I am sick and tired of people calling the iPod Touch the “iTouch.” The term originated when unknowing consumers were unable to distinguish it from the iPhone. One day, some fucking idiot went up to another idiot and asked, “Is that an iPhone or an iTouch?” Since then, even Apple aficionados have started using the word.
May I remind everyone that the iPod Touch is an iPod and not an iPhone! It uses the same naming scheme as the rest of the iPod line. Have you ever heard of an iShuffle, an iNano, or an iClassic? Of course not. So quit being a fucktard and call the iPod Touch by its proper name.
“iTouch” is what I do to myself when my girlfriend won’t put out. The iPod Touch is a portable media player. See the difference?
Logan Harrison is a self-proclaimed elitist and Mac enthusiast from the Portland area. He has never been faced with the “iTouch” dilemma personally because he owns an iPhone.
Two smokers recently sent their Macs to Apple to be repaired under the AppleCare warranty. Instead of the quick fix they were expecting, they received a curt reply from the company stating that the machines could not be repaired because of the effects of secondhand smoke on employees.
The first, a MacBook owner, was told that secondhand smoke violated the system’s warranty. Apple informed the second individual that her iMac was beyond economic repair because of the effects of cigarette tar– even though only one person in her household smokes. Nowhere in the AppleCare warranty terms is there a provision regarding smoking.
Ever wanted to use your tiny USB flash drive to backup important data? Don’t mind paying $30 for a device that provides functionality obtainable for free elsewhere? If so, then set sail for your nearest Best Buy and pick up a Corsair Voyager Port.
Released earlier this year, the Voyager Port lets any thumb drive be used to create one-touch backups. It retails for $30- $40 and comes with NovaBackup, a popular backup utility. The problem is, Corsair’s new device is simply nothing more than a waste of space and money. Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve been a fan of Apple products for years, but when I got my first Mac a year ago, the first thing I did was chuck the included Mighty Mouse and replace it with a Logitech MX Revolution. You’ll often hear fanboys scream about how unique and innovative the Mighty Mouse is, but anyone who uses their computer for professional work realizes the limits of the mouse. MG Siegler at Tech Crunch hit the nail on the head. The Mighty Mouse sucks. Period. It feels very cheap and flimsy to the touch, and as Siegler states in his article, the buttons require too much pressure to activate. When I first tried out the mouse, I remember how pressing one of the side buttons would press the other side button. Not to mention Apple put no thought into the ergonomics of the product. Apple has always been ahead of the curve in most areas of the computer industry, but when it comes to mice, Cupertino has a long way to go.
In an article over a Cnet, the site’s executive editor, David Carnoy, argues that Apple must release a netbook now, claiming that the company is “on the verge of missing an opportunity.” While is it is probably true that Apple has considered selling netbooks in the past, it’s not going to happen and may not necessarily be in the best interest of the Cupertino company.
Recently cell phone providers in the United States are according to Forbes magazine are ranked one of the worst when it comes to customer service. In fact, one customer for Verizon was so unhappy with his service, he got his friend to send in a fake death certificate to get him out of his contract.
I love Firefox. Not in the star crossed lovers walking down the beach somewhere in the tropics, but I do really love this browser. I am that tech nerd that when fixing my not so computer savvy friends’ computers that installs Firefox on their computers and then tells them that they are so outdated for using Internet Explorer. Nethackz seems to agree with me because recently they posted an article about 15 new add ons that cannot be missed.
I know… it seems like the worlds most shocking news, but according to a recent report from Evans Data only 8% developers are writing applications for Windows Vista. To pour a little salt on the wound there is other data shows that 49% are writing applications for Windows XP.
It seems like the days of school yard bullies, and creepy guys asking children to come in their car for a piece of candy have moved for a large part to the internet. The problem is, that because of these predators and bullies have managed to jump ahead of lawmakers and are avoiding serving jail time for their crimes.
Over the years, Macs have innovated in many ways. The aging PowerPC standard has been replaced with Intel. The iMac, once made of white plastic, now has a sleek aluminum exterior. And finally, new products like the MacBook Air have kept Apple ahead of the curve. Shipped with each of these innovations is what is essentially a slender plastic brick, the Apple remote. Though reliable and durable, the remote has yet to undergo any major revisions since its launch in 2005. Cupertino needs to get with the program and update the remote. Are you listening, Steve?
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