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Play the Droid Sound Effect from Mac OS X

Sep 28, 2010 - 9 Comments

You know those Motorola Droid commercials where a robotic voice says “Droid”, or more accurately Drooooid? Oddly enough, your Mac may have been the originator of this sound, and without any additional software you have the ability to play and save the sound yourself right in OS X.

Worst iPad Background Ever

Sep 26, 2010 - 22 Comments

Feeling nostalgic for a horrible crash-prone user experience and ugly GUI? How about putting the Windows 95 boot screen as your iPad background? It won’t make your iPad run Windows 95 (thankfully), but it sure looks dreadful enough.

A Horse in the Apple Store, Yes Seriously, a Horse

Sep 24, 2010 - 16 Comments

This right here is a tiny horse, alongside a customer, in an Apple Store. Yes, I did a double-take too.

Internet Explorer 9 for Mac

Sep 18, 2010 - 42 Comments

The Internet Explorer 9 beta is out now for testing, and a reader sent in this picture which is sure to disappoint Mac users all over: Internet Explorer 9 is not available to download for Mac, its for Windows Vista and 7 only. OK so sarcasm aside, I hear it’s actually pretty decent (for IE … Read More

iPad Light Painting

Sep 18, 2010 - 2 Comments

People are doing all sorts of cool things with iPads, but this must be one of the more interesting projects I’ve seen. Using videos playing on an iPad and stop-frame photography, Dentsu London moved the device around in dark environments to create 3-dimensional words and animations. Instead of trying to explain it any further, you … Read More

This Steve Jobs Joke is Corny & Fun

Aug 11, 2010 - 3 Comments

Are you ready for a Steve Jobs joke? Of course you are! Ok, so this joke is a little corny, but who cares, because sometimes corny is good for a laugh, right?! OK here we go: Why does Steve Jobs always wear turtlenecks? Because suits have too many buttons. Get it? Oooooh boy. Corny, but … Read More

The Evolution of Steve Jobs

Aug 4, 2010 - 7 Comments

12 years of Steve Jobs… always wearing the quintessential black long sleeved shirt, jeans, and some sneakers. I love how laid back this guy is, can you think of any other CEO of a comparably popular company dressing so casually? He’s definitely got a distinct wardrobe, even when he visits Apple Store openings. By the … Read More

Measuring time by iPhone generations

Jul 30, 2010 - 2 Comments

You know you’re an Apple addict when you start measuring time by the iPhone release cycles. I found this comic pretty funny, it looks like something out of a newspaper but I am unsure of it’s original source. Thanks to Daniel for sending this in!

President Obama & White House Staff use Macs

Jul 29, 2010 - 11 Comments

President Barack Obama uses a MacBook Pro 15″ with antiglare screen, and it looks like the entire White House staff uses Macs too.

Syncing The Titanic – iPhone Humor

Jul 27, 2010 - 1 Comment

Do you like iPhone humor? Of course you do! So, here’s the corniest Apple related joke you’ll see all day, and maybe even all year. If you rename your iPhone or iPad to “The Titanic”, then guess what happens every time you connect the iOS device to a computer with iTunes and sync? Well, every … Read More

Hilarious iPhone 4 Antenna Decal

Jul 20, 2010 - 22 Comments

Want to quickly end a phone call on iPhone 4? No problem, just press this self-installed End Call button decal! OK I doubt this would work, and in fact it would probably prevent the bars and calls from dropping, but it’s amusing nonetheless. We just got this picture in our inbox, the sender didn’t provide … Read More

Mac Setups: Telecommuting MacBook Pro

Jul 10, 2010 - 3 Comments

How’s this for the ultimate telecommuting setup: a MacBook Pro with a cellular modem… on a boat! This picture was sent in by one of our readers, unfortunately I don’t know where this is or what they do for work but I can certainly say I’m envious of this telecommuters office! Updated with a quick … Read More

16 hilarious images on iPhone 4 reception

Jul 5, 2010 - 23 Comments

We’ve all heard about the supposed iPhone 4 reception problems by now, so why not poke fun at the issue? Here’s a collection of some of the best iPhone 4 humor we’ve come across, have a laugh and enjoy!

The Setup: Nerdy interviews with geeks about their hardware & software

Jul 4, 2010 - Leave a Comment
MacBook Pro breakfast setup

Our Mac Setup posts are always popular and well liked by many users who are interested in seeing how other people configure their workstations and get things done. But we’re not the only one doing show-and-tell and Q&A or great interviews about setups and workstations!

Best iPad Decal Ever

Jul 1, 2010 - 11 Comments

If you have fond memories of Shel Silverstein and his famous childrens book “The Giving Tree”, you’ll immediately like this iPad decal, which plays on the cover of that classic book and adds the Apple logo as the fruit falling from the tree. Awesome!

Play Tetris, Pong, and Other Games in the Terminal

Jun 23, 2010 - 5 Comments

With any installation of Mac OS X comes Emacs (Extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor – yes that’s what EMACS stands for, now you know!) and with Emacs, some easter eggs that let you play some good old 70’s games directly at the command line. Yes really, there are retro video games embedded in your … Read More

Mac Plus / Classic iPad Case

Jun 20, 2010 - 7 Comments

Ok this post is really evolving so bare with us here. We originally posted a picture of the iPad in a Mac Plus and that was fun, but then a few readers wrote in with additional pictures and a video of an iPad in a Mac Classic, and finally a full on guide on how … Read More

Web Browser Comparisons Explained

Jun 6, 2010 - 22 Comments

Here’s an amusing comic breaking down web browsers. Thanks to Joseph B. for the submission. Is this pretty accurate? Out of all the browsers I think Firefox is really too slow to be usable anymore, and I find myself in Safari and Chrome almost exclusively now. I haven’t touched Opera in ages, and the description … Read More

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