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Microsoft Has Great Ads To Rival Apple’s, But Won’t Air Them On TV

Brian Lam — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:05:01 EDT

Can Microsoft ever do anything right? The company has some produced some pretty good advertising for Windows 7, but for some inexplicable reason, the ads will not be shown on TV. Microsoft’s best advertising in years is restricted to a dusty corner of YouTube, where no one will see them. After making everyone squirm with Jerry [...]

Tip: Zoom In On Your Quicktime Screencasts In Snow Leopard

Brian Lam — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:42:17 EDT

OK, this one’s a bit niche, but some of you might find it useful. For the benefit who’d rather read than watch a video, here’s an explanation. Many of you will already be familiar with OS X’s built-in zoom feature (which you can reach via the Mouse or Trackpad prefs in Snow Leopard). Hold down Control [...]

Conde Nast Backs Up Fake Steve Jobs in Fight with Real Steve Jobs

Brian Lam — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:59:09 EST

When Fake Steve Jobs, the anonymous blogger who parodied the real man, was asked to cease and desist, he asked for a sugar daddy to keep the site going. After only a few weeks, Wired News emerged as the lucky sponsor. I wonder how much he sold his soul for — fighting those lawyers can't be cheap. The real question is how long til Fake Steve Jobs is running all of Conde Nast, Wired's parent company? He may be fake, but even fake Boom carries awesome power. Conde Nast meets geek parody god? This could be a better crossover than Aliens vs. Predator. (By typing this comparison, I feel the force of 10,000 virtual wedgies flying through my cable modem.)

Who would win a stare down contest, Anna Wintour or FSJ? What would happen if FSJ became fashion editor at GQ?

It's a brilliant move by each party, but beware RSJ's spinning beach ball of death. –Brian Lam

Microsoft Vista Faster on a Mac Pro Than Apple's Own OS X

Brian Lam — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:33:41 EST

Ironically, one of the fairest reviews of Microsoft's Vista comes from Pete and Leander over at Wired's Cult of Mac blog. They tell us what the Vista experience is like on a Mac Pro using Bootcamp, with much praise.

Vista really flies on this beast, and feels like it's faster than OS X - it boots faster, folders burst open and apps launch instantly...I'm especially delighted with Vista's "glass" Aero interface, which works in all its glory on this machine...The OS is dark and handsome. It's really quite exciting...Vista's icons are big and colorful, and frankly, a lot more logical and easy to read than some of OS X's, like the intelligible iWeb icon.

Of course, that speed is subject to OS operations only, but still. And Zune support works for him...wait, this is a Mac blog, yes?

Yes.

Of course, in many ways it's the same old Windows. There are pop-up dialogs galore thanks to the new security features, and the Start menu, though slimmed down, is still a confusing mess. Maybe it's just me.

There we go.

Of course, the results on the portables will vary, especially with the Standard Macbooks and their far less significant video procs. Right now, support is spotty. Send me in guides and reviews of how Vista runs on portable Macs, please!–Brian Lam

Leander and his Vista Powermac [Cult of Mac]