My four-year-old daughter was very excited the day The Bugaboo Bugs arrived in the mail for review. She loves games, but little did she know this was an educational title. While the product is rated for 5-9 years of age, I had hopes this would help my four-year-old as well.
Month: March 2008
Mia Reading The Bugaboo Bugs
Take Control: The Mac OS X Lexicon
Book Review
This EBook is chock full of information about Mac OS X and the Mac computer world in general. The PDF form of The Mac OS X Lexicon makes searching for the item you might be looking for a breeze. The PDF is arranged in alphabetical order rather than chapters with additional sections for Punctuation and Numbers.
Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard
Review II
Same book, new review. David Weeks, like Russ a month ago, takes a look at Joe Kissell’s latest. Joe has been a mainstay of the TidBITS writing staff for years. He’s authored excellent books on various Tiger and Leopard topics. One of my Kissell favorites is Take Control of Mac OS X Backups, 2nd Edition.
Futura Laptop Desk and Laptop Computer Stand
Review
Tilting your lap away from you in a downward angle can create an unstable platform and cause fatal damage to your laptop.
MyMac Podcast 174
iPhone SDK – Mariner Software – Deke McClelland
Sam Levin calls in with a special iPhone SDK report from Apple, and we interview Corey Johnson from Mariner Software. John Nemo returns with a Book Bytes Live interview with Deke McClelland, plus, Lee, David, Guy, and Tim talk iPhone SDK info and much more. Our longest show to date, which will not be the norm.
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Interview with QUINCY CARROLL, CEO of iPlayMusic
In the past, guitar brands really mattered, since they represented quality manufacturing. But for a beginner guitar, there is really no difference in quality between our guitars and branded guitars. The difference is that we offer much lower prices.
Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials, Second Edition
Book Review
Ten chapters in all, each spanning some 50-60 pages, progress from installation and setup through a general troubleshooting section. Assuming the buyer of this book is interested in certification, the author also includes background information on the Apple certification process
HP Photosmart A826 Snapshot Photo Printer
Review
Are there times when you just want a photo printed from your digital camera. You would like to forget about going to your computer, booting it up, copying the photo off the camera, setting up the printer for photos, and then printing it on a full page printer. Well, HP has a better answer for you, the HP Photosmart A826 Snapshot Photo Printer, and this funny looking little printer is designed for doing just that, printing on the fly.
JBL Reference 510 Headphones
Review
Looking for a new pair of on-the-ear headphones with noise canceling? The JBL Reference 510 may be just what you have been looking for. Tim takes a listen and gives his verdict here.
Read MoreeMedia My Guitar
Review
eMedia’s Animated Fretboard is wonderful. Your onscreen guitar can be right or left handed, and even upside down.
LEvertigo Prune Laptop Messenger Bag
Review
Apple’s laptops are stylish and durable – both the plastic MacBooks and aluminum MacBook Pros will shrug off plenty off abuse in daily life. But even the hardiest machine needs to be carried around, and as an Apple supporter it is nice to have stylish accessories to match the beauty of Apple’s designs.
Music Band-It Retractable Stereo Earphone
Review
If you like your music on the run, or if you need hands free while digging your tunes this is a very viable and affordable product. Check it out. It could be just what you’re looking for.
Record Snows
When will it end?
It’˜s been a very tough winter here in New Hampshire. Yesteday we had another 6’snowfall, and that puts the total snowfall for this winter
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