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John C. Dvorak explains how he trolls Mac users

August 31st, 2006 · Comments

Ah, you gotta love this guy. He's been trolling the tech community since tech journalism was invented, and people still fall hook, line and sinker for him every time.

Here's him explaining how he earns tidal-waves of page impressions every…

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Apple's bizarre Google Adsense advertising

June 20th, 2006 · Comments

What the hell is going on with this ad placed on Google by Apple Computer Australia?

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No MacBook Pro is "from $2295", and the iMacs now have Intel processors, not G5… and they start at $1999.

On the upside the ad…

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MacBook Pro envy

April 27th, 2006 · Comments

macbookpro MacBook Pro envyMy friend and colleague Tim Gaden has just bought himself a MacBook Pro for work. I am, of course, not the slightest bit envious.

He writes in his post about it, "Repairing permissions on the old one took 118 seconds for…

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Apple grilled by judge in Think Secret lawsuit

April 21st, 2006 · Comments

stevejobssuesbloggers Apple grilled by judge in Think Secret lawsuitThank god for the sanity of Judge Franklin Elia of the 6th District Court of Appeal, who said to Apple on Thursday:

"All you want here is the name of a snitch, so you're saying you have the right to…

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An unusual Steve Jobs keynote

April 21st, 2006 · Comments

Now this is kinda interesting. Apple CEO Steve Jobs attends a council meeting.

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Stupid, mean, American managers…

March 20th, 2006 · Comments

This guy claims Apple fired him for performing this poem at the internal Apple talent show.

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The day another Vista feature died
(and I stumbled on a scoop)

March 11th, 2006 · Comments

vista-launch The day another Vista feature diedbr (and I stumbled on a scoop)It's one of the biggest thrills a journalist can experience: stumbling upon a scoop of worldwide relevance.

You hear a corporate executive say something in the midst of a stream of marketing fluff, and your adrenalin starts pumping… did I…

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Why Mac Mini sucks, or rather, it doesn't

March 4th, 2006 · Comments

indexdimensions20050111 Why Mac Mini sucks, or rather, it doesntMacWorld in the US has posted a great analysis of why you shouldn't assume the new Mac Mini is crap simply because Apple has bumped up the price and included an 'inferior' Intel GMA950 integrated graphics chip.

Personally, I want one of…

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Microsoft redesigns the iPod

February 28th, 2006 · Comments

This is totally, utterly, brilliantly hilarious.*

* Optimal system requirements may differ from minimum stated.

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Steve Jobs bloopers reel

February 26th, 2006 · Comments

It's enough to make an Apple PR person weep. (If you hadn't noticed I've really discovered video blogging this weekend…)

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Apple Intel ad … reloaded

February 25th, 2006 · Comments

If you like (or dislike) Apple's new Intel Mac ad, watch this one right to the end… imagine the possibilities.

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Wow! Apple Computer pays attention to blogger…

February 14th, 2006 · Comments

timgaden150 Wow! Apple Computer pays attention to blogger...Apple Computer is famed for sending lawsuits to bloggers, but Tim Gaden, the prolific writer of the Hawk Wings blog which focuses solely on Apple Mail, has caught the eye of Apple's Mail development team — in a good way.

He…

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Top 10 things all 'switchers' should know

February 13th, 2006 · Comments

startrekpanel Top 10 things all switchers should knowFollowing up from my "Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac users" post (which has received a rather staggering 25143 views thanks to news/link aggregators like digg.com and del.icio.us) comes the Top 10 things all 'switchers' should know.

Scott Moschella, the…

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Now for iPod weddings

February 12th, 2006 · Comments

ipodwedding Now for iPod weddingsI really can't believe someone coined a phrase for this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_wedding

I particularly love this sour addendum to the article (hooray for user-editable articles)…

"Jim Tremayne - an editor of the DJ Times magazine - says that this isn't a big thing for the DJ…

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Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac users

February 3rd, 2006 · Comments

ellenfeiss Top 30 mistakes made by new Mac usersThe Unofficial Apple Weblog has posted a short story on the top five mistakes made by new mac users. It includes closing an application window, thinking it has quit, downloading software and then running it from the disk image (runs slowly,…

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