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Joost Invites Gone For Now

Written on April 18, 2007 by Nick Santilli and 11 people have commented

I went ahead and closed the comments on the Joost Invites post. Thanks for all the responses - I really wish I had more than 3 to pass along at this time, as the choices were difficult. I got some good laughs out of your efforts as well, so thanks.
If you’re still on [...]

TAB Giveaway: Round 2

Written on April 15, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 15 people have commented

Our last giveaway was a huge success and a lot of fun…and it’s time to go at it again!
This time the prizes are bigger and better and sure to make quite a few folks happy.
The Prizes
1 - Apple TV from Apple
1 - Volt XL bag from Spire
4 - TuneFlex from Griffin
2 - ExpressCard Readers [...]

PowerMac G5 w/ 5GB RAM for Sale

Written on February 12, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 12 people have commented

So a bit of shameless self promo here. I just snagged myself a brand new MacBook Pro and thus no longer have a need for my beast of a G5. Sooo, I’ve got it up on eBay for sale.
Basic details are:

Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5
5GB of RAM
250GB Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL (Dual-Screen capable)

At any [...]

Jobs: February 5, 2007

Written on February 05, 2007 by Josh Pigford and No one has commented

HTML developer - Fullsix NYC, New York, NY
PHP Developer - Wichita, KS (Telecommute)
PHP Developer - New York, NE
Jr Art Director - Fullsix NYC, New York, NY
Ruby on Rails Developer - Tornado Design, Phoenix, AZ (Telecommute)

Community Activity: 02-05-2007

Written on February 05, 2007 by Josh Pigford and No one has commented

Getting a MBP…any ‘must have’ accessories?
Good email appilications?
Tricking iTunes into thinking a Soundtrack is one album
Easy Vista Install
Whats in your RSS reader?

The Apple Blog Job Board

Written on January 26, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 4 people have commented

We’ve been wanting to offer something like this for quite a while and are happy to finally be able to do so.
I present to you The Apple Blog Job Board.
A huge portion of you (our readers) are in the technology field in some way or another and there is a huge demand for jobs in [...]

Community Activity: 01-15-2007

Written on January 15, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 1 person has commented

iPhone - UNIX Functionality?
MacBook Pro - The Saga
External HDD Enclosures & NAS
Is there anything you would bring into OSX from other OS’s?
Accessing the iSight

Macworld Live Coverage - Today!

Written on January 09, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 9 people have commented

The infamous Macworld Keynote is today from 9AM-11AM PST…and we’ll be there live!
We’ll be hosting a live chat here: https://theappleblog.campfirenow.com/c60e9
Thanks to the guys at 37signals for hooking us up with our Campfire room!
Feel free to go ahead and enter the chat…lively conversation is already cropping up!
EDIT: If you can’t get in, we apologize. We had [...]

Macworld Live Coverage

Written on January 05, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 8 people have commented

As with all major live Apple events, The Apple Blog will be having (we hope) live coverage of Macworld.
The Steve Jobs Keynote will be on Tuesday, January 9 from 9:00AM to 11:00AM PST.
We’ve got some of “our people” that will be there and hopefully will be able to get us some live coverage.
We’ve got a [...]

Community Contest Winners

Written on January 04, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 11 people have commented

Well, the time has come to announce the winners of the Community Contest! If your forum username is in this list, please use our contact form and let us know your top THREE prize choices in order of preference (here’s the list) if you’d like the iTrip Auto/Visor iPod Case or iTrip Nano (all the [...]

Contest Over

Written on January 02, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 1 person has commented

Well our huge contest that ran the entire month of December has now come to an end. There was a FANTASTIC response and thank you everybody who got involved in the community!
As a reminder, we’ll be announcing the 49 winners at exactly January 4, 2007 at 10:00AM MST (which is 5:00PM GMT). So be on [...]

12-18-2006: Community Activity

Written on December 18, 2006 by Josh Pigford and No one has commented

Would you buy an iPhone?
How much of a difference will extra RAM make?
What’s the best cellphone that plays nice with OS X?
What RSS Reader Do You Use?
10.5 Leopard Predictions
Why Buy Anywhere But Apple?

Also, don’t forget about our massive giveaway with almost 50 prizes being given out!

12-11-2006: Community Activity

Written on December 11, 2006 by Josh Pigford and No one has commented

RUMOUR: iPod Widescreen
Does it make sense to buy ANYTHING from Apple this close to Macworld?
External Hard Drives for iTunes and Backup
Office Alternatives
View from your Dashboard - What Widgets Do You Recommend?
Who’s tired of the old “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” commercials?
Your Mac Setup!
Apple Sticker

Also, don’t forget about our massive giveaway with almost 50 prizes [...]

The Apple Blog Store

Written on December 05, 2006 by Josh Pigford and No one has commented

Looking for the perfect Christmas gift? Be sure to checkout the new The Apple Blog Store!
Killer prices, super fast shipping, and more Apple stuff than you can shake a stick at!
Merry Christmas!

12-5-2006: Community Activity

Written on December 05, 2006 by Josh Pigford and No one has commented

iPhone - Predictions, Buying Plans, and other Thoughts
Browser Wars continues
Best task list software?
How long have you been a Mac user?
10.5 Leopard Predictions

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