I was watching the live feed of the MacWorld 09 keynote over at MacRumors via their macrumorslive.com web site. Suddenly some random messages started to appear, one of them even said “Steve Jobs just died”.
It was soon followed by profanity and some sleazy messages. MacRumors was hacked. The site went down after some time. As of this writing the site is still down.

So WWDC starts tomorrow. I am pretty psyched about the possibilities of what could be coming. But the best part, I think, of being a part of the Apple Community is that we can get excited together.
Over the next week, we are running a contest on The After Mac. We are going to give away 2 licenses to TextExpander. I wrote a post last week about how great TextExpander is. (Writing about it has actually gotten me using it more, and surprisingly, the more you use it, the more useful it becomes.) Jean from over at Smile On My Mac …read more

Only 13 more days until WWDC!!!!
I can’t wait. If there was a tree and colorful lights in the livingroom, I’d think it was Christmas. I am excited. I am dying to here the Steve Jobs Keynote. I am talking with friends, speculating on just how good it might be. I am lamenting with friends about my potential disappointments and they aren’t even here yet.
I don’t ever remember getting myself so hyped up over a particular present that getting it was anti-climatic and not getting it was crushing, but that is how I feel leading into every major announcement from Apple …read more

What do Mark Cuban and Jessica Simpson have in common? They both use MacBook Airs. That’s according to this web site I stumbled upon. Coolspotters is a web site/app that helps you discover what products are being used by your favorite personalities.
Macs and iPods are the in gadget these days and of course a lot of celebrities will be sporting them.
Mark Cuban, Jessica Simpson and John Mayer are some of the cool celebs using the MacBook Air. The 15 inch MacBook Pros count Nicole Richie, Hugh Laurie and Al Gore among its celeb users.
Try out Coolspotters and see …read more

Hello! My name is Chris Marsden and I am the newest member of TheAfterMac.com blogging team. I have been a lover of technology since a young age and have been on and off Apple Computers since they were actually called Apple computers.
In 2005 I took the plunge and bought my first Mac computer that I could call my very own. I had graduated from a design program that used strictly Mac computers owning nothing but a PC. Now that I was out in "the real world" where everyone uses PC, I was buying a Mac. I wouldn’t have it …read more

The Philippines now has its second Apple Premium Reseller Store. Digital Hub at the Midtown Mall Robinsons Place Manila just opened its doors last weekend. The store is still in its soft opening stage. It’s 100% operational but still has some minor things to be finished.
The store is the first one to be completely designed by Apple.
Digital Hub is a chain of Apple Certified stores here in Manila. With branches at the ff:
Manila:
Level 3 Space 143 Midtown Wing, Robinson’s Place Ermita, Manila,
Philippines. Telefax: (632) 523.7059
Greenhills:
Unit 32 Greenhills Theatermall, Annapolis St., San Juan, Metro
Manila, Philippines. Telefax: (632) 724.5592 Service Center: (632) …read more

If you live in Manila or find yourself in Manila, there’s a new authorized Apple reseller store now open. Digital Hub Robinsons Pioneer opened its doors recently. Digital Hub is a local chain of stores which are authorized by Apple to sell their products.
Personal disclosure, I buy most of my stuff from Digital Hub so I can really attest that they give good prices and great service. They also have a great selection of accessories ranging from bags, cases to wires and such.
So if you’re ever in Manila and need Apple stuff give Digital Hub a try. Check out the …read more

Thanks to Tweek from PhilMUG who posted this ad on the forums. It’s a great find. Advanced Merry Christmas everyone!

I know Zinio has been around for a long time, however it’s just now that I decided to go ahead and try subscribing to a magazine from Zinio instead of buying the dead tree version. It’s just been a hassle to go out and buy the magazine from the news stand, plus I’m in front of my computer for most of the day and the fact that it’s cheaper, these three made me say “what the heck, let’s try it”. Try I did. I’m sure most of you can guess what my first mag of choice is, granted it’s the …read more

According to this post on the Adium Blog, the guys behind Adium are hard at work on making video and audio work on Adium. Now that’s something most people have been waiting for.
I’m a happy Adium user. Most of the time it works well for me. I like the fact that I only need one client to open various messaging clients, I however still use iChat and Skype for video and audio. I’d like to see the day that I can just use one app.
Video and audio chats are really becoming more mainstream in this day and age. In fact …read more