Even if you are a PC guy / girl, you gotta admit that the “I’m a Mac” Ad campaigns from the past few years are really good. Apple has always been a stand out organization who leads vs. follows.

In regards to the TV spots, it was and is always exciting to see a new one hit the screen. We all want to see what they were gonna do next! I’d guess that this “I’m a Mac” overall campaign will definitely go down in pop-culture history along with some other memorable campaigns from the past.

We here at Going Interactive definitely love our Macs (and yes we have PC’s too!). So I was happy when Phil sent me this link. It’s from AdWeek and it has every Mac commercial organized by year / date. It’s pretty neat to see how they’ve kept it going from 2006 – 2009.

Here’s the link to see them all on AdFreak (and thanks for gathering them all in one place guys!)

And here’s a few of our team favorites…
- #61 “Top of the Line”
- #13 “Better Results”
- #45 “Off the Air”
- #56 “Time Traveler”
- #8 “Touché”

Hope you enjoy.

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A common problem in the world where humans meet input devices derives itself from “finger gunk.” We all have it. Especially in our profession where you use a computer roughly 8-10 hours a day and lunch is often taken at your desk. You can easily take apart older PC mice – especially the mouse ball ( if you still use one of those ). The Apple Mouse has the same kind of mouse ball system; only you use it to scroll. Much like PC mice of old, it too collects finger gunk.

This can cause the mouse to not be able to scroll in a particular direction. For example in my case… it would not scroll down.

If you notice the manufacturing design of the mouse you are left with a serious question. How on earth do I fix it?
The mouse has a uni-body design with some faint hints at a weak spot on the underneath. This is only noticeable by parts that make you question whether or not you can or actually should pry them apart.

Being the curious sort that I am and not having fully grown out of my “take it apart” stage. I’ve managed to take two of these mice apart via tutorials on the web. Usually breaking the plastic ring collar in the process. One person on the internet noted that it is actually glued.

That explains things.

Not wanting to damage my work mouse I was leery about what to do. I ran across a few posts describing how to clean it without taking the mouse apart. Not risk $50 to clean a tiny mouse ball? Sign me up!

For the record I tried:

1. Vigorously rolling the mouse ball in various directions with the mouse right side up.
2. Vigorously rolling the mouse ball in various directions with the mouse upside down.
3. Taking a piece of paper and wedging it into the gap between the plastic casing and the ball in an attempt to dislodge “gunk particles.”
4. Taking a paperclip and inserting it into the same above mentioned gap and gently moving it around.
5. Holding the mouse upside down and rolling it on a piece of paper.
6. Taking a strip of tape and feeding it through the mouse ball area by sticking it to the mouse ball and rolling it. Then using an inverted “shoe shine” back and forth method to clean the ball.

And then finally…

Taking a slightly damp ( I do mean slightly ) paper towel, holding the mouse upside down and rolling it vigorously around with the pressure centered on the mouse ball.

After a few swipes etc my mouse finally started scrolling down!

Work-flow upgraded and the people who suggested it on the discussion forum I was reading +1.

-Randall

Today’s Word: Vigorously
1. full of or characterized by vigor: a vigorous effort.
2. strong; active; robust: a vigorous youngster.
3. energetic; forceful: vigorous steps; a vigorous personality.
4. powerful in action or effect: vigorous law enforcement.
5. growing well, as a plant.
Source: Dictionary.com

Download as many as you want and enjoy! Simply right-mouse click on the one you want and “Save As” to your desktop, or click it and then drag that image to your desktop. Then sync it up to your iPhone through iPhoto or My Pictures. Now go to your Settings on your iPhone under Wallpaper and find your favorite design. Oh yeah, did we say these are FREE?!

From your friends at Going Interactive

Burberries

Look Into My Eyes

Dots

Mr. Camo

Babe

Insert Photo Here

Cloudy

Clown Show

Dappler

Diamond Dave

Happy

I See Green

After Hours

Droplets

Dude

Fall

Off The Grid

I Love Heavy Metal

Lumber Jack

Falling

Macish

Happy

Dunk

Tri

Birdie

Me Green

What the?

My Mixtape

Nails

Mouthwash

Gears

No Mouse Needed

Hey - Check Me Out

Listen Up World

Mr Bonez

Keeping It Fresh

No Parking

Note Pad Thai

Pine

Painter

Zee-bra

Hey Pumpkin'

Where Do We Go?

Super Star

Stary PM

Stepping Down

Stripey

Treeless

Walk The Dog

X Marks the Square

Old School

Woody

Taking You Higher

Feel free to post a comment if you’d like to see more free designs in the near future. Comments have to be moderated before being published, so it may take a few minutes to show up.

Enjoy – Jason Davenport / Going Interactive

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Thank You Steve!