Macgasm

[Your humble author deeply regrets his recent absence. He still loves you very, very much. -- C.R.]

A couple weeks back, I was pointed in the direction of a short piece in The New York Times by Dan Mitchell. My friend-tipster was roped in by the headline, “The Thin Skin of Apple Fans,” and I too was suckered into reading the write-up.

I am an Apple fan after all; what’s this guy have to say about me . How might I be offended by the stereotype this time around? Then it hit me…

The man had gotten me to give him the win with just the title of his article. Does his piece have its own merit though, or is it nothing beyond the fleeting wisdom in the headline?

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Executive Order Number 1: You never, ever wait until Friday to talk about something as monumental and earth-shattering as shiny, new hardware spurted forth from the bowls of Cupertino.

Never, ever.

As such, Macgasm Friday becomes Macgasm Tuesday, pushed out on the heels of Apple’s announcement of new design. “Of what?” you ask. Read on, dear reader.

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Hello! Chris here with the two-days late MGF.

See, not that much happened this week in the world of Mac. Sure a new 2GB iPod shuffle came out, but we talked about that. There were some nifty software updates, like Handbrake and Adium, but we talked about those, too. There was lots of iPhone news, though, but I don’t talk about the iPhone out of respect for my Canadian blogmaster.

Hence my lateness, kind reader. That, and I was pleasantly occupied sharing substitution duties with fellow MG writer Kenneth Gaines for this week’s Macgasm. Yes, quite pleasant indeed.

So, with this lack of sustenance from the cornucopia of Cupertino, I come to you with an interactive MGF of sorts. I come to you with questions. I expect you in turn to come to me with answers. Let’s rap, friends.

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There comes a time when being a reader finally pays off. For you, dear Macgasm consumer, that time is now! The fine, fine folks at Wonder Warp Software have given us two licenses for ShoveBox — a product we here at Macgasm think is hella swell — to do with as we see fit. Well, how about we get these licenses (valued at $24.95 each) into the hands of two lucky readers? If you’re feeling our vibe, read on! (more…)

We here at Macgasm approach fruit of Cupertino with Cupid’s arrow perpetually lodged in our collective ass, but for you we’ll do our best to limit official observation of the good Saint Valentine’s day to just a week.

And this here is the Valentine’s week in review. (more…)

While the title for this first installment of Macgasm Friday is intentionally straightforward, I’d still be remiss if I didn’t take a few words to introduce myself and tell you what this is all about.

So that’s where I’ll start with this wrap-up for the last week of January, 2008.

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