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 Do you have an old Mac laying around and not sure whhat to do with it? Here is a Halloween inspired howto on turning your old Mac into a Mac-O-Latern.
Quick! Halloween is tomorrow so get a move on!
A 14-year-old girl was given a new iPod by her parents, but once she opened the box she only found rocks. No, it wasn't meant to be a joke; The parents bought the "iPod" at Target and tried to return the item.
It turns out that this iPod was replaced with rocks somewhere before the sale. Like any consumer would, the family went to the Target store where the "iPod" was purchased in order to replace the non-music-playing rocks. Apparently, Target's return policy for customers using their Target cards is to issue store credit only—despite the family asking for their money back, it was rocks or store credit, period. Unfortunately, the store in Fort Worth had no other iPods. The employees did, however, call around to other area Target stores and found one that had the product in Grand Prairie, 20 miles away.
The Grand Prairie store's employees, perhaps unforgivingly after hearing the sob story, insisted that the new iPod had to be purchased before opening it. The family finally agreed, purchased the iPod, and opened in in front of Target employees. Again, the box that should have contained an iPod contained rocks. The woman once again asked for her money back, but again was denied. She then, according to the article, had her daughter pick out other items in order to use the store credit.
So far, Target hasn't been apologetic—its employees were following store policy and the company is "looking" into the matter. It seems likely that both stores get their merchandise from the same distribution warehouse, and that is most likely where the problem lies.
[via ars technica] Link
 MadTV comes up with some funny skits. The political humor isn't obvious, is it? Get your Apple iRack today! -- Link
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 Keith M. uploaded a few photos of the official Apple iPhone tool he received as part of his warranty package. I wonder if Apple has these trademarked.
Sure, I'm an Apple fan, but you won't find me frequenting the local Apple stores to check out the iPhone or next gen iPods (Jeesh, I don't even have an iPod. GASP!), especially now that Apple will begin charging an entrance fee to all of their Apple stores.
"Part of the move was to limit crowds to keep the stores safe, but also we wanted to keep the right kind of people in the stores," said vice president of retail outlets, Vince Sciopiano. "By 'right kind of people' I mean true Apple customers with money, willing to pay just to look at our newest wares."
While Apple Geniuses patrol inside the store, Apple "Muscleheads" will guard the window displays and entrances.
For the $5 fee, customers will get an Apple button which will allow them entrance into the store and is used to track the customer's movements. Sciopiano noted that the $5 fee could be applied to purchases on that visit.
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 The folks over at eatbrains.com put together an event called "SF Zombie Mob 2007" where brain-eating zombies gather around Union Square and roam around downtown looking for their victims. They wondered into stores like the Apple store, Nordstorm and the Disney store. Photos of the event are located here and here.
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When Miles asked for a Mac Mini for his birthday I don't think he expected a 
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