Year: 2010

Expo to offer largest ‘face-to-face viewing’ of iPhone, iPod touch apps

Posted by | Feb 9, 2010 | , |

Macworld 2010 will purportedly host the largest face-to-face viewing of applications for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch devices, IDG World Expo, owner of Macworld 2010, has announced.

Attendees at Macworld 2010 will be able to test-drive over 100 of the hottest apps and connect directly with the app developers at the Mobile Application Showcase, featuring companies such as TomTom, Tap 11, Bing, BeeJive, Square and many more. Additionally, both attendees and developers will be able to learn about developing and marketing their own apps at a series of iPhone-dedicated training sessions.

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Take Control of Screen Sharing in Snow Leopard

Posted by | Feb 9, 2010 | |

With screen sharing, Mac users can control the mouse and keyboard of one computer while sitting at another computer across the room or on the other side of the world. In a new ebook, “Take Control of Screen Sharing in Snow Leopard,” networking expert Glenn Fleishman walks readers through the steps for identifying, configuring, and using the screen-sharing option that best meets their needs.

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Kool Toolz: BookEndz

Kool Toolz: BookEndz

Posted by | Feb 9, 2010 | , |

Laptops are great, but those who use them as their primary computer probably connect them to an external monitor, printer and other devices when they’re at home or at the office. That can mean lots of peripheral connecting and disconnecting, as well as cable clutter. The BookEndz Docks (http://www.bookendzdocks.com/) are designed to deal with this problem. In fact, BookEndz’ product line includes docking stations for Apple laptops dating back to 2000.

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Real World Review: Chairs, The Other Essential Tool

Real World Review: Chairs, The Other Essential Tool

Posted by | Feb 9, 2010 | , |

It’s often overlooked, but one of the most essential tools that a tech can have is their chair. Geeks spend long hours in front of a computer, and the chair is make or break for your workstation, your ergonomics, and in the end, how much you can get done in a day.

Volume Number: 25
Issue Number: 11
Column Tag: Real World Review

Real World Review: Chairs

The Other Essential Tool

by the MacTech Editorial Staff

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An iPad by any other name…

Posted by | Feb 9, 2010 | |

An iPad by any other name would still be an iPad. And another name would probably have been a better choice for several reasons.

One: as many folks have pointed out, it sounds like a feminine hygiene product.

Two: it’s too close to iPod. You can bet that there’ll be articles in which an understandable typo will say “iPod” when it means “iPad.” And vice versa.

Three: there are other claims to the name: STMicroelectronics, ST, a French-Italian company, uses the IPAD name in chips sold to mobile phone makers. IPAD stands for “Integrated Passive and Active Devices.

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