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Kool Tools: PowerCost Monitor

Have you ever wondered if the electricity bill that you get each month is really the amount you should pay or are they over charging you. That’s where the PowerCost Monitor from Blueline Innovations (www.BlueLineInnovations.com) comes into play.

You can now attached this US$179 device directly to your meter on the outside of the dwelling and with the Wi-Fi bridge you can see how much energy and money you are spending in real time. For even more data you can download a number of apps to help you monitor your home from away and keep track of what’s draining the most money.

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MacTech Benchmarks: Outlook, Email Account Types, Server Impact

Last month Microsoft announced the Office 2016 Mac Preview. Naturally, it includes new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote and Outlook 2016.

The new Outlook sports a complete overhaul of the innards of the free email service built to keep you connected across your devices with organizational tools and a suite of Microsoft apps and services. So how much faster is Outlook 2016 when compared to Outlook 2011?”

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HoudahGeo adds support for the new Mac OS X Photos app

Houdah Software (www.houdah.com) has introduced HoudahGeo 4.1, an upgrade to its one-stop photo geocoding solution for Mac OS X (10.8 and higher).

The app “pins” photos to locations where they were taken. Just like a GPS-enabled camera, HoudahGeo embeds latitude, longitude and altitude information within the image file. The app can load images from iPhoto, Aperture and Lightroom libraries. HoudahGeo 4.1 can now also use photos from the new Apple Photos media library.

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OWC Envoy Pro mini is now available

OWC World Computing (www.macsales.com) has announced the Envoy Pro mini, an aluminum, pocket-sized thumb drive with the capability of a full-sized desktop-class SSD.
It’s available now in 120GB and 240GB capacities for US$119 and $199, respectively. A 480GB is in the works and will cost $599.

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