Written by Tim on March 13th, 2008 in MAC, Television.
Former “Mac Genius” Tony Edwards has taken the sometimes fanatical love of the Apple Inc. to it’s logical conclusion by creating “The Church of Mac”. Edwards portrays the fictional character, “The Reverend Doctor Bobby Newton”, whom he describes as “a mash-up of Stephen Colbert, Dr. Michael Beckwith (of Oprah fame) and The Onion.”
Edwards’ website, features a series of video iPodcasts, in which “Dr. Bobby” gives computer advice to “brothers and sisters in Apple”, leads them in the recitation of “Steve’s Prayer” and invites Mac users worldwide to sing Apple hymns with “The Church of Mac Gospel Karaoke”. Although Edwards is no longer associated with Apple, the podcasts have been approved by the company and are freely available at the iTunes Store. Read the rest of this entry »
Written by Tim on March 12th, 2008 in MAC, Technology, The Internet.
Today marks the start of the first ever “Easter mEgg Hunt”: Seasonal fun and discounts for Mac users. Select Mac indie developers have joined forced to offer Mac users some seasonal fun as well as the opportunity to earn discounts on quality Mac software.
Participating sites will show a banner: Spot the Eggs, get Mac Software, 20% off. This takes visitors to the “Easter mEgg Hunt” homepage. From there they start the hunt for eggs on other participating sites. Eggs are small images which link back to the “Easter mEgg Hunt” site where their contents is revealed.
Each egg contains a coupon code valid for a 20% discount at 3 participating stores. The same coupon is hidden in 3 eggs placed on 3 different sites. Read the rest of this entry »
Written by Tim on March 11th, 2008 in Technology, The World Today.
Throughout the Second World War, the town of Hillersleben, Germany was home to one of the Third Reich’s most crucial weapons research centers. At a sprawling facility nestled in the forested hills, a contingent of 150 engineers and physicists developed and evaluated all manner of experimental weapons, a substantial number of which were ultimately adopted by the Nazi war machine.When Germany surrendered in May 1945, the scientists at Hillersleben were forced to abandon an assortment of death-bringing innovations at various stages of completion. Among these were a rocket-assisted artillery shell which had 50% more range than standard artillery, a 600mm mortar which fired one-ton self-propelled projectiles for up to three and a half miles, a modified Tiger tank which could fire 760-pound rockets up to six miles, and a chain-like projectile made up of small, linked rockets with a range of 100 miles. But the military masterminds’ most sinister ambitions were embodied in their behemoth Sonnengewehr, or “Sun Gun” project– an orbital weapon intended to exact fiery punishment upon the enemies of the Third Reich, forever establishing their dominance over the genetically inferior Untermenschen of the Earth. Read the rest of this entry »
