Queen apparently still bitter over that whole Boston Tea Party mess
MSNBC reports on the meeting yesterday between Barack and Michelle Obama and Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. During their private meeting, President Obama and the first lady gave the queen a personalized iPod with video footage of her 2007 visit to Washington and Virginia. She was also given a rare songbook signed by composer Richard Rodgers. In return the queen and her... Read More
Media Temple sucks, Part 2
cartoon via PCWeenies Well, THAT sucked…. Our outage today was (for once) not directly related to Media Temple, other than we finally got so fed up with them that we moved the site to a new host. Unfortunately, things did not go all that smoothly (for some reason the database was merged with that of another site we have on Media Temple). We’re not sure why that happened,... Read More
It’s called “Synergy”
A couple eagle-eyed viewers have written us after noticing some fairly obvious Apple product placements in the newly-released on DVD Disney movie BOLT. First up we have the lady with a MacBook, that somehow does not have an illuminated Apple logo… … followed by Miley Cyrus’s agent’s 1st gen iPhone. Now, BOLT came out last year, so this is obviously not... Read More
OK, I admit it, I don’t really care if we get copy and paste on the iPhone
OK, I admit it, I don’t really care if we get copy and paste on the iPhone. I just kind of got all caught up in the “Hey! Where the hell’s the copy and paste?!?” sentiment that swept the web two years ago when the original iPhone launched. Wait… Seriously? How did it happen? Having never used a Blackberry before, but being of the firm belief they were... Read More
Did Jobs fake a health illness to avoid announcing the new Shuffle?
Wow. Today’s announcement of the new iPod shuffle was really something, wasn’t it? Just push a button 10 times, and your iPod will speak a list of playlists. Press 11 times, hold once, then press again, and you can turn it off. It sounds a little too much like this parody of the Mactini by Peter Serafinowicz. I remember more than once I had a report to give in school... Read More
Apple not trying to hide its pro-Obama leanings
Apparently the iMac’s new graphics card can display pro-Obama news faster than before. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Whaps for the link! Read More
No iPhones at “Casa de Gates” is perfectly understandable
Many of you have written me suggesting that I write about the big “Bill Gates doesn’t allow iPods and iPhones in his house” story, but quite frankly, I don’t see the big news here. I’m pretty sure if your dad owned Ford, he wouldn’t want you seen driving a Toyota, or if he owned McDonald’s you wouldn’t be eating at Burger King. And... Read More
Microsoft’s anal-sounding retail announcement illustrates why its stores will fail
Remember back in 2001 when Apple first announced it would be opening 25 retail stores? Well, just in case you don’t re-read old Apple Press releases to your kids at bedtime each night, here’s a quick refresher on how Steve Jobs described Apple’s motives in opening their stores: “The Apple stores offer an amazing new way to buy a computer. Rather than just... Read More
I’m STILL not watching
I guess when he started dating reality TV star Kathy Griffin we should have sensed Woz wanted his 15 minutes of fame, but gee whiz Woz. There’s fame, and then there’s Dancing With the Stars fame. Yes, ABC has announced their picks for this years contestants on the inexplicably popular dancing show, and none other than Apple co-founder (and current Apple fan conFUSER)... Read More
Won’t somebody think of the Children?! 32 Excellent iPhone Games for Kids
While it may sicken many of us, the fact is that many young children (we’re talking as young as 3 and 4-year olds) have iPod touches and iPhones – MY kids included. And as disappointed as I am in myself as a parent for giving them such an expensive gift, I’ve actually found that my 4 and 6-year olds both take excellent care of their iPods and (so far) treat... Read More
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