Caturday Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Caturday: Me-WoW!

by Steven Sande (May 25th, 2013)

We don't have a name for this week's Caturday model, but owner Baz Francis of Adelaide, South Australia says that "he's a two month old ginger kitten who loves watching my partner play World of Warcraft on my 15" MacBook Pro. When he's not intently staring at the screen with his head tilted or ...

Caturday: Mac mini is Biru's pillow

by Steven Sande (May 18th, 2013)

What can be more comfortable to a cat than a pillow that blows warm air out of an optical media slot and vibrates ever so gently? That appears to be why Biru (Indonesian for Blue) loves to rest on a Mac mini owned by reader Peter Stagg and his wife. Peter says, "Biru is my wife's British ...

Caturday (late): Max and his Magic Trackpad

by Steven Sande (May 12th, 2013)

You thought you were going to get through another weekend without that TUAW classic Caturday? Well, you're wrong. Today's feline geek is Max, a six-month-old Singapura who loves to help his human, Sumner Paine, work on his 27" iMac. According to Sumner, "He helps me type on the keyboard, he ...

Caturday: Herman helps adjust the Cinema Display

by Steven Sande (Apr 27th, 2013)

When you're coding, it's always nice to have a friendly helper ready to pop up at any moment and give you inspiration. In this case, Caturday model Herman the Birman seems to be imploring owner and TUAW reader Tom King to spend less coding and more time playing. If you've got a Caturday ...

Caturday: Cuteness alert!

by Steven Sande (Apr 20th, 2013)

Every once in a while, we see a Caturday submission of a cat photo that's so cute, it's almost dangerous in its intensity. That was the case when reader Kevin-Paul Deveau sent pictures of his three cats, all of whom are huge fans of watching videos on a 27" iMac. While Sugar (a white Persian) ...

Caturday Night Live: Chunky's workspace and Mac Pro

by Steven Sande (Apr 13th, 2013)

We were a bit late getting the weekly Caturday today, but not to worry -- a feline friend reminded me to leaf through the weekly submissions from TUAW readers and find the most deserving gato to entertain you tonight. This week's Caturday model is Chunky, who owns TUAW reader Bill Lynch. ...

Caturday: Ruby the programmer cat

by Steven Sande (Apr 6th, 2013)

Today's Caturday model is Ruby, who got his name when his owner Cedric Tineo found the cat as a kitten wandering the streets. Cedric was learning how to program in Ruby at the time, and the name stuck. Ruby appears to be frustrated by his programming efforts, as he's decided to just give up ...

Caturday: Have you hugged your mini today?

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Mar 30th, 2013)

In this week's exciting installment of our widely acclaimed/reviled Caturday series, reader Hans send a picture of Layla, languidly lounging upon a Mac mini in the sun. Isn't she cute, keeping that cold aluminum box warm? If you have pictures of cats with Apple gear blissfully sleeping in the ...

Caturday: Moco guards the Apple TV

by Steven Sande (Mar 23rd, 2013)

This week's Caturday gato is Moco, who owner Boan Rubalcava says "loves to sit on top of the Apple TV" (under his right front paw, as you can see). I wonder if Moco watches all the shows upside down from his perch above the TV? The handsome Moco is already Internet-famous, having been the star ...

Caturday: Phone a furry friend

by Michael Rose (Mar 16th, 2013)

This week's Caturday featured feline comes to us all the way from Belgium. Reader Sam Algoet sends along his picture of Keiko, who loves to nap on the Mac mini stashed behind the TV and next to the phone & Time Capsule. If you've got a Caturday nominee to share, let us know via our ...

Caturday: Genghis Khat gets his rightful tribute

by Michael Rose (Mar 9th, 2013)

Last time we tried to run a picture of reader Craig Syverson's household conqueror, Genghis Khat, we ran a picture of the wrong feline! Now we have the correct cat, who seems to have found his perfect snoozing spot in this Caturday classic. Syverson, who works as a UX designer in the Bay ...

Caturday: Get a new cat every minute on your iPhone or iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 23rd, 2013)

It's Caturday again, and the challenge is this: Can you imagine a world with a new cat every minute? Cats here, cats there, cats everywhere! You don't have to imagine it; you can live it, thanks to the Cat-a-minute! app from Alan Scully. The light-hearted app delivers you a new cat photo ...

Caturday: Lola lounges

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Feb 16th, 2013)

Reader Phong Le sends us a pic of Lola, seen here lounging on an Apple keyboard. Cats love aluminum as much as Jony Ive, it seems. Full size image here. ...

Caturday: Tyler, ruler of the iMacs (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Feb 9th, 2013)

Update: While Craig Syverson did send us a picture of Genghis Khat, this isn't it! This beauty is Ace Sebastian's beautiful tabby named Tyler. Many apologies to the cats involved and their humans. Reader Craig Syverson's master, Genghis Khat, rules the roost between a pair of iMacs in this ...

Caturday: Actually, today is Macworld Monkeyday

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Feb 2nd, 2013)

It's Caturday, but we're also at Macworld/iWorld 2013, and it was the perfect chance to spotlight a special guest who made an appearance DreamWalk Interactive booth on the show floor: a capuchin monkey. DreamWalk, the developers of Jam for iPhone, use a cartoon monkey as an avatar. They admit ...