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Monday, 03 March 2008 |
 NetApplications did a poll of the OS's used in America, and put it out to the public domain. Usually they charge for these services, but every once in a while they release some interesting free facts. This one is kinda cool because it shows the percentage of Mac users across the US on a map. If you want more details or to compare any other OS you'll have to pay. But, since we are Mac Zealots  , we only care about other Mac Zealots.
Map of the United States of Apple
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Sunday, 17 February 2008 |
 So this isn't a poll we did, it was done by Mindset Media. I'm sure you heard about it by now. It says that the average Mac user is cool. No, really, it says that the average Mac user is environmentally aware, and willing to pay a little bit more for kinder, green food and products. It also says that Mac users think they are perfectionist, use notebooks, whiten their teeth & go to Starbucks (well if we go to Starbucks alot, we would need to whiten our teeth). We also drive a hybrid car that is a station wagon. Oh yea, we also buy 5 pairs of sneakers each year. The low dow is this : Mac users are Highly open, have low dogmatism, low modesty, feel superior and are perfectionist.
The thing that bugs me is that nobody has questioned the study yet. It uses a "propietary psychographic standard" and the magin or error is not reported anywhere. I can't find the data anywhere to evaluated. Since the data is not available, we'll have to also assume that the 7500 "users" surveyed were consistant with the average marketshare (say 7% Mac, 93% non-Mac). So they survey would be comparing approx. 525 Mac users against 6975 non-Mac users. Doesn't seem like a fair comparison, especially with the chance of error in small numbers.
I'm just really picky about statistics so I don't believe it yet (maybe it's my Mac superiority).
What are your thoughts? Does it amaze you how many people have jumped on this band wagon after one proprietary poll with no released data?
Link to a whole list of people who have bought into this poll.
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Torn between a Mac and a Rush |
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Thursday, 14 February 2008 |
 The ethics question of the day, "Do you help Rush Limbaugh with his Macs?"
Rush has long been a Mac-head. Claims to have a complete array of decked out Mac Pro's and orders them as gifts for people. He even uses them to run Mac OS (instead of Windows). After Rush did a 10.5.2 update, some of his features don't work. His Apple Rep and Developer (??) can't help, now he is pleading for help. He isn't expecting to much since it appears that the majority of Mac users are not in the Republican party.
So the question is, can people transcend their political views to help a fellow Mac user? Often times it has been stated that the Mac community is a tight family. Often times inter-family political views have to be looked past for the greater good. But is it possible in this case? Lots of people have wished Rush a "spinning beach ball of death for eternity" and many people have offered their support. What's your opinion?
Transcript of Rush's comments on Feb. 12th, 2008.
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The 20 best iPod utilities |
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Written by Jacob Head
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Tuesday, 04 December 2007 |
 Lifehacker.com writes, "With a new generation of iPods on the market this holiday season, your reliable old iPod may not seem as shiny as it once did. But with the help of third party applications and utilities, you can unlock tons of useful functionality you never knew was there and revive that aging iPod so it doesn't look quite so bad next to its successors. Whether new or old, the following 20 iPod utilities can help you get the most from your iPod."
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Written by Jacob Head
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Wednesday, 07 November 2007 |
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 Chris Pirillo writes, "I've compiled a list of my top 100 Mac apps for your perusal, since so many people have been asking for it... These apps are certainly Tiger compatible, and most of of them work inside Leopard (though the VNC utilities are now unnecessary). I did my best to avoid overly popular titles, but couldn't avoid it in some cases."
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Written by Jacob Head
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Friday, 26 October 2007 |
 It seems everybody in the press has tried out Leopard and given their opinion. Some of these reviews are clearly better than others and we've given our top 4.
1. Road to Leopard by Prince McLean of AppleInsider: Probably the best review of Leopard I've seen on the web. Thorough and accurate, this review spans over different aspects of Leopard and will give you a comprehensive understanding of what's coming up.
2. Reviewed: Mac OS X Leopard by Fraser Speirs of Guardian Unlimited: A more concise review, this will give perspective from those on the other side of the pond.
3. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard by Elsa Wenzel of CNET: Usually CNET reviews of Apple products frustrate me for their lack of originality, but I've found this one to be pretty good. CNET was able to point out a few features I wasn't even aware of.
4. Leopard: Faster, Easier than Vista by Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal: Apple fans generally dislike Walt, but I find many of his reviews to be refreshingly honest, at least from a Windows user point of view. Want to know what a typical Windows user thinks? Look up Uncle Walt.
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4 External HDs for Time Machine |
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Written by Jacob Head
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Thursday, 25 October 2007 |
 Glenn Wolsey writes, "With the release of Mac OSX 10.5 Leopard just over 24 hours away, if you’re like me you’ll be eagerly preparing for the new operating system. I’ve been asked a few times over the weeks leading up to the launch announcement of Leopard on which external hard drives would be good to hook up for use with Time Machine."
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Written by Jacob Thomason
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Tuesday, 29 May 2007 |
 Harry Andreou over at 88bytes has posted up a blog entry on why we do modding on our own systems. What are the thoughts behind it, why do some do it and others not. Be sure to check out his observations on the beloved sport we call modding.
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