2005 October

When you think of the software that Apple produces, the first thing that comes to many people’s minds are things like iLife, QuickTime, and perhaps Mac OS X. If you are a professional content producer, your list might include applications like Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Logic and Shake while Developers would have […]

With the release of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Spotlight was certainly a substantial part of the upgrade that received a lot of attention, and with good reason. Once you have incorporated Spotlight into your daily Mac life, going back to locating things on your computer the ‘old way’ is next to impossible. […]

The Mac developer community has given us Mac users a ton of great software for our iPods. I’ve talked about many of my favorite programs in the past. Most of these, like Pod2Go and Podlock are shareware and commercial. But what if you wanted the best that freeware had to offer for your iPod? What […]

If you are into the weather, then Gaucho Software has just the application for you. Seasonality is touted as Weather taken to the next level which accurately describes what this program does.Some of the weather specific features include:

Since the launch of the extremely popular iPod nano, there have been lots of complaints about scratches on the screen. If you follow multiple threads on the Apple discussion forums, you see lots of complaints there.
So, it finally happened. Apple got sued because of this scratching problem. The lawsuit charges that the iPod nano should […]

Browsers are ever-changing, or at least the good ones like Firefox are. The stale, dead ones like IE are stagnant. What is the browser world going to look like in 2006? To get the answer, all you need to do is to check out the new beta browser called Flock.
Flock takes browsing to the […]

I’ve been playing around with Bluetooth headsets now for several years. I’ve had two of them, the last one being a Jabra 250. They worked, but the sound quality was poor and the reception was mediocre. They were not real comfortable and they only worked well with my phone, not my Mac. I think I […]

What compelling times we live in - what was impractical even three years ago is now common. The podcast revolution is in full swing and now videocasts are starting to grab more and more headlines. What’s a Mac fan to do? Watch your MacTV, of course!
In case you haven’t heard, there is a great new […]

This site is one of several new products coming into the ever-evolving market of online hosted photos and videos services. However, unlike many of its competitors, Phanfare seems to have done a good job of making sure its product is not just another Web service, covering its bases and designing a product that is a […]

This is from Jeff’s Mac Tip of the Day, presenting small but practical tips to make your time spent inside Mac OS X more productive and enjoyable. The more you learn about your Mac, the more you realize what an amazing piece of technology it really is.
If you are typing a message in Mail and […]

According to PC Magazine’s 18th Annual Reader Satisfaction Survey, Mac users are - get this - more satisfied. Apple’s survey score blew away Redmond’s finest. According to PC Magazine, “For Apple, in both the desktop and notebook sections of the survey, every single score is significantly better than the industry average for Windows […]

For those who aren’t familiar with it, Gmail is Google’s Web-based e-mail service. It offers a range of unique features, including a great built-in search feature.

But one of my favorites features of Gmail is its incredible amount of storage space - over two gigabytes worth.
Two gigabytes is a lot of space for most people. […]

We all know that the iTrip from Griffin Technology is a great wireless FM Transmitter. But the problem is that it has a very short range before the signal starts breaking up. In most cases, moving the iPod to the backseat or even the passenger side will cause static and fading in the sound. How […]

With few exceptions, during Steve Jobs’ latest stint as CEO of Apple, he’s brought one hit product after another to the marketplace. The quality, functionality, and beauty of Apple’s hardware continues to be unsurpassed by any other electronic or computer manufacturer in the world. How does he do it? Why is Apple always a step […]

The idea of playing your iPod in your auto is not new. There’s been FM transmitters around almost as long as the iPod’s been here. What’s new is that the feature list on the FM Transmitter keeps growing. Tekkeon’s new myTune FM Transmitter has a long list of features that make using your iPod in […]

I’ve owned a Mac since the end of June, and my wife has had one for over a month, too. We were talking about our experiences and I wanted to share our thoughts with you.
As we were sitting upstairs, trying to get our Windows laptop to boot up, my wife commented that it would […]