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
Macenstein’s “Chick of the Month” (Dec 2007): Morgan Kennedy
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, Morgan Kennedy, a NY-based model, former Army brat, and of course, a die-hard Mac Chick! Morgan won first place in our Mac Chick Casting Call contest,... Read More
The Chicken or the Egg?
Faithful Macenstein reader and FileMaker wizard Jon Rosen pointed our radar towards a Gizmodo post we somehow missed, showing the evolution of both the Apple and Windows OS’s throughout the years. We’re not going to say much about this, aside from that Microsoft are a bunch of no good, thieving, dirty, rotten, photocopying, scoundrels! Read More Read More
“First Mac Chick” photo’s origin revealed
Remember last month when we published this mysteriously dated looking photo, purportedly of an Apple ad circa 1990 for a Mac Classic? Well, those of you who doubted its authenticity can stand a little taller tonight, as the photographer/genius behind the photo has revealed himself, and it turns out the photo is circa July 2007 (hey, we were only 17 years off – which is probably... Read More
Mac Vader Pro
Any Apple fan with limited garage/basement space has at one time or another been told by the woman in his life (be it a wife or mother) that they need to throw away those giant Apple computer boxes their machines came in. Well, I challenge any nagging wife to refute the awesomeness of THIS shot taken at the DragonCon Labor Day Weekend Parade. That’s right. It appears to... Read More
The least successful sign in history?
I came across this Flickr pic of a Clearwater, Florida Verizon store on Digg, and just had to share. Hmmm… Freudian slip? It actually seems to say “see and sell your iPhone here.” Perhaps Verizon employees want to buy iPhones? I’m actually curious as to what would happen if someone were to attempt to go in and “cancel their iPhone.” Does that... Read More
Get your own personal Apple.com username
Like most of you, I like to pretend I am an Apple employee, occasionally dressing up as one and standing outside the entrance to my local Apple store greeting customers and dispensing advice. And now I have discovered a way to further encourage my deranged fantasy. Simply add the text ?user= to Apple’s url, and you can create the illusion that you have special access to... Read More
Where’s cousin Oliver?!?
Faithful Macenstein reader Ryan sent in this awesome shot he found over at Adventure2Design showing a truly productive use for Leopard’s Spaces. Read More
Pic: Leopard’s blurry Preview
Not to get all down on Leopard here, but in addition to the 2 recent reader-submitted Leopard gripes, (see Aperture problem and Mail issue), I thought I might throw my own issue with Leopard into the mix. Last night I was going through some photos in Preview on my new Leopard-equipped MacBook, and I noticed that everything looked just a bit softer than usual. Preview had never... Read More
UK iPhone Reviewer: Calls work best when phone is right-side-up, with plastic removed
In reviewing products, we’ve all had our moments of idiocy, but MacRumors forum member dombookpro posted one of the funniest pics we’ve seen in a while. In preparation for the Phone’s UK launch, Sky’s Technology Correspondent Ian Woods was given an iPhone to test, and while his review is very favorable and rather in-depth, 2 things all but invalidate the... Read More
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