May 11th
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Dr. Macenstein
Yes, my loathing of Apple’s .Mac borderline bullying tactics is well documented, but because I am half Vulcan, I can periodically detach myself from my emotional feelings towards .Mac for brief periods of time in order to evaluate the service objectively. To that end, I have analyzed Apple’s latest .Mac promotion and found it to […]
April 28th
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Dr. Macenstein
A reminder that the MacUpdate Parallel’s Bundle turns into a pumpkin tonight at midnight, so if you were thinking of picking up Parallels and the other 9 apps for less than the price of Parallels alone, now is your chance.
It is coincidentally also your last chance to support Macenstein by buying the bundle by clicking […]
April 24th
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Dr. Macenstein
If you do not fear the word “refurbished”, there are deals aplenty over at Harmon Kardon’s eBay store. Harman sells a wide range of receivers, speakers, subwoofers, and complete surround sound and multimedia systems under the Harman, JBL, and Infinity brand names, and a ton of these items start at only 99¢. I picked […]
April 16th
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Dr. Macenstein
It looks like April is shaping up to be a good month for Shareware fans. MacUpdate has partnered with 10 Mac developers to bring us the MacUpdate Parallels bundle. Similar to the MacHeist bundle of apps, the MacUpdate bundle consists of 10 apps, the three most expensive of which need to be “unlocked” by […]
April 14th
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Dr. Macenstein
Yeah, it kinda is.
A company called Psystar has begun selling a Mac clone called the OpenMac, capable of running Mac OS X Leopard. Starting at $399, the specs are meant to compare favorably with the $800 Mac mini, yet offer more expandability options than the mini does.
Above: The OpenMac is not as stylish as Apple’s […]
April 13th
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Dr. Macenstein
Shareware lovers rejoice, Macheist has returned with their $49 Retail bundle. If you picked up the bundle last time, you may notice 3 of the apps are the same (Awaken, Cha-Ching, and Coversutra) but be sure to check out the other nine apps, odds are something there is worth the $49.
The apps this time […]
April 5th
| Posted by
Dr. Macenstein
This story pulled at my heartstrings the way an abused kitten story never could. Check out this craigslist listing:
17in. MacBook Pro - $1 (Minneapolis)
Paid over $3000 for this laptop less than a year ago and now feel that Macs aren’t my thing. Looking to sell it so I can get a Dell. Make your […]
January 23rd
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Dr. Macenstein
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 […]
November 30th
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Dr. Macenstein
Today (November 30th, for those of you without calendars) is the last day “early iPhone adopters” can redeem their $100 Apple Store credit.
I blew spent mine on Leopard a couple weeks ago, but now that we’re in the thick of the holiday shopping season, I could sure use another… Did I mention how very, very, […]