Go Speed Racer Go!
MacForce has a new fleet of service vehicles, and they’re as sweet as could be. Racing stripes and numbers, hotrod red, and oozing our signature geeky coolness.
Our onsite engineers are already zooming around town in these babies. The Portland streets will never be the same.
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
The Shure SE110 Sound Isolating Headphones are really the best earphones I have ever purchased.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
I have been using Apple’s iPhoto for a number of years to store my photos and do some simple edits when I didn’t want to fire up Adobe’s Photoshop.
Monday, April 28, 2008
I’ve recently started keeping track of my running habits using Google Earth for calculating the total distance covered.
Monday, April 21, 2008
I am a huge fan of Jane Austen novels.
Friday, April 18, 2008
I love my Apple Airport Express router.
Monday, April 14, 2008
The Apple II was absolutely amazing to me when I was a kid.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Just when I was about give up on finding an FM transmitter for my iPod that would actually work with my car stereo, along came the XtremeMac InCharge FM.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
I write so much about how awesome life is being a Mac user.
Monday, April 07, 2008
When MacForce graciously allowed me to take some time off last month to do some traveling in Africa, I was thrilled.
Friday, April 04, 2008
I was a late bloomer when it came to computers, my first real exposure was when I started to work for Kinkos.
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Ever wonder how Apple does it? I mean how they continue to release such powerful software applications that are truly user-friendly and intuitive? I sure do.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
I am currently surrounded by co-workers and friends that cannot seem to stop themselves from having babies.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Sometimes patience ain’t a virtue.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
I know people are always stressing the importance of backing up.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Has your computer ever acted possessed, like a ghost has invaded it and is making it do really strange things? Are the fans suddenly kicking on for no reason? Is it not going to sleep properly? Is it losing it’s wireless connection too often.
Friday, March 14, 2008
I recently had a family emergency in the middle of a work day.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
So you just purchased a new iPod touch or iPhone and would like to play some games.
Monday, March 10, 2008
I use a lot of different applications on my Mac.
Friday, March 07, 2008
As any Mac user knows, there are limitless ways to customize your computer settings to your liking; a sort of personalized Mac style, if you will.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Back in January 2007, when Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the iPhone, he claimed it was going to “change the world.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
About a year ago, my wife's Titanium Powerbook G4 shut off for the last time.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
It’s not often that I think about how useful my Mac is to me in my everyday life.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
A buddy of mine was telling me about a recent experience the other day.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Back in 2003, I had saved and saved in anticipation of buying a beautiful new Titanium PowerBook G4.
Friday, February 22, 2008
One reason I really enjoy being a Mac user, especially in this town, is the community that surrounds it.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Here at MacForce, I get the chance to speak with a number of our customers on a daily basis about their Mac experience.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
So I updated my iPod touch with the new firmware shortly after Apple published it back in January.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Resident Mac expert Chris Cooper asks a very important question: Will a "Cheese Grater Mac" (aka a Power Mac G5) actually grate cheese? Watch this video and find out.
Friday, February 15, 2008
OK, so Apple has made it super easy for us to edit our videos, photos, songs and podcasts, but what good is all this genius if no one ever sees it? Pablo Picasso would've just been some crazy guy if no one ever saw his paintings.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
I’m a huge fan of my new iPod touch.
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
One of my favorite additions to the Mac OS in 10.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
I love Apple's Safari web browser.
Monday, February 11, 2008
If you’re like me, you tend to wait until the last minute to do things.
Friday, February 08, 2008
So, I am sure by now you’ve had a chance to check out the new iPod touch or even the iPhone.
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
OK, I can see you saying to yourself: "I read the earlier blog entry and I already have a backup, so I'm fine.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Sometimes we get so caught up in the rapidly changing world of technology and assume everyone else around us is staying up to speed.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Deciding on a Mac is a very subjective process, and it’s always been a difficult one for me.
Friday, February 01, 2008
I love my job as an onsite engineer here at MacForce.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
If I were to create a public service announcement, it might say: "Don't Drink and Compute!"
Once a week I get to see a laptop come into our service center with liquid spill damage.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
So I use a lot of bookmarks.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Starting next week, this blog will be the home of the voices of the MacForce crew.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
With so many new products from companies all over the globe at Macworld this year, I would like to take a minute to reflect on what we felt were some standouts.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Another Macworld, another great night in line spent chatting with Mac fans from around the world, waiting to get into Steve Jobs's annual keynote.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Jamie Hey Chris? I know it was your first time at Macworld.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
For the last decade, with the advent of great devices like digital cameras and the iPod, we've seen a surge of media going digital.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Portland has long been positioned as a progressive city.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Just one more reason that Portland, Oregon, loves Apple: Not only did Steve Jobs announce the world’s thinnest notebook computer today, but it’s very possibly most environmentally friendly as well.
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
We’re not sure how Jobs can surpass Leopard and the iPhone, but we’re betting that he’ll find a way.
Saturday, September 08, 2007
This year's Summer Blast was the biggest and best to date.
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Thanks to everyone who made this event great!
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
> Hottest new Mac-related product?
iPhone - not as clumsy or as random as a blaster, but an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
> What's your most memorable MacForce moment?
Summer Blast '06.
Friday, June 15, 2007
The summer is starting to heat up for Apple, with only 14 days till the iPhone's June 29th release and the wrap up of Apple's largest World Wide Developers Conference.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
June 11th will be remembered as a pivotal keynote for Steve Jobs.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
If you've seen a van around town that looks like it escaped from a secret NASA installation, it's probably ours.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Today Adobe officially announced Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Adobe CS3), and it's been a long wait, especially for creative Mac users on Intel Macs.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Apple is getting ready to release the Apple TV later this month (around the 20th), and in preparation they've updated iTunes and QuickTime.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to hear is true.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Resident Mac fan Chris Gear has programed a collection of some of the best video moments and pictures from Apple and it's fans.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Steve Jobs attended (officially and unofficially) Portland's Reed College for two years, starting in 1972, and lived at a local commune that had an apple orchard.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Here's a video recap of the past three days at Macworld 2007:
The iPhone draws crowds to its cutting edge technology and design.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
I've just left Steve Jobs' keynote at Macworld 2007.
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
"The first 30 years were just the beginning.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
During a conference call in 2006, Jobs declared 2007 to be "one of the most exciting new product years in Apple's history.
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
While many web sites have standardized on QuickTime, Windows Media Video or Flash Video, you may occasionally run across that file that just won't play on a Mac.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
James Allchin is co-President of the Platform Products and Services Group
at Microsoft.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Currently there are three solutions to run Windows XP on an Intel based Mac.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
While
we eagerly await the arrival of Apple's iTV player next year, it's important
to remember that Apple already sells a media server solution, the iPod
video.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The Macintosh has a profound impact on society.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Microsoft has officially released its version of the iPod, trademarked Zune.
Friday, October 27, 2006
Here at MacForce we are media
lovers.