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
MacHeist ends tomorrow - What will Diggers write about?
MacHeist 2, perhaps the most widely over-publicized conglomeration of software in the history of the Mac, will see its shadow tomorrow and go back in its hole for another year.
I have been strong, and managed to resist the bundle’s siren song up ’till now, but it looks like I will be breaking down tonight and picking it up. I’m a sucker for deadlines, and I have bought more than one horribly overpriced bit of animation art at auction because of my tendency to be pressured into a rash decision due to time running out.
I already have what I consider to be the crown jewel in the suite (Snapz Pro X) but for $49, odds are at least one of these other apps will prove useful (plus with so many Macs, I’ll sleep a little better with an extra Snapz license). I’m actually hoping Cha-Ching has some magic Keyboard shortcut capable of somehow getting my finances under control (it will probably suggest I sell my animation art), and Pixelmator and Awaken both looked interesting enough in the past that I wanted to check them out, but not interesting enough that I wanted to pay full price. I suppose I can always write these off as “research” for Macenstein come tax time.
So looks like I’ll be buying the bundle. If any of you own and love any of the other apps in the bundle, let me know why in the comments. I love hearing tales of how software has changed people’s lives for the better.
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