Year: 2010

PadSync makes it easier to move docs between Macs, iPads

PadSync makes it easier to move docs between Macs, iPads

Posted by | Sep 8, 2010 | , |

Let’s not mince words. Apple’s kludge for moving iWork docs between the iPad and a Mac pretty much stinks. It’s awkward, unintuitive and very Apple-ish. Enter Ecamm’s PadSync (http://www.ecamm.com/mac/padsync/), which offers a better alternative.

Pages, Numbers and Keynote let you share files between your iPad and a Mac via iTunes File Sharing. PadSync streamlines the experience with two-way syncing and also works with other apps that support iTunes File Sharing.

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The Apple TV as game console

Posted by | Sep 8, 2010 | , |

The new Apple TV has met with a very mixed bag of advance notices (I have one ordered; when it arrives I can give you an in-depth report). However, “VentureBeat” (http://games.venturebeat.com/2010/09/06/how-apple-could-undermine-console-gaming-via-tv-app-games/) thinks the device could compete with game consoles if Apple plays its cards right. They may be onto something.

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Review: Saddleback Briefcase will bring out the cowboy in you

Review: Saddleback Briefcase will bring out the cowboy in you

Posted by | Sep 8, 2010 | , |

I live in Nashville, TN, and the stereotype of guys here is that we’re burly dudes with cowboy hats and boots who drive pick-ups with gun racks. I’m 165 pounds, go hatless and prefer tennis shoes to boots. I also drive an Escort (gun not included).

But I can ride a horse and — yippee ki yay — if the Saddleback Briefcase from Saddleback Leather (http://www.saddleback.com) doesn’t bring out the cowboy in me. And it may bring out the cowgirl in you ladies.

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