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ABC “Borrows” Famous Mac Commercial

ABC “Borrows” Famous Mac Commercial

Have you seen ABC's knock-off of the famous Macintosh TV commercial? The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) has copied Apple’s famous 1984 commercial to promote its upcoming new singing show called Duets. Alluding to George Orwell’s 1984 novel, ABC’s commercial ...

ABC “Borrows” Famous Mac Commercial

How To: Use GarageBand’s “Learn to Play”

Apple has made it really easy to learn how to play an instrument at home. The application GarageBand comes standard with the Mac OS, and with it, you can learn the fundamentals of how to play basic, rock or blues guitar, or piano. To get started, launch GarageBand,...

Steve Jobs Documentary Coming to Austin

Steve Jobs Documentary Coming to Austin

Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview, a documentary feature, will open at select Landmark theaters in 19 cities around the US beginning May 11, including in Austin. The interview was conducted by Robert Cringely a few months before Apple bought NeXT and brought Jobs back to...

Apple Updates Several iOS Apps

Apple Updates Several iOS Apps

Apple recently released updates to several of its iOS apps, including GarageBand, iMovie, iPhoto and Cards. iPhoto for iOS received its first update since its release in March. Version 1.0.1 (113 MB) includes a Copy Link button for your journal’s URL to use when...