Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

If your ears get sore after prolonged use with earbuds, or if said earbuds tend to get dirty easily, you need to check out Breppies (http://www.brepps.com), covers for iPhone and iPod earbuds. They’ve been described as “socks for your earbuds” and provide cushioning and comfort for your ears.

Dress your earbuds in Breppies, and your ears will no longer become sore after prolonged use with Breppies. Or at least they won’t get sore as quickly. The Breppies are made of a thin material to be more comfortable. Despite this, they stay put quite well. And they absorb sweat.

By Erik Kuna

For almost 15 years, Sorenson Media (http://www.sorensonmedia.com) has been a leader in video encoding and compression technology. Building on their success, they’ve developed a new Video Delivery Network (VDN) service, Sorenson 360.

Like other Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), Sorenson 360’s VDN allows for increased preference, quality, and scalability, without the high price of a CDN, such as Akamai or Limelight. Pricing starts at US$99 per month.

I find the iPad a good, complementary “mate” to my Mac. And ImTOO has introduced the US$59.95 iPad Mate (http://www.ImTOO.com/ipad-mate.html), which is a good, complementary mate to the iPad.

It can convert any video or DVD to play on the iPad. That’s a nice feature, though if that’s all you need it for, check into the RipIt/Handbrake combo instead. However, if you need to transfer iPad contents to and from your computer and iTunes, iPad Mate is definitely worth a look. It works similar to iTunes and also supports the iPod, iPhone, and iPod touch.

By “Doctor Dave” Greenbaum

You just decided to upgrade your Macbook hard drive to take advantage of the incredible storage space out there now or maybe you are adventuresome and switched to a Solid State Drive. What should you do with the old hard drive?