Our bud Kevin Andersson sent me a message the other day alerting me to some new cool stuff he has going on.

After the announcement of OS X Snow Leopard a last week, Kevin decided to honor this with 6 amazing wallpapers for your beloved mac. We see new X wallpapers every year, but Kevin’s work is both well-designed and well-timed. Head over to blog.kevinandersson.dk to download the wallpaper pack, iPhone Wallpapers, and a whole lot more.

We’re going to be working closely with Kevin on our iPhone Wallpaper Gallery and Mac Wallpaper Gallery… So stay tuned for more

written by Mr. Mayor \\ tags: iPhone Wallpapers, Kevin Andersson, Mac Wallpapers, OS X Snow Leopard, Wallpaper Packs

Yesterday, I commented on a portable classroom design that seemed to be heavily influenced by the iPod. Today however I’ve found a product which not only seems to be influenced by the same chic Apple design but is also made for Apple users.

Its called MILK.

A 51×31 inch desk designed specifically as a personalized work space for lovers of Macs, MacBooks, Ipods and all other Apple accessories. A fully functional, fully personalized work station, made specifically to match your Mac.

The desk was designed by Holmris Hasen of Scandinavia not for commercial or business use but as a personal desk for himself. “I needed a desk that was simple but never boring. Smart but never overly sophisticated. I wanted a desk that was worth falling for.”

Since then however MILK has matured and is now being sold online. You can now buy your own MILK workstation direct from the Milkman with all the bells and whistles to make your home office, a Mac home office.

written by Councillor Ben \\ tags: Apple, design, desk, Holmris Hasen, milk, workstation

Although pictures may suggest that the future classroom could have been designed and made by the same designers as the ipod. The mobile classroom or the iclassroom as I’ve loving  dubbed it was designed by London architect, Gollifer Langston. The prototype ‘Transportable Classroom of the Future’ will deliver information and communication technology on a flatbed truck in the form of a gray pod. Currently being tested in Camden, UK the prototype aims to provide mainly high school students with a place to explore music and film making.

When the classroom arrives onsite, it is nothing more than an enclosed box. Computer control systems activate hydraulic legs that position the container onto the ground, and allow sections of the wall and roof to expand and open. The side wall of the container also opens out to enable an external audience to view films on a small cinema sized monitor from within the shell. Unlike however the ipod which could hold up to 40, 000 songs, the iclassroom only holds a maximum of 15 students.

Being an information and communication technology classroom i wonder if it will be decked out with Macs??? Something maybe Apple should look into.

written by Councillor Ben \\ tags: Transportable Classroom of the Future, Transportable Classrooms

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