Guide to Mac, iPod, iPad and iPhone news and reviews
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The arrival of Guild Wars 2 for the Mac took us rather by surprise. The PC version launched i…
Alternative handsets for the iPhone make a lot of claims. Some boast lower cell phone emissions close to the user’s skull, conveniently forgetting that Bluetooth broadcasts are on the RF spectrum as well, albeit lower power. Others have style, hoping t…
I usually cover one Gem per column, but today I’ve got two simple apps that complement iTunes. One is an update to a previous Gem, and the other is new for Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8).
Skip Tunes 2.0.1
Back in February, I reviewed Skip Tunes 1.0,…
There’s nothing remotely stylish or cool-looking about SeaSucker’s $90 iPad Mounting System (also called the Naked Flex Mount on the company’s website), but there’s also nothing I’ve seen that grips an iPad quite as tightly. The Flex Mou…
Two years ago, I reviewed Redcort Software’s Virtual TimeClock and I’m happy to report that the latest version remains substantially unchanged and is still an excellent cross platform solution for tracking employees’ work time. Redcort Soft…
Two years ago, I reviewed Redcort Software’s Virtual TimeClock and I’m happy to report that the latest version remains substantially unchanged and is still an excellent cross platform solution for tracking employees’ work time. Redcort Soft…
Two years ago, I reviewed Redcort Software’s Virtual TimeClock and I’m happy to report that the latest version remains substantially unchanged and is still an excellent cross platform solution for tracking employees’ work time. Redcort Soft…
Recently, a power outage caused data corruption on one of my drives, leaving some of the data unrecoverable. However, this issue could have been preempted. One solution: A UPS (or uninterruptible power supply) can provide backup power to your Mac and c…
After dominating the e-book reader market and making a successful foray into the Android tablet arena, Amazon recently expanded its mobile device lineup. Price was arguably the most significant factor driving Kindle Fire sales, however the budget table…
If you’re looking for something to help protect your Mac from harmful security sites, look no further than the best anti phishing software for Mac OS X: BlumAlerts. We all get them, you know, those emails that send us random URLs and expect us to click and visit them, and suddenly, our Mac is under threat. […]
Something appears to have changed since I upgraded to the latest version of OS X. When I first purchased my Mac with Snow Leopard, I could easily drag apps from the Dock to have them disappear in a puff of smoke. Since upgrading, I cannot seem to do th…
Use this keyboard-centric launcher to do just about anythingYou can really shave time off tasks by using a keyboard-driven utility like LaunchBar ($35, www.obdev.at) or Quicksilver (see sidebar). Everything you can do in the Finder (copying, pasting,…
As notebook computers continue to grow in popularity, 2.5-inch hard drives have become one of the most popular upgrades. Most of the drives that are pulled out of a computer end up collecting dust, but Akitio’s Neutrino U3+ enclosure promises to give l…
When you’re using your Mac, currently running applications appear in the Dock, but there are many processes running invisibly in the background. Some of these are processes you’ve initiated yourself—for example, by adding them to the Login I…
Along with the update to iOS 6, the iPad 3, iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 also received a large Maps update that includes turn-by-turn navigation features previously only available with 3rd party applications. With the new features, you can now use Siri or th…
Fluance’s FiSDK500 Two-way High Performance Wood Speaker Dock Music System for iPod/iPhone—let’s just call it the FiSDK500—is a big, serious-looking system. And it sounds good, too.
The FiSDK500’s wood, rounded-ends enclosure is finish…