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Read MoreAuthor: Guy Serle
Guy is a long-time Mac user (since 1987) and insists on inflicting his opinions on technology even when others around him wishes he wouldn't. He's married and the father of two sons. He used to take Tae Kwon Do until the shame of being beaten up by teenagers became too great. He now gets his fix for personal humiliation each week as the co-host of the MyMac Podcast with GazMaz
iTunes and Star Trek and Fark! OH MY!
Guy comes back to the feature side of MyMac with an article about Nielsen Ratings and podcasts.
Carbon Copy Cloner
Review
Problem Solving Guy 6
Of Intel Macs and Men
John and Guy go round and round on Apple’s latest offerings; The Intel Macs. The hype bar is raised and expectations are even higher. Can Apple successfully transition to Intel without losing their soul? This is Apple’s fourth major transition (Apple II to Macintosh, Motorola 68xxx processors to PPC, Mac OS Classic to OS X, PPC to Intel) and bumps in the road can certainly be expected. For some people, those bumps might mean the end of their use of Apple computers. For the vast majority, they won’t care as long as Apple’s legendary ease of use doesn’t change. Where do John and Guy stand? Read on oh fearless ones.
Read MoreiLife 06
Review
Guy looks at all the applications that come with the new iLife, and rates each one on its own merits.
Travel Monster 1
Guy’s the type that enjoys a certain amount of tech to travel with. He’s not alone in this regard and the purpose of this article and hopefully more to follow is to help you decide what tech you might want to have handy when traveling. This time out, he discusses options for carrying all your stuff.
Read MoreXtremeMac iPod nano Tuffwrap 3-pack
Review
iCarPlay Wireless Plus
Review
iPod Nano
Review
iPod and the Price of Success
It’s the killer combination of iTunes and the iPod that makes Apple number one throughout most of the world. You want an FM radio with your music player? Go buy a Creative Zen or any of the competing products. Most people have voted with their wallets and Apple has the best overall solution.
Logitech USB Headset 350
Review
Logitech is trying to do a lot of different things with this headset and on the whole it works nicely. If you want to use them in a telephony environment, you might find them a bit heavy for long-term use. Using it for Podcasting or recording audio works well in a single-user mode.
Macintosh Paradise in Boise, Idaho?
For vacation, some people go to the beach, some go to the mountains, Europe, or the islands of the Caribbean. Guy finds Apple resellers worth visiting. Check out his write up of MacLife, a fantastic Apple reseller in Boise, Idaho.
Read MoreProblem Solving Guy 5: Computer Licensing and Software Piracy
All about Licensing in the world of technology, music, and iTunes.
Read MoreProblem Solving Guy #4: When disaster strikes!
Nemo asks, and Guy answers, this time with solutions for your crashes, bashes, and smashes that occur every so often on your Macs. What can you do to prevent them from happening? Read on, seeker of knowledge.
Read MoreProblem Solving Guy #3 – iPod and iTunes Music Collection
Nemo asks, and Guy answers, this time with personal insights into getting the best audio quality from your iPod and iTunes music collection — in the car, in the house, and wherever else your songs may reside.
Here is the third installment in our irregular, irreverent, idiosyncratic series of “Help me, Guy!” collaborations between John “Nemo” Nemerovski and Guy “Problem Solving Guy” Serle.
Read MoreTuneBase FM for the iPod mini
Review
Belkin has been Apple-friendly for a number of years. They have contributed all kinds of neat gotta-have tech items that has helped make the Mac the platform we all know and love. They now make stuff for the iPod that has helped cement its number one position among digital music players. One of the items that they have made recently is the Belkin TuneBase FM for the iPod mini.
Read MoreSubject: Problem Solving Guy #2 – Monitors and Displays
Here’s our second in an ongoing series of helpful Q&A conversations between John “Nemo” Nemerovski and Guy Serle. Nemo asks the questions and Guy ducks answering them like a felon avoids a parole officer. Uh, not that he knows anything about that. They welcome your suggestions for future topics.
Read MoreThe Problem Solving Guy – 1
Based on Guy Serle’s generous, well-informed responses to John “Nemo†Nemerovski’s blog entitled “February is COMPUTER FRUSTRATION MONTH,†the duo teamed up for this first in an ongoing, unpredictable series of troubleshooting features. We welcome your suggestions for future subjects, plus any comments, wisecracks, and flames on or off the topic under consideration
Read MoreiLife 05
Review
Taking a look at iLife 05
Rock For GarageBand
Review
If you’re a fan of 70’s era hard rock (think Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and the like), or the current hard rock revival (Bands like Jet, etc) there is a lot to like here. While there are not as many here as compared to some other collections, each loop here is a keeper.
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