Tuesday, May 8, 2007

The Unofficial Mac Tablet That We Really, Really Want to See Released

The Unofficial Mac Tablet That We Really, Really Want to See Released
Apple’s industrial designers have just been showed up by Yann Le Coroller. The MacTab combines the MacBook
’s looks with a tablet PC’s function and portability. It’s held together by “magnets” and “notches” and a hinge on the back lets you use it in the vertical position.

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Inside (sort of) Apple's industrial-design machine.

Inside (sort of) Apple's industrial-design machine.
When I asked Paul Kunkel, author of the 1997 book AppleDesign, for tips on obtaining interviews, he laughed and said, "Go sit outside the design-group offices with a pizza." What follows is as clear a picture of the Apple design process as we could get

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3 New Mac Ads Released

3 New Mac Ads Released
New Mac ads have been released including "Choose A Vista", "Genius", and "Party Is Over"

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PC World - 10 Things We Love About Apple

PC World - 10 Things We Love About Apple
Great design, a polished OS, a way to run Windows, and a faker's blog are just a few of our favorite things.

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Geek Squad fixed my iPod by sending me a broken one

Geek Squad fixed my iPod by sending me a broken one
Geek Squad messes up again when they mailed a damaged iPod instead of a promised new one

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Steve Jobs' "One More Thing"; ranked #17 in the "25 Most Memorable Quotes"

Steve Jobs' "One More Thing"; ranked #17 in the "25 Most Memorable Quotes"
One of only two Tech related Quotes that made the list (the other being AOL's "You've got mail"); #17, "One more thing." Apple CEO Steve Jobs, 1999. He uses the phrase before unveiling products such as the iMac and iPod at computer shows

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Converting movies for Apple TV using Roxio Crunch (an in-depth review)

Converting movies for Apple TV using Roxio Crunch (an in-depth review)
Want to watch DVDs on Apple TV? On May 8th, Roxio will introduce a new application called Crunch designed specifically to convert a variety of different video formats for use with iPods, Apple TV, and the soon to be released iPhone. Check out how Crunch stacks up against the existing video conversion alternatives in our exclusive 3-page review.

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6 Tricks to do by Delving into Mac OS X Packages

6 Tricks to do by Delving into Mac OS X Packages
Packages are great because they make it very easy to tinker with the way applications work. Here are a few tricks that are done using the Finder's "Show Package Contents" command. Change the unexpectedly quit message to something more light-hearted, customize the appearance of System Preferences, modify the iCal alarm clock message and more.

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iPod update Tuesday? (Touchscreen?!)

iPod update Tuesday? (Touchscreen?!)
An unconfirmed tip points to the possibility of an iPod update as early as tomorrow, with a touch-screen iPod taking center stage. The timetable contradicts tips passed on from more reliable sources, which have said not to expect a 6G iPod until later this year at the earliest, but...

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They Might Be Giants’ new album “The Else” to be iTunes exclusive

They Might Be Giants’ new album “The Else” to be iTunes exclusive
"They Might be Giants have announced their new album, entitled “The Else” will be an iTunes exclusive. The album will hit stores on July 10th, but will be an iTunes exclusive starting May 15th."

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