Perhaps one of the best known sounds in the geek universe is the startup gong that we Mac users hear almost every time we start up our machines. While it in and of itself is just one of the many noises our computers make on a daily basis, it has made quite a name for itself, and is surprisingly calming. After the jump, you will find an extremely fascinating interview held with the creator of this sound: Jim Reekes.

It happens every so often: Apple declares certain older products obsolete or vintage. Vintage machines are those made between five and seven years ago, and obsolete machines are those made more than seven years ago. What’s been interesting of late is the amount of Macs on the list that are still in fairly heavy use, and really don’t seem that old. Think the lampshade iMac, PowerBook G4, iBook, and PowerMac G4s.

Apple has announced that coming June 2008, a majority of G4 computers will be classified as “obsolete” or “vintage” which means they are no longer supported by Apple in terms of hardware (except for vintage computers, which are only supported in the state of California due to legislation.) If your computer is still supported by more »

In what may be one of the biggest achievements Apple may have this millennium, they have managed to fit a computer inside of a 9.8×7.7×7.7 cube. Officially dubbed the “PowerMac G4 Cube,” the Cube features a 450MHz processor based on the PowerPC G4 architecture, and a standard 64MB of RAM. It is a testament to more »