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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From 9to5Mac: You can create a multicolor MacBook Neo with official Apple parts for just $39. ° From Macworld: If the iPhone Fold fails, you can blame the Air. There’s...
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My 16-inch MacBook is space grey, and I want a Magic Keyboard to match — or at least available in black. Apple makes the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Number Keypad. But it’s US$199 and takes up too much desktop real estate for those of us who don’t need the...
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I was a big fan of Twelve South’s original BackPack for the iMac when it was released 12 years ago. And I’m just as big a fan of the new BackPack for the M1 iMac. The US$44.99 product has one goal and achieves it flawlessly. The aluminum shelf attaches to the...
A couple of weeks ago, tired of Comcast’s ever-rising cable TV prices, I ditched their cable TV (but kept the Internet package) and went with DISH TV. Their pricing is cheaper and I was intrigued by their TV Everywhere feature — which has worked pretty well so far.
By Marcus Geduld
FxFactory 2 from Noise Industries (http://www.noiseindustries.com) may be the future of Adobe After Effects plug-ins. The concept will be familiar to anyone who has tried the Apple iTunes Store.
First, you can download FxFactory for free. It’s a plug-in store that, like iTunes, has some free products and ones for purchase. You can try any of the hundreds of plug-ins right in After Effects. This is both a blessing and a curse.
Sometimes when you’re listening to your tunes or using your iPhone, you want to feel isolated. Sound isolated, that is. Enter the US$199.95 SE315 earbuds (http://www.shure.com/americas/products/earphones-headphones/se-models/se315-sound-isolating-earphones) from Shure. The SE is for “sound isolating.”
The SE315 sports High-Definition MicroDrivers and utilizes a vented driver. A detachable cable with formable wire can be easily replaced in case of damage. Sound Isolating sleeves — available in black or clear — in multiple sizes provide up to 37 dB of isolation and a customized fit.
Data Backup 3 (http://www.prosofteng.com/products/data_backup.php) from Prosoft Engineering is an utility for Mac OS X (10.4 and higher) that lets you back-up, restore and synchronize your data easily. And it’s a step (or two) up from Apple’s own Time Machine.