iPlayMusic’s Beginning Guitar Lessons is the best instructional method we’ve seen at MyMac.com for learning instrumental basics. eMedia Music, the established competitor, will need to work on its chops in order to regain top spot on the tutorial charts.
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iPlayMusic Beginning Guitar Lessons DVD
ETYMOTIC RESEARCH In-Ear Premium Headphones
Review
The company makes three models of premium in-ear sound isolation headphones, and our combo review mentions each of them: 6i Isolator, ER-6 Isolator, and the ER-4P MicroPro. Which, if any, are right for you?
Read MoreWiebeTech FireWire and USB DriveDocks
Review
Dock hardware is bright blue durable, lightweight aluminum, plus connectors, fittings, ports, and cables that are generic black on most units. High performance Oxford 922, 911+, or 924 FireWire bridges are built in, for rapid data transfer and performance.
Read MoreSR225 Headphones
Review
Audio quality is G-R-E-A-T. You’ll have to spend at least 50 percent more for a comparable in-ear-phone experience. Grado Labs’ SR225 is elegantly simple and minimalist in physical design, but hidden from sight is audio engineering that quickly will make you want to get back to your tracks as soon as you can.
Nemo Memo
What I Learned Last Night At the Local Apple Retail Store
Nemo thinks the new MacBook is sharp really sharp. But is that such a good thing? What’s up with MacBook’s built-in RAM? And a few choice words about selecting from the many speakers on display.
Boinx FotoMagico 1.5
Review
It’s here, it works, it’s affordable, and it comes with timely tech support. It’s easy to learn, very easy to edit and export, and really impressive in its final output. It is FotoMagico.
Premium in-ear headphone comparison review
If money is (almost) no object, and in-ear audio quality is your top priority, one of the two premium headphones being reviewed will be a splendid addition to your music listening experience, says John Nemo.
MacBook Pro 15 Laptop
First Look and Commentary
Nemo gets his hands on the first generation of Apple’s newest laptops, and gives a report card on MacBook Pro’s pros and cons.
Read MoreNEC MultiSync 20WMGX2 Display
Review
Nemo and Weeks take the new 20WMGX2 NEC MultiSync display for a spin.
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Questions and Answers II
Here’s the February edition of your friendly Computer Tutor’s month of questions and answers on a wide range of everyday topics and problems.
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Digital Photography Combo Review
Three Dummies Books for Smarties
Nemo reviews Photoshop CS2 for Dummies – Now in Full Color, Digital SLR Photography with Photoshop CS2 All-in-One for Dummies – 5 Books in 1, and Photoshop CS2 All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies – 9 Books in 1 – Now in Full Color.
Read MoreRazer Pro Solutions Mouse and Mousepad
Review
One of the best things about wandering the Macworld Expo showroom floor from booth to booth between media PR appointments is coming across unexpected treasures among all the splash and crash of promotional excess. Such is the case with this humble mouse and pad introduced by Razer Pro Solutions.
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Questions and Answers
John Nemo answers some common computer and Mac questions
MP300 Portable Multimedia 2.1 Speaker
Review
Window Seat: The Art of Digital Photography & Creative Thinking
Book Review
Julieanne Kost is Adobe’s traveling evangelist, and Window Seat is primarily a portfolio of her expansive color images taken while flying from place to place, bookended by an itemized itinerary of her approach to personal creativity at the front and a 25 page explanation of her working methods at the rear of the book, in an Appendix.
Macworld Expo Photos – Nemo
The final 11 photos from Macworld SF 2006 by Nemo
More Macworld Photos
More photos from Macworld Expo
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Nemo’s Ten Point Tutorial – 6 – Macworld Expo Survival Guide
Book Bytes Special 2005 Year End Report
Here are five quickies to give you food for thought – discussing books you probably haven’t seen yet that will come in very handy during 2006 and possibly beyond.
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