Macintosh Archives - Carol Pinchefsky

These awesome technologies just freakin’ disappeared. Here’s why.

Apr 7, 2017 | HPE Insights

Recently, my husband and I were arguing about DVRs, and not just because we like to argue. He says our homegrown MythTV system is a customizable, open source way to record television, and I say that Myth needs updating at the least convenient times, like when we need...

‘Guild Wars 2′ Is Now Available on the Mac

Sep 18, 2012 | Forbes

Macintosh users who are excited about The Guild Wars 2 (GW2), rejoice. ArenaNet has heard our cries at the gates of Tyria to let us in. GW2 will now be available on the Mac. According to ArenaNet, “Guild Wars 2 will be available for Mac in a beta version to anyone who...

Turn Your Macintosh into a ‘Mad Men’-era Sound-alike Typewriter

Jul 20, 2012 | Forbes

Image taken from the Vimeo clip. I learned how to type on a typewriter, a quaint machine that fits perfectly in the world of Mad Men, but not so much in the here and now. Typewriters were slow going, and every error had to be painstakingly corrected with Wite-Out...