The Mac Mini has always been that runt you might buy if you couldn't afford any other Apple computer. Which is to say: it was the Apple computer you bought when you should've picked up a budget Dell or something. No longer. The 2012 model is a fantastic, affordable, and small. Read More >>
Featured comment by Spectater:
"I have just got a refund from the the Faulty iMac saga. Evan the new iMacs are faulty.
So i was going to buy the new Mac Mini full specs including Th..." More »
Software wizard Andy Hertzfeld— one of the geniuses behind the original Apple Macintosh—found these rare interviews from an original Macintosh commercial that was never aired. It reminds me of the now-classic product intro infomercials made popular during the Second Coming of Steve Jobs. Read More >>
Right after Steve Jobs came back to lead Apple, he declared a total ban on software Easter Eggs and credits in the About box of every product made in Cupertino. They are back now. And this one is insanely great: Read More >>
It's presented as archival footage of Tony Stark conceptualising and sketching the first Iron Man suit in 'StarkPaint' on his 'Starkintosh'. But this lovely speed painting clip is actually Apple fanatic Matt Pearce working in MacPaint on a 1984 Macintosh. Read More >>
Here are some numbers to blow your mind: The original Macintosh, released in 1984, had a monochrome 512 × 342 pixel display. That was 175,104 points. Today, the icons on iOS are 512 x 512 pixels, drawn from a 16.7 million colour palette plus 256 levels of transparency. Read More >>
Featured comment by Kauzion:
"Heh. Well I thought it was an interesting thing to try to work out, and also I like to call out lame claims with pseudo-science :P" More »
The latest Mac OS X is now just OS X. The "Mac" is now gone. It's a clear declaration of intentions. The end of Macintosh — the desktop metaphor that reigned supreme for more than two decades — is near. Read More >>
You may not know him, but that guy on the right is one of the most influential industrial designers in history, Apple's first Jonny Ive. He designed the original Apple Macintosh, a model that influenced generations to come and defined the all-in-one personal computer. It's a classic that sits today at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Read More >>
Featured comment by stonemanty:
""...invited 10,000 of his closest friends ..."
Eh?
Admittedly, I don't have any, but this seems a bit far fetched." More »
I love The Restart Page: it faithfully reproduces the restart and shutdown sequences of most graphic user interface-based operating systems since the times of the original Macintosh System. See if you can identify them all. It's really perfect, sound included. Read More >>
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