Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

Freshly Squeezed Reviews: Padding your iPad

Was there ever a doubt? The Apple community has always treasured individuality as a right to be exercised at every opportunity (although, ironically, we’re all lusting after the same new piece of technology, simultaneously). So, you knew that skins for the iPad were on their way. And at the front of the line, of course, is MusicSkins LLC (http://www.music-skins.com/store/).

The Juice

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Viewing the new CinemaView Display

In April 2009, Collins America announced it was planning what it said was the world’s first product line of native Mini DisplayPort connected LCD displays made just for Macs. Now the first of the CinemaView line (http://www.cinemaview.com) — a 24-inch model — is here and “MacNews” has received one of the first production units.

And it’s about as Apple-like as a non-Apple display can be. But first some background info.

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Review: Bento for iPad a great companion for the Mac version

FileMaker Inc’s. Bento for iPad is a great companion app to its Mac version of the software, as well as a solid stand-alone solution. And at US$4.99, it’s a great buy.

The app is based on Bento for iPhone with enhancements to make the most of the iPad screen. Bento for the iPhone and iPod touch was pretty good, but the software reaches a whole new level of usability on the bigger screen of the latest Apple device.

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