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A look at the new trends, people and places that are using Apple
products to drive the digital culture of the 21st century forward.
   

Technology in Tanzania
When you think Tanzania, you might think lions, elephants, Masai warriors, and baobab trees, but technology probably wouldn't make your list...



Macs in Singapore
Perhaps one of the most interesting, yet little known facts about Singapore is that it is home to one of Apple Computer's two manufacturing facilities...

 
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Apple by the Numbers: Music on the Go
Now that the iTunes music catalog (U.S. version) has topped 1.5 million tunes, we wondered just how many iPods...

Macs in Poland
Poland, a country with a bitter history that labors beneath the weight of the realpolitik whims of European powers of the past...

The Sky is Not the Limit
Call them visionaries, call them crazy...

Technology > That's Really on Fire
A self-described Mac scientist and idiot savant, Kall Spelletich has been wowing...

The Birth of Digital Film
For several years now, filmmakers and software developers have been hunting...

The Tokyo Blog Revolution
The World is Shrinking as Foreigners in Japan Share Their Private Diaries with the Internet Community...

Land of the Rising Mac
As America's number one publisher of record asserts, Japan is, without question, today's capitol of cool...

Macs in Spain
Each issue when we talk shop with Mac users in different countries, we find that Macs are thought of as expensive specialty machines and that PCs are often hand-assembled on the cheap...

Macs in China
In China, Macs are often viewed as expensive desktop publishing machines. A price-conscious consumer...

Thinking Different About Africa
Why isn't Apple a larger force in Africa's computer industry? Read what conflicts Apple and computer sales have in Africa...

Macs in Alaska
Thinking Different on The Last Frontier by Amidha K. Porter

Macs in Australia
Imagine picking up a pay phone to call directory assistance. You dial 411 no change necessary, of course. A recorded voice asks you what number you're looking for, and you speak into the machine, waiting for your information.

Macs in Japan
The Macintosh and Mac OS are possibly the most "Japanese" products ever produced by the United States. MacDirectory went to Japan to take an informal look at how well the platform is doing there...

iLa > Escape to Los Angeles
In the 1996 film "Escape From L.A." Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) navigates the earthquake-scarred remnants of the no...

Caesar Lima > A Digital Shutterbug
The photographer Caesar is in a class by himself. Traveling the highways and by-ways of Hollywood, he manages to excite...

  The Art of Mac: Aya Kato
The history of Japanese art is the history of the country's popular culture. Even back in the days when the samurai were depicted in two-dimensional forms illustrating epic stories...

Apple by the Numbers
Attention, all Trivia fans! We have collected some known and not-so-known facts about our favorite Apple gizmos...

iPod Ads > Painting the Town in Electro-Pastel
All those blank silhouettes dancing before pink, teal, lime, and eggshell blue...

Mac® Myths
Here we take a look at a few myths that range from current market share misinformation to some of the most...

Open Water
The independent film Open Water is Chris Kentis and spouse Laura Lau's attempt to leverage the aesthetic of digital video to a chilling effect...

Macs in the Netherlands
Beneath the quaint veneer of dykes, windmills, and resplendent flowers, the Netherlands is a commercial and cultural power...

Reinventing the Mac: Japanese Style
Japan's Mac case mod movement has taken the spirit of its people and imprinted it on Apple Computers

Macs in Argentina
Chicken Little likely traveled through Argentina before intoning that the sky was falling....

Eyebeam > Artists in Toyland

The cinderblock warehouses along the West Side Highway of Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood give way to minimalist facades fronting immaculate white art galleries containing...

Macs in Brazil

Brazil is frequently seen as the home of the Amazon rainforest, a multi-ethnic nation where blacks are the majority and the country of soccer...

Macs in Russia
Technology in Russia is very rarely covered in the United States press and, as a result, many hardware and software companies do not take Russia seriously...

Macs in France
You think you know France for its fine wines, rich history, the outrageous accents of its citizens, nuclear testing, taxes, small cars, arrogance, cheese, monuments, boring movies...


Macs in Iceland
MacDirectory uncovers the role Macs play in "The Land of the Midnight Sun"...

Macs in Switzerland
When thinking about Switzerland, chocolates, a strong banking system and the cantonal system of government are more than likely the thoughts that come up...

Macs in Germany
When I first arrived in Hamburg, Germany, I noticed many things. No one was wearing lederhosen.

 
 
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