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For the rest of us

Thursday, 24 June 2010

Macintosh is now really 'for the rest of us': When it was released in 1984, the tagline for Macintosh was, “The computer for the rest of us.” With fairly limited (but unique) capabilities and a high price, it wasn’t quite clear who “the rest of us” really were. Given the Mac’s natural affinity for graphics and the fact that unlike other computers of that era, Macintosh did not ship with a programming language, the core audience that gravitated to the platform were artists and other creative types, writes Michael Gartenberg on Macworld.com.
He posits that older fans are now feeling left out.
[With over 20 years on Macs, I qualify as an older fan. But I don't feel left out at all, for the record – I welcome all to Apple's great computing platform.]

They Stole Max’s Brain is a game: It's now available for download. Go to the Telltale Store, and buy Season Three: The Devil’s Playhouse for US$34.95. or play the season three demo to check it out.
If you’ve already purchased this season, you can download the latest episode by navigating to your purchases page, and clicking on the Mac download button next to the episode title. Macgasm waxes lyrical ...

Apple details MobileMe changes: The new features include Find your lost iPhone or iPad and updated me.com online.