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Review: Gemini – the Duplicate File Finder

With hard drives getting both bigger and cheaper these days, you may not think you need an app whose sole purpose is to locate duplicate files and folders to help you reclaim disk space. However, with Apple making a fairly clear move towards smaller, more expensive SSD drives, getting back an extra 5-10 GB or so of space may actually be worth shelling out five bucks, which just... Read More

How To: Make the Angry Birds out of Legos

Lego User and Flickr member OchreJelly has created a pretty adorable Lego set of Angry birds characters, and posted instructions on how you can make your own. Additionally, if you’d like to vote for his creations to become an official Lego set (and let’s face it, it’s really only a matter of time until we DO see an Angry Birds Lego set, as they have pretty much... Read More

Cast your vote for Macenstein’s 2012 Mac Chick of the Year!

THANK YOU. VOTING IS NOW CLOSED. Every young Mac Chick dreams of one day being crowned Macenstein’s Mac Chick of the Year – wearing the “Mac Chick of the Year” tiara and sash, being handed her bouquet of roses and walking down the official “Mac Chick of the Year” runway into her waiting limo, then being whisked off to the Mac Chick of the Year... Read More

Review: Kensington’s SecureBack Security Case for iPad

If you’ve been to any type of trade show lately, you’ve probably noticed that the iPad has quickly become the budget-minded exhibitor’s best friend when it comes to providing a (relatively) low cost, eye-catching and somewhat interactive kiosk. And odds are if you’re anything like me, you’ve also looked at the those iPads sitting somewhat unmonitored... Read More

Macenstein’s Mac Chick of the Month February 2012: Mandie Mutchie

Photo by Jay J photo Welcome to Macenstein‘s “Mac Chick of the Month”. Each month we feature a different die-hard, Mac-loving girl who is (almost) as well designed as the Apple products they love. This month we present you with the lovely Mandie Mutchie, a model, makeup artist, and of course, a die-hard Mac Chick! Photo by Kurt of Artzphotos Photo by Kurt of... Read More

“If you see a stylus, they blew it.”

Looks like Samsung blew it. As has been the trend in recent years, Apple once again did not bother to fork over the big bucks for a Super Bowl spot, but that doesn’t mean Apple wasn’t represented. Of course, it was in the form of a line of Apple-fanboys lined up in the cold (presumably for hours or days) for the next “big thing” from Apple, but who are instead... Read More

If there’s anyone who sould be walking…

Lest anyone think you can’t look cool on a Segway… behold the Woz! Yes, the helmet, the frappuccino, the giant watch, the presumed thyroid problem… it’s all there ladies. Soak it in. (Taken from Woz’s visit to Perceptive Software) [via reddit]  Read More

How to: Use your iPhone to check your remote control’s batteries

While researching Jesus and kittens I came across this wonderfully informative clip from EyeHandy.com that shows you how you can use your iPhone to check the batteries in any infrared device you may own. Enjoy!  Read More

How to: Turn your favorite iOS game’s music and sound files into Ringtones and text alerts

One of the side effects of playing a particularly addictive iPhone game is that quite often you find the soundtrack running through your head at night as you try to sleep, almost BEGGING to be used to make the world’s most annoying ringtone. But how to go about it? Sure, you could try to record the sound into your Mac via the audio jack as you play, but odds are that music... Read More

Watch out Vancouver International Airport – You’re next

Well now that Apple legal has stopped my Steve Jobs action figures from showing up in the mail, it looks like the next target it will be setting its litigious gaze upon will be the Vancouver International Airport. Faithful Macenstein reader Grant Wall writes (via Twitter): “Saw this @YVR in the Domestic Terminal and thought you’d get a laugh” “The FOD stands... Read More