By David Creamer
Adobe Captivate from Adobe (http://www.adobecom) is an US$799 program that allows the creation of online demonstrations and interactive assessments, usually of other software programs, but it can be used for presentations, too. Although Captivate has been around for a quite some time, this is the first version available for both Macintosh and Windows.
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Years ago I never would have thought I’d see the day when you could have a portable, RAID storage system for around 500 bucks. But that day has come to pass with CRU-DataPort’s ToughTech Duo (http://macte.ch/QP3qX), which works with two 2.5-inch notebook drives or solid state drives to back-up or store data.
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Targus’ new US$59.99 iPad 2 case/stand (http://macte.ch/spx4t) offers a patent-pending 360° rotating mechanism. It’s said mechanism that makes the case stand out from others; the hard shell rotates all the way around, so the Apple tablet can stand on a recline in either portrait or landscape orientation.
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An increasing number of us have more than one iDevice, which makes the US$34.99 Kensington Dual USB Wall Charger (http://us.kensington.com/html/17876.html) useful.
It lets you simultaneously charge two iPad, iPhone, or iPod devices from a single wall outlet. It also includes a detachable USB sync cable that you can use to sync your devices from your computer.
The Kensington Dual USB Wall Charger is compact (4.25 x 6 x 2.50 inches, 0.50 pounds) with a low-profile design that takes up just one wall outlet. This makes it convenient for taking on business trips or vacations.
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The US$49.95 Kensington PowerLift Back-Up Battery and Dock (http://us.kensington.com/html/17866.html) is a relatively compact (2.5 x 2.3 x 0.6 inch and about 1.8 ounces) combo that adds about 20 hours of music, five hours of video, 3.5 hours of talk, and 1.5 hours of FaceTime to your iPhone (based on a Verizon iPhone 4 that I used).
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