Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

If you want massive storage — and, let’s face it, most of us could use it these days — Seagate’s US$249.99 FreeAgent GoFlex Desk (http://www.seagate.com) is a great deal at US$249.99. You can store up to 120 HD movies, 1,500 video games, thousands of photos or hours of digital music on this monster.

By Greg Mills

Over the last month, a number of companies have sent me sample products for testing and review. All relate to iPad, so here’s a round-up of reviews.

There are various solutions for protecting iPad from the inevitable scratches and damage from mobile use. We carry our iPads around, lay them down, drop them occasionally and the screen and back can get scratched and worn looking. The aluminum back can also get scuffed up.  Well, I paid nearly US$800. for my iPad with 3G and extra memory, so I want to keep it nice.  

The US$29.99 Flexi-Clear from iLuv (http://www.i-luv.com) offers solid iPad protection in a clear case that shows off the design of the Apple tablet.

The iLuv Flexi-Clear Case for iPad comes in black, blue, clear and pink. Any color you choose comes with the patented Apple logo as it can still be recognized as the case was made a bit see through and clear, with a fashionable dot wave pattern. This case will never get out of style.

This MacNews Category Review looks at Mac software for data acquisition and control. Products covered include Absorbance Extension, ADInstruments, Atmoscular, Biopac Student Lab, BrainVoyager, CardioVison Digital Systems, ConsultantX, DAQ Plot. DataStudio, HOBOWare, InfoScribe, IngredixX, Kmax, LabView, Logger Pro, MacForensics Lab, Modbus View, Multipoint Calibration Extension, PMCS Process Management and Control, Senus Pro, SpectraSuite, SuperLab and XL Stat.

With MacSpeech’s MacSpeech Scribe (http://www.macspeech.com), you can create text documents directly from spoken-word audio files. In other words, it’s a personal transcription solution for Mac OS X 10.6 (“Snow Leopard”).

It allows you to transcribe your recorded voice into written text with up to 99% accuracy. A built-in Recognition Editor helps increase accuracy by letting you correct your text and train your profile as you use the app.