Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

By Bruce Bicknell

Beauty in a box? Believe it or not, here’s an interesting program that really allows you to do complete makeovers on your images with the click of a button and Intensity sliders. Perfect365 — a free download from ArcSoft (www.arcsoft.com) allows you to see results quickly with standard tricks such as face reshaping, teeth whitening, and blemish removal. But it’s really more, so let’s take a look.

If you want to keep your files safe and in sync, GoodSync (www.goodsync.com) is a decent, if not great, option for doing so. Mac OS X and Windows compatible, it backs up and syncs music, photos, videos, email, text documents and more between desktops, laptops, servers, and external drives — all without using cloud-based services.

If you have a Mac laptop and an external display, Just Mobile (www.just-mobile.com) has two enticing accessories you should check out: the AluBase (top photo) and AluRack (bottom photo). The former is an upright MacBook stand, and the latter is a rear mount for the iMac and Thunderbolt Display.

It’s crafted from a single piece of high-grade aluminum. The US$49.95 AluBase ships with plastic inserts (which work flawlessly) to hold a MacBook Pro, MacBook Pro with Retina display and MacBook Air firmly upright.

By Mike Mackenzie

The Nikon Coolpix AW100 (www.nikonusa.com) represents the company’s initial offering in the rugged compact camera market. As you’d expect from a camera in this category, it’s waterproof to 33′, shockproof to 5′, freezeproof to 14 F, and it has built-in GPS, making it great for all of your adventures.

zioVisions’ (www.zioVisions.com) US$11.99 iStrip is a new take on Apple MacBook and iPad docking stations. Actually, it’s not a docking station itself, but lets you turn the base of any Apple Cinema Display, Thunderbolt Display, or iMac into a docking station of sorts.

How? It lets you place your MacBook, MacBook Pro or iPad within reach of your keyboard and within your grasp. What’s more, it provides access to all of a laptop’s ports.