Tips: How to “forward delete” on a MacBook

May 1st | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

OK, those of you who have had Mac portables forever can just shut up right now. In fact, I am considering disabling comments to keep you’re smug asses from typing “duh”, and “why not tell us where the ‘power’ key is?” – so be kind.

As someone who has been raised solely on desktop […]

Celebrity Mac Chick sighting - Beyonce

April 30th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Above: Beyonce and Jay-Z do a little pool-side web surfing on Beyonce’s MacBook.
Do I even have to point out at that once again we have a celebrity walking around with a MacBook with no case? Originally I was skeptical as to the conspiracy theories of product placement and pay-offs between Apple and celebs, […]

Why won’t celebrities buy a F*$%ing case for their MacBooks?

April 25th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

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OK. This is now getting ridiculous. Why can’t celebrities take proper care of their MacBooks?

First Jennifer Aniston, then Heather Graham. OK, they’re just girls, what do they know? (just kidding, ladies!)

But now here we have George Clooney and Jude Law both dangerously flailing their Macs around as if they were Michael […]

Popular Mechanics pits iMac vs. Gateway One and MacBook vs. Asus M51SR - Guess who wins?

April 15th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

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It’s fanboy Tuesday here at Macenstein!

Popular Mechanics recently ran two comparison tests between the latest iMac and the Gateway One, and the latest Penryn MacBook vs. Asus M51SR.
“In both the laptop and desktop showdowns, Apple’s computers were the winners. Oddly, the big difference didn’t come in our user ratings, where […]

Celebrity Mac Chick sighting: Heather Graham

April 5th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

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Sorry guys, I can’t NOT post this! Really, I tried, but I have a weakness for Mac Chicks. So if you don’t like it you can kiss my big black ass. Er.. I mean my pasty, doughy white ass.

Above: Well, if you’re going to hide your beautiful face from the paparazzi behind […]

When product placement attacks!

March 30th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

There’s an Apple in the House! Or two, or three… hard to tell.
I’ve heard nothing but good things about FOX’s House, yet for some reason I’ve never felt compelled to put forth the effort of adding it to my DVR’s schedule. However, according to faithful Macenstein reader Phil, apparently I should, as it […]

This guy has more problems than his num lock key…

March 6th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Faithful Macenstein reader TheCos came across this Apple discussion support post made by BenjiJosef that must be read to be believed (and even then….)
Hey guys,
I had a slight mishap last night. I urinated onto my MacBook Pro while sleeping Walking after having a few too many. The computer works fine; however, I can not […]

Review: Waterfield Designs’ Laptop Sleeve

March 2nd | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

MacBook owners jealous of the MacBook Air’s slim form factor may not be able to ditch their MacBook’s excess weight, but they can do the next best thing by ditching their bulky laptop bag.
San Francisco-based Waterfield Designs has a range of lightweight laptop sleeves that will have you wondering why you put up with […]

STILL with the combo drive!?! REALLY?!?

February 26th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

REALLY?

Seriously?!?
Why not add an $800 “floppy drive” model if the optical drive is so expensive?