New Apple Torrent Site debuts: Hungry Mac
Fans of Torrent sites, Apple software, and not paying for Apple software rejoice! There is a new site in town, dedicated exclusively to keeping you up-to-date with the latest news and torrent links relating to Apple software. Hungry Mac aims to feed your Mac all sorts of software, obtained through questionable means. Currently listed software includes Final Cut Studio 2, OMNI FOCUS... Read More
Bob Staake Works In Adobe Photoshop 3.0
That’s right. THREE. Not CS 3, Just 3. Yes, despite being a Mac-head and reasonably up-to-date with other Mac gear such as iMovie and GarageBand, Bob is an illustrator who works exclusively in his 1995-bought copy of Adobe Photoshop 3, running in Classic. Failing to embrace the latest Adobe has to offer hasn’t held Bob back, however, as his work appears regularly... Read More
Where’s Gear Live’s “cease and desist” letter?
Separating fact from fiction is often no easy task, and this is even more true when it comes to the Mac rumor community. In these days of Photoshop and affordable versions of previously “pro-only” effects software (such as Maya and Shake), picking out the real “leaked” photos and videos from from the fan creations is increasingly difficult. To date there... Read More
All hail the nanotech battery! 22 hours of MacBook battery life; 400 hours of iPod use, 2500 hours of iPhone standby time!
Imagine… what if you could watch 70 hours of iPod video on a single charge. (OK, wait, that actually, might be a bad thing). Instead, imagine something more useful, like getting 22+ hours of MacBook use. Or 2500 hours of iPhone standby time. Such is the promise of Stanford University researchers who claim to have found a way to use silicon nanowires to improve the way lithium-ion... Read More
How To: Make a photomosaic (great last minute gift idea!)
The other day I came across a “tutorial” on how to make a photomosaic using Leopard’s cool new photomosaic screensaver. While the title sounded intriguing, unfortunately what it eventually boiled down to was “take a screenshot of the mosaic when it resolves”. Pretty lame. The resolution on such a screen grab would not be high-res enough to use for printing,... Read More
iPhone gets some much needed “business street cred” thanks to Avaya
Avaya Inc. (headquartered a mere stone’s throw away from Macenstein Labs’ Awesometown, NJ location) has announced they will bring iPhone support to their Avaya one-Xâ„¢ Mobile platform early in Q1. Read More Read More
Reader’s Digest: “The iPhone is the Devil”
At the checkout line today, the cover of Reader’s Digest caught my eye in a way that usually only the cover of Fitness Magazine is able to do. The above shot of the iPhone – complete with horns and devil tail – makes it clear. The iPhone is the work of the devil, if not the devil himself. Seeing as I only had 7 of my allowed 8 items or less, I picked up this... Read More
AT&T’s Stephenson spills the beans on 3G iPhone (sort of)
At a recent meeting of the Churchill Club in Santa Clara, California, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson (apparently fed up with the constant questions about the iPhone’s 3G plans) allegedly blurted out “You’ll have it next year”. Stephenson could not provide specific details on what the new iPhone would cost, saying only Steve Jobs “will dictate what... Read More
Apple releases Final Cut Express 4: Cuts price and features
Apple has announced Final Cut Express 4 (with a $100 cheaper price tag), which should be great news, save for two things, as faithful Macenstein reader Dave points out… “Soundtrack is no longer in final cut express! That sucks. And the student price went up.” Hmm. That double sucks. Apple Press Release: Apple today released Final Cut Express 4, a significant upgrade... Read More
Why we’re not buying the Asus/Apple iTablet rumor
Just as I was able to confidently predict Apple would never release a touchscreen iPod, 🙂 so too am I convinced these recent Apple/Asus tablet PC rumors are untrue. I do not doubt Apple has an “iTablet” touchscreen portable prototype locked away deep inside its R&D labs, (after all, they submitted their patent for one back in 2005), but there are a couple... Read More
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