Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

By ‘Doctor Dave’ Greenbaum

I’ve only been in a tank once. It was some museum in my childhood and I can’t remember where, but it was impressive. When you were inside you couldn’t hear anything from the outside world.  You’d bang on it and your hand would hurt.  It was an impressive vehicle that provided unbelievable protection from the outside.

“Tank” is the first word I thought of when using my Otterbox Defender for the iPad.

By Frank Petrie

So, you’ve purchased an iPad and you’re fairly smug about. And rightfully so, cause you’re on the bleeding edge of technology, it’s a magnet for meeting people of the opposite sex, and other computer users envy you.

But the more that you’ve used it, you’ve discovered that Steve understated its usefulness as a decent production tool, even in it’s first generation. But now comes a concept out of left field.

By ‘Doctor Dave’ Greenbaum

I’m about the worst person at taking care of my car. I’m like the computer owner who never backs up, doesn’t run antivirus software, and always unplugs the computer instead of doing a proper shutdown.  

I’m a mechanic’s nightmare.  However with CarMD (US$98), at least I’m not a total n00b anymore in taking care of my car.

By Cyndy Cashman

Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 (http://www.adobe.com) is an US399 Flash development tool for creating interactive applications. Geared toward designers, Flash Catalyst allows designers to turn static Illustrator, Photoshop, and Fireworks files into interactive applications without writing code. At the core of Flash Catalyst are components such as buttons, scroll bars, sliders, text fields, checkboxes, and data lists that are used to create interactions.

This MacNews Category Review is the first of our multi-part look at retail management software for the Mac. Products covered include 3in1 FileMaker Pro Template: Retail Planning Catalog, 7Office Sales Cycle Management, Advanced SaleSmartz Pro, AdWorks, AlfsIt, AlphaMag, ArsMagna, Auction Tender, AuthPay, AutoPrice, Barcode X, BC Boutique, Biz Basics Gold, BusinessMind, Checkout, Clothing Organizer, CRM, Days Off Calculator, DB Retailer’s Advantage, deCount, deLUXE, EB Suite CRM, Equisis Detail, fileWorkerFILIAEL, Filobase Gestion, FloristWare, FrameReady and gBoutique