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- My First Printer. What Was Yours?
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- Seems Twitter Ticker does not run on orig iPad with 5.1.1. Shame, I like it better than Trickle. The latter will do, tho. 07:39:28 PM June 11, 2013 from Tweetbot for Mac ReplyRetweetFavorite
- So I let iTunes update my iPad 1 from 5.0.1 to 5.1.1 -- and I’m in a cyclical cannot restore scenario. I should have left well enough alone. 06:56:17 PM June 11, 2013 from Tweetbot for Mac ReplyRetweetFavorite
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- I must’ve been in the loo. So iOS 7 comes with a flashlight app? 05:12:11 PM June 11, 2013 from Tweetbot for iOS ReplyRetweetFavorite
- Correction: This is the SIXTH Apple Store coming w/ in 30 mins of home (I’m in Alexandria, VA) — not the fifth. 04:20:10 PM June 11, 2013 from Tweetbot for iOS ReplyRetweetFavorite
- Nice, a fifth Apple Store is coming to my area. (All within 30 mins (most within 15 mins) of my house.) http://t.co/WXclB78VlW 04:13:03 PM June 11, 2013 from Tweetbot for Mac ReplyRetweetFavorite
- The voice in the new Apple TV spots sounds a little bit like Ben Affleck. 03:47:43 PM June 11, 2013 from Tweetbot for Mac ReplyRetweetFavorite
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Category Archives: Macintosh
Susan Kare’s 32×32 Pixels of Steve Jobs…On My Flesh and Forever
I got my first geek / tech tattoo back in 2007. I decided to go for an icon that captured both gaming and the element of retro: the ubiquitous Space Invader. I put a call out for opinions on just … Continue reading
Posted in Just Rambling, Macintosh
9 Comments
Wait — Not Another Apple Podcast?!
Oh, dear lordy, no!! Yes, in fact, it’s true. But it’s not not another Apple podcast — it’s the Not Another Apple Podcast?! The podcast in question is a twice-a-month show hosted by myself and computer historian David Greelish of … Continue reading
Posted in Apple II, Macintosh, News
6 Comments
‘Megaroids’ – My All-Time Favorite ‘Asteroids’ Clone
In my opinion, Asteroids is one of the very best videogames of all time. I guess that’s probably obvious. Lately I’ve been playing a related series of Asteroids-inspired games that are old enough to be considered retro, themselves. They were … Continue reading
Posted in Atari, Macintosh
9 Comments
Andy Hertzfeld of Original Macintosh Team Designed Google+ Circle Editor
So, the big news of the week has been Google+, the search giant’s latest stab at the social network thing. I was lucky enough to get an invite early on and, I must say, I’m liking the service so far. … Continue reading
Posted in Just Rambling, Macintosh, Other Platform
1 Comment
A Trove of Apple Promo Videos from the ’80s and ’90s
For a few years now I’ve been sitting on two DVDs full of Apple promotional videos that someone put together and auctioned on eBay. Happily, most of the content was new to me. The videos promote various Apple systems, primarily … Continue reading
Posted in Apple II, Handhelds, Macintosh, Other Platform
12 Comments
Happy 25th Birthday, Macintosh!
On this day twenty five years ago, January 24th, 1984, Apple introduced the Macintosh personal computer to the world. It was the first computer sporting a graphical user interface that was remotely affordable to individuals. (Apple’s Lisa, which preceded the … Continue reading
Posted in Macintosh
5 Comments
Turning My Mac Pro Into A Three Headed Beast
A few months back I made a post regarding my SGI 1600SW flatscreen display. It had been sitting mostly dormant as part of my SGI O2 setup for years, so I decided to get it working with my P4-based Shuttle … Continue reading
Posted in Macintosh
2 Comments
Time Machine: Ass Saving. Boot Camp: …An Adventure?
My MacBook Pro like my Mac Pro, is being backed up hourly by Mac OS X Leopard‘s “Time Machine” backup system. For the first time since installing Leopard on either of my Macs, I had need to put its full-restore … Continue reading
A Boot Camp Setup Crysis
I’ve had my Mac Pro for nearly a year now. What a great workstation, chock full of 3GHz Xeon goodness — four cores worth. It’s run Mac OS X exclusively, with the exception of brief forays into old school OPENSTEP … Continue reading
Posted in Macintosh
10 Comments