Thoughts on the new iDisk icon

July 16th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Faithful Macenstein reader Kyle writes:
“WTF is up with the new iDisk icon!? I get it, “cloud computing”. But seriously, why purple? What was wrong with the blue globe? I guess this got snuck in with the MobileMe 1.1 update.”

Nice point, Kyle. Now I have a question for YOU. WTF is up with using the […]

Windows 7: The Search for Dock

May 29th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Based on these concept pics, the “future” of Windows looks remarkably like the “present” of OS X
Speaking of stealing… Is it just me, or are these shots of the upcoming Windows 7 looking a little too similar to OS X?

I can’t wait to see what Microsoft decides to call that transparent Dock-looking thing. Given […]

Apple begins 10.5.4 speculation by releasing 10.5.3

May 28th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Apple today released the highly rumored 10.5.3 update for Mac OS X Leopard, which means we can now begin looking for hints of a 10.5.4 update.

According to Apple, 10.5.3 includes a laundry list of fixes, far too lengthy and boring for me to bother copying and pasting. If you care, you can read […]

Video: Multi-touch Mac OS X - Great. Now I need to save for a 150-inch monitor

May 15th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

I will definitely not argue that this video isn’t cool, it is. Yet I have always been somewhat underwhelmed by the real world application of a fully mutli-touch computer interface. It seems to me you need a giant screen, small fingers, and a borderline made-up reason for why you need to zoom in and out […]

Warning! This song WILL get stuck in your head

May 11th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Ah HA! See?! All of you who pissed on our giving away a copy of Office 2008, look how creative you can be with Word if only you put your mind to it!

This video for “Again & Again” by the Bird & the Bee was made by filmmaker Dennis Liu using only the Leopard interface […]

Video proof of Bigfoot er… Psystar’s Open Computer running Mac OS X

April 24th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Well, here you go. Video proof that the oft-maligned Psystar has made at least 3 computers – at least 1 of which can run Mac OS X Leopard.

To rub a little salt in Apple’s wounds, Psystar claims they edited the video using Final Cut on an Open Computer running Leopard. Ouch!
Now, if only they […]