Category: Reviews-HowTos

Gamers always have room for a great real-time strategy title, and it’s time to make room for League of Legends. Initially released for Windows, Riot Games ported its free-to-play multiplayer online game to the Mac. Identical to its Windows counte…

If it’s an alternative Netflix or iTunes app you’re looking for, the free Amazon Instant Video for iOS provides you with lots of great streaming content over Wi-Fi—provided you have an Amazon Prime membership or you have already purchased co…

Are tutorials essential for new games? Though some might think it blasphemy to go without, Frogmind’s $4 Badland prefers the learn-by-doing method. The self-styled “atmospheric side-scrolling action adventure game” doesn’t so much take its p…

I love my iPad, but I made the mistake of buying a 16GB model—that’s not enough storage for all my apps, home videos, movies, TV shows, photos, and documents. I can rely on cloud storage, but since my iPad is Wi-Fi only, I like having extra lo…

X-Doria’s $50 Dash Folio Felt for the iPad 2 and third- or fourth-generation iPad is a folio-style case with a felt fabric cover.

I tested the Dash Folio on my third-generation iPad. It fits—technically—but the fit is tight. This case does n…

StockTouch is a colorful, creative alternative to Apple’s stock Stocks app. The free StockTouch app works on iPhones and iPads alike.

The app works only in landscape mode, which is annoying—at least on the iPhone—but not a deal-breaker. It…

Having a photo shoot on the other side of town in the pouring rain with no way to get there but on a bicycle (or parkour) is going to require a special kind of camera bag, and Chrome is betting you’ll want their new Niko Camera Pack for your pricey g…

Ferrying a flock of afro-adorned critters through a ghastly gauntlet of increasingly menacing shadow machines is a challenging, sometimes messy affair in Badland. It’s easy to get swept away by the gorgeous scenery cycling in the background of each doo…

The Mac|Life 101 series is where you can come to learn new and simple ways to do things with Apple’s desktop and mobile operating systems. Whether you’re new to the platform, or just want to learn a new technique, then MacLife 101 is for you.We’v…

Though specialists have devised myriad systems that purport to achieve Inbox Zero. I’m not that ambitious. I just want a system that keeps the number of unread messages in my inbox as small as possible, doesn’t treat my inbox as a to-do list, a…

Despite its wide catalog of beloved characters, Disney’s mobile games (like the great Where’s My Water?) have often introduced their own leads created especially for each game. The company’s latest such entry is Mittens, a physics-based puzzle-platfo…

Something about the great American pastime brings out the best in app designers. MLB.com At Bat’s breathtaking ballparks and pitch trackers are the gold standard for professional sports apps, Topps Pennant turns lifeless box scores into beautiful works…

Reader Walt Czeka’s iPad has suddenly turned a blind eye to his local network. He writes:

After using my iPad for a short time this morning it suddenly wouldn’t recognize my AirPort network, even after I switched it off and on. I picked up m…

I recently bought my first iMac and am running Mountain Lion. I am also running Parallels 7, which provides a virtual machine environment, to run Windows 7 and various Windows programs. My Mac files are backed up via Time Machine, but what do I need to…

Put your arm straight out like you’re about to shake someone’s hand. Now twist your arm so your palm is facing down, and notice how you can feel that twist all the way up your forearm and even past your elbow. It just feels more tense. If you …

When it comes to photo-centric social networks, some may shy away from the Facebook-owned Instagram if they prefer a quieter environment for sharing images. But what if you could dial out the noise and actually tame the Instagram experience instead? Th…