If you are a regular reader of Mac websites and a listener to different Mac podcasts, you’ve probably heard of Pixelmator. Pixelmator is a new image editing program by Saulius and Aidas Dailde – two brothers that make up the Pixelmator Team. I’ve had the opportunity to try out Pixelmator for a while now (I was allowed to try the beta version), and if you are looking for an inexpensive image editor, Pixelmator is worth a try.
Category: Macintosh
Pixelmator
Data Backup 3.0
Review
Everyone hates doing backups. I know I do. Like most utility software packages, products like this are ignored until it is too late, and your precious data is gone. It’s funny how diligent I was at work (I suppose my job being at stake had something to do with it…), yet I almost never backed up anything at home. I’ve been playing the odds for a lot of years, and have so far been pretty lucky.
Other World Computing NASPerform Network Storage – Review
I’ve looked at network storage devices from afar, mostly because of price, and almost all of them were Windows based, but really thought they looked very useful. The OWC NASPerform (NP) utilizes NDAS technology allowing it to connect a storage device directly to a network with or without a server. The prices are pretty good at OWC, and our favorite computer platform is fully supported finally, so it was time for this Mac user to jump in.
HP Photosmart C4280 All-in-One Printer
Review
The C4280 is both a Macintosh and Windows compatible printer. It can print, scan, copy, and act as a digital card reader. While a decent priced All-in-One, are there some reasons to buy or not? Tim takes a look at this HP printer.
miniStack v3 500 GB
Review
Are you looking to add external ports and more storage to your home office set-up? Then look no further than Newer Technologies miniStack v3. This unit works very well with a Mac mini, but other Mac users will also find this unit a worthwhile addition.
Guardian MAXimus 500 GB
Review
Imagine for a moment that your internal HD has failed. Think of all of your photos in iPhoto, all of your movies in iMovie, the songs you created in Garageband, the emails you’ve saved from loved ones, all of the stuff you’ve created, gone in a flash. Read on so this never happens to you.
Read MorePlanbook
Software Review
A teacher and a plan book go together like peanut butter and jelly. The problem with a traditional plan book is that it is one more thing to carry around or lose. I’ve been searching for a digital plan book for years, and I think I finally found the right one. Planbook by Hellmansoft is a plan book for your Mac (it works on Windows, too) that is easy to use and affordable. The developer, Jeff Hellman, has done a great job in making this a fully useable digital plan book. I guess being a teacher himself had a lot to with that.
Ubercaster
Review
Ubercaster is very different from GarageBand in one important way. The program does many of the things needed to do in GarageBand in post-production all within Ubercaster’s workflow BEFORE you begin recording. It has a unique layout that is reminiscent of most good Mac software, drag and drop. There are four layers to the program and each is well structured for making podcasts.
Read MoreMindManager 7
Review
MindManager 7 is a great tool to help you get your project information organized and displayed in one place. Is the latest version worth the $129 asking price, or should we all invest in Windows to run Visio? Chad fill us in with a review of MinManager 7.
Read MoreDiskWarrior 4
Review
Does the latest version of the award winning, and one of our favorite, disk utility programs live up to its rich history? This is one of the applications that have been on any serious Mac users "must have" list over the last half-decade. Read Russ’s review to find out.
Read MoreRoxio Toast 8 Titanium
Review
The last time I used Toast was version 4.2 and I was pleased with it then. Checking out Toast 8 is like going back home after being away for a long time. It’s nice to settle back down with something that’s familiar and doesn’t cause problems. While changes have been made, they’re good changes and one will readily adapt to them rather quickly.
Read MoreIOGEAR Pocket Card Reader for Micro SD and Trans-Flash Cards
Review
Do you use the micro-SD flash cards in your cell-phone camera? If so, the IOGEAR PCRW card reader may be just what you are looking for.
Moshi Cardette – Review
Most card readers are simply that, card readers and nothing more, but Moshi has designed a few nice little extras with this one, like designing the cards it can accept with the future in mind. Read the review here.
PalmGuard by Moshi
Review
My Black MacBook does have a tendency to show fingerprints and smudges. While the outside is something I wipe down constantly, the palm rest and trackpad are areas I’d like to try and keep as smudge free as possible…but that seems impossible at times. Enter Moshi and it’s product, the PalmGuard.
Read MoreOWC Mercury On-the-Go Pro FW800 Hard Drive
Review
I am constantly amazed at how small things are becoming in the world of computing. I remember BIG cpu’s, BIG floppy’s and BIG headaches when dealing with all of it. Now we have Mac mini’s and in keeping with “down sizing,†OWC is offering the Mercury On-the-Go Pro FW800 Hard Drive. Worth the money? Read the review to find out.
Read MoreminiStack v2
Review
Have a Mac mini sitting on your computer desk but you’ve gotten somewhat tired of the small hard drive and, at times, frustratingly slow laptop hard drive speed? Wish there was a better way? Never fear, Newer Tech is here. This time they’ve brought us miniStack V2 to solve our mini problems.
Intego VirusBarrier X4
Review
The question of viruses, worms, trojans and malware items for the Mac is an important point to consider. In the midst of the turmoil of the past several weeks, here I sat with VirusBarrier X4 running on my system, an upgrade to Intego’s previous version.
Photoshop Elements 4
Review
I have been using Photoshop Elements since it first appeared in version 1.0. Photoshop Elements continues to provide us with amazing capability at a very reasonable price. For those of us who can’t afford to run out and buy Photoshop CS, PSE 4 provides a lot of the same assets at a price that we can live with. Read the full review here.
