Category Archives: Apple

All things Apple-related.

Check out my prize for my cartoon prowess!

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Steve

One little perk (to some, an annoyance) at Apple are the contests run by our employee relations department. Most times I’m too busy to participate and/or the trivia covers subjects I have no clue about. When they did a cartoon … Continue reading →

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Wordify portrait of Molly

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Steve

This was done with a relatively cheap (in a good way) piece of software called Wordify from the App Store. It’s pretty simple to operate. You take a picture, decide which words you want used (I haven’t found an upper … Continue reading →

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Belated iTunes Store anniversary piece

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Steve

I knew there was something I forgot to blather about last night! When we were driving home Friday night, Market Place mentioned this but I got distracted by many other things over the weekend. It’s 10 years later and much has … Continue reading →

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Another sense of humor demonstration

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Steve

There was a boardgame theme at work for something and this was an entry from my co-workers. Danielle was a trooper.

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Playmobil diorama #1.5 – Apple Cafe expanded

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Steve

Since my little display showing the checkout line was a big hit, I decided to expand it by added employees/customers and a cafe expansion. I started off with the generic pack of 12 people but they were all white people. … Continue reading →

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Fourteen years with Apple

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Steve

I’ll keep it brief but Somara made me laugh when she pulled out my original badge photo from 1998. It was taken during the Summer/Fall of 1998 while I was a temp. I thought it was funny enough to keep … Continue reading →

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Apple badge reader or centurion?

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Steve

Not my doing, really. I know that Cylons’ eye moves side to side, they don’t illuminate continuously.

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Under the wire anniversaries to Apple & Waterloo Records

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Steve

Today is a momentous occasion…besides some great jokes I’ve heard and played…involving two big facets of my life. Firstly, it’s the 37th birthday of Apple formerly known as Apple Computer. The “Computer” part was dropped several years ago thanks to … Continue reading →

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Playmobil diorama #1 – Apple Cafe

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Steve

Traditionally I like to give people pirates when they get hired by Apple (another story why). Finding a female pirate that wasn’t a part of an expensive set proved to be a futile quest so I decided to build the … Continue reading →

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Break room artwork

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Steve

Not only is Apple building a whole new campus in Austin but the company has been remodeling the existing location section by section. When I went to go visit a co-worker, I spotted the newly designed break room and it … Continue reading →

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