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Angry Birds, domino style

When it comes the the YouTube Domino video world, Flippycat is a legend (yes, there IS a YouTube Domino world). In fact, his amazing clips inspired my son to make his own awesome domino videos when he was 3 (and by awesome, I mean adorably horrible), and I invite you to check them out here and here). But I’m not here simply to bore you with home movies, rather, to point out... Read More

A cool trick if you have cycles to waste

Cruising around Reddit today I picked up a cool and of course, USELESS trick that I assume you will want to try for a day and then put back to normal, just like I did. Check out what you can do with the Activity Monitor’s icon. I would assume showing your CPU’s usage in the dock uses up more processing power than it’s worth, but still, it’s a sweet little... Read More

Review: Otterbox iPhone 4 Reflex Case

Ahhh iPhone Cases – the $40 accessory you never factor into the cost of owning an iPhone. Love ’em or hate ’em, the fact is you need ’em, so you might as well get a good one. Otterbox has a well deserved reputation for providing best-in-class (somewhat bulky) protection against falls and spills, and their Reflex case for the iPhone 4 is another nice addition... Read More

Macenstein’s “Mac Chick of the Month” (June 2011): Amanda Vanderpool

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 Amanda Vanderpool, a TV Host and Model, and of course, a die-hard Mac Chick! Amanda Vanderpool is the quintessential “girl next door,” who... Read More

Angry Birds Live

When I first saw this “Angry Birds Live” spot for T-Mobile, I immediately thought two things. : 1) Wow, this is cool. 2) Wow, they sure hired a lot of hip young attractive people for all the reaction shots. But, if you can detach yourself from the “forced” feeling of the crowd reactions (and the fact that it’s a T-Mobile spot using a game that’s... Read More

Apple brings back the Click Wheel with its new Cupertino Campus proposal

Everyone’s saying Apple’s new proposed office campus looks like a spaceship, and I won’t argue, but I must say that from the air (especially If that damn apartment building on the left had let Apple buy them) I’m pretty sure Apple’s new corporate park would look more or less like an iPod classic. The video below is footage of Steve Jobs showing off... Read More

WWDC 2011: The Good The Bad, and the Meh

As with all big Apple events, I once again find people turning to me for my opinion on the announcements from Apple’s 2011 World Wide Developer’s Conference. Honestly I can’t blame them, as my opinion is often the only correct one when it comes to such things. I seem to have the uncanny ability to cut through the hype with laser beam-like precision, and somehow... Read More

Mmmmm… 25 years of shiny balls

I remember back in the early days of 3D on the Mac – fumbling through True Space and Electric Image – and being happy when I made a shiny sphere. Nice to see the shiny sphere is still kicking ass. Check out this sweet video made by Maxon celebrating 25 years of their Cnema 4D software being on the Mac platform. via @markgurman  Read More

Someone painted a big Windows Logo on the Hamburg Apple Store

.wav from .wav on Vimeo. And I think we’re all thinking the same thing. Ninjas. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Tobias for the tip! #gallery-4 { margin: auto; } #gallery-4 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-4 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-4 .gallery-caption... Read More

Review: MCE OptiBay Hard Drive kit for Unibody MacBook Pro

MCE's sled replaces your built-in optical drive with either a regular 2.5 inch Sata or an SSD SSD’s (Solid State Drives) are all the rage these days, and if the MacBook Air is any indication, Apple has plans to include them in most of, if not all of, their future computers. SSD drives boast a number of benefits over traditional hard drives, such as increased speed, low... Read More