Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

One of the advantages Microsoft’s Word has over Apple’s Pages is a good grammar checker. Pages’ Proofreader feature just isn’t as comprehensive.

If you want to add better grammar checking features to Pages, try Grammarian PRO2 X from Linguisoft (http://www.linguisoft.com). It checks grammar and spelling errors interactively (as-you-type) or batch checking (all-at-once).

For folks with a particular TV viewing need (more on that in a bit), Elgato’s (http://www.elgato.com) HDHomeRun, a dual-tuner device that’s compatible with Macs and PCs, hits a home run. With it, you can view a show on one computer, and a second show on a different one. Especially sweet: you can also record shows in 1080i HD resolution.

Let’s be honest: the speakers that come with Apple laptops are tinny. Of course, so are the speakers in most laptops from any company. If you want to upgrade your audio a bit with some portable speakers, Palo Alto Audio Design’s (http://www.paloaltoaudio.com) US$49.95 Musik is one solution.

By Laurie Excell

With the introduction of the US$1,199.95 Nikon D7000, a new level of camera comes to the Nikon line. The D7000 fits between the D90 and the D300s in product lineup and features.

Nikon (http://www.nikonusa.com) has taken some of the best features of its higher-end cameras and incorporated them in the D7000. Among these features are dual SD memory card slots that enable you to shoot more images without having to change cards, which is a real plus with its rapid-fire six frames-per-second shooting speed.

By ‘Doctor Dave’ Greenbaum

Although the iPad has excellent sound, it will never fool you into thinking it’s a true stereo system. However, wiith the PadDock 10 (http://macte.ch/WUiBl) you get a rich full sound you’d expect from a set of standalone speakers.  

Unlike many other products, the US$99.99 PadDock was designed for the iPad rather then retrofit from an iPhone solution. This device serves three main purposes: iPad stand, charging dock, and stereo speakers, and does all of them well.