Check out this counter. Every 100,000th song they are giving away a mini, and for the 500,000,000th song they are giving away 10 iPods, 10,000 songs, a concert trip, etc.
Tag: Macintosh
iPodderX disses iTunes
On the Wizards of Technology, the iPodderX guys said of iTunes, “spent the morning figuring out how it worked and what it did and didn’t do” “figuring out how they got things working and not working, all at the same time” “this isn’t just a competitor picking apart another competitor, I think Apple really rushed… Continue reading iPodderX disses iTunes
Of Logitech, Harmony, PCs and Macs
Ok this was too beautiful to not post. I use Macs as people know by now and I’ve been a Mac bigot for a long time. I’m much less of one now, but when something egregious happens, I love to post about it. So I also use the wonderful Harmony remote. The Harmony was bought… Continue reading Of Logitech, Harmony, PCs and Macs
What great adverstising
What great advertising: this gal won a contest where the prize was a $20,000 shopping spree at Bridgeport Village shopping mall. What was the first place she went? The Apple Store. Dropped $3500 on a 15″ PowerBook and related accessories. Of course this was run and aired by one of the most popular pop music… Continue reading What great adverstising
New Apple 23″ Cinema HD!
I finally broke down and picked up a Cinema display (Thanks Simeon!) and it rocks! I posted some pics on my LIving in Oregon album, and here they are as well 🙂
Erick is still demoing Tiger….
for us Americans… (You had to be there )
wifi vs. microwave oven
Update: I turned on “interference robustness” which seemed to make things much better (one short dropout during a 3 min cooking cycle) Update: Well it worked for 2 things cooked, but not the third. The search continues. Update: It seems that changing both the linksys and airport to channel 1 with an increased power signal… Continue reading wifi vs. microwave oven
What a week – Apple, Intel, life
So this week was full of stuff. Apple switching to Intel Pentiums, I’ve kept up my hiking (don’t expect to see any results for several months) and in general, all things still moving forward in a positive karmatic direction. So what do I think about this Macintel thing? This has to be good for Apple.… Continue reading What a week – Apple, Intel, life
of Intel, Dev Kits, features and speed
Folks, I keep getting emails/IMs stating “Macintels run Windows! Apple is supporting…” The speed reports from WWDC and the hardware pictures are useful and cool, but please remember this: The current dev kit hardware has no bearing on what Apple will ship to customers The real machines will have different motherboards, different processors and maybe… Continue reading of Intel, Dev Kits, features and speed
If you’re faster and you know it…
If your’re faster and you know it clap your chips! If you’re faster and you know it clap your chips! If you’re faster and you know it better innovate or you’ll blow it (IBM) if you’re faster and you know it clap your chips! seriously, this is funny: Powermac Performance Charts The statement is this:… Continue reading If you’re faster and you know it…
Steve’s Q&A on Apple’s switch to Intel – Part II
Q: Will a Macintel run Classic applications? A: No, Classic is dead on Macintel computers and forward Q: But wait! That means Hypercard is dead! A: Sigh, yes it does. Q: Will Macintels use Open Firmware or PC like BIOS? A: Macintels do not use Open Firmware. What they do use, I am not sure.… Continue reading Steve’s Q&A on Apple’s switch to Intel – Part II
Steve’s Q&A on Apple’s switch to Intel
Q: Why is Apple dumping the PPC? A: Many reasons, but most likely because IBM promised Steve (Jobs) 3ghz G5s by last summer and failed to deliver. Yet IBM is making similar 3.2ghz PPC chips for the XBOX 360. Apple says it believes Intel has the roadmap for the next 10 years. We’ll see. This… Continue reading Steve’s Q&A on Apple’s switch to Intel
Apple and Intel, a different perspective
Over at , Bill provides a unique view on this entire Apple and Intel drama – Intel making PowerPCs for Apple. Seems doable and would make a ton of sense. Sure, Apple could switch. But recall when Apple did the PPC switch, they emulated a 68K very well. Could they do the same for PPC?… Continue reading Apple and Intel, a different perspective
Spotlight saves iCal’s day
I had noticed that most of my Home calendar, including birthdays and anniversaries, was empty on both machines I .Mac sync. No idea why, but the data was gone. So I decided from now on I’d put birthdays into address book and use a birthday tool to create a calendar from it. I could not… Continue reading Spotlight saves iCal’s day
NetNewsWire 2.0 Released!
I have been a beta site for NetNewsWire 2 for quite awhile now and it is a wonderful product. I use it daily to read my news/RSS feeds, download podcasts and all sorts of other wonderful things it does. Check it out!
Maccamp Fall 2002
On the weekend of October 19, 2002, the Portland Macintosh Users Group (PMUG) held their 35th annual MacCamp at Silver Falls State Park. I was lucky enough to be able to take part in a new experiment, co-teaching an all weekend class on iMovie with Terry Shellenberger. This was the first time an entire cabin… Continue reading Maccamp Fall 2002
Favorite moment from Maccamp Spring 2005
Favorite moment from Maccamp Spring 2005: Erik Rogers making fun of the “Mac Fetish” handbag doorprize, mocking “Is it made of….. PLEATHER?” and then winning said door prize.
Maccamp Spring 2005 rocked!
I just got back from the 40th Maccamp (20 years, go PMUG!) and I had a blast! I’ll write more later, but here are some photos and a very special thank you to The Mac Store and Erick Laabs for all of the wonderful prizes, including Albert the Tiger! Maccamp would not be so much… Continue reading Maccamp Spring 2005 rocked!
I hope Windows users really get it
In the “How Can We Rip Off Apple Again” category, Intel has been working on stealing the Mac Mini. Intel shows off Mac Mini-like concept PC: “Intel on Wednesday showed off its living room PC of the future–and it looks a lot like the Mac Mini.” I really hope that with the iPod, etc, that… Continue reading I hope Windows users really get it
Nice non-Apple Mac mini ad
Check it out, yo.