July 16th
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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 […]
May 29th
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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 […]
May 28th
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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 […]
May 15th
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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 […]
May 11th
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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 […]
April 24th
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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 […]