Those crazy MacHeisters are at it again, and this time the deal is even harder to resist.
The first ever MacHeist Nano won’t cost you a penny. You can download, without charge, fully licensed copies of ShoveBox, WriteRoom, Twitterific, TinyGrab, and Hordes of Orcs. If 500,000 people take part (which I think is a pretty safe [...]
A couple of weeks back, I wrote Temporarily Get More iPhone Home Screens Via Cunning Bug Exploit, but had heard staying away from the iTunes Applications tab within my iPhone was probably a Very Good Idea. Reader Larry Pressnell noted that since the most recent iTunes update, his extra screens have been accessible in iTunes.
Since [...]
I really like Stacks on my Mac. Stacks makes it fast and easy to find files, folders and apps right from the Dock. It makes managing a Mac pretty slick with all sorts of little UI tricks. That’s why I recently gave MobileStack a go on my jailbroken iPhone.
I must say that it lives up to the [...]
Is this Steve Jobs driving a tank in a classic Apple TV spot from the late 1990s? That was the rumor at the time: Jobs was making cameos in Apple commercials.
Ken Segall, the TBWA ad man responsible for naming the iMac and Think Different, reveals the truth after the jump. He also shares some rare [...]
8:38 pm, May 12th, 2008, Leander Kahney
Many thanks to everyone who bought Inside Steve’s Brain about Steve Jobs. Three weeks after release, Inside Steve’s Brain is a New York Times best seller. It’s number 28, hardcover nonfiction for the week of 5/11.
Gotta say, I’m super delighted.
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Sure, I could write a whole How-To on rolling your own “Back To My Mac.” It involves port forwarding, obtaining a Dynamic DNS, blah blah blah.
Or you could use the iPhone app LogMeIn Ignition [iTunes Link] to remotely access to your Mac or PC in three steps.
First, sign up for LogMeIn free and download the [...]
This is a great idea, and bound to go down very well with your kids.
Balloons is simple: you launch a virtual balloon into the air from your phone. You add a photo and a text message to the label that dangles below the balloon, and send it off.
Anyone with the Balloons app can catch [...]
The San Francisco based company Waterfield presents the Muzetto laptop bag. This “urban man bag” will make the geekiest nerd feel hip. Don’t be surprised when your fashion-forward girlfriend tries to steal it.
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Seems like a no-brainer: Take two different concepts that work great separately, Frankenstein them together and — viola! Instant more amazingness!
Except we all know how the Frankenstein story ended. The LiquidAUX story isn’t as ugly as that. But it isn’t pretty either.
Bash the jump for the full review.
Some readers might remember the fuss a few weeks ago, when Snow Leopard came out and people noticed that it did something screwy to the way files behave.
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George Hotz a.k.a GeoHot has released blackra1n RC3, which is an update to a 1-click jailbreak that adds activation options and an add-on blacksn0w, which unlocks latest iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS baseband version 05.11.07. To use blacksn0w, make sure you have this new baseband (check under Settings –> General –> About –> Modem Firmware) [...]
As I noted a couple of weeks ago, I want a way to view all my iPhone apps on my iPhone, not just through iTunes. I review lots of iPhone apps and am a keen iPhone gamer. When apps vanish into the void, I forget they’re there (and so Spotlight isn’t much use), and it’s [...]
Our recent preview of Lightroom 3 – Beta has generated a lot of buzz about the future of digital processing. One of the questions that keeps coming up is: how do I migrate from Aperture to Lightroom?
Well, it’s not has hard as you think, as long as you’re willing to invest a bit of time [...]
It is deserved. This book is great because it is not pro or cons its just fascinating. Congratulations from Croatia.
Lovro, on May 12th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Leander,
As a recent Mac switcher, the most confusing part of the experience was trying to understand the Mac user “mentality”. Inside Steve’s Brain and Cult of Mac helped shed a lot of light on the “Cult” mentality for me, thanks for writing them.
Mac User, on May 13th, 2008 at 7:28 am
That’s outstanding Leander.
Congrats.
Leigh McMullen, on May 13th, 2008 at 10:29 am
CONGRATS Leander! That’s a great accomplishment! I’m looking forward to reading my copy soon.
Christian Messer, on May 13th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
I purchased your book a week ago and finished it within 4 days. Although some of your points were repetitive and some stories seemed to be pasted together with no logical transition, you had key insights that I enjoyed reading. Good job.
David, on May 14th, 2008 at 9:39 am
I enjoyed it very much!
Camperton, on May 15th, 2008 at 8:34 am
It just struck me that Apple and Steve Jobs probably belong to a small group of American companies and businessmen that help keep the US economy pushing ahead, despite a low self esteem and troubles bubbles everywhere.
The sheer anticipation of what Steve will pull out of his sleeve is enough to keep writers writing, papers selling, Wall Street gawking and Mac fans everywhere barking.
Yes, I attribute everything good to that lil’ fruit pushi’ company up in Silly Valley.
joakim Lloyd Raboff, on May 20th, 2008 at 11:13 am