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The best Steve Jobs Macworld Expo moments

by Steven Sande (Jun 9th, 2011)

Apple CEO and tech legend Steve Jobs doesn't present keynotes at Macworld Expo anymore, though he does occasionally rile crowds at WWDC and City Council meetings. Ranker, a website that publishes ranked lists of just about everything, has compiled a list of the top 10 Steve Jobs Macworld Expo ...

10 apps you should install FIRST on your iPhone

by Chris Rawson (Jun 4th, 2011)

You've taken the plunge and bought your first iPhone. You've activated your service with your local wireless carrier, connected and synced it with your main computer for the first time, and brought over as much music, photos, and videos as you can squeeze onto it. Maybe you've even played around ...

Letterman lists 'Top Ten signs you've purchased a bad iPhone'

by Mike Schramm (Jul 14th, 2010)

The iPhone's ongoing technical issues made it to David Letterman's Late Show last night, as he presented a "top ten signs you've purchased a bad iPhone." It's as funny as Letterman usually is -- I especially liked the Pop Tart one, and you even get a nice less-than-sincere apology to Larry King ...

Letterman's iPad top ten list doesn't go quite according to plan

by Michael Rose (Apr 2nd, 2010)

Sure, David Letterman is rich, famous and apparently no slouch with the ladies... but he's not an iPad-savvy geek, as you can see here. During tonight's Late Show, he brought out an iPad with the top ten list shown ("Top Ten Questions To Ask Yourself Before Waiting In Line For The iPad") -- then ...

Ten things we still love about Tiger

by Michael Rose (May 7th, 2007)

Whether you're disappointed or pleased at the four-month delay for Leopard, there's no question that the progress, or lack thereof, on Apple's next OS release has been big news. With all the focus on 10.5, it seems to me that we've lost sight of all the wonderful things about our current main ...

Carrie Underwood sets iTunes record

by Erica Sadun (May 6th, 2007)

The question of Sanjaya's hair-styles aside, American Idol is a music phenomenon. Carrie Underwood's American Idol Gives Back recording of "I'll Stand by You" just became the first iTunes-exclusive track to debut in the Billboard Hot 100's Top 10 according to Country Standard Time. "I'll Stand By ...

Macintosh intro one of the top 10 best presentations ever

by Scott McNulty (Aug 28th, 2006)

We all know that his Steveness is a master showman. His patented Reality Distortion Field often gets people to take out their wallets before he has even uncovered whatever product he is showing off. That is why it should come as no surprise that his 1984 keynote, introducing the Macintosh, made this ...

10 ways to pimp your MacBook

by Scott McNulty (Jul 19th, 2006)

Our friends at Uncrate have put together a list of ten things that every MacBook user should have. The list covers everything from RAM (don't kid yourself, you need 2 gigs) to a few different cases that are both fashionable and attractive (much like me). On a related note, I would like to ask the ...

Top Ten Most Beautiful Mac OS X Applications

by Damien Barrett (Jul 5th, 2006)

Top ten lists are all the rage recently and Phillip Ryu gives us a unique one--the top ten most beautiful applications for Mac OS X. He's got a nice write-up and I agree with most of his choices. 10. Transmission 9. Voice Candy 8. Podcast Maker 7. Transmit 6. Quinn 5. AppZapper 4. Acquisition 3. ...

Mike Wendland's Top Ten reasons why he's glad he switched

by Scott McNulty (Jun 22nd, 2006)

Mike Wendland, tech writer, switched to the Mac 4 years ago and he is very happy with his choice. So happy, in fact, that he has compiled ten reasons why he is still overjoyed with his switch. The one that isn't standard fare (most are along the lines of 'it just works') is that Microsoft Office ...

Open Fire, a free casual Mac game

by Conrad Quilty-Harper (May 30th, 2006)

BlueTorch Studios in partnership with BlueGill Flame have released the final version of Open Fire, a casual top down shooter similar to the Linux game Barrage. Open Fire, which has been created using Unity's game editing software, was the winner of Unity's Dashboard Widget Competition. Keeping with ...

Ten reasons to love your Mac Book Pro

by Scott McNulty (Mar 22nd, 2006)

Being obsessed with Apple to the degree that I am cuts you off from reality. I think that everyone knows Apple's product line as well as I do, and that if you have a choice of computer you will be getting a Mac. Sadly, that isn't always the case, so it was refreshing to see this post listing the top ...

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