Happy 50th Issue MacAddict | Mac|Life

Posted on April 11, 2011 by hydle

I don’t post much on Apple these days simply because everyone is on board now – it’s definitely not as unique of a hobby or fad as it used to be. However, in honor of MacLife’s 50th issue – lets take a look at some of their 50 reasons why they love Apple.

[Read Full] and follow along.

#48 – The Clamshell iBooks: This one is purely for you MattMatt.
#43 – Clarus the Dogcow: So many stories.
#41 – The Newton: Taken for granted.
#40 – The Packaging: Often overlooked.
#39 – Support for Education: My entire technical background came in Elementary School (Not Lying)
#35 – The Power Mac G4 Cube: Put on Ice = Hello Mac Mini.
#31 – Great Commercials: 1984.
#27 – System 7: Multitasking – This one if for you Brett Foncannon.
#22 – Woz: We are happy you are alive Woz – thanks for all the parties.
#20 – The 2010 MacBook Air: The one product I don’t have that I want.
#19 – iMovie: The original iMovie changed my life.
#16 – The Apple II: Specifically the Apple IIe + Lemonade Stand + Logo + Winter and Summer Olympics = framed my childhood. Thanks Mom + Dad.
#14 – Mac OS isn’t Windows: You already know.
#9 – Product-Announcment Events: Try it yourself.
#8 – The iPod: Do you still have your original 5GB with spinning wheel?
#3 – Steve Jobs: Need u say anymore?
#2 – The First Macintosh: 3rd grade was amazing.
#1 – The Apple Community: Unfortunately this community is too large to be an Apple nut like I used to be. I’ve actually found myself looking for something new? And have found these smaller + creative communities that will continue to grow on passion alone.

PartyTime – 2 Day Blackbox Case Sale

Posted on February 26, 2011 by hydle

“Hi Family! We are proud to announce our latest creation… The Blackbox Case for 17″ Apple MacBook Pros! We’ve worked hard, tweaked some things, and now it is time to let the champagne flow!

But what’s a party without some prizes? To really celebrate, we are offering $20 off ALL Blackbox Cases this weekend! To claim your sweet party favor, enter discount code “PartyTime” at checkout. It’s this weekend only though, so don’t let your Monday be a bummer!”

Don’t forget to enter coupon code “PartyTime” at checkout if you pick one up for $20 off. This deal is only running through Monday February 28th.

If your machine is listed below, Blackbox has a case for you.

MacBook Pro BlackBox Compatibility Chart
Size	Supported Models	Year	Price	Sale Price
13″	Dual “Core i7″ 2.7GHz Dual “Core i5″ 2.3GHz “Core 2 Duo” 2.66GHz “Core 2 Duo” 2.4GHz “Core 2 Duo” 2.53GHz “Core 2 Duo” 2.26GHz	2011 2011 2010 2010 2009 2009	$129	$109
15″	Quad “Core i7″ 2.2GHz Quad “Core i7″ 2.0GHz “Core i7″ 2.66GHz “Core i5″ 2.53GHz “Core i5″ 2.4GHz “Core 2 Duo” 2.8GHz “Core 2 Duo” 2.66GHz “Core 2 Duo” 2.53GHz	2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009, 2008 2009, 2008	$129	$109
17″ – NEW	Quad “Core i7″ 2.2Ghz “Core i5″ 2.53GHz “Core 2 Duo” 2.8GHz “Core 2 Duo” 2.66GHz	2011 2010 2009 2009	$129	$109

Once this PartyTime coupon is over, I’m going to work with Lance for a “Hydle” coupon code in the near future.

Blackbox Oak Case Made in Golden, CO

Posted on January 19, 2011 by hydle

Working out a nice deal with Blackbox Case to offer the first ever Hydle branded product.

I’ve always been on the lookout for something eye catching and durable to carry my MacBook Pro from mobile edit airstream to airstream… and I finally found it. Best of all — Blackbox Case is located right here in my home town of Golden, Colorado.

With future products + accessories + finishes on the way… I literally love the “branding” potential of this product and am excited to finally offer a product to share with my friends.

Hit me on my Pre-Pay

Posted on November 12, 2010 by hydle

Am I ahead of the curve… or behind?

I feel special – Only 8% of the american public are considering standard cell phone purchases in the future. Which happens to be the exact same percentage of people considering the new Windows phone.

What happened America? Apple used to own only 8% of the ENTIRE computing world… and now they own everything. Yin Yang – maybe a Windows Phone will be my future? Their ad campaign is certainly genius enough.

But since they don’t allow you embed their commercials (horrible microsoft – but traditional to your brand) – they just got dropped to almost.

Not for me.

Comical

Posted on November 4, 2010 by hydle

Haha – Is there a limit?

Parody – Apple’s Coolest Product Ever

Posted on September 19, 2010 by hydle

[iDevice Link] <— 8,428 views

I think I could scrounge up a couple other good Apple parodies – some that even include me.

David Letterman – Apple iPad Top Ten List

Posted on September 8, 2010 by hydle

[iDevice Link] <— 173,174 views

I miss watching Letterman. Leno – your out.
Conan – I hope you are alive.

New iPods + iTunes + Apple TVs + Coldplay

Posted on September 2, 2010 by hydle

Apple just announced an entirely new iPod lineup, iTunes 10 and a little black box known as a new Apple TV.

Although I personally prefer my original 5GB scroll wheel iPod – It looks like another holiday season is is going to be stuffed with Apple in our stockings.

iPod Shuffle:

2GB – 5 Colors – $49
Now with buttons, VoiceOver and a built-in clip

iPod Nano:

8GB – 7 Colors – $149
16GB – 7 Colors – $179
Features Multi-Touch display, built-in clip and incredibly small

iPod Touch:

8GB – $229
32GB – $299
64GB – $399
The iPod Touch now has FaceTime, Retina display, HD video recording and Game Center

Get a Mac – Recap

Posted on July 27, 2010 by hydle

iDevice Link

ADFEAK.com has a complete linking writeup of every ‘GET A MAC’ ad from TBWA’s 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Apple ad campaign.

Always good to revisit success. Director Phil Morrison – Genius.

Apple Friend Bar

Posted on July 8, 2010 by hydle

New Apple Friend Bar Gives Customers Someone To Talk At About Mac Products

I couldn’t have said it any better myself — especially having come from being somebody like this.

Too many people are playing the game… feel free to hit me on my pre-pay.

What Happened Apple?

Posted on June 8, 2010 by hydle

You release a new iPhone® 4 with iOS 4 that has amazing 1280x720p HD video recording capabilities — with editing… and you can’t stream the WWDC 2010 Keynote Address larger then 643x360p? Sorry Steve – you never looked so bad.

Welcome back 2003 – WTF?

Sorry if it’s just me — but when you are trying to convey new technologies like a 326ppi Retina Display on a new iPhone 4 that has a display resolution of 960×640… you might want to figure out your streaming solutions.

Does the new iPhone 4 allow me to bluetooth pair with my laptop and send sms messages from a keyboard like my T68i from 2001?

Final Cut Pro – Future + Past

Posted on June 1, 2010 by hydle

Recently reading the May issue of Larry Jordan’s usually very informative newsletter… I rallied through a couple in depth articles regarding Apple pulling the strings on Final Cut Pro and how false those rumors could be.

1. Larry’s Blog
2. CNET Update
3. Philip Hodgetts

For most people consuming my random postings and writings – this will mean nothing. But for me – it is great to relive the good years from 1998 where digital video was born and how it has shaped my life. Brought to you by Philip Hodgette.

Apple eventually purchased Final Cut about three weeks after NAB in reality to ensure that there would continue to be a Non Linear Editing application on the Mac. I also believe that someone figured that Apple’s FireWire (they developed it) port combined with the iLink on Sony’s DV cameras just released (in reality, also FireWire) combined with the new software could sell some Macs. That was a smart move. When I saw Final Cut in March 98, it was working with some Targa dual stream cards, which was not as robust as when Final Cut Pro was release at NAB 99. But Final Cut Pro had native FireWire/DV support: perfect with those new Blue and White G3 towers with native FireWire!

What a great look back to the good ol’ days – thanks for the write-up Philip.

Apple Tending

Posted on May 27, 2010 by hydle

Today is an important and interesting day in the history of Apple.

As MattMatt states – So is this.

Flash is Dead

Posted on April 30, 2010 by hydle

I’ve been talking for a while (5 years) now about how Flash is dead. So if you don’t believe me – then maybe you will believe Steve Jobs.

To summarize…

- “Open”
- The “full web”
- Reliability, security and performance
- Battery life
- Touch
- A total Steve Jobs Slap in the Face to Adobe (Read it)

Solution:
Straight from the Apple core
HTML5 + CSS + JavaScript

More:
Smashin Magazine

Enjoy.

WWDC 2010 – The Center of the App Universe