August 2007 - MyMac.com

MyMac Podcast 142

August 31, 2007January 16, 2011 MyMac Podcast 0

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An Apple event next week has the guys guessing what’s coming, and we spend quite a bit of time on what we hope to see. We also talk Fat Nano’s, what’s missing in the iTunes store, more on iMovie 08, some MyMac.com history, and product reviews.

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Adobe InDesign CS3
Review

August 29, 2007January 16, 2011 Review 0

Who can we get to write a review of Adobe InDesign CS3? How about someone who has never used it before? Who has no expectations or preconceptions of the application? How about John Farr!

Macspiration
The alternate iTunes Shopping Cart

August 27, 2007January 16, 2011 Macspiration 0

When I shop in the iTunes Store I use the shopping cart feature in iTunes. This way I can keep a list of what I might buy, and not empty my bank account by clicking â€œBuy Nowâ€ on an impulse buy all of the time.

iN STUDIO 5.0 – iPod Speaker
Review

August 27, 2007January 16, 2011 iPod, Review, Speakers 0

For the size and convenience of these speakers, and the associated cost, along with, for the most part, excellent sound quality, I think they’re worth every penny. No, they’re not cheap. But neither is the sound.

MyMac Podcast 141
All About iLife, iWork, iMac, and iPhone

August 24, 2007January 16, 2011 MyMac Podcast 0

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Tim, Chad, and Guy talk all about iLife ’08, the new iMacs, and the new Apple keyboard. Guy gets a lot of hands-on time with iWeb, which Tim and Chad have been playing with iPhoto. Plus, Tim has a new toy!

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Backup Automator Action

August 23, 2007January 16, 2011 How-To 0

Say you’re working on a long-term project in which you’re creating and saving a number of different files over time, and you want to make sure you have those files copied to a back up source after you’ve saved them to a specified folder. Well, if you don’t already have a backup system in place to do this, you can create backup folder in less than ten minutes by following the steps below.

Think Different
An honorable discharge for the Apple icon on the Command key…

August 23, 2007January 16, 2011 Opinion 0

In light of the disgusting turn of events at the Mac event last week. Tommy bids a fond farewell and gives the Apple icon, which has now been relieved of duty as part of the Command key, an honorable discharge that only a fellow Mac fan could properly give.

Nemo’s Ten Point Tutorial 9
Unconventional Summer Vacation Photos

August 22, 2007January 16, 2011 Nemo Memo 0

Be bold in your photographic experiments. When a subject grabs you, grab your camera, collect your thoughts, take a deep breath, look around for a moment, and make the photo.

Macspiration 97
Internet Basics

August 22, 2007September 9, 2011 How-To, Macspiration 0

This installment of Macspiration is less on instruction and more on explaining. You see, recently, I have had to troubleshoot the internet for several family members. During the process the topic I am about to discuss came up over and over again. Based on those discussions, I figure there are others out there who could benefit from this Macspiration.

what mymac.com and the online community has meant to me

August 21, 2007January 16, 2011 Original Blog 1

do you ever imagine what your life might have been, if you had taken the other road and not this one?

Elan Holster for iPhone
Review

August 21, 2007January 16, 2011 Cases, iPhone, Review 0

Dan looks at the Griffin’s Elan Holster iPhone case.

Guardian MAXimus 500 GB
Review

August 20, 2007January 16, 2011 Hard Drive, Macintosh, Review 0

Imagine for a moment that your internal HD has failed. Think of all of your photos in iPhoto, all of your movies in iMovie, the songs you created in Garageband, the emails youâ€™ve saved from loved ones, all of the stuff youâ€™ve created, gone in a flash. Read on so this never happens to you.

BENEATH THE NEON
Book Review

August 20, 2007January 16, 2011 Book Review 0

Catch a glimpse of the Las Vegas you’ve never seen.

When is Apple going to offer a larger screen iPod?

August 19, 2007January 16, 2011 Original Blog 0

I need an iPod. Well, I don’t really “need” one. I still have my iPod mini–what I need is a NEW iPod. An iPod

iPhone Bill

August 16, 2007January 16, 2011 iPhone, Original Blog 0

For those of you that ran out and bought an iPhone and you’ve been using it for everything, start checking your mail box for

Think Different
A Stay of Execution for the Mac mini

August 14, 2007January 16, 2011 Opinion 0

Groundbreaking news hit the desk of our newest columnist, Tommy Thomas… The Mac event was insanely great, but not because of the iMac, the new keyboards and the new software offered… The Mac mini was given a stay of execution… Read on to find out his feelings on the mini being spared…

Macspiration 96
Tweak Your .Mac Account

August 14, 2007January 16, 2011 Macspiration 0

With the .Mac update announced on August 7 I imagine a lot more people will be joining the .Mac service. Hidden in the .Mac website is a page where you can change a lot of your .Mac settings. This includes controlling iDisk space, email preferences, and more. Even if you are an old .Mac member, you might find these tips useful.

MacRelevant
iPhoto 08

August 13, 2007January 16, 2011 MacRelevant 0

This past weekend, Chad Perry (of MyMac.com Podcast fame) and I ventured up to the new Apple Store in Ann Arbor, Michigan to check out the iPhones, iMacs, the new keyboards, and pick up copies of iLife ’08.

TuneStik with remote for iPod
Review

August 13, 2007September 9, 2011 iPod, Review 0

TuneStik with remote for the iPod, offered by DLO, provides the iPod user with a little bit different way of plugging in and turning on. Rather then inserting your iPod into a unit that then plugs into your cigarette lighter, TuneStik instead lets you plug the transmitter into the iPod, place your iPod where you want and using the steering wheel mounted remote control unit, use your iPod without having to take your hands (and eyes) off of the steering wheel and the roadway.

Thumbn@ils 40

August 13, 2007September 9, 2011 Thumbn@ils 0

A Thumbn@ils appropriate for the summer. What Apple application will follow Safari and iTunes into the Windows pool?