Several years ago, Apple’s retail stores transitioned away from “classic” registers (iMacs hooked to cash drawers) to hand-held, credit/debit-only systems called “EasyPay.” The system runs on Windows Mobile on Symbol-built devices. When it was first released it was buggy as hell, but over the last two years, it has become more stable as Apple has [...]
iFixit has done it again. This time, they took apart the new Dell Adamo, and holy cow, I want to open one.
Due to ongoing issues with my RSS feed, I’ve switched to using FeedBurner. Here’s the link: http://feeds2.feedburner.com/forkbombr/rss2
At work, we came into possession of a dead 800Mhz eMac G4, so we did what all good technicians would do – we took it apart and then rebuilt it with only the structural components.
Yesterday, Apple sent an email to all MobileMe customers: On July 7, 2009, the .Mac HomePage web application will be discontinued. As of this date, you will no longer be able to create new pages or edit existing pages using HomePage. Any pages you’ve already published will remain live at their current web address for [...]
This morning, Apple launched their “1 Billion App Countdown” campaign: As of today, nearly one billion apps have been downloaded around the globe. So we just want to say thanks — a billion. Download an app and you’ll automatically get the chance to win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card, an iPod touch, a Time Capsule, and [...]
CNET has posted a link to a video from a Houston TV station that is of their “consumer reporter” complaining that sweat can kill iPhones. Here’s the segment transcribed, via CNET: “I never would’ve bought a phone if I knew it would ruin the first time I got it out at the gym,” Stacie Keneker [...]
Gizmodo: Yeah, I’ve used Windows machines for essentially my entire life, but switching turned out to be not that big a deal. Why? Because an OS isn’t that important. What’s kept me from switching all these years isn’t because I loved Windows or hated Macs. No, it was more a combination of laziness and self-identification. That’s to [...]
Macworld: … here’s the bottom line: Strictly on the basis of specs and features, your money will go further with a Windows laptop than with an Apple laptop, whether you have $1000 or $2000 to spend. But does that mean MacBooks aren’t a good value? That’s where subjectivity comes into play. In my opinion, MacBooks, with [...]
Apple’s rack-mounted, often-forgotten server offering - the Xserve – got updated today with some serious new hardware. Here’s Macworld on what is probably the most interesting option*: For the first time, Apple has included a solid state drive in the Xserve. The 128GB SSD boot drive option is faster than regular hard disks and it doesn’t [...]
