Category: Reviews-HowTos

For Lion, you ran an article about making a bootable backup of the OS X installer disk image in case of a hard drive failure. I skipped Lion, but now I have upgraded to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, and would like to make a bootable installer disk.We previo…

Software Garden’s Note Taker HD is an application for your iPad designed to help you quickly capture notes using your finger, a stylus, or keyboard. The app also allows you to annotate PDF files and add a variety of graphics to your notes, inclu…

It’s become de rigueur to describe Apple’s white earbuds as “ubiquitous” and “iconic”—and justifiably so. Not only are they almost inextricably linked to the company’s iPods and iPhones, but Apple revealed at its recent press event…

Earbud manufacturers have it rough. Just about every portable device has a pair, generally of iffy quality, but included sets have the advantage of being free. Space considerations prohibit large drivers, and the biology and uniqueness of people’s ears…

Audio manufacturer Velodyne has traditionally been known for its high-end subwoofers. Indeed, a visit to the company’s home page reveals photos of speakers designed to provide the lowest of the low frequencies in a home-audio system, ensuring th…

Managing financial information is, by far, my least favorite part of being in business for myself. Don’t get me wrong, I like the money, but time tracking, invoicing, bill collection, monthly statements, and expenses—all a necessary part of th…

Apple has done it again. And, yes, I’m sure we’ve said that before. But what’s with them constantly taunting us with the newest and best?  Those upgrades, the amazing features… yeah, regardless if we have an iPhone 4s, that 5 sure looks great. And here’s why. The thinnest, lightest, and fastest iPhone ever is something we’ve […]

On one hand, the $8 MyScript Notes Mobile from Vision Objects is yet another of the growing number of iOS note taking apps. However, it attempts to separate itself from the pack by focusing on handwriting as its main—well, actually, it’s only

Sometimes, securing your Mac with a password is not enough to keep it from getting compromised. There are a multitude of things you can do to keeep your Mac safe from prying eyes. Read on and we’ll show you how to protect both your iOS devices and y…

Microcosmic warfare plots a course for cuteness in Amoebattle’s pastel world of Pokémon-like critters, but don’t be easily fooled. The colorful real-time strategy offering from Grab Games boasts a brisk challenge to match its enticing gamepla…

When I first encountered the SpiderOak backup-service a few years ago, I found myself imagining that a marvelous alien species had designed it to teach us about their culture. It’s a little more explicable these days, even as the company has bui…

Before Mountain Lion’s introduction of Notification Center, Mac users often turned to a third-party app for receiving, collecting, and displaying alerts from their apps. That app, of course, was the once-free Growl. Now, though, we’re in a new er…

When it comes to managing your email, Google’s free Gmail is easily one of the most efficient tools around. Here are eight tips for using some of its best features.

Who knows what Apple is announcing this Wednesday? An iPhone? A thing? Who knows? But if they do, you’ll probably want to upgrade, right? And you may be wondering what to do with your current phone? You could always sell it, or you could make use of…

You’d like to filter a particular kind of email crud but either identifying information is missing or faked. How do you go about it? Chris Breen reveals all.

The Octa TabletTail gives you a smooth, domed handle to hold your iPad, while a WhaleTail attachment provides extra leverage and a variety of sturdy viewing positions.