Ok so I know you’re familiar with the Mac vs. PC commercials Apple has been running again and again… and again. I like ‘em… But just a few minutes ago I came upon the UK version of the same commercials. I’m not sure if it’s the accent, or what it is, but I like these ones much more. I do have a soft spot for British comedies, so I’m positive that has something to do with it.

At any rate, the video below is an aggregation of all UK commercials and it is roughly 8 minutes long. My favorite quote from the 3rd commercial, roughly 1:09 in:

‘This light grey area could represent shinanigans and tom-foolery, while this dark grey area could represent hijinks… and you see here we further divided hijinks into capers, monkey-business, and… just larking about’

Love it. Watch the vid below.

written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: Apple Commercials, UK Apple Commercials

I’ve had the NES emulator sitting on my iPhone for some time now, but I had no ROMs to speak of. I knew it was a piece of cake to find them, but the installation did require a few steps, and to tell you the truth I simply wasn’t interested enough to take the time.

I found the situation much like the original jailbreaking processes… Do this, then do this, hold down this button and stand on your right foot. I can’t say I enjoyed going through that regamarole… Until great apps like ZiPhone came out that made the process insanely easy.

The same thing is going on now with the NES Emulator for iPhone. Installing the app and ROMs is now incredibly easy.

First, you need to start with a jailbroken iPhone (of course). If your phone isn’t jailbroken, check out ZiPhone for a quick and painless method of jailbreaking.

Second, install the NES Emulator from installer.app. I believe the application is in the games folder.

Third, click on the ’sources’ button in installer.app. Click ‘edit’, then ‘add’ a source. When the URL entry screen pops up enter http://123locker.com and add the source.

Fourth, after you’ve added the source, go ahead and browse all packages available. Look for ‘NES Roms’ in the list and install. This might take some time as I think the source is getting bombarded with downloads. A side note here, I can’t guarantee the source will be up forever, so go ahead and get it now if you’re interested in playing a bunch of vintage NES games on your iPhone!

Finally, after the package is installed, open your NES Emulator and voila, check out all the games you have available! There’s a bunch, from Bubble Bobble, to Castlevania, Pinball, Mortal Kombat, Burger Time… and well, you get the picture. I haven’t counted but I’d guess there’s well over 50 titles for you to enjoy.

I’ve played some of the games and so far while I’ve got a kick out of it, I have to admit I find the controls a little hard with no actual tactile buttons. I find myself pressing in the wrong place to move left, move right, or what have you… But still, the emulator is a cool little app and the NES ROMs are all classics.

If you install this let me know what you think… and if you have any installation problems let me know!

Discuss the iPhone NES Emulator in the Forums >

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written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: iPhone, NES Emulator, ROMs

Have you noticed lately the number of Apple computers being used on television and in the movies? They are everywhere! It seems everyone in the public eye wants us to know they use Mac computers too! (Or Apple wants us to know…)

Can you really blame them though? We all know how much we love Apple computers and if you are a newbie to your Apple computer, you will soon discover this affection for your new purchase!

But this post is not to talk about how much I love or you love your Apple computer - I want to start a list of where we see Macs!

Let’s get started!

• The Apprentice (Donald Trump)
• Lipstick Jungle
• Iron Chef America (Apple Logo is actually covered with the Food Network Logo!)
• The Ellen Degeneres Show
• Rachel Ray
• Sex and the City
• Acura Commercial
• Martha Stewart (after she mentioned she bought a Macbook Air, I am sure Apple sold a few million more of these new books!

Please add to my list in the forums! I wonder just how many we can spot!

written by Girl-J \\ tags: Apple Computers, Apple Computers in Movies, Apple Computers on TV

My friend Lindsay Hamel shot this over to me today. Looks like she’s gearing up to be the official video blogger of Mahalo.com. They’re having a ‘Mahalo Idol’ competition at the moment to find a brand new podcaster to take over the reigns of Mahalo Daily. Check out her video below. Pretty darn funny if you ask me.

Watch the video, and be sure to send it on to your friends. They are going to be picking finalists based on number of views…and the contest ends soon!

Good luck Lindsay!

written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: Apple Coder, Lindsay Hamel, Mahalo Daily

It’s Masters Sunday, and the pros will be out on the course soon at Augusta. Oh, yes, by the way I’m a big golfer

The Masters is probably my favorite tournament of the year. In tribute to a great tournament (and a laid back Sunday) I thought it fitting to whip up some masters iphone wallpapers before I sit down and watch the final round today.

The wallpapers below are of the 12th and 13th hole… Perhaps 2 of the most famous holes in all of golf. They’re free, so click and save to your hearts’ content! Enjoy!

written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: Augusta, iPhone Walpapers, Masters

Celebrity blogger and television host Wendy Cheng Yan Yan (Xiaxue) published a comparison review of the iPhone vs. a chinese knock-off iPhone. You might have seen it around the web lately… If not you’ve got to watch it

Not sure what to say about it… You’ll have to check it out for yourself. I do get a kick out of the fact that she prefers the knock-off because she can’t type on the iPhone with her long fingernails. The knock-off has a stylus that works beautifully. Enjoy

written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: Wendy Cheng Yan Yan, Xiaxue