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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From 9to5Mac: Apple’s willingness to stand up to governments is notably absent in China. ° From MacRumors: Apple is preparing to bring support for its digital car key...
In a March 11 editorial for BGR, Jose Adorno said “Apple’s current lineup of products is a mess” — and I agree. Last October I wrote that Apple’s product line-up was getting too confusing. Here’s what I proposed: Here’s what I propose: The Mac. There will be one...
Scosche’s MagicMount Pro2 Cup was my previous favorite car phone mount. But the company’s new MagicMount Pro Charge5 Window/Dash Mount (US$59.99) has replaced it on my “best of” list. It’s designed for Apple’s iPhone 12 and 13 models that sport a built-in circle of...
If you need a sleek stand for the new Apple Studio Display, Twelve South’s US$74.99 Curve Riser is a decent choice. The black metal stand, inspired by the Curve for MacBook, is both functional and good-looking. However, like the basic Studio Display itself, you can’t...
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).
By David Creamer
Packaging InDesign files takes up valuable time and computer resources — simply put, Package Central (US$499.95) from Zevrix (http://www.zevrix.com) offloads the actual collection of the graphic files to another system.
The software is easy to set up and use: install the Package Central server and then install the User Components on the designers’ systems. The server software requires some minor set up for designating hot folders and the workflow options, but that only takes minutes.
Slip your iPad or iPad into the Summit from iSkin (http://www.iskin.com) and it looks as if it’s ready to go mountain climbing — or perhaps double as an extra in “Cliffhanger 2.” That, I guess, is the inspiration of the name.
I love the Smart Case that Apple released along with the iPad 2. However, it only protects the screen of the tablet. The Summit is designed to hold an iPad with a Smart Cover attached and protect ALL of the device. Or you can use it with similar-sized notebooks and tablets (the Summit measures 8.24 x 11 x 3 inches).
MacUpdate rolled out its Spring 2011 software bundle, featuring a collection of 10 Mac apps, including Parallels Desktop 6, for just US$49.99. The limited-time bundle represents a savings of 87% includes:
° Parallels Desktop 6 ($79.95) — The newest version of the #1 Mac virtualization software, Parallels Desktop allows you to run Windows, Linux, and other operating systems at the same time as Mac OS X. MacTech found Parallels Desktop 6 outperforms the competition in 84% of benchmarks.
