Suele suceder que ciertas compañías ponen un * y abajo aparece un sin fin de texto legal que los libera de cualquier responsabilidad por sus falsas aclamaciones. Tal es el caso del que se rieron en el reciente comercial de Apple “Legal Copy” del cual les hablamos hace algunos días. Pero que es exactamente de lo que hablan? Bueno los osciosos de MacJournals han trascribido todo el “Legal Copy” y se lo dejamos aqui junto al video del comercial. (no lo hemos traducido porque no somos tan osciosos!)

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The first appears when Hodgman-as-PC says he’s “an incredibly easy to use PC:”

Please note that when you first receive your PC there is some suggested work that needs to be done before PCs can perform at their peak. These steps include, but are not limited to, downloading and installing necessary drivers for peripherals. These drivers may include printers, scanners, cameras, storage devices, music players, and other media devices. There may be more depending on your needs. It is also recommended that first time users remove all unneeded bloatware and remove all operational components.

When Hodgman-as-PC says that saying he’s as easy to use as a PC “requires a little explanation,” we get this addition:

To remove unneeded bloatware first open uninstaller, select applications to remove, and uninstall. To remove optional components, click start, go to all programs and open control panel, select remove components, select components you want to remove, select next, when done, select finish. Once initial prep is complete, PCs may then be easy to use under certain controlled conditions and when properly maintained. In order for PCs to achieve optimal performance on a regular basis and for long periods of time, routine maintenance should include (but is not limited to) the following: download and install updated anti-virus software, run anti-virus software, check for system updates, clean out registry, defragment hard drive, free up disk space, remove temporary Internet files, empty the recycle bin, remove unnecessary programs, run error check utility and fix file system errors.

Hodgman-as-PC next says, “I can’t just go out there and say that getting started with a PC is the easiest thing in the world,” and the alleged disclaimer grows to include this:

It is recommended that a maintenance schedule is developed and adhered to in order to make sure your PC is running safe and secure. Update your software, do a virus scan, and run error check utility once a week. Search for and download software and driver updates, free up disk space, and defragment hard drive at least once a month. Empty the recycle bin and remove unnecessary programs once every three months. Back up all your files once a year. Please see instruction manual for more details. Failure to perform these functions may result in the following: freezing, viruses, slow performance, and/or error messages. If problems persist after routine maintenance is performed, please contact your local IT professional who may or may not refer you to your software or hardware manufacturer depending on where the problem originated. Important information about easy to use PCs: PCs may become more difficult to use if the following occurs: sluggish operating system, viruses, and error messages, crashing and freezing. Unfortunately, freezing and/or crashing are sometimes unavoidable. To avoid sluggish operating systems, crashing and freezing, it is recommended that you clean up your system registry, defragment your hard drive, free up your disk space, and perform other routine maintenance tasks. To clean out your system registry, first backup your data, back up your registry, purchase, download, and install Registry Repair program, then quit all programs, scan registry, determine safe registry items to repair/delete/remove, select ok, and repeat if necessary. To defragment your hard drive, click start, and go to all programs > accessories > system tools > and open disk defragmenter, then select C: drive, select defragment and wait. To free up disk space on your PC, click start, go to all programs > accessories > system tools > and open disk cleanup. Scan will automatically start. From scan results, select files to be removed, select ok. Restarting your PC may then be necessary upon completion of system registry clean up, hard drive defragmentation, and disk space clean out.

Long-as-Mac says that’s a lot of legal copy, so Hodgman-as-PC decides to show off, telling Mac to watch as he says “PCs are now 100% trouble free:”

Please note: trying to remove registry items on your own is not recommended. It is often difficult to determine which items correspond to which applications, and by attempting to remove items yourself, you might accidentally remove a valid registry item, causing software crashes and errors. If a system registry becomes corrupt because you made a mistake when cleaning out the registry, follow these steps: back up data, back up registry, purchase, download, and install Registry Repair program, quit all programs, scan registry, determine safe registry items to repair/delete/remove, then select ok and repeat if necessary. Also, easy to use PCs can experience difficulty if malware, viruses, or spyware infect your PC’s system. There are 1.5 million signature-based malware detections with 20,000 new ones discovered everyday (based on 2008 reporting). Although some viruses are unavoidable, there are some preventative measures that you can take. When you first get your PC, configure your security settings (including things like Internet firewall, automatic updating, anti-virus, anti-spyware and other malware protection, other Internet security settings, and user account control). Eventually you may have to download and install security patches for your operating system and then as security updates become available download and install again. If your PC does get infected with malware talk to your IT professional first about the risks and benefits of treating the problem on your own. Do not try to remove a virus unless your IT professional has taught you and you understand everything. Ask them if you have any questions. Please see accompanying important information about virus protection on your hardware and software manufacturer’s website. Anyone can sit down and edit photos on their PC as long as their computer is running properly. Please note that proper maintenance, specifically disk defragmentation can take anywhere from minutes to hours to run depending on the size of your hard drive and how fragmented it is. Therefore, editing photos might be postponed if you chose to run maintenance on your computer prior to this act. Please note: your camera driver must be installed on your PC in order to review and edit your photos. Your camera will not work with your PC if the software/drivers are not downloaded first. Editing photos on a PC may be difficult for children under a certain age, or for people who are unfamiliar with how a PC works and how to download camera software and drivers. Also, no PC connected to the Internet is one hundred percent immune to viruses, spyware, adware, and other forms of malware. Once a year, PC users should back up a year’s worth of photos and files to a CD or DVD. Power PC users should start fresh and back up all their files and applications on an external hard drive, then use your original system installer disks to erase, rebuild, and reinstall your operating system from scratch. Therefore, if your PC is not one hundred percent trouble free at least you won’t lose all of your files. PC does not claim ownership of problems that occur from materials or software that you downloaded off the Internet. If your warranty has expired, and your PC is not one hundred percent trouble free, you are not eligible for a refund or replacement under the terms of the warranty. In addition, we cannot help you with software or hardware obtained without a warranty, such as software provided “as is “ or for free. Again, if problems continue, please contact your IT professional.

Dos turistas se quedaron atrapados en las montañas suizas a temperaturas bajo -15 grados, pudieron hacer una llamada de emergencia justo antes de que se le quedara sin bateria el movil. Por suerte de ellos uno andaba con iPod, la pantalla iluminada del cual fue suficiente para atraer el helicoptero de rescate a su paradero. La verdad que el título suena más impresionante que la nota pero la moraleja es si vas a esquiar en rincones aislado llevate algo luminoso, personalemente recomiendo una bengala o una barrita luminosa, ahora el iPod lo puedes llevar igual para entretenerte mientras tanto…..

Creo que una de las primeras cosas que todos hacemos a la hora de acercarnos a un Mac es probar el famoso programa photobooth con sus graciosos efectos que nos transforman en los seres más abominables o sin sentido de la tierra. Ya me ha tocado encontrarme varias veces con fotos bien extrañas, sobretodo en las diferentes tiendas Apple alrededor del mundo.

Bueno, sucede que las chicas Valentina Silva(22) y Gracia Echevarría(23) aplicaron toda su creatividad editando un video para la banda chilena de hip hoperos CHC (congregación de hermanos contemplativos) como parte de una tarea para un curso universitario. El video les resultó tan bueno, que la banda decidió dejarlo como videoclip oficial.

Los efectos los conocemos los maqueros, pero la magia que tiene el video es la edición y sincronización con la música lo cual me parece ¡brillante!, ¡todo un logro! qué por demás las chiquillas tampoco están tan mal (se ganaron un reportaje en la Paula de fines agosto). El vídeo tras el salto:

Hoy en día la prensa ha tomado un nuevo rol y con ello el rol del periodísta ha cambiado también. Con tanto Blog la prensa “tradicional” ha tenido que tratar de mantener la delantera y en este mundo quien gana es quien llega primero. Será por eso que ahora algunos han comenzado a escribir obituarios antes de que sus protagonístas mueren? Sabemos que hay algunas personas que no desan nada más que que se muera Steve Jobs (ehem Bill) pero encontramos un poco mórbido estar preparándse para ello (aunque hayan habido rumores de que tiene cancer). Anoche un pobre sequaz de Bloomberg publicó (sin querer) una nota “post mortem” sobre el creador de la Manzana…. Gran Oooops!

Me pregunto cómo será leer tu Obituario en vida?? Como verán luego del salto prácticamente lo único que falta sería rellenar la fecha y causa de muerte, lo irán a modificar ahora? Y si se muere antes de la versión 2.0???

Vía: Gawker

Supongo que se acuerdan de Chris Crocker el chico que defendía a muerte a la Britney mientras sufría su ataque de histeria…. Bueno el video de arriba es una parodia en defensa a Steve Jobs y la persecución reciente que ha recibido en cuanto a su estado de salud y el efecto que podría llegar a tener su supesto cancer en las acciones y el valor de Apple.

Muy divertido por lo demás.

Sabemos que pelean así en la vida real, o que lo harían si alguien los juntara en la misma habitación pero los chicos de Current han creado un video y un juego para que puedes ver los astros de Mac y Pc sacarse la mugre a la star wars. Aqui va el video y el juego está despues del salto

El noticiero del Canal 9 de Australia tiene una extraña percepción de la realidad en cuanto al iPhone. Recientemente apareció esta gráfica que según vemos muestra un iPhone corriendo Windows con parallels???!!!???

No habría sido más fácil conseguir una imágen verdadera?

Vía: Photoshop Disasters

Tanto Mac como PC viene con una serie de fuentes de libre uso (algunos de los cuales coinciden). Si bien es cierto este video fue creado con PC en mente decidimos incluirlo porque lo encontramos muy entretenido y algo relativo. Lo que se ve en el video es una conferencia de las fuentes tipográficas hecho personas reales (en la imágen Century Gothic). Vean el video después del salto.

Link: College Humor