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Awesome Apple TV decals

With recent reports predicting a “TV” Apple TV release some time in 2015, it looks like we’ll be stuck with these little black boxes for some time. But that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop! Check out these sweet Apple TV decals from Killer Duck Decals. At $10 a piece, how can you go wrong?! (well, unless they cause it to overheat or not work of course…) But... Read More

Macenstein’s Mac Chick of the Month November 2013: Emily Weiss

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 have the lovely Emily Weiss, a model, nanny (that’s right), and of course, a die hard Mac Chick! Emily Weiss was born in New York, but raised and lives in Orlando,... Read More

Apple’s October iPad Event – The Good, the Bad, and the Meh

Apple today held a special event to announce the long overdue updates to their MacBook, Mac Pro, and iPad lines. And while I am such a fanboy there was really never a question whether or not I will be buying something today, that doesn’t mean I’m so easily blinded by shiny things that I can’t pick out a “meh” moment or two from the festivities if pressed.... Read More

Microsoft and Apple combine forces to create beautiful music

I have never for one second believed that a music conductor’s arm waving does ANYTHING. (Unless you’re in a Warner Bros. cartoon of course. Then you can make the band do literally ANYTHING!) But for the average orchestra, even a 4th grade one, the musicians do not appear to look up at the conductor once, and his semi-orgasmic gyrations, while giving the audience something... Read More

Siri’s voice gets a face

And it belongs to voice actor Susan Bennett, who CNN claims is the voice behind Apple’s personal iPhone assistant. Bennett claims she had no idea that Apple had used her voice for the now famous iPhone assistant until a friend heard Siri and recognized her. All the dialogue used in Siri was recorded over 8 years ago over the course of a month according to Miss Bennett, likely... Read More

Random Diversion: PooPourri

Well it’s Friday and since there is nothing Apple-worthy to write about (iPhone 5C pre-orders don’t count) here’s a fun little diversion to help start your weekend. The product is PooPourri, and believe it or not, it’s a real product. And since there’s a hot chick with both a MacBook AND an iPhone in the video, I feel I am allowed to post it. Enjoy. Thanks... Read More

Macenstein’s Mac Chick of the Month September 2013: Megan Bernard

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 have the lovely Megan Bernard, a model and of course, a die hard Mac Chick! – Name – Megan Bernard – Location – New Orleans, Louisiana –... Read More

Happy Birthday to us! Macenstein turns 8 and we’re giving YOU presents!

My goodness, where does the time go!? It seems like only yesterday we decided to stop wasting our time reading Mac sites and instead waste our time running one, and now here we are, celebrating our eight year anniversary. And like most 8-year olds we are not nearly as cute as we used to be – lots of missing teeth and adult teeth too big for our mouths mixed in with creepy small... Read More

Finally, you can play Super Mario Bros. with a banana on your Mac!

I’m sure there are evil MIT graduates somewhere – ones with no sense of humor, plotting to use their giant brains to take over the planet and enslave us all, but I must say more often than not these MIT boys seem to like to blow off steam by making wacky-ass inventions. Like this one: MaKey MaKey. I’d explain what it does but this video does a better job than my dumb... Read More

Who says Final Cut X is broken?

Oh wait, I did. Well, I may be willing to change my tune after seeing this video for February 2013 Mac Chick of the Month Chaise Candie’s tune, L.I.F.E. Not only did Chaise sing and dance in the video, she edited it herself in Final Cut Pro X, and handled all the color grading as well. Surely this solidifies her place in the pantheon of Mac Chicks of the Month as being perhaps... Read More