Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

This MacNews Category Review looks at web server software for Mac OS X.

If you really love your iPad you can get it its own easy chair. Or at least the US$34.95 iPad Recliner from LapWorks (http://www.laptopdesk.net).

Okay, so the stand isn’t meant for the luxury of the tablet device. It’s for letting you view the iPad hands-free. The iPad Recliner adjusts to a variety of settings for watching videos, reading or viewing photos. You can adjust the angle via the turn of a knob.

By ‘Doctor Dave’ Greenbaum

The iPad is a magical and revolutionary device but the choice of how to protect it can be downright mystifying. Do you go for a portfolio or a sleeve? Should it be a soft case or hard case?

My new favorite iPad protector is made by Belkin (http://www.belkin.com). The Belkin Pleat Sleeve (US$39.99) for the iPad has styling that is simple and unobtrusive. I don’t want to draw attention to my iPad and have it stolen. If you want everyone to know you have an iPad, this case isn’t for you.

By Steve Baczewski

Pixelmator (USS$59) from the Pixelmator Team (http://www.pixelmator.com) has a practical feature set for creating, editing, and enhancing images. Originally released in 2007, version 1.5 for Mac is only compatible with Leopard and Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5.7 or later), taking advantage of Apple’s OS X Core Image technology. And it’s fast: booting in two seconds and processing and applying one of 50 effects filters to large files in approximately three seconds.

I’ve reviewed so many iPad cases and sleeves that they’ve all started blurring together. Until I received the US$19.99 Kensington Sling Bag for iPad (http://us.kensington.com/html/17711.htm), the first such bag I’ve seen up close and personal for Apple’s new table device. I’m sure others are on the way, but this is an inexpensive, no-frills and solid product.