarter sales projections (despite record 1st quarter earnings), and an overall looming recession. Unfortunately, these 4 factors combined to form a profit eating monster J.J. Abrams couldn’t have imagined, and it gobbled up $214 million of Job’s portfolio. Faithful Macenstein reader and stock wizard extraordinaire dersky estimates it will take Apple 3 years Read more
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