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Review: Commuter for iPad balances price, style, protection
By 'Doctor Dave' Greenbaum The name Otterbox (http://www.otterbox.com) is synonymous with quality protection for your portable devices, so having a line of cases for the iPad is a welcome addition to their family.... Read more »
Kraken cases for the iPhone 4, iPad a mixed bounty
Kraken cases from Trident Cases (http://www.tridentcases.com) are named after the legendary sea monster that was big and strong (and which swallowed Jack Sparrow -- but that's irrelevant). It's an apt name as they'll... Read more »
InDesign CS5 a major step forward
By Jay Nelson InDesign CS5 from Adobe (http://www.adobe.com) represents a major step forward in usability and adds substantial new features for creating and exporting interactive documents and eBooks. If you’re a... Read more »
Category Review: retail management apps for Mac OS X, part two
This MacNews Category Review is the second of our multi-part look at retail management software for the Mac. Products covered include Gesta Complet, Grocery Website Modules, Gym Organizer, HansaWorld Enterprise,... Read more »
Defender provides a 'tank' for the iPad
By 'Doctor Dave' Greenbaum I've only been in a tank once. It was some museum in my childhood and I can't remember where, but it was impressive. When you were inside you couldn't hear anything from the outside world.  ... Read more »
Freshly Squeezed Reviews: And it dices tomatoes, too
By Frank Petrie So, you've purchased an iPad and you're fairly smug about. And rightfully so, cause you're on the bleeding edge of technology, it's a magnet for meeting people of the opposite sex, and other computer... Read more »
Review: CarMD will help keep your vehicle healthy
By 'Doctor Dave' Greenbaum I'm about the worst person at taking care of my car. I'm like the computer owner who never backs up, doesn't run antivirus software, and always unplugs the computer instead of doing a proper... Read more »
Review: Flash Catalyst CS5 provides rapid development of interactive projects
By Cyndy Cashman Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 (http://www.adobe.com) is an US399 Flash development tool for creating interactive applications. Geared toward designers, Flash Catalyst allows designers to turn static... Read more »
Category Review: retail management apps for Mac OS X, part one
This MacNews Category Review is the first of our multi-part look at retail management software for the Mac. Products covered include 3in1 FileMaker Pro Template: Retail Planning Catalog, 7Office Sales Cycle Management,... Read more »
Space Dock comes to earth for the iPad
LapWorks' new US$64.95 iPad Space Dock (http://www.lapworks.com) could easily become my favorite iPad stand. It's flexible, durable and portable -- the three things I look for in a stand for my Apple tablet. Of course,... Read more »
Freshly Squeezed Reviews: power to the people
By Frank Petrie As the pace of technology's development continues to gain speed, so seems does our daily lives. Plus the more technology you use, the more energy you consume. So, up goes your carbon footprint. Ideally,... Read more »
Review: Flash Pro CS5 offers the features we'v been waiting for
By Cyndy Cashman The new features in Flash Professional CS5 (US$699; $199 for upgrades) from Adobe (http://www.adobe.com) should bring smiles to the faces of both designers and developers. Two big improvements in the... Read more »
Category Review: retail management apps for Mac OS X, part one
This MacNews Category Review is the first of our multi-part look at retail management software for the Mac. Products covered include 3in1 FileMaker Pro Template: Retail Planning Catalog, 7Office Sales Cycle Management,... Read more »
UpStand a fine iPad stand (if only it had more flexibility)
Just Mobile's UpStand (http://www.just-mobile.com) is an US$49.95 iPad stand tht looks like what I suspect an iPad stand from Apple would look like if they decided to make one -- even down to the packaging. Engineered... Read more »
Review: Spyder3 Studio SR simplifies color consistency
By Daniel M. East One of the primary frustrations of many professional photographers, designers, and illustrators in the digital realm seems to be color consistency. While there are quite a few software and hardware... Read more »
Review: Portraiture essential for serious portrait retouching
By Mike Mackenzie Imagenomic (http://www.imagenomic.com) added Lightroom support to its portrait-retouching plug-in, appropriately called Portraiture. Installation couldn’t be easier and you can access the plug-in by... Read more »
Category Review: interdisciplinary apps for Mac OS X, part four
This MacNews Category Review is the final part of our multi-part look at interdisciplinary apps for the Mac. Products covered include MPI Pro, MultiSpec, NAG C Library, NCL binaries, NetLogo, Neural Network Toolbox,... Read more »
Review: Kanex iAdapt HDMI V2 a streamlined, efficient HD video solution
In my home office, I have a 32-inch Vizio display attached to my iMac. I can use it as a secondary monitor and/or watch Blu-ray movies (since I can't do that natively on my Mac -- thanks, Apple) due to the Kanex iAdapt... Read more »
Category Review: interdisciplinary apps for Mac OS X, part three
This MacNews Category Review is the third of our multi-part look at interdisciplinary apps for the Mac. Products covered include Graphing Calculator, GraphPad Prism, Gridgen, Gridirion XLR8, gridMathematica, Hipparchus... Read more »
Kool Tools: DVD to iPhone Converter (now free)
iSkysoft is now offering its DVD to iPhone Converter for free through Aug. 9. It's normally US$29. It's worth the 30 bucks -- and it's a must-have for free.   You can get more info at http://www.iskysoft.com/software-... Read more »
 
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