Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

Seagate’s (http://www.seagate.com) GoFlex Home network storage system makes it relatively easy and works relatively quickly, though not without some caveats. (It also works with Windows systems, but, thankfully, there are none of those on my network).

When the Seagate solution is connected to a wireless router, its centralized storage system simplifies the backup and sharing process. You can wirelessly stream photos, movies and music to most network connected DLNA devices, such as game consoles or a GoFlex TV HD media player, from any room in the house.

By David Creamer

Not many programs make it to 20 years of age — Photoshop from Adobe (http://www.adobe.com) is one of the few. The feature list of such a mature program (version 12) has to either get shorter but more extraordinary or branch into new areas — and Photoshop keeps doing both.

This MacNews Category Review looks at ISP products for the Mac. Products covered include DBabble Chat Server, DNews News Server, FmPro Migrator, Mac OS X Server, MailServe, NameStalker, Optigold ISP and Zeus Web Server.

GEAR4’s US$349.99 SoundOrb Aurora docking station (http://www.GEAR4.com) is a cool looking and decent sounding speaker system. But is it worth the manufacturer’s suggested retail price of US$349.99?

The company claims the polar white SoundOrb is the first “made-for-iPod and works-with-iPhone” speaker system to feature a separate wireless sub-woofer, and I can’t dispute that. It incorporates DSP (Digital Signal Processing) technology that has two psychoacoustic sound algorithms, allowing you to listen to your music and movies in Virtual Wide Stereo or Virtual Surround Sound modes.

By Frank Petrie

There is conservatively five trillion iPad cases and sleeves on the market. OK, OK. Maybe more. And they’re all pretty much the same, just different, colors, and fabrics. But this case was developed by Quirky, a social development company.