macintosh
Random Stuff
There Is Something Very, Very Wrong With This Ad
4:00AM Adam Frucci | Duh, this old school Mac is way too ancient to surf the web for porn! Stupid dog. [Ads of the World via Copyranter] More »
Computers
Gene Roddenberry’s 1984 Original Macintosh For Sale
10:00AM Jesus Diaz | Would you like to write a saga about a spaceship with a womanising captain, an awkward scientist/philosopher, a maniacal doctor, a drunk engineer, a voluptuous communications officer, a communist pilot and a gay helmsman? Well, this Macintosh 128 won’t help. More »
Design
The Macintosh As Designed By Leonardo Da Vinci
6:00AM Jesus Diaz | I really liked the iPhone as designed by Leonardo t-shirt, but I absolutely love this one, showing the original—and still my favourite—1984 Macintosh in the same style. Pretty: More »
Random Stuff
First Macintosh Shirt Is Stylish In Its Simplicity
10:20AM Adam Frucci | Print Liberation has a new “Great Moments of the 20th Century” series of shirts, and the latest is of a gigantic Macintosh. Perfect for displaying your roots and less likely to get you fired than some other options. [Print Liberation] More »
Entertainment
Watchmen’s Old School Macintosh SE/30
2:30PM Jesus Diaz | Here it is, Ozymandias’—one of the Watchmen—computer: A Macintosh SE/30, all in black including the keyboard and mouse. One of the many Apple/Steve Jobs references in the movie (spoilers). Click to see the close-up. More »
Computers
Happy 25th Birthday, Mac. Now Isn’t It About Time You Settled Down?
8:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Apple’s Mac line celebrates its 25th birthday today: the original Macintosh was released back on January 24th, 1984. It’s been a bumpy road, but it made it. And we’re glad. More »
Computers
Purchase Classical Works of Art, As Dreamt by a Young Steve Jobs
9:48AM John Herrman | Regulars might remember Adam’s similar Photoshop contest a few weeks ago, but these amazing oil-on-canvas paintings were lovingly adorned with Macintosh SEs for a Sweden-only ad campaign all the way back in 1987. Erik Saxen produced these original works (inspired by a number of famous artists) for Apple’s marketing, but is now seeking a (weird) collector to take them off his hands. More »
Hardware
How to Get Back to Your Mac For Free
9:00AM Sean Fallon | Being able to access your Mac remotely from anywhere in the world would certainly be useful—but I’ll be dammed if I am going to fork over US$100 to the .Mac service for the privilege. Fortunately, cheapskates like myself don’t have to spend a dime on Back to Your Mac thanks to a simple how-to guide from our friends at Lifehacker. More »
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