Everyone’s a privacy nut until they get lost in the woods and need someone to come find them
It looks like I am apparently one of the few, if not the only, tech journalists out there who is not freaking out about the newly discovered “location tracking” file having been found on both the iPhone and the backup the iPhone makes on your computer each time you sync. If you somehow missed it, the short version is Apple has apparently been logging the location of... Read More
How Mac OS X’s Alex Helped Roger Ebert “speak” again
When legendary film critic Roger Ebert lost his lower jaw to cancer, his career, and perhaps cultural relevance both appeared to be in jeopardy. Yet thanks to recent technologies such as blogging and Twitter, he has been able to successfully make the transition from being one of the most prolific and opinionated “speakers” to one of the most prolific and opinionated... Read More
Blast from the past: Vintage Apple Playing Cards
If you’re into gambling, and therefore have no respect for money, you could do worse than pick up a pack of these $90 Vintage Apple iCon Playing cards. Despite not playing poker since high school when my loser friends and I used playing poker as an excuse for why we were not out looking for girls on a Friday night, I would still LOVE a pack of these bad boys. Right now there... Read More
Apple Employees make a “It Gets Better” Anti-gay bullying video (and it’s not even over a white background!)
Below is a very moving video of Apple Employees telling their stories of being bullied while growing up because they are gay. And as much as I support their cause, the one thing I can NOT get behind are those stupid giant, black ear-lobe stretching earring things. Seriously. I think anyone wearing those is just looking to get bullied, gay or straight. Any kids out there looking... Read More
FCP X: It takes a big man to admit when he’s wrong, and I’m HUGE
Last night when I saw a few blurry screenshots from the Final Cut Pro X demo and read the reported new features, I was less than enthusiastic. Any of you who follow my Twitter know that the near constant mention of “borrowing from iMovie” sent shivers down my spine, as I feel iMovie is perhaps the worst piece of software Apple has ever shipped (at least starting a few... Read More
Enter to WIN: A set of Audioengine A2 speakers!
Thank you, we have a winner. This contest is closed. Congrats to faithful Macenstein reader Jason! Just the speakers. 2008 iMac not included. Who like’s winning $200 speakers? Anyone? No? OK, I guess I’ll just have to keep these sweet Audioengine A2’s. It’s a shame, really, because I already have a pair, and they rock. Perhaps you remember my awesome YouTube... Read More
Sadly, I have two kids at home that probably feel the same way as poor Nimrodi
As some of you may know, I am a hughe fan of the short film Blinky. Well, check out this pretty sweet (and much less bloody) iBoy parody originally aired on the Israel channel 22 Tv show Eretz Nehederet (I gather sort of like Mad TV or SNL). By the way, can anyone verify that “Nimrodi” is an actual Israeli name, or are they just screwing with the kid further? (Oh, you... Read More
Plants Vs. Zombies Cosplay
How embarrassing! All three of these ladies showed up wearing the same outfit. (Those ARE ladies, right?) via EPBOT Read More
1 in 5 iPhone users are broke
You might think with the iPhone being a tad on the expensive side, not to mention all the monthly data fees and weekly app purchases, that iPhone users would be positively rolling in cash, but according to a recent UK poll, 1/5th of iPhone users surveyed have literally FIGURATIVELY sold their souls to get their hands on the device. But almost one in five owners of the must-have... Read More
Show me another company who can operate this way
After months of speculation in the press, Apple unveiled the iPad 2 on March 2, 2011, and began selling it online and in retail stores on March 11. It has been sold out at most retail stores since 3 hours after its launch, online orders had wait times of up to 3 to 4 weeks. Lines two blocks long have still been forming at some of Apple’s larger stores on dates scheduled to... Read More
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