2006 July

SvenOnTech reported on Apple’s release of the wireless Mighty Mouse Tuesday and while a few things are new, such as no cord and being laser guided, the big thing that keeps sticking out to us isn’t the fact that it can now be easily lost as your cordless phone but rather its $80 price tag.

Pros
Protects you from spyware and other “phone home” applications.
Cons
How is protection a con?
The Bottom Line
Apple packs OS X with a more than respectable firewall and thus the need for a full-fledged firewall isn’t really there. Little Snitch, however, gives you the protection from yourself and lets you know what on your Mac is talking […]

Rumor has it that Apple’s next OS X update, code named Leopard, will have tabs in it to make for easier navigation and less clutter. As this feature has changed how we surf the Web, it’s sure to alter how we move around from folder to folder on our Mac. If you’re not […]

Ever wonder what’s going on inside your Mac? How much memory is in use? How full is the hard drive? How hot is that CPU? Well we found a great widget for ya!
iSlayer’s iStat nano 1.51 gives you details on your “CPU, memory, hard drives, IP and external IP, bandwidth, CPU temperature, […]

Okay, here’s one we at SvenOnTech got way wrong. We thought the Mighty Mouse would go wireless back in January at Macworld but as you all know, it didn’t. Well Apple has finally done the little critter justice and removed its tail so the Mighty Mouse could fly…or get lost because one of […]

Pros
Works with just about any Mac browser, keeps all of your passwords securely in one place, and is easy to use.
Cons
Doesn’t offer to re-save profile if you change your password for a site. (Though it’s coming!)
The Bottom Line
Overall: 4/5
Ease of Use: 5/5
Usefulness: 5/5
Security: 5/5
Price: 4/5
Recommended
Yes.
Full Review
Having used RoboForm for years on Windows, we here at […]

Okay, Proteron’s Lite Switch X looks interesting with it’s few extra features over Tigers built-in Command-Tab switcher, but is it worth $15 of your hard earned cash? From what I’m seeing, I don’t think so.
Sure, you can change the background color of the switch panel or move it up the screen or […]

It’s a well known fact that Verizon is not a friend of the Bluetooth camp. It likes to retard the Dail-up Networking (DUN) feature as well any file transferring (OBEX Exchange). Sometimes you find just simple syncing isn’t the easiest thing in the world, either.
Some find iSync and RAZRs compatibility less […]

Looking to bleed the neighborhood with your Apple Airport signal? Or do you live on some land and would like to check how to properly milk a cow while in the barn? Hey, MacWireless has something just for ya, then!
The MacWireless 11g AirPort Booster comes in three grades. Depending on your need, […]

I sit in my air conditioned office that has been struggling all day to get to that 77° mark (it’s at 80#deg; right now) as the outside scorches at 108°. Sure, those of you that live in Phoenix are use to this, but out here in California where the ocean is nice and close, […]

Ugh, I had to use iPhoto on my wife’s Mac mini PPC today and even though it only has 996 pictures in the library, it still took nearly five minutes — yes, five! — before I could do anything with it. Granted, it’s last years model running last years version, but still, should it […]

Playing with MacSabber has been so fun that we here at SvenOnTech lost all hope of being productive and went searching for more fun Sudden Motion Sensor (SMS) applications. Boy did we find some good stuff.
We found this great widget that turns your SMS Mac into a full out level. Now […]

The best elective class I ever took in high school was typing. I took it for two years and sure everyone made fun of me then, but hey, who was laughing the following year when all those page-heavy reports where due our freshman year at college? Ya, that’s what I thought, punk! :) […]

If the 120 GB drive that comes with the MacBook Pro option isn’t enough storage for you, then you need to upgrade to MCE’s MobileStor. With 8MB cache, a seek time of 12 ms, rotation rate of 5400 rpm, and a transfer rate (sustained) is 44 MB/s, with bursts up to 100 MB/s, this […]

We love the MacBook and MacBook Pros new Sudden Motion Sensor that helps prevent hard drive damage and data loss if your Mac falls off the table or from your lap from those moving quickly to prevent burns on their legs. Of course we love it for the protection, but we also love it […]

What you’re looking at (jump here to see), if you’re running OS X Tiger with an iSight camera (or any other connected Web cam) is a live image of yourself. A simple little plug-in for QuickTime and a single line of code in a Web page and there you have it. Freaky. […]

I found this very nifty tool called IP Scanner. Although it’s not completely free, it’s perfect for home use where you probably don’t have more than five computers. Or at least I don’t have that many computers at home!
This is a short description that I found in the read me file:
IP Broadcaster and IP Scanner […]

Hey, so you’re a bit bummed that your snazzy MacBook looks like trailer trash worked on it and want it cleaned, now, then there’s some hope. Go into the bathroom and grab your wife’s finger nail polish. Apply it to a cloth and do some rubbing and bingo, you’re back in business. […]