April 23rd, 2008
Demigods in Canada, and virtually unknown in the U.S., The Tragically Hip are the greatest live band I’ve ever seen.
So it was a heckuva treat to see some classic Macs sitting at the desks during the Hip’s “My Music at Work” video:
Gord Downie, the lead singer, has either a classic 128/512k Mac or a Mac SE – I can’t make out which. The video seems to be a rip on the drudgery of work, but they picked the wrong computer to represent such an idea; a Packard Bell would’ve worked much better.
They look like they’re having some fun, thanks to Gord, though I bet an office environment would be infinitely better with a Mac SE at every desk.
Posted by davelawrence8 at 8:24 am on April 23rd, 2008. Categories: humor, lowend, macs. Tags: apple, canada, gord, mac se, macintosh, office, the hip, tragically hip, video, work. Subscribe via RSS.
April 8th, 2008
Newton Connection, one of the applications that lets you sync your Newton MessagePad to modern OS X Macs, released a 2.1 update that allows for screenshots.
Newton Poetry covered apps like NCX, and it’s nice to know Newton developers are still working hard on viable connection solutions. NCX does everything the old Newton Connection Utilities did, but runs under OS X.
// Via Cult of Mac
Posted by davelawrence8 at 5:13 pm on April 8th, 2008. Categories: community, DIY, howto, macs, OS X, software. Tags: apple, connection, macintosh, macs, messagepad, newton, OS X, serial, sync, USB, utilities. Subscribe via RSS.
April 3rd, 2008
It takes some strong willpower not to give in to temptation and grab a new 20-inch iMac for $999.
Apple’s refurb site is an endless source of lust for me. I’ve grabbed a few iPods as gifts off the refurbished list, and the deals are great.
What stops me from grabbing my tax rebate check and ordering a new Leopard-powered beauty? For one, I don’t have enough room in my apartment for a dedicated desktop machine. My iBook gets me by just fine, and I have a Bondi iMac G3 that gets me by as a “gaming machine” and Newton hub.
After seeing one of the new iMacs in person (the monstrous 24-inch model), however, I can’t help but yearn for one. My plan is to purchase an iMac after I purchase my own home, which may be a year or two into the future – or when I get my own apartment (I have a roommate, who has his own computer).
In the meantime, I’m hoping some angel stops by Apple’s site and surprises me on my birthday this weekend. Hope springs eternal!
Time for some links:
Posted by davelawrence8 at 7:07 pm on April 3rd, 2008. Categories: apple, ipod/iphone, macs. Tags: apple, babes, celebrity, imac, iphone, ipod, itunes, mac, macenstein, macintosh, music retailer, refurb, refurbished, wal-mart. Subscribe via RSS.