Category: Reviews-HowTos

A dark, moody atmosphere and a mysterious safe filled with complex puzzle-box curiosities lie at the heart of The Room, an enthralling puzzler that balances intrigue with challenge. Much like a set of Russian nesting dolls, cracking the outer shell of …

Gumdrop Cases’s $50 DropSleeve is an EVA-molded laptop case built to withstand a certain amount of torture and to keep your MacBook looking as good as new. The case is available in three different sizes: for the 11-inch MacBook Air; for the 13-in…

Keyboard shortcuts are synonymous with computers — just about every platform has them. Shortcuts can provide a lot of freedom to the user, and help create a more streamlined workflow for using applications, and your computer in general. Many new Mac …

ScreenFlow is hands-down the best application for recording a “screencast,” or a video of your Mac’s desktop. Pretty much all you have to do is hit Record and go for it. And now with version 4, developer Telestream has filled ScreenFlow with new featur…

Apple’s MacBook Air is thin, light, and great for traveling—but when you get to your desk, the ritual of plugging in a keyboard, an external monitor, speakers, and an external hard drive can feel anything but convenient. For ethernet users, the…

It’s difficult being a delivery truck driver, particularly when the directions to your destination require a path that’s not on any map, and the people you encounter along the way only seem interested in twisting you up in their own winding affairs. Th…

If you’re going to try to beat Google at its own game, you need three things: good design, quick results, and an impressive algorithm. Izik, a new iPad-only browser from relatively unknown search start-up Blekko, performs so remarkably well in all thre…

The $3 Write 2 HD note-taking app for iPhone and iPad is a solid offering: it gives users basic note taking and text-creation options, but it offers better-than-average security and multi-device use.

To start, the app prompts you to create a file…

Ever feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the workday to tackle all the tasks you need completed? We know the drill. Being busy isn’t always conducive to being efficient, but a range of helpful apps make it possible to shave some of the extra ti…

For sports aficionados on the go, ESPN’s long-available ScoreCenter app is a handy resource for up-to-the-minute scores, game breakdowns, news updates, and video highlights. Essentially, it’s the ESPN web package wrapped up in a solid mobile app. So ho…

Longtime readers of the Mac Gems column know that I’m a keyboard person. With few exceptions, I prefer to keep my fingers on the keyboard and off my mouse, trackpad, or trackball—sticking to the keyboard is better ergonomically, and it’s oft…

The $20 CoverBuddy is a slim rubber hardshell case that works to protect the back of your Smart Cover-clad iPad mini. The case, available in colors to match Apple’s Smart Cover lineup, protects just the back of your tablet.

When I say the Cov…

Unlike the strictly viewing-only Logitech Alert apps for iOS and Android, the new Logitech Alert Commander for Mac offers complete control over up to six indoor or outdoor Logitech Alert cameras, including digital pan, tilt, and zoom, and digital DVR r…

Joe Danger was a pleasant surprise when it premiered on the PlayStation 3 back in 2010, mixing challenging vehicular platforming with the oh-so-addictive pursuit of the highest score. Since then, the cartoonish motorcycle stuntman has received a sequel…

It happens to me a lot. It happened just a couple weeks ago when Dad bought a new iMac. And it happened just a couple days ago when Uncle Mort found that Firefox was bizarrely loading with a bunch of extra tabs that he didn’t want and couldn’t…

Every Monday, we’ll show you how to do something new and simple with Apple’s built-in command line application. You don’t need any fancy software, or a knowledge of coding to do any of these. All you need is a keyboard to type ’em out!You can create an…