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Vote for OWC!

Friday, March 16th, 2012 | Author: OWC Michael

Image Courtesy of About.com

About.com is currently in the voting stage for their Reader’s Choice Awards for 2012 and Other World Computing has been named a finalist in the Best Mac Peripheral Reseller category!

We’re up against some pretty stiff competition, but we think the “OWC Difference” that our customers have come to expect from us will put us on top once the tally is totaled.

The voting process is extremely simple – go to the site and login with your About.com account, Facebook account, or simply enter your email address – then choose Other World Computing from the list of finalists and click submit. That’s it. No long forms to fill out, no need to register for anything, no need to post, tweet, blog, comment, add to circle, connect, digg, pin, flag, buy, like, or contractually promise your first-born son to a life of servitude.

Voting concludes on March 21st, 2012, and you can vote once per day between now and then. The winners will be  announced on March 30th, 2012.

If you agree the “OWC Difference” is worth this honor, please take a moment to cast your vote.

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iPad 3rd Generation Unboxing

Friday, March 16th, 2012 | Author: OWC Michael
Category: New @ OWC

Happy Pi Day Everybody!

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 | Author: OWC Michael

Today, March 14 at 1:59:26PM, marks a very special day in the lives of math enthusiasts and other such geeks known as Pi Day.

What makes today so special? Well, Pi is approximated as 3.1415926 and writing out the date numerically would be 3/14 1:59:26.

See…they’re the same numbers with different punctuation! Get it? Yeah, it’s whimsical – but what’s life without whimsy?

Taking the thought one step further – we’re about three years shy of the Grand Poohbah of Pi Day celebrations when the clock strikes 9:26:53AM on March 14th, 2015 and that cosmological event allows us to represent pi to two more decimal places out!

Pi represents the relationship between a circle’s diameter and its circumference as mathematically notated as Area equals pi times radius squared. A=πr2

So, wondering how to join in the Pi Day celebrating? Well, while the number is constant, the fun is infinite. There is no one right way to celebrate Pi Day. Some celebrate by reciting pi, writing songs based on pi, eating pi (okay, okay that should be eating pie – see just how whimsical this date can be?) or some even re-decorate their kitchen based on the digits in this mathematical constant.

However you decide to celebrate, we at OWC wish a very Happy Pi Day to all!

 

 

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OWC Radio #64 – Pennies For Your Thoughts

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 | Author: OWC Michael, OWC Mike H., OWC Grant, and OWC Chris S.

The usual suspects are cashing in their opinions on a wide-variety of topics this month. From the massive coin that Apple has amassed to the single penny that NASA is sending to Mars and everything in between. Bet your bottom dollar, you’re sure to enjoy this one…and you can take that to the bank.

OWC Radio is a monthly, forum-based podcast focused on the events and happenings in the Mac community. This month’s hosts are: OWC Grant, OWC Chris S., and OWC Mike H. Article Continues…

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OWC Radio #63 – The Post-CES Show

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 | Author: OWC Michael, OWC Mike H., OWC Grant, and OWC Chris S.

We’re home from the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show and while some might be a little worse for wear, it was a great show. Join us as we discuss what we introduced, what we saw, and what we think this year in electronics is going to bring.

OWC Radio is a monthly, forum-based podcast focused on the events and happenings in the Mac community. This week’s hosts are: OWC Grant, OWC Chris S., and OWC Mike H.

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Happy Holidays from OWC!

Saturday, December 24th, 2011 | Author: OWC Michael

From all of us at Other World Computing, we would like to wish all of our customers a very happy and safe holiday season.

OWC will be available for ‘last minute’ tech support, customer service, or delivery status assistance requests until 10:00PM today. We will be closed Sunday for Christmas and also on Monday which is a national holiday with no standard delivery services operating nationwide.

We will return to our normal 24/7 schedule on Tuesday 12/27/11 at 12:01AM.

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OWC Radio #62 – The Naughty or Nice List

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 | Author: OWC Michael, OWC Grant, OWC Chris S., and OWC Mike H.

Happy Holidays from the crew here at OWC Radio. We’ve made our list, we even checked it twice. This month we explore who’s made the naughty list and who’s been nice this Christmas season before OWC Chris settles in for his long winter’s nap. So, grab a glass of egg nog and have a listen.

OWC Radio is a monthly, forum-based podcast focused on the events and happenings in the Mac community. This week’s hosts are: OWC Grant, OWC Chris S., and OWC Mike H.

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OWC Radio #61 – The “End of the World” Episode

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 | Author: OWC Michael, OWC Grant, OWC Mike H., and OWC Chris S.

The Mayans may have been wrong… We’ve got massive flooding in Thailand causing a world-wide hard drive shortage, asteroids are on the way, Internet Explorer is no longer on top of the web browser food-chain, dinosaurs will soon be roaming the earth while the Mac Pro goes extinct, people are talking to their phones now, the Mac platform is becoming more susceptible to viruses, there are dogs and cats, living together – it’s mass hysteria! Is November 2011 the end of what we know?

OWC Radio is a monthly, forum-based podcast focused on the events and happenings in the Mac community. This week’s hosts are: OWC Grant, OWC Chris S., and OWC Mike H.

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