Macenstein

Wow Steve, FireWire sounds really cool! When’s it coming to the MacBook Pro?

So far the only regret I have about my new MacBook Pro is the lack of a FireWire 400 port. It’s not a huge deal, but its absence became immediately apparent when I began attempting to transfer the files from my old white MacBook (which has FireWire 400) to the new MBP which does not. Luckily I was able to find a spare piece of Ethernet cable at work and use the migration... Read More

“Stack the Memory to the Sky” – Apple music tribute

What do you get when you cross “Office Space” with “The Office” and then pretend Macs are widely used in the corporate world? You get an awesome piece of pro Seagate/Apple propaganda in the form of a music video by The Sniper Twins, featuring way more production value than you would think anyone would put into something like this. The whole thing was allegedly... Read More

Oh great, now we have reanalyze every Stevenote…

The folks over at Edible Apple, who apparently rewatch old Apple Keynotes for fun, discovered an odd bit of time-traveling “OMGWTF?” that would likely confuse Doc Brown. Check out who Steve deletes from his iPhone’s contacts list at about 5:40 in. On a related note, we notice Steve slipped up and lists Tim Cook as “Head of Apple’s Super Secret Netbook... Read More

Bill Jobs is one smart, rich, and disturbing looking man

Everyone knows Mac and PC users are so genetically different that they cannot produce offspring, but what if they could…? Celebrity Morphing decided to do the unthinkable, morph Steve Jobs and Bill Gates and see what their Proposition 8 love child might look like. Behold Bill Jobs. Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Mike for the link!  Read More

And the award for “Best Disembowling Scene with a MacBook Air in a Musical” goes to…

Here’s a little something to get you in the Halloween spirit! At its best Mac Vs. PC reminds me of Evil Dead: The Musical, quite possibly my best way-off Broadway play-going experience ever (but then, I won “Splatter Zone” tickets). At its worst, it reminds me of Cats. Still, there’s a good 2 minute fight scene worth checking out in the middle. Above: This... Read More

Hey, check out number 5!

Well, check them ALL out, but number 5 is special. When the station that’s home to Ninja Warrior notices you, you’ve truly made the big time! Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Bruce for the link!  Read More

Apple hits the big time – gets its own YouTube Channel

Apple has finally gotten the biggest honor that anyone can hope for – its own Official YouTube page. Yes, they don’t give those out to just anyone. Apple now joins the exclusive ranks of Chris Crocker and The Potter Puppet Pals. Is this an attempt by Apple to save some bandwidth costs by throwing hosting duties to YouTube’s servers, or did they see the awesomeness... Read More

Tommy Smothers’ iPod charger invented

When Skynet becomes self-aware (at 2:01 am), odds are the robots will attempt to block out the sun so none of our solar-powered iPhone/iPod chargers will work, rendering us “tuneless”. However, one ingenious Swede has come up with the perfect foil for our soon-to-be robot overlords – may we present the iYo YOYO Induction Charger. iYO YOYO from Peter Muungano... Read More

“Computers are the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds” – Another Great Steve Quote

In the full context of what is being discussed here, Steve’s “Computers are the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds” actually makes a decent amount of sense. However, who the heck cares about context these days?!?! Somebody needs to take this piece of footage and slap it onto a compilation reel along with Steve’s “Scrolls like butter” comment,... Read More

New Seinfeld/Gates commercial is actually sort of funny

I have no idea how the 30-second version of this ad will work, because quite frankly, the first minute of this is pretty bad, but if you stick with it, this 4-and-a-half minute extended version of the new Seinfeld/Gates Microsoft ad is not only tolerable, it is downright watchable. It is now apparent that the idea here is not to say anything positive about Microsoft or its products,... Read More