Ikea Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple and IKEA, two similar retail stories

by Mike Schramm (May 8th, 2012)

There's a fascinating writeup over at Asymco about Apple's retail strategy as compared with another very popular retail chain: IKEA. On the surface, the two brands seem dissimilar. One is a popular computer maker turned mobile device innovator, while the other is a simple and low-cost furniture ...

Rack your Xserve RAID with Ikea furniture

by Scott McNulty (Nov 28th, 2006)

I just spent a good chunk of my morning wrestling with rack equipment, so I really apprecitate Fraser Speirs Ikea 'rack' for his Xserve RAID. He does point out that the Xserve RAID is loud, but not as loud as he thought it would be. I'm really tempted to try this myself, but sadly my budget is all ...

Rig of the Day: Holy iMac, Batman

by Scott McNulty (Sep 5th, 2006)

Yesterday the Rig of the Day spent the holiday with his family, but he is back and ready to go. Today's rig stood out in the TUAW pool, as if it were in a spotlight of some kind. It is simply an iMac (with a keyboard and mouse tucked under the desk) with a little dramatic lighting thanks to $50 and ...