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BasicAppleGuy
@BasicAppleGuy@mastodon.social
mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Basic (ˈbeɪ.sɪk’; Adj): lover of all things mainstream, popular, & trending in the world of .
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If you recognize these icons, it’s probably time to schedule your routine back exam.
Deep in the depths of macOS lies DVD Player. It’s an app few people will ever see, but its icon goes harder than it has any right to. 💿
Watching The Odyssey on Apple Watch as Nolan intended.
Neo + Sunset over English Bay.
Happy 26th birthday to the Power Mac G4 Cube!
Forgotten macOS Apple Apps
Apple Remote History
Life is random.
Lil Finder Guy passes the sniff test
Mac OS X Dashboard Icons
Apple Upgrade has officially launched in the US.
Customers can now lease a range of Apple products on 12-, 24-, or 36-month terms, with monthly payments ranging from $11.99 to $327.21 depending on the device and configuration.
Everything’s a subscription now.
Mac OS X Dashboard Widgets
Apple Emoji - 2008 v. 2026
Happy World Emoji Day! 📆
Here are the 471 emoji that debuted with iPhone OS 2.2 in 2008, initially exclusive to Japan.
"On March 4th at 11:00 a.m., measuring exactly one apple tall, a mascot, charmingly coined by the internet as Lil' Finder Guy, was born!"
In a post by Apple art director Sofia Coelho on LinkedIn (post taken down), Sofia shared early sketches and models of Lil' Finder Guy.
Apple Services Pricing (2026 update)
🎵 Music: $10.99 → $11.99 (org. $9.99)
📺 TV: $12.99 (org. $4.99)
🏋🏻♀️ Fitness: $9.99 (unchanged)
🎮 Arcade: $6.99 (org. $4.99)
🗞️ News: $12.99 (org. $9.99)
1️⃣ Apple One (premier): $37.95 → $39.95 (org. $29.95)
🎨
Really want to find a way to turn Vancouver's Pacific Centre Apple Store mural into a desktop wallpaper.
AirPod Drop Statistics
Topographic Amoeba Wallpaper Collection 🦠
macOS Icon History: Image Playground
iOS Icon History
WWDC/Apple Developer App 🛠️
Mac mini Pricing Across Time
Lil Fin Apparel
Available as a t-shirt or hoodie through @cottonbureau@mastodon.social https://cottonbureau.com/p/DWQ5XC/shirt/lil-fin-embroidered
Millennials remember: memory prices might be high, but we grew up measuring RAM in kilobytes and megabytes.
Mosaic Wallpaper Collection
https://basicappleguy.com/basicappleblog/mosaic-wallpaper
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@imyke@myke.social added a whole smattering of colours with several Premium Heavyweight options.
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@majorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com @imyke@myke.social
Boys I got some new colours uploaded, updated sizes (up to 4XL in some variations), and long-sleeve shirts too.
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@majorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com @imyke@myke.social is there a certain colour you’d like to see Marcus I can see what their larger sizes are and make them available
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@kyle@keyboards.social @cottonbureau@mastodon.social +10 bonus points for persistence Kyle.
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@dscoti@mstdn.social @cottonbureau@mastodon.social So happy to hear Dana! Hope you love it - I love the one's I bought from them. I'm working on the pins, it's the tariff situation that unfortunately will cause the price to be much higher than I want.
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@imyke@myke.social
hey @cottonbureau@mastodon.social;
can you help my friend out. I looked through all the options and only see Premium Midweight, not heavyweight, options for the crewneck. Is it possible to add this option someone?
Apple Store (1997-2009-2015-2026)
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@VladCruz@mastodon.social unreleased. But let me know and I can quote you a price. Shipping is nuts to the US because of all the tariffs and crap.