Neat RadTech Gear
RadTech sent a nice care package to us here at MyMac.com, showing off some of their latest wares. Rather than review each separately, I wanted to go into each briefly.
Check out RadTech online at http://www.radtech.us
OmniCleanz
Price: $6.95 – $14.95
I have at least five flat-panel or laptop screens I use, and like anything else, they get dirty. Especially the G4 PowerBook screen. I had been using some generic screen cleaner I picked up at Target, although I was not really pleased with it. Didn’t seem to do a good job. I didn’t know why, really, but it just did not seem to clean as well as I thought it would.
The first time I used the OmniCleanz, I knew I was correct. This did a really nice job, and my laptop monitor looks great after every use. I have the 4 oz bottle, the tube case, and a soft cloth that works great. There is no chemical smell that I can detect, which is something I am usually very sensitive to. The stuff I purchased at Target had a slight alcohol smell to it, and often left little streaky lines. Not so with the OmniCleanz.
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Ever go to a website and think you’ll need to return there one day? Instead of writing the website down someplace, bookmark it! By bookmarking a website in your browser, you are essentially writing it down in your browser for future use. In this installment of Macspiration I’ll discuss how to make a bookmark and how to organize them.
For this article, as the title implies, I am going to discuss bookmarking in Safari. Much of what I am talking about can be applied to other browsers, but with a few differences.
Okay, so you want to bookmark MyMac.com (or any site) so you don’t have to type it into Safari every time you visit the site. First, go to MyMac.com (or whatever site you want). Choose “Add Bookmark” from the “Bookmarks” menu.
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I just finished recording the latest episode of Small Dog Electronics Dog Food for Thought Pawcast. We are now hosting the podcast on our own servers, so to subscribe to the feed, use this URL (in iTunes, choose Subscribe to Podcast under the Advanced menu and paste in the link below):
Roxio Toast 7
Company: Roxio
Price: $99
http://www.Roxio.com
We here at MyMac.com have been reviewing Roxio Toast for years. The problem, then, is how do you review a new version that, for all intents and purposes, does not add many new real features to the software, looks the same as it did a full version ago, and is just as easy to use as it ever was? Well, perhaps it’s a bit easier for me, as I did not write either of the reviews for version 5 or 6. (That would be Owen Rubin and David Weeks.) Nonetheless, let’s give a look a Toast 7 for the uninitiated among you.
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Featuring an interview with former CEO of Apple Computer, Dr. Gil Amelio. We talk about his time at Apple, what he is doing today, and much, much more. This is one of the most in-depths interviews in a long time with Dr. Amelio, and we hope you enjoy it. We also talk about Software for Starving Students, some recent Mac news, and reader feedback.
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There was a time, in 1997, when Apple was near death.
And so, some wonderful people, who turned out to be great writers started a rescue operation. Just perhaps, if the community of Apple’s few remaining customers could be inspired to hang on and be given a reason to Think Different, then maybe the fire could be kindled long enough for Steve Jobs to save the company.
This community of brilliant writers on the Macintosh Web rallied around a reborn company. Often we explained. Sometimes we pleaded. We always worked feverishly to articulate that which made Apple worth saving.
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In my Macspiration article from October 3, “Emailing Photos Using iPhoto,” I discuss how to email photo attachments using iPhoto’s email feature. In this case iPhoto creates the email for you, with the photo attached. What if you need to email an image not in iPhoto, or another file like a text document? Sure, you can add the image to iPhoto and email from there, but you can’t add the text document to your iPhoto library. In this Macspiration, I’ll tell you how to do that.
Before we start: I am going to discuss emailing an attachment in Apple’s Mail program. There are many other email program options out there. While they are not identical, most of what I describe below will be very similar. I am also assuming the reader knows how to write an email. Now, let’s get started.
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The Olympics are on but the big winner this week was a bull terrier named Rufus who walked off with top dog honors on Tuesday at the Westminster Kennel Club’s show at Madison Square Garden. Here’s a picture of the big winner:
I was flipping channels the other night and the Purina Incredible Dog contest caught my attention. They had amazingly athletic dogs doing acrobats for discs but my favorite event was the Jack Russell hurdle race. I was laughing hysterically and woke up Grace with my laughing. When she lifted her head to check out what I was laughing at, she also broke up. I sure do love dogs!
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About every few years, John C. Dvorak seems to have some acid flashback from his youth, and writes some article about the future that demonstrates not being in touch with the present or reality. The latest demonstration (at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1927885,00.asp ) was that Apple would give up Mac OS X and go to Windows. Huh? What are you talking about John? When you hear hooves do you think “horses” or “a herd of purple unicorns”. John opted for the latter.
Razer Pro | Solutions Ultra-Fine Pixel Precision Mouse v1.6
Price: $60 US
Razer Pro | Solutions Pro Pad Dual-sided Mousing Surfaces
Price: $30 US
http://www.razerpro.com
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. “Oh yeah, Nemo,” you’re thinking, “just what the world really needs is another stinking mouse, you nitwit. And a mouse pad?! Gimme a break, you bonehead.”
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“Nemo’s 365 Q&A v.2006 [1-31]”
A professional computer tutor has to answer a huge range of questions. Here are the first 31, for all of January, in a series that will span the entire year of 2006.
Q#1: How do I see the photos on a Flickr.com album when its slide show won’t run?
A#1: Click through the individual pictures via the Next and Previous photo links (they are very small on the page).
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Interviewed this week is Krishna M. Sadasivam of PC Weenies fame. Also, what would you like to hear in our podcasts? Tim and Chad talk about changing up the focus of the weekly podcast, and ask for your opinions.
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This podcast is sponsored by Small Dog Electronics and Innovative Technologies.
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MP300 Portable Multimedia 2.1 Speaker
Company: Edifier
Price: $80 MSRP in USA
http://www.edifier.ca
“What’s that playing on the stereo, John,” asked Barbara, my hard-to-please spouse, from the kitchen. I was in the living room.
“How does it sound? I replied.
“Fine, why?” asked Barbara.
“Here, take a look,” I said.
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ArtRage 2
Company: Ambient Design LTD.
Price: Free or $20 for the full version
http://www.ambientdesign.com
Back in my article “Macspiration – The Download Drawer – 2,” I suggested a free natural paint program called ArtRage by Ambient Design LTD. In January, ArtRage 2 was released as a free program along with a $20 version.
ArtRage 2 comes packed with features, too numerous to mention here. Some of these features are disabled in the free version. A comparison chart of the features in the free and pay versions can be found at www.ambientdesign.com/artragecompare.html.
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Travel Monster! I’m not talking about Godzilla wreaking havoc on Tokyo and moving on to Osaka, but people that spend a lot of time out and about and want the best overall experience from their road gear. So many decisions to make about what to keep and what to leave behind. Because of the nature of portable computing, there are certain sacrifices that have to be made, but for those of us fortunate enough (or smart enough) to have chosen the Mac platform, those choices don’t have to be nearly as painful as they’re sometimes made out to be.
The nature of my former job required that I travel.. A lot. It didn’t actually entail that I use a laptop or computer programs while in route, or at my hotel, but I did enjoy carrying my Mac computer everywhere with me. What do I do with it while on the road? Depends on where I am and how long I’ll be gone. If I’m going to be gone for more than a few days, I might need to use GarageBand to record the “Dashboard Minute” for the MyMac.com podcast. If it’s family related travel, I’ll need to download pictures from a digital camera or DV camcorder. More about what you might want to do with all this gear in another article.
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Last week I discussed how to use Preview to do some minor image editing. This week I’m going to discuss a few more things you can do in Preview that you may not know about.
1. CHANGE THE FILE FORMAT
Have a file that is a jpeg and need a tiff or a bmp or another file type? Use Preview. Preview can read and convert a number of different file types. No need for a heavy-duty program like Photoshop here.
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Dear Friends,
We just wrapped up the latest version of the Small Dog Electronics Dog Food for Thought Pawcast and I think we are finally getting the hang of this podcasting thing. Ed and Tony have been working hard to make sure we have the right gear and that the sound quality is good. You will still hear a bunch of scuffling and snuffling and perhaps a bark or two since there are dogs everywhere around here, even in our podcast studio.
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