Apple Stores do a fine job demoing Macs, and iPhones/iTouches. The salespeople know their stuff, and never do the hard sell routine on the prospect. Besides, we all know that Macs almost sell themselves. Or do they? Steve Jobs and Phil Schiller, take note!
MacAlly has added a new member to its lineup of protective cases for Apple laptops with the AirShell for MacBook Air. The Weeks Division of MyMac Labs used it for a couple of weeks to see just how well it performed its protective duties. The AirShell consists of two hard shells that clip onto the top and bottom case of the Air itself. Once attached, the Air itself is well shielded, with only the USB/headphone port door, air vents, charging socket, and sleep light uncovered. Read the review here.
The iPod/iPhone earbud market is one of the hottest consumer spaces there is, and Shure has several products for it. The Weeks Division of MyMac Labs had the opportunity to evaluate the Shure SE102MPA Sound Isolating Mobile Headset.
Now, MacAlly offers an alternative to Apple’s dongle, the MacAlly Air2Net USB Ethernet adapter. As expected, the Air2Net’s a dongle that let you connect an RJ-45 Ethernet jack into a USB port, and runs at Ethernet 10/100 speeds
I flogged the Air2Net hooked up to our MacBook AIr for an entire weekend at the Weeks Division of MyMac Labs. How did it do?
I used the Flip Vue for a weekend, and found it to be attractive and well-made, but found it somewhat difficult to actually use.
HP asked me to review the C8180, and here’s what I found after using on it for quite a while.
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Following my (bad) example of rushing in where angels fear to tread, my wife Nancy became an early adopter of the MacBook Air. She’s been extremely pleased with her purchase. Every laptop needs protection when it travels, so the Weeks Division of MyMac Labs reviewed the Marware’s Sportfolio Sleeve for the MacBook Air.
I was a Day One iPhone adopter, and can easily say that I’d buy one again, even though the first generation iPhone is clearly not perfect.
With these two ebooks, TidBITS author, blogger, columnist, and all-around networking pundit Glenn Fleishman is bound and determined to help Mac users better understand and use screen sharing and Back To My Mac.
Pogue Press and O’Reilly continue to add new books to the Missing Manual series. As MyMac.com readers know, I’ve been a longtime critic of the software publishers failing to include adequate documentation with their products. This failing is what gave life to the Missing Manual series.
Tunewear’s ICEWEAR case is a silicone rubber case designed to be very, very protective of your iPhone. I wrapped one around my iPhone, and here are my impressions.
Griffin’s new case for the iPhone is supposed to be a twofer; a hard plastic case and an internal antenna that improves cell phone reception. How does it perform?
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The trend towards reduced documentation, especially at Apple, continues unabated. And programmer ingenuity continues to increase, with more and more features being added with each software update. Couple these two trends together, and we have today’s situation where many powerful features of software applications are hidden away, lurking behind the Option or Command keys, or buried in an obscure preference setting.
Newer’s Mic Extender is an an adapter plug with an in-line microphone. You can use any earbuds, and Newer adapts the plug, and provides the microphone, as well.
Zagg’s invisibleSHIELD, properly applied, will protect your Mac or other gadget against the ordinary scrapes and scratches that can disfigure your computer or cell phone.
Iomega’s new eGO line of portable hard drives comes in colors, and I mean colors. The review drive I’ve been using for a while is red, Red, RED! My techno-wife especially approved, as the red color matches her favorite toenail polish. If red’s not your fav shade, the Firewire-only eGO drives come in black and white, as well. If you crave more color choices, the USB versions come in a high fashion palette of red, black, blue, pink, and silver.
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Did your installation of Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 fail? Mine did. When my shipment arrived, I slapped the install disk into my Mac Pro’s CD/DVD drive. Right away, the hassles began. Read the article here.
The Weeks Division of MyMac Labs spent some time recently with Newer Technology’s 802.11n/g/b Wireless Router. How did it stack up against our mainstay wireless router, Apple’s Airport Extreme?
With the inexorable drops in price for all iPod models, they’ve certainly become ubiquitous. But have they become disposable? What if the battery gives out? What if it won’t start up? Toss it, or fix it? Jones and Campbell may have the answer. iPod Repair QuickSteps is a wide-format book of text and photos that leads you through most any iPod repair.
