Sunday, February 25, 2007

Macbook Pro Takes a Bullet and Still Works

Macbook Pro Takes a Bullet and Still Works
"Took a bullet during a mugging in Brazil, and it still works!"

Founder of Netscape ditches Windows for the Mac

Founder of Netscape ditches Windows for the Mac
"Marc Andreessen, founder of Netscape, and co-founder of LoudCloud (Opsware) and Ning has finally said good bye to the Windows life, and switched to a Mac."

Apple ranks No. 18 in customer service report

Apple ranks No. 18 in customer service report
Apple is ranked No. 18 on BusinessWeek's The Customer Service Elite, but led the PC industry in customer satisfaction in part to due to the service offered at the company's Genius Bars. "Despite frustration about iPod battery replacements, Apple's customer service phone support ranks tops among electronics providers. In particular, customers rate i

Awesome Mac OS X Screensaver: Soundstream

Awesome Mac OS X Screensaver: Soundstream
Soundstream 1.5 consists of a randomly moving particle generator that responds to the sound level picked up by your computer
’s microphone. It can also be used as a replacement to the sometimes boring iTunes visualizer. I totally recommend it, you will love it!

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Student Breaks Teacher's Neck Over iPod

Student Breaks Teacher's Neck Over iPod
Two students accused of attacking a teacher in a hallway of Germantown High School on Friday morning are now behind bars. The attack happened after 60-year-old Frank Burd confiscated an iPod from one of the students who was using it in class. The 14-year-old returned later with an 11th grader.

Coming Monday: The Merlin Show (From Merlin Mann of Twit)

Coming Monday: The Merlin Show (From Merlin Mann of Twit)
The Merlin Show arrives Monday, February 26th, at thirty theoretically productive frames per second.

Mac program can erase your home directory if you use a pirated copy

Mac program can erase your home directory if you use a pirated copy
A Mac program called Display Eater that has been set up by its developer to respond to the use of pirated CD keys by 'erasing something' -- apparently this is, in some instances, the home directory of the infringing Mac