May 12th
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Dr. Macenstein
Think you’re funny enough to be the next Margaret Cho? Well, now’s your chance to prove it to the world. Write your best caption for the above photo. If we think it’s the most clever, we’ll send you off a $20 iTunes gift certificate.
The contest is open to everyone in the US (sorry, […]
May 7th
| Posted by
Dr. Macenstein
Or at least we assume it is…
WinandMac has found a weird iTunes glitch that appears to allow you to download the movie “Hitman” for free.
Well, thanks to our readers found the tip to get this movie completely free. In iTunes, click iTunes store, look for the “Browse” on Quick Links in the right hand […]
April 29th
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Dr. Macenstein
Faithful Macenstein reader Kelly writes:
“iTunes song purchases are $0.99, TV shows are $1.99, movie rentals are about $3.99, movie purchase are around $14.99, BUT WHY ARE AUDIO BOOKS SO EXPENSIVE???? THEY COST $29.95!!!”
I’m not sure, Kelly. Must be the cost or replanting all those virtual trees they had to cut down to make the […]
April 28th
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Dr. Macenstein
[UPDATE: Yep, new iMacs, see below for specs]
I promised nearly a year ago that I would never again write an article saying “Apple store is down“, and I plan to stick to that. But I can’t help what my readers write…
“I just nipped to the store to price up a laptop, and:
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/ukstore/
They’ll be back soon!
It’s […]
April 24th
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Dr. Macenstein
All of you Microsoft traitors who happen to own an xBox 360 (I’m quite content with my Pippin360, thank you very much) may be interested to know that nullriver has released version 3.3 of its Connect360 software which allows you to stream your iLife content (music, movies, photos) to the xBox360. New to this […]
March 22nd
| Posted by
Dr. Macenstein
Above: While I am ashamed to admit I already own this Bulletboys album, it’s nice to be able to know I could record an MP3 of it off Hair Nation if I had to.
Don’t let those fugly, horribly designed control buttons fool you, Starplayr by NiceMac is the best-designed Sirius player you will find for […]
March 14th
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Dr. Macenstein
The idea of wirelessly streaming music from a remote home media server to a living room audio system has long been the “Holy Grail” for husbands who have been forced by their wives to move their bulky computers into the basement, and who have been told they cannot drill holes in walls and run […]
March 13th
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Dr. Macenstein
Are you having trouble keeping up with all ONE of the weekly 99¢ iTunes movie rentals Apple releases each week? Well, the site 99rental.com has got you covered. Created by faithful Macenstein reader Damien Huze, 99rental showcases the latest 99¢ iTunes rental each week, and provides the movie’s description and iTunes store link. It […]
March 10th
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Dr. Macenstein
Ugghh.. just when you thought the most boring ongoing story in the Mac community might finally have come to an end, News.com is reporting that the rumored $400 million deal McCartney allegedly penned with Apple is “untrue”, and the Beatles catalog will not be appearing on iTunes anytime soon.
I’m taking this news […]