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Steve Ballmer gets egged in Budapest

Well, contrary to what you might think, I actually don’t find much funny about this video. I think losers like this egg-throwing whack-o and the guy who threw a pie at Bill Gates pretty much define the word “tool”. No, instead I post this video so we can all see that while the guy sitting NEXT to the egg-throwing tool appears to be a MacBook user, it also appears... Read More

WTF? Is Sony bringing iChat to their phones before Apple?

Faithful (and eagle-eyed) Macenstein reader minimum found a video clip of a Sony prototype handset that has apparently has iChat running on it. And when you are 55 second into the video, I think you will be able to see iChat. I think. Kinda looks like iChat… and in 1:03 even better. Yup it’s iChat. Yep, sure looks like it to us too. Of course, we have no idea what the... Read More

When product placement goes horribly wrong [NSFW]

I first heard Riskay‘s timeless classic “Smell Yo Dick” a few months back on the Howard Stern Show, but I never thought to look and see if there was a video for this lyrical masterpiece. Sure enough, faithful Macenstein reader Greg has uncovered said video, and Apple’s iPhone has almost as much screen time as Riskay. This is probably the worst product placement... Read More

Video: Multi-touch Mac OS X – Great. Now I need to save for a 150-inch monitor

I will definitely not argue that this video isn’t cool, it is. Yet I have always been somewhat underwhelmed by the real world application of a fully mutli-touch computer interface. It seems to me you need a giant screen, small fingers, and a borderline made-up reason for why you need to zoom in and out of things with two hands. More often than not, the demos come across as... Read More

Warning! This song WILL get stuck in your head

Ah HA! See?! All of you who pissed on our giving away a copy of Office 2008, look how creative you can be with Word if only you put your mind to it! This video for “Again & Again” by the Bird & the Bee was made by filmmaker Dennis Liu using only the Leopard interface and Mac OS X applications – and as a sometimes editor, I find this to be a very impressive... Read More

WTF? “Hitman” is unintentionally free on iTunes!

Or at least we assume it is… WinandMac has found a weird iTunes glitch that appears to allow you to download the movie “Hitman” for free. Well, thanks to our readers found the tip to get this movie completely free. In iTunes, click iTunes store, look for the “Browse” on Quick Links in the right hand side. Than, select “Movies” and then... Read More

Got 8 monitors? Then you’ll love VMware’s Fusion 2

If you’re like me, the only reason you have not bought a copy of VMware’s Fusion is its lack of support for running on 8 simultaneous monitors (well, that, and after buying 8 monitors we couldn’t afford to buy food, much less Fusion). Well, looks like the folks at VMware want us to starve, as their forthcoming Fusion 2.0 is looking pretty kick-ass, and yes, we... Read More

Bill Gates, as Kermit the Frog, praising Apple Computers

Welcome to the most surreal video you will see today. Behold the voice of Bill Gates put into the body of Kermit the Frog, praising Apple Computers. Genius! The original Gates clip was recorded in 1984, and it’s funny just how much Bill sounds like Kermit. Jim Henson productions should have definitely tried to tap him for Kermit’s voice in Muppet Treasure Island after... Read More

The WSJ needs new Steve Jobs pic

The poor man looks like he was stung by bees for crying out loud. God, it must be frustrating as a formerly chubby public figure to work your butt off losing a bunch of weight only to have publications continue run pictures of you when you were fat. Granted, The Wall Street Journal likes to use artists’ renderings of public figures which must be more expensive than a photo,... Read More

Video proof of Bigfoot er… Psystar’s Open Computer running Mac OS X

Well, here you go. Video proof that the oft-maligned Psystar has made at least 3 computers – at least 1 of which can run Mac OS X Leopard. To rub a little salt in Apple’s wounds, Psystar claims they edited the video using Final Cut on an Open Computer running Leopard. Ouch! Now, if only they can provide video proof of the UPS guy picking up orders, and video proof... Read More