Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

Review: Prezi an easy, affordable non-linear presentation tool

By Cyndi Cashman

Prezi (http://www.prezi.com) is a Flash-based visualization, storytelling, and presentation tool that allows you to create nonlinear presentations. Using the simple editor, you can place text, images, video, Flash files, and draw lines to show relationships between each item. The final result is a visual map that lets users zoom in and out and navigate to content in a clickable environment.

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MacNews Category Review: networking utilities for Mac OS X, part one

This MacNews Category Review looks at grant writing software for Mac OS X. Products covered include Grant Manager and Personnel Manager. Products covered include the Acquisition Italian Pack, ADPassworlsUtils, AirPort Configurator, AirPort Monitor, AirTraffic Control, Almost VPN, AP Grapher, Apple Remote Desktop, AquaEthereal, AutomountMaker, Azureus, Bitwise, Bonjour Browser, Bootmania, Bulter, BwanaDisk, CaminoKnight, Cisco IPSec VPN Clikent, CleanUp smb mess, Coconut WiFi, DICOMListener, DockIP, DummyMac, Dustman, FrameSeer, GpsdZ, Helios LanTest USB, Hostal, IdentD, IP Address Menu, IP Monitor, IP Self, IPD Sender and IPNetTuner.

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Review: 1TB model of Mercury On-The-Go a fast, portable storage solution

If you want a portable, fast storage solution, you can’t do better than the new 1TB model of the Mercury On-The-Go Pro FireWire from Other World Computing. It’s a 2.5-inch portable hard drive with plenty of oomph.

The pocket-sized portable storage solution for Mac or PC users features FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and/or USB 2.0 connectivity for data transfer speeds up to 100MB/second and is bus powered, so it can be used without an AC adapter. If your Mac sports a FireWire 800 port, go with the “triple interface” model, which is blisteringly fast.

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Review: Nvidia Quadro FX 4800 offers performance boost for the Mac

By Eric Kuna

The new professional-level, Quadro FX 4800 from Nvidia (http://www.nvidia.com) with 1.5GB of memory brings a much-needed performance upgrade to the Mac Pro lineup. But why do you need an US$1,799 graphics card?

If you’re not a full-time design/graphics professional with a large budget, you probably don’t. But if you are, the timesaving and quality precision you’ll get with this card pays for itself in no time.

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Migration Kit: fibre-channel connectivity products for Mac OS X

For those new to the column, Macsimum Migration is our term for companies moving from Wintel machines to Macs — or at least adding or increasing the number of Macs they use. A Migration Kit is an overview of Mac OS products for a particular occupation, such as dentistry, accounting, etc.) This week we look at fibre-channel connectivity products for the Mac.

ATTO products

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