Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

Wrapsol (http://www.wrapsol.com) is offering two different types of film for the Verizon iPhone 4 including the Ultra film (US$29.95) that offers clear protection for front to back scratch and drop protection. There’s also the Wrapsol Clean version ($14.95), which is a matte screen protector that also eliminates fingerprints, smudges and glare.

I’ve given the latter a try. As promised it does offer some extra screen protection and reduces glare and fingerprints. But the thing I like best about it is that it’s relatively easy to apply.

By Marcus Geduld

Toon Boom Animate 2 from Toon Boom Animation (http://www.toonboom.com) is the gold-standard tool for creating Flash animations.

As there’s some confusion surrounding the word “Flash,” you should know that it’s both a file format (used to display animations — and other kinds of multimedia presentations — on the Web and other platforms) and also a program used to create those files. The full name of the Adobe Flash-file-creating program is Adobe Flash CS5. It creates Flash animations but you can create Flash animations with other programs, too.

I finally got my iPad 2 on Tuesday, after days of my local Apple Specialist, the Mac Authority, the Nashville Apple retail store, Best Buy, Target and Wal-Mart being sold out. I liked the original iPad, but the sequel is even better.

The original iPad was hardly chunky, but the second gen tablet is even more svelte — 33% thinner and up to 15% lighter than the original iPad thanks to, among other things, tapered edges and a completely flat back. From a practical viewpoint, that makes little difference, but Apple and CEO Steve Jobs do love their slim and trim.

When it comes to capturing, copying and converting digital media and entertainment — and burning disks — Roxio Toast Titanum from Rovi Corp. has long been the leader. And with the just-launched Roxio Toast 11 Titanium (US$99) for Mac this hasn’t changed. I’ve just finished test driving the Pro version and recommend it as one of the best buys around in Mac software.

I’ve always found database programs to be a necessary evil. However, when FileMaker Inc. (http://www.filemaker.com) debuted Bento they offered a database app “for the rest of us” that almost makes creating a database fun.