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.
Author: John Nemerovski
John "Nemo" Nemerovski is MyMac's Reviews Editor. He is a private and small group personal technology tutor in Tucson, Arizona, USA, with an emphasis on iPad and iPhone training, plus basic computing, digital photography, and Photoshop. Nemo is an accomplished music instructor on keyboard and guitar, and an expert artisan bread baker. If you are interested in writing reviews or requesting a product review on MyMac, contact him: nemo [ a t ] mymac [ d o t ] c o m.
Maxtor OneTouch III Mini 160GB
Cobalt Bluetooth Wireless Audio + Cellphone Headphones
Review
Every aspect of these ‘phones is top-notch, but you either are a behind-ear headphone person or you aren’t.
Read MoreTriple.fi 10 Pro Earphones
Review
Three types of interchangeable tips (foam, double-flange, and single-flange) and three sizes of the latter are included, to help you determine which tips fit and sound best for your situation. Triple.fi 10 Pro are true "26 dB" noise-isolating earphones, meaning when tips are fully-inserted you hear the audio from your iPod or other sound source, and very little ambient noise.
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Adobe CS3 Rollout: First Look
Attendance was by invitation only at the top-secret Adobe Media Event held in an undisclosed location within San Francisco’s Moscone Center during January’s Macworld Expo. Select editors of online and print publications were given a high-energy preview of the comprehensive group of applications within Adobe’s new Creative Suite 3, or CS3.
Read MoreTorq Computer Backpack plus Boot and Dart Laptop Sleeves
Review
Nemo takes a look at both the Torq backpack, as well as the Dart, a computer sleeve / case. These are pricey unit, so are they worth it? Check out Johns review today.
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How to Get the Best and Most Interesting Candid Wedding and Event Photos, in a Snap
Get the photo no one else thinks of, while guests are dancing and drinking. Then organize your personal collection of pictures into an iPhoto book.
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Nemo’s $500 Samson Sound Studio
"Flat. Dry. Unembellished. Neutral. Clean. Clear. Uncluttered. Direct." These adjectives describe how playback presents itself via CH70. When this is your goal, Samson’s CH70 or CH700 are worth a listen.
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At First Glance
When your company, small or large, needs to develop customers and markets, you use Glance to present your offering from across the world or across the room, via a live Internet connection routed through Glance’s data network. John talks to the company president and cofounder, Taylor Kew.
Read MoreResolv 50a Active Powered Small Studio Monitor Speakers
Review
My ears and nerves were stunned for a few minutes afterward, but there was no subsequent distortion or damage to either Resolv 50a unit.
Read MoreiPod Earphone Comparison
Review
Four consumer earphones priced from $20 to $101. Which is best? You’ll be surprised. So will the manufacturers.
Read MoreiTalk Pro
Review
iTalk Pro works best within close proximity to your audio source, so do some tests before you attempt to record your niece’s third grade speech from the rear of her school auditorium.
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The Best Internet Radio You’ve Never Heard
When America Online (AOL) became a free-subscription service recently, members no longer need to pay for its features, except tech support. Tens of millions of people worldwide continue to use AOL. Among them are clever Macintoshers who join only for an AOL Instant Message (AIM) identity that is compatible with Apple’s excellent iChat, and that provides a second-rate webmail service that is finally straightforward and stable.
Book Bytes Special Seasonal Sampler
Samson CO3U Multi-Pattern USB Condenser Microphone
Review
If you are a podcaster, musician, or active audio online chatterbox, run-don’t-walk to your local audio dealer or Internet merchant and buy a Samson USB condenser microphone. In less time than it takes to read this sentence, you’ll be recording or conversing in iChat, Skype, Garage Band, or Audio Hijack Pro.
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Ten Tech Travel Tips, v2006.11
Sit back, enjoy the flight, and send me an email to let me know you and your equipment + data arrived safely.
Nemo Memo
You Want REALLY Good Customer Service and Support? Call THESE Numbers!
First-rate technical service and support are available, if you are lucky. I hope the corporate strategy of employing qualified, articulate, trained overseas and domestic agents continues, because the alternative – web-only FAQs and Help guides – is worse, especially when you can’t go online to access them.
Fission
Review
Rogue Amoeba just released Fission, to help users edit sound files, without any loss of audio quality. Let’s say you download our latest MyMac.com MiniPodcast, and you want to get rid of one of my All Over the Mac segments or No Snooze Reviews, but leave the rest of the show intact. How to do it?
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Nemo’s Indispensable Apps
Owen’s great article on essential shareware and freeware got me thinking about my must have software.
Read MoreRazer Pro | Solutions – M100 and M250 Headphone
Review
Razer’s engineering team concentrated on audio clarity and ear contentment, and succeeded in both areas.
E500PTH Sound Isolating Earphones
Review
When you purchase Shure’s E500PTH you are obtaining top-quality earphones with a useful microphone attachment that you’ll use frequently, and with satisfaction, for years. Just keep them away from kids, animals, and anything in your kitchen.