Retro Tech Tuesday: Revisiting Mac and PC across the globe

Oh John Hodgman and Justin Long.. For years you entertained us in the U.S. (and Canada) with your banter. PC, you were always doing those silly PC-ish things, and Mac you were able (most of the time) to walk the line between helpful and smug. It turns out though there were more than two actors to portray Mac and PC with localized versions of the commercial appearing in other parts of the world. Here's three versions of the same ad for comparison. (Apparently the hipster sweatshirt translates across languages.)

Comedian Dan Nainan's Adventure from Intel to Apple Ad

For five years, Dan Nainan worked at Intel, doing tech demos for the highest ranks at the company, including Andy Grove and Paul Otellini. In fact over time, Dan developed a reputation for his Andy Grove impression, and the next thing you know, this silicon valley techy was hit with the performance bug. Fast forward a few years, and the one-time Intel demo guy finds himself face-to-face with John Hodgman and Justin Long as he appears in an Apple TV ad with "Mac and PC."

In this TDL Profile, Dan talks about his journey, and gives us the most info we'll probably ever know about the workings of an Apple ad shoot, as well as why he became a comedian, and how his tech know-how gives him a leg-up  on other comedians: