The Evil Dead’s Bruce Campbell bashes Dell, Windows
Posted by Dr. Macenstein “I own a very virus-prone Dell“. Those were the words of Bruce Campbell, star of the Evil Dead and Army of Darkness cult classic horror movies at a special “meet and greet” held at the New World’s Stages Theater, in New York.. I had the extreme pleasure of attending last night’s performance of the new Broadway musical... Read More
CNBC says possible touch screen iPod in December
Posted by Helper Monkey CNBC’s “On The Money� reports that the recent touch sensitive iPod patent that has emerged, combined with rumors they have heard, seem to hint at a new touch screen video iPod announcement this December. The video seems to be based on no new information, and they end the report by covering themselves and saying that it is possible Apple... Read More
Apple updates iTunes to version 7.0.2
Posted by Helper Monkey Apple today updated its most widely bashed application to date, iTunes 7. According to software update, iTunes 7.0.2 “…adds support for the Second Generation iPod shuffle and addresses a variety of stability and performance issues found in iTunes 7 and 7.0.1.� Apple has received strong criticism from many who were not happy with iTunes... Read More
Photos from Mac Expo UK
Posted by Dr. Macenstein Faithful Macenstein reader Harry sent us some shots from his weekend trip to MacExpo UK. In all, Harry’s take was the Expo was a bit small, with fewer booths than in past years. While the Expo didn’t yield any big announcements from Apple, there were still some major players in attendance. For more pics, Check out Harry’s page. Read More
Elgato updates EyeTV: adds full screen iPod export, PIP
Posted by Lab Rat Elgato today updated its EyeTV television viewing/recording software for the Mac, bringing the current version to 2.3.2 . The update contains numerous small bug fixes and adds extended support for a variety of different capturing hardware (including a bunch of new devices from Pinnacle), but by far the two most welcome features of the update are the addition... Read More
Free on iTunes: Little G’s Halloween (animated short)
Posted by iGor Directed by Brendan Gallagher From iTunes: The first of Little G’s adventures, this animated Halloween story follows our ghostly preschool hero as he trick or treats for the first time. Little G soon realizes that being a ghost, even on Halloween, can be challenging. Not to get too morbid here, but it certainly makes you wonder just how this little preschooler... Read More
Apple updates MacBook Pro line to Core 2 Duo processors
Posted by Dr. Macenstein As rumored, Apple today updated their MacBook Pro line with the Intel’s Core 2 Duo chip. The new 15 and 17-inch MacBook Pros now come in at speeds of up to 2.33GHz, and sport a new dual-layer SuperDrive, a FireWire 800 port (missing in the previous 15-inch model), and more RAM than their predecessors. Apple claims the new models are up to 39% faster... Read More
Free on iTunes: Gwyneth Paltrow’s short film, “Dealbreaker�
Posted by Helper Monkey From iTunes: This short film, Dealbreaker, was written and directed by Gwyneth Paltrow and Mary Wigmore and produced by Moxie Pictures for Glamour’s Reel Moments series. The film was also accepted to the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The films in the series are based on reader’s real life stories and brought to the screen by Hollywood’s... Read More
Free on iTunes: Premiere episode of “The Nine”
Posted by Helper Monkey ABC and Apple have put the premiere episode of the new series The Nine up on iTunes as a free download. The pilot episode, entitled… um… “Pilot“, begins with a bank heist gone wrong, and introduces the us to the nine key players (all of them hostages) and the mysterious connections they have to one another. Show description: Two... Read More
2 New Bugs found in Vista RC 2
Posted by iGor Faithful Macenstein reader Jeff sent us in a screen cap showing some bugs he found in the latest release of Windows Vista: “…here’s something for you… Look at these bugs I found in Vista RC 2. You really don’t have to dig very deep. And, yes, this is one of the original bundled desktops.â€? Above: Click to Enlarge We’re... Read More
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