I recently published a guide on how to disable the Apple Remote Control, and one of our readers wrote in with a good prank that demonstrates why you’d want to turn off the remote or at least pair one to your specific Mac: Want to know why you should turn off the Apple Remote? Try … Read More
If you’re a fan of the retro picture apps that have invaded the iPhone, you’ll probably like this sticker which makes your iPhone look like an old Polaroid camera. Stick this on the back of your iPhone 4 and pair it with Instagram or Hipstamatic and you can pretend you’re in the 70’s while you … Read More
This is hilarious, you can run classic Mac OS from a Macintosh Plus directly atop iOS on your iPhone or iPod touch thanks to an emulator called Mini vMac. What you’ll need to get this working: A jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch (here’s our jailbreak downloads and info) Mac Plus ROM image (you can get … Read More
Ever wondered what your return on investment would be if you had bought Apple stock instead of Apple hardware at the same cost? Great, because now you can torture yourself with the riches you don’t have! If you bought a top of the line PowerBook G3 in 1997 for $5700 get ready to pinch yourself… … Read More
This snazzing looking retro Apple logo is made entirely out of a fruit salad, recreating the rainbow Apple logo from the companies early days. How cool is this? It’s probably the healthiest logo you’ve ever seen, and now I want to eat some fruit and find an Mac Classic to tinker around with, don’t you?
Suddenly I want a fish. Is this the best looking aquarium an Apple lover could find or what? It’s an aquarium made out of an old hollowed out Power Mac Cube, and I think it looks pretty cool. Now you have a reason to get that ridiculous iPad game for your cat, keep them away … Read More
Is this the corniest geek joke ever? Thanks Terry!
Think you’ve seen it all? Think again, because now there are iPad games designed for cats. Yes, you read that right. Hiccup Inc is an iOS developer that is creating iPad games for cats, and their first title, the appropriately named “Games for Cats” is hilarious because cats actually play the game. Well, play as … Read More
The MacBook Air is tiny and very notebook like as is, but one MacBook Air owner decided to take that idea one step further and create a composition notebook skin for his MacBook Air. The MacBook Air is beautiful as is, but I kind of like the topsheet and bottomsheet cover idea, I can’t say … Read More
Merry Christmas from OSXDaily.com! Things will be a bit slow around here today, but: Check out a geeky Christmas concert of an all iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch band performing Christmas songs. If you got an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch for Christmas, you’ll need to download iTunes 10.1 before you grab the iOS 4.2.1 … Read More
If you’re anything like me, you waited until the last minute to start Christmas shopping. Yea, it’s stressful and the choices are a bit more limited, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t find some good gifts. Here are a few last minute Christmas gift ideas: Amazon Gift Cards – You can get them in … Read More
Remember when Windows would crash so amazingly well that you could paint with the error report windows? That sure was fun, wasn’t it? Maybe one of the more entertaining aspects of running Windows when it crashes, so the next time your Mac friend brags about their computer… ask them, BUT CAN YOUR MAC DO THIS? … Read More
Remember the old clamshell iBook? The precursor to the MacBook, the weird looking multi-colored iBook was large, bulbous, and…. unique. Well, now you can use that very iBook as an iPad stand if you really want to, maybe hollow out the screen and stick it in there. A bit of the old and new, all … Read More
This has to be the geekiest Christmas concert ever performed, as the North Point iBand (what?) performs Feliz Navidad entirely on iPhones, iPads, and the iPod touch using various apps. If the first video wasn’t enough for you, here’s another with even more Christmas songs:
The original Apple logo featuring Isaac Newton and a poem was quite different than the minimalist Apple logo of today. The words around the border read “Newton – a mind forever voyaging through strange seas of thought…alone.” which is quoted from a William Wordsworth poem.
Teenagers are notoriously hard to shop for. To make your holiday shopping a little less stressful this year, here’s a few things that I know teenagers love. Start off with the iPod touch, it is one the most wished for items on Amazon, so it’s a pretty safe bet for the teenager on your list. … Read More
If you’ve got the big gift buying out of the way but that stocking hanging on the mantel is looking a little empty, here are some low-cost techy gift ideas to fill it up. Soft Silicone Case for iPod Touch 4th gen 15-Item Accessory Bundle for iPod Touch 4th gen OtterBox Defender Case for iPhone … Read More
Giving gifts to kids is one of the most fun parts of Christmas, and this holiday is techier than ever before. You can’t help but get that joyful Christmas feeling when you see their faces light up at the sight of that present they really REALLY pretty-please-mom-and-dad! wanted. But what the heck is that special … Read More
