Dean Putney
11 posts
Review: Macessity LowKey
I noticed the Macessity LowKey on PicoCool recently and was stunned. The product photos showed an elegant solution to a pair of major problems: the lack of a good place to slide my iMac's keyboard when not in use and the difficult placement of the…
Microsoft's Seinfeld - Gates Ad
Now, I know we're supposed to be all enamored with the Get A Mac ads, but I think credit should be given where credit is due. Microsoft's new ad doesn't even really have anything to do with computers. The only computer related bit in the…
Sept. 9th Event: a "Very Big Deal"
Apple usually tries to keep the down low on releases, but when they've got something they think is really special, they want to make sure everybody who isn't living under a rock with their ears filled with concrete hears about it. According to Cult of…
iPhone Reception Tested: Just Like Regular Phones
Wild speculation is always fun, but it's refreshing to see some cold hard experimentation results. These fine Swedes tested the iPhone 3G against the Nokia N73 and the Sony Ericsson P1 in their fancy reception test chamber and found that the iPhone had comparable reception…
iRumors Abound!
We hesitated to post this Engadget article about Kevin Rose's predictions of new iPods and other iStuff mostly because it seemed too... detailed. That, and as Engadget points out themselves, Kevin hasn't been a –to put it kindly– very reliable source . Recycleosphere has a…
Apple Texts You: Update Frmwr Plz
With some (possibly unheard) prompting from an MSNBC reporter , Apple has sent out text messages to iPhone users asking that they update to the latest firmware to resolve 3G connectivity bugs. Apple's response to a reply text of "lol wut?" has not been recorded…
Myst For iPhone Announced
The iPhone shows a lot of promise as a gaming platform and input device, but it's obviously difficult to say whether it will take off on a whole. Now we see some kind of reassurance in the form of an announcement from a Cyan Worlds…
iPhone Assembler Includes Extra Dose of Awesome
markm49uk at MacRumors found these excellent photos of the woman who assembled his phone . It appears these test shots were not deleted from his phone. A comment on the MacRumors thread laments that "[o]nce this spreads into the blogosphere she will be fired." I…
Fake Lines Form To Drum Up iPhone Hype
Orange is hiring actors to stand outside of Polish stores to intensify the hype of the release of the iPhone in Poland. From the Reuters article: "We have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest in the…
Apple Store to Open at Maine Mall
According to an article in the Portland Press Herald today Apple is looking for staff for a new store in the Maine Mall in South Portland. This is exciting news for Mainers, as the closest Apple store at the moment is in Salem N.H. With…
Review: Telekinesis - How To Get The Most Out of iPhone Remote
Hello to you, World of Apple Reader. My name is Dean Putney, and I'm a recent addition to the World of Apple staff. As a tinkerer and technologically interested dude, I find myself working on lots of projects that require software. Writing your own programs…