Category Archives: Apple

imPodability

Posted on March 20 2005 by Mickey

    They say the best way to treat an iPod battery is to drain the battery once a month to give it a full charge. The improved battery life on my iPod Photo almost makes this difficult. I use … Continue reading →

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Stuff I Found Today

Posted on January 22 2005 by Mickey

    When visiting this online store, some read it as “Pen Island” while others see something…a bit…different.  Click here to go to penisland.net.  (From Fark.)    • A visit to the King Kong set.  Part 1.  (From AICN.)    … Continue reading →

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Mac & Me

Posted on January 12 2005 by Mickey

    News big enough for me to break my unplanned hiatus: Steve Jobs, at this morning’s Mac World keynote, informed me what I shall be buying this year. It looks like the rumors were well-founded: Apple unveiled a flash-based … Continue reading →

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LiPod

Posted on January 3 2005 by Mickey

    The nice thing about having two iPods is that I can actually endanger one by running experiments on it. A couple Mac sites were talking about a new installer which can turn an iPod into a dual-boot Linux/Mac … Continue reading →

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iPod Photo

Posted on October 29 2004 by Mickey

    I was caught up in the excitement on Tuesday and impulsively ordered one of the new iPod Photos. Remarkably — especially compared to the wait for my G5 — my iPod Photo showed up just three days later. … Continue reading →

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Grab Bag

Posted on October 13 2004 by Mickey

    Awwww. America’s Sweetheart Pfc Lynndie England had a baby boy today. Photos of the birth should be showing up online imminently. Reportedly, the hospital staff caused quite a line-up as they waited to point to her crotch and … Continue reading →

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Art of Innovation

Posted on October 12 2004 by Mickey

    New Steve Jobs interview, from Business Week Online.

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Their G5 Review

Posted on October 1 2004 by Mickey

    Looks like this guy ran into the same anomaly I did. Reviewing the new dual 2.5 G5 for Ars Technica, the writer Eric Bangeman describes using the Setup Assistant to transfer all his old files and settings from … Continue reading →

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PC Magazine

Posted on September 3 2004 by Mickey

    PC Magazine reviews my sweet baby. Their summation, that “most users with recent-vintage G5 machines (especially dual-2.0GHz models) don’t need to jump on this upgrade”, seems pretty freaking obvious; but the review is important in one regard: it … Continue reading →

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The Other New Mac

Posted on August 31 2004 by Mickey

    Having just bought a G5, I have no intention of purchasing this, but I’m still impressed with its compactness and design. The new G5 iMac, unveiled today in Paris.

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