April 2007 - MyMac.com

MyMac Podcast #127
Google Rose Yao and author Tim Grey

April 30, 2007September 6, 2011 MyMac Podcast 0

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Google’s Rose Yao talks to us this week about the latest Macintosh software for the Mac, Google Desktop. Robert H. reviews the Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphones and the Aluminum Desktop Stand from LapWorks. And Nemo returns with another great interview, this time with author Tim Grey. Plus the latest in Apple, iPod, iPhone, and Macintosh news.

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Google Desktop for Macintosh
Logitech FreePulse Wireless Headphones
Aluminum Desktop Stand
Tim Grey
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Workflow

Adobe – Crossing The Divide

April 27, 2007September 6, 2011 Opinion 0

Few, if any, companies can match the cross platform commitment that Adobe has demonstrated in its history. David Cohen writes about how Microsoft could learn a thing or two from Adobe. Read on…

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Accidents become Tips

April 26, 2007September 6, 2011 How-To, Macspiration 0

As I write articles or do other work on my mac I occasionally accidentally hit some keyboard combination that does something on my screen. Here is a list of some of these discoveries I have made recently. You might know these tips, or you might not.

Shure Sound Isolating Earphones SE210 and SE310
Review

April 25, 2007September 6, 2011 Earphones, Review 0

Shure manufactures sound equipment that lasts and performs well. Do these ear phones stand up to their own standards?

ety8 In-the-Ear Bluetooth Earphones
Review

April 25, 2007September 6, 2011 Earphones, Review 0

Late-model iPods are the only ones that can use ER’s 8-Mate Adapter for iPod, so don’t bother trying with your 3G iPod. I did, and flunked. 4G or later, plus all nanos and minis are supported. You can learn about this and everything else relating to ety8 from the links on its informative web site.

iKaraoke
Review

April 24, 2007September 6, 2011 Review 0

It’s a load of fun, so join the party and croon to your heart’s content until you clear the room.

Corel Painter X
Review

April 24, 2007September 6, 2011 Review 0

2007 might be known as the year the big software titles jumped onto the universal binary ship. Adobe just announced CS3, Microsoft Office is expected later this year, and Corel recently released Painter X.

MyMac Podcast #126
Katrin Eismann and Rick Stringer

April 23, 2007September 6, 2011 MyMac Podcast 0

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Robert Hazelrigg joins Tim, Chad, and Guy for our roundtable discussion on the weeks Mac and Apple news. He also reviews a processor upgrade for the original iMac and the Crumpler Bag. David Cohen spends time responding to listener feedback – dodging potential Microsoft detection of running Vista in a virtual machine, and getting Bonjour for Windows working effectively on an Airport network. Plus John Nemo interviews Katrin Eismann, the author of Real World Digital Photography.

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Links from the show:

crumplerbags (Super Annoying Website Warning)
FastMac
Variant Frequencies Podcast
Katrin Eismann
Photoshop Restoration & Retouching
Adobe Events

40 Digital Photography Techniques, 3rd Edition
Book Review

April 19, 2007September 6, 2011 Book Review 0

Most people who like taking pictures probably don’t want to spend time reading manuals and long books about camera techniques. Most avid shooters I imagine just want specific techniques and strategies they can easily understand and try out.

iPouch
Review

April 19, 2007September 6, 2011 Review 0

With an eye for fashion moshi is quickly establishing itself as the "go to" makers of protective products for computers as well as other electronic devices, such as this wonderful little Nano Pouch reviewed here.

VisualHub
Review

April 18, 2007September 6, 2011 Review 0

Watching videos on your computer, iPod, AppleTV, or any other device should be simple. Unfortunately, with so many choices in video format, watching videos can be a royal pain. Trying to remember which device can play which format is not fun. And while there are plenty of other video conversion tools for the Macintosh, I havenâ€™t found any that offers either the ease of use or the depth that VisualHub does.

Macspiration 81
iChat Alternatives

April 18, 2007February 20, 2011 Macspiration 0

So Iâ€™ve covered Safari alternatives and Thunderbird alternatives, so now it is time for iChat alternatives. These alternatives are chat clients that will communicate with iChat. With the exception of AIM, the main benefit of these programs is that they will allow you to talk to your friends on several services at once. Instead of opening Yahoo Messenger, iChat, Microsoft Messenger, and others at the same time, these programs will talk with most of the popular clients at the same time.

DiskWarrior 4
Review

April 17, 2007September 6, 2011 Macintosh, Review 0

Does the latest version of the award winning, and one of our favorite, disk utility programs live up to its rich history? This is one of the applications that have been on any serious Mac users "must have" list over the last half-decade. Read Russ’s review to find out.

TruePower AC Laptop Adapter
Review

April 17, 2007September 6, 2011 Review 0

Construction is robust, and a movie on FastMac’s web site demonstrates how much abuse the cable and power briquette can withstand.

MyMac Podcast #125
Leopard Delayed

April 16, 2007September 6, 2011 MyMac Podcast 0

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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is delayed, and this weeks show looks into the news. Also, Robert reviews the TVMini HD from Miglia and David talks about Adobe, their contributions to cross-platform computing, and their current cross-platform approach in their software products.

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Dung
TVMini HD

Roxio Toast 8 Titanium
Review

April 12, 2007September 6, 2011 Macintosh, Review 0

The last time I used Toast was version 4.2 and I was pleased with it then. Checking out Toast 8 is like going back home after being away for a long time. Itâ€™s nice to settle back down with something thatâ€™s familiar and doesnâ€™t cause problems. While changes have been made, theyâ€™re good changes and one will readily adapt to them rather quickly.

Guy at Apple Pi

April 12, 2007September 6, 2011 MyMac Podcast 0

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Guy Serle was invited to speak Washington Apple Pi User Group Meeting on March 24, and this is the result of that visit.

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Washington Apple Pi

Maxtor OneTouch III Mini 160GB
Review

April 11, 2007September 6, 2011 Hard Drive, Review 0

USB-2 is not as fast as FireWire 400, and don’t let anybody convince you otherwise. When you need fastest possible movement of data, FW800 is the way to go. Under typical home or office circumstances, USB-2 is adequate.

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Create-Your-Own Apple Event

April 11, 2007September 6, 2011 Thumbn@ils 0

Donny gives us the Create-Your-Own Apple Event!

Macspiration 80
Safari – Your Internet Control Center

April 10, 2007September 6, 2011 How-To, Macspiration 0

Recently, a coworker had problems downloading email attachments from Thunderbird. The program wanted to save the file to the Desktop of another user on the computer. I searched through Thunderbird’s preferences numerous times for a download location and I could not find anything that would fix the problem. I figured it was a Thunderbird bug. Then I was in Safari’s preferences and found what I was looking for.