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New “Get a Mac” Ads 2008-05-14 17:47:58 Apple is known for funny “Get a Mac” commercials and here are the newest two. Ever wondered what Windows PCs do when you turn them off? Right, they share all of their problems in a support-group…with mixed success
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A Week of Mac - Oh Happy Days 2008-05-14 17:08:08 It`s been seven days since I started my “Mac-Career” and a week later, it’s safe to say that my expectations have not just been met but exceeded.
My reasons to get a Mac were to get a comfortable and user-friendly computer to work with. I certainly got that as Mac OS X is a blast to [...] Read more:Happy
, Happy Days
Firefox Makes Switching Easy 2008-05-14 16:39:28 When it comes to switching from one operating system to another, a multi-platform application like Firefox
makes some things very easy. I have worked with Firefox on my Windows PC for about two years, collected tons of bookmarks and cookies.
Starting in a blank browser can be pretty annoying. You don’t have your bookmarks and even [...] Read more:Switching
Mac OS X Music Video 2008-05-11 21:04:56 Here’s a cool idea for bands running out of money to make a real music video - Your Mac OS X desktop offers enough eye candy to serve as a substitute
Dennis Liu has composed the following video to the song “Again & Again” by Bird & the Bee.
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Access to my Files - Not that Easy 2008-05-11 20:50:28 With my new Mac up and running, the first order of business was getting access to my files. Most of my data is stored on my Windows PC and one Western Digital USB drive.
Getting access to the USB drive is as easy as it gets - Plug it in and the Mac can work with [...] Read more:Access
My Mac - Getting Started 2008-05-10 11:27:41 After watching a promotional video of Leopard a few weeks ago, I´ve made the decision to join the fun - Get a Mac.
But it was not quite as simple as that as I had to find a way to integrate it in my personal workflow. Being a passionate PC sim racer, I was not willing [...]
MacRookie - It All Begins 2008-05-08 16:19:45 So this is it - The very first posting of the MacRookie. Hopefully many will follow in the coming months as I try to make my way through the jungle of Mac software and knowledge.
After using the Amiga and Windows PC ever since kindergarten age, I finally decided to try something new - Get a [...]
Macs Outsell Windows Computers 2008-05-17 19:31:28 In the $1000+ price range at least. 66% of all computers that were sold in Q1 2008 for 1000 dollars or more have been Macs according to the NPD group. This is a very pleasant market share for Apple in the United States,however the numbers are somewhat inaccurate as sales numbers from the country’s largest [...] Read more:Windows
KVM’ing Extreme 2008-05-15 18:10:16 Until a few minutes ago, I thought of my KVM solution to be rather clever. Being able to control two computers with one set of mouse and keys is pretty neat. Turns out that I am a lousy amateur as other people have taken that to a whole new level.
The photo above shows 11 screens [...] Read more:Extreme
Firefox 3 RC1 - A Sleaker Fox 2008-05-18 21:14:44 On Mozilla.com, interested users can now download the first release-candidate of the upcoming 3.0 version of the popular browser. The fiery fox is available as Windows, Linux and Mac OS X version - I´ve tried the latter to see if it offers any improvements.
Once you open the downloaded disk image, Firefox
is installed by dragging [...]
Software for Mac Switchers 2008-05-20 20:50:19 When you switch from Windows to Mac OS X, the first minutes of using the new and flashy OS are pretty exciting. But once the excitement wears off a little, you’ll be up and looking for equivalents for all your windows software.
In the following guide, I´ve collected some applications that won’t make you miss your [...] Read more:Software
Steve Ballmer - Egg Attack in Budapest 2008-05-20 08:51:52 Speaking at the Corvinus University in Budapest
, Microsoft CEO Steve
Baller had an encounter with a rather passionate Microsoft fan. The guy, wearing a selfmade anti-Microsoft shirt, claimed that Microsoft caused billions of damage to the Hungarian people before starting to throw eggs at Balmer.
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While this looks rather shocking at first, it’s actually [...] Read more:Ballmer
Coldplay - Viva La Vida iTunes Ad 2008-05-21 18:07:35 Apple has launched a new TV commercial featuring Coldplay and their song Viva la Vida which is exclusively available on iTunes
.
The commercial premiered during the American Idol Season Finale on May 20th and is the first iTunes commercial to not feature the iPod.
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Stuff for Perverts - iPhone Vista Theme 2008-05-21 17:51:51 Okay, the pervert part might be a little rough, the following is a bad case of taste disorder though. Imagine having an iPhone
and thinking: “I`d like this thing to look and feel like Windows Vista
!”. Sounds weird, doesn’t it? Obviously, some people seem to have that desire…
Interested in turning your iPhone into a Frankenstein-like [...] Read more:Perverts
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Growl 1.1.3 - Finally Mail-Growling 2008-06-10 20:04:22 Most Mac users will know (and probably use) Growl, a powerful notification system for Mac OS X. If it’s a finished download, a new message or something else - Growl delivers notifications from many applications in a customizable, uniform look.
Growl supports a heap of applications but ever since Leopard came out, Apple Mail was no [...] Read more:Finally
Steve Jobs - Gone in 60 Seconds 2008-06-10 19:53:12 Missed the famous WWDC Keynotes in which Steve
Jobs unveiled the new iPhone 3G? No problem, the following video will sum it all up, giving you more time to be excited about Apple’s newest soon-to-be-ultra-popular cellphone/gadget.
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, Steve Jobs
Fast Dial - Making The Fox Even Better 2008-06-23 17:21:23 I´m sure you´ve already downloaded the brand new Firefox 3. Want something to make the new fox even better? Here it is, Fast Dial!
Personally, I´m not a big fan of bookmarks. I always pile up a large collection but never use most of them because it’s painful to digg through them. Fast Dial solves this [...]
Snow Leopard - New Features Video 2008-06-23 17:08:44 Shortly after Apple announced the development of Snow Leopard
, the first screenshots of the new Mac OS X version popped up around the web, showing not much more than the system’s version number 10.6
Even though Snow Leopard’s improvements will mainly be found under the hood, some new features start to surface now. The following video [...]
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