It’s not an easy time for Microsoft — with Steve Ballmer having to field questions about being “buffoons” and an “evil empire” at the shareholder’s meeting (.doc) — so when they get together “the world’s most influential technology pundits and online writers” (nb: we weren’t invited) for Mobius to discuss super-secret mobile tech you’d think [...]
Here’s a guide for finding the best bargains on Apple-related gear during the infamous Black Friday sales on November 27. We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of gear from leaked photos of sales flyers and descriptions of sales.
The bargains include a 2.26 GHz MacBook + $150 gift card at Best Buy for $999.99 ; a 32GB [...]
New on the App Store is Voices from the clever folk at Tap Tap Tap. You can guess what it does.
Open it up, pick a silly voice. Helium is pretty silly. A microphone appears and the app even clears your throat for you (try it, you’ll see what I mean). Now speak your brains, and [...]
Press releases, you will hardly be surprised to hear, are rarely very interesting. But one arrived in my inbox a couple of weeks ago that made me double-take.
“Sony’s S Series Walkman,” it chattered, “is a serious challenger to the iPod Nano.” Gosh, really? Perhaps the Cult had better have a look at one, then, despite [...]
1:30 pm, October 22nd, 2009, Leander Kahney
In case you missed it first time around, here’s our totally unbiased review of Windows 7.
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Ninja Assassin the movie is an anticipated Hollywood swords and sandals epic from James McTeigue, director of V for Vendetta, with a story from J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of Babylon 5 and the only Spider-Man comic in which Dr. Doom cries (though the artist allegedly came up with that last bit).
It’s also now an [...]
This is what you’re about to ask: Is Star Wars: Trench Run so good that it’ll have you wondering how magically your iPhone becomes an X-wing fighter? Answer: No. It’s better — it’s actually so good, you’ll be trying to figure out why your X-wing looks suspiciously like an iPhone.
Hit the game’s icon and you’re [...]
New on the App Store is Voices from the clever folk at Tap Tap Tap. You can guess what it does.
Open it up, pick a silly voice. Helium is pretty silly. A microphone appears and the app even clears your throat for you (try it, you’ll see what I mean). Now speak your brains, and [...]
Press releases, you will hardly be surprised to hear, are rarely very interesting. But one arrived in my inbox a couple of weeks ago that made me double-take.
“Sony’s S Series Walkman,” it chattered, “is a serious challenger to the iPod Nano.” Gosh, really? Perhaps the Cult had better have a look at one, then, despite [...]
If you jailbreak your iPhone, the first thing you ABSOLUTELY MUST DO is change the default filesystem password.
When you jailbreak, the filesystem’s password is set to the common password “alpine.” As people usually don’t bother changing this password after performing a jailbreak, it’s really easy for hackers to get access to any jailbroken iPhone/iPod Touch [...]
Convert your mild-mannered Mac Pro into a hard drive speed demon. Stuff it with drives fast enough to work with full-quality, uncompressed video. Get more than 300 MB/s on your internal drives! It’s so easy even I can do it!
I’ve been working in video production for the last 20+ years. When you’re working with video [...]
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.
By removing support for Creator Codes in 10.6, Apple also removed the system’s hitherto built-in ability to distinguish which application created a file, and re-open it in that [...]
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) [...]
Why is the article 5 months old?? In any event, I feel your pain, especially about the ribbon part. I have Office 2007 at work and it’s THE most un-intuitive interface I’ve ever had to use. Designed by retarded monkeys, absolutely goddamn right.
Somegreekdude, on October 22nd, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Even ‘Dog’ can’t help you, as he runs OSX.
Erin's Dad, on October 22nd, 2009 at 2:04 pm
This comment is for the linked article.
Leigh McMullen wrote:
“Oh I know, I’m just picking on you poor Windows users now, mean-old-Leigh. But answer for me this question: In Windows, what is a Window?
Is it an Application, or a Document?
See in OS X, a window is a document. It’s always a document, and it’s only one document. Always. That’s why when you close the window, the application still shows as running, because the window is just the document. Not the application.”
So my question for Leigh: Is System Preferences an Application, or a document? What happens when you close the System Preferences window? Using your standard for comparing consistency, Mac OS X is just as guilty of being inconsistent.
ktula, on October 22nd, 2009 at 3:59 pm
I wish I was on here earlier to comment how much of a moron Leigh is. I prefer Windows OS, but I still use OSX occasionally just due to the fact that things like the Iphone development tool is only for OSX. He needs to be fired as a writer for not looking at the fact that he is comparing VERY different things. His lack of humor was obvious also. I like being able to have the ability to customize and that’s what Windows offers. Apple likes their users to be stuck in a little box so that they can prod the hell out of all of you. If Apple ever wanted to be better then Windows, then they should let people update hardware, update programs, have freedom. But hey, if you Mac users enjoy being Apple’s Bitch, then more power to you.
Jealz, on October 22nd, 2009 at 4:35 pm
It’s called Windows because unlike other operating systems, you can actually maximize and enlarge windows. And you don’t even need a keyboard most of the time. You can do pretty much everything with a stupid old multi button logitech mouse.
kobe, on October 22nd, 2009 at 4:56 pm
@kobe Other than Linux distros that lack a window manager, I’m pretty sure every OS does that now.
Jake, on October 22nd, 2009 at 5:57 pm
@Jealz
Mac users can update their hardware (albeit the process is slightly more limited) and as for update their programs…..well, when COULDN’T we do that? I honestly don’t know what you mean by that point.
Both Windows and OS X are proprietary software, they don’t really allow you much freedom at all. But that’s a price we pay for functionality and ease of use. OSes that DO offer the end user complete freedom in terms of customisation are open source ventures such as Linux and BSD. So if it’s freedom you want, maybe you should look into them. Don’t expect them to be as easy to use however (although maybe one day Ubuntu will be able to fill this gap).
Jake, on October 22nd, 2009 at 6:04 pm
@Somegreekdude: The Ribbon interface is a lot better than Apple’s ‘inspectors’. I hate floating windows. I think Microsoft made a leap forward by improving the interface. I find everything very quickly.
Totie, on October 22nd, 2009 at 7:13 pm
@ktula: “System Preferences” is an application, the preference you modify therein are documents really, I promise.
Aside: Snow leopard has done somethings to make life easier for windows users that stretch this metephor, specifically on versions of OSX BEFORE 10.6 if you closed the system preferences document window the system preferences application was still running in the background (I realize I asserted differently in the article).
The same is true of Aperture, Logic, iPhoto, and Garage band now as well… so we may have a new interface metephor here where if the last document window closes the application auto shuts down.
Nevertheless, the window is the **document**
Leigh McMullen, on October 22nd, 2009 at 7:38 pm
P.S. I do love to be right frequently, one will note that in my 5 month old article I wished for the Click-hold-reveal all open application windows feature present in Windows 7 to be included in Show-Leopard… and Ta-Da!
No thanks needed folks, just send beer.
Leigh McMullen, on October 22nd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
It supports touchscreen!
Yep, touchscreen in the middle of a Flu pandemic!
New slogan….
“Windows 7 with touchscreen! Now spreads even more viruses than ever!”
LOL!
Fuzzypig, on October 22nd, 2009 at 11:09 pm
What is it like being too stupid to use windows?
Fuggles, on October 23rd, 2009 at 12:08 am
Wow, do Americans have no sense of humor or what? Its a joke, you’re supposed to read it, enjoy/not enjoy it and fuck off. Oops, Puritan sensibilities hurt have I? Save me souls, don’t stick me up a stake with you
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What’s even more amusing is the sheer dearth of productive lives for all of you posting here, oh wait, its recession time, half of you posting are at home.
P.S–I loved the Mac guy who said “PEOPLE LIKE YOU GIVE MAC USERS A BAD NAME,” Don’t you support your sports teams, countries like a cultist fuck? Cultism isn’t really about using your brain, its about what makes you happy by being a part of a group.
It makes me chuckle, do you guys need to grow up, or do you guys need to let the youth in you come out a bit? I think a bit of both.
P.P.S–I’m a Windows user and have never used a Mac (Though would love to).
Subhash, on October 24th, 2009 at 1:41 pm