Here’s something you don’t see every day: the CEO of a major corporation completely dressed down and hanging around their storefronts. Apparently Steve Jobs occasionally pops into Apple Store’s for various reasons, although this particular picture was supposedly taken on the iPad launch day. Thanks to Damien for sending us the picture and story from … Read More
Why is Apple so successful? Look at what, and how, they sell. * You walk into a beautiful Apple Store * You’re presented with amazingly attractive machines * The packaging is clean, minimal, and enticing * The operating system is simple to use yet amazingly powerful I came across a post simplifying this on MinimalMac … Read More
Mac OS X Server is infinitely better equipped, more stable, and just generally more pleasant than any of Windows offerings (yes I am biased, but it’s true), if you’re needing a server I highly recommend checking out Apple’s offering. Instead of shelling out the $499 for a copy though, you can get a free evaluation … Read More
Ever wonder what Apple.com would look like in 1983? It would be promoting the Apple Lisa which ran at a blazing 5mhz, had 1mb of RAM, and cost $9,995 (which is $21,335 in inflation adjusted dollars!). Designer Dave Lawrence designed the mockup and it’s a good laugh, he’s also a huge fan of the Apple … Read More
It’s that time of year again, the holiday season is upon us! What better way to celebrate than to download a hoard of free Christmas songs from Apple, courtesy of iTunes? From Barry Manilow to Amy Grant to Weezer to Aretha Franklin, this is quite a diverse set of holiday songs that are sure to … Read More
Here’s a great tip from Apple regarding your iPhone… set a custom background image on your iPhone with a message like: If found, please return to Your Name 1234 Infinite Loop Cupertino, California 95014 415-555-1212 it’s definitely relying on the goodwill of others, but if you ever lose your iPhone it just might work to … Read More
I’m a procrastinator with holiday shopping, and anything I can do online makes my life easier. Unfortunately when waiting until the last minute, you often lose out on having things shipped in time, but thankfully Apple has a new service that will help this situation. Between December 15 and December 24, you can order products … Read More
Update: Apple has fixed the exploit, the below link is preserved for posterity but no longer works to display anything abnormal. A few weeks ago, there was an active XSS Exploit on Apple.com with their iTunes site. Well, a tipster sent us the exact same cross site scripting exploit found again on the Apple iTunes … Read More
Apple’s newest snazzy NYC store got 10,000 job applications and just over 200 were hired, making a 2% acceptance rate. BusinessInsider points out this is lower than the 7% acceptance rate at Harvard University. I imagine the economic situation contributes to the slew of resumes, but even still, those are some pretty remarkable statistics. Source: … Read More
Typing the Apple Logo is a fun little trick that’s easy to do and looks pretty cool: So how do you do it with your Mac keyboard? Option+Shift+K will type the Apple logo as so: I have no idea what this is displayed like to a Windows user, so don’t be surprised if … Read More
