Screen protectors – a necessity for some, a nuisance for others. I personally have never really been a big fan of screen protectors, the majority of them either make the screen frustrating to use or give off a strange blue and red look. Just recently, I caught wind of a bubble-free, crystal clear screen protector for the iPad from Moshi. I quickly jumped on it, and I am glad I did as it is one of the best screen protectors I have ever used. Read the rest of this entry »
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Last week you we provided independant reviews of two of the most popular desktop scanners for the Mac platform. In the final portion of our scanner series, we will directly compare the two scanners side-by-side, and provide specific insights into the strengths and weakness of each unit. Read the rest of this entry »
So, the NeatDesk for Mac was great. But in the words of Douglas Malock, “The tree that never had to fight for sun and sky and air and light…never became a forest king, but lives and dies a scrawny thing…” With that in mind, may we present the competition: The Fujitsu ScanScap S1500M. The ScanSnap is aimed more towards the professional audience, but remains a worthy competitor nonetheless – and the subject of part 2 of 3 of our scanner series. Read the rest of this entry »
A cluttered desk is nobody’s friend – and yet every office user deals with this problem – piles of invoices, receipts, and business cards that are stacking up on your desk – and yet you can’t throw them away! Some people use a Rolodex… But still, paper degrades over time. Is there a solution? How can we keep our desks neat, yet still keep all of the various printed items that we need? In part 1 of 3 of the scanner series, we take a look at the first of two products that aim to answer this problem: The NeatDesk for Mac by Neat Co. Read the rest of this entry »
Alsoft’s DiskWarrior 4 is a disk maintenance utility that aims to keep your hard-drive healthy, fast, and in perfect working order. In addition, it can help you to recover lost data and repair corrupted data on a failing hard drive. Further, unlike many other disk utilities, you can use DiskWarrior as a proactive part of your regular maintenance routine. Read the rest of this entry »
Before the days of Podcasts, iTunes U, and instant purchasing via Apple’s iTunes store, a lot of people actually listened to the radio to get their information and entertainment. But is there really room for radio in today’s world of high technology? I think so, and Rogue Amoeba Software, maker of Radioshift, agrees. Read the rest of this entry »
Over the years, there have been a lot of applications to help users maintain their Macs. There has also been growing debate over whether or not regular maintenance of a Mac is even necessary. While I will not settle that debate today, I will provide some thoughts directed towards those who do feel that doing maintenance is am important aspect of owning and operating a Macintosh. With that in mind, allow me to introduce a fairly new addition to mac maintenance programs: MacKeeper by ZeoBIT LLC. Read the rest of this entry »
