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Scott and Peter both like to bike, and sometimes their iPhones like to go along and track their inferior performances for them. John and Ken Nemerovski contemplate Ken’s Motorola Droid X
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It was a typical Sunday afternoon, lazing around the house, watching some TV, and doing some chores, when the phone rang. “Hello Mr. Rubin, this is KGO News calling.”
“Really?”
“Are you aware that the BART website MyBart had been hacked into?”
Nope! I was not aware.
From the KGO news story, BART site hacked.
VSL's Solo Strings
Vienna Symphonic Library Solo Strings Bundle
North American distributors:
ILIOPrice: $660
Virtual Instruments (VIs) allow you to work with lifelike sounds in sequencers and Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) like Apple’s Logic and notation packages like Avid’s Sibelius. (Avid has just announced Sibelius 7: watch for a review here shortly.)
VIs are collections of acoustic/sampled and/or electronically synthesized sounds with varying degrees of realism and flexibility of use. Formerly hardware-based, VIs are now available almost entirely as software. They range from the cheap, barely tolerable and tinny to… well, to those produced and sold by Vienna Instruments.
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It’s a mixed bag of the fun and deadly serious this week as David Cohen brings us up to date on the rioting, looting, and rampant disorder going on in London and the rest of the U.K. this week and how technology is playing a part. Then, in the second half of the show, Tim and David go back in time to May 2005, and take a listen to MyMac Podcast 27 in which then hosts Chad Perry and Tim Robertson (Yes, THAT Tim Robertson) had a segment in which they rated the current Apple rumors. How did they do? Listen to find out, it’s a can’t miss!
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Ed McGee and Reb Bliefenich give Guy a hand with Gaz gone for the second week and we are all ore the place with AppleTV updates, cheap iPhone 4s, 21st century hardware smuggled with decidedly low-tech gear, and there’s someone in line for an iPhone 5…already…Really?
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Plaxo (http://www.plaxo.com)
Xmarks (http://www.xmarks.com)
App Picks:
MacHash news aggregator Free!
VidConverter $7.99
Zombie Gunship $ .99
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TechTool Pro 6
MicroMat, Inc.
$99.99 US
MicroMat’s TechTool Pro has been one of the leaders in Macintosh disk diagnosis and repair for many years. At one time, TechTool was even marketed by Apple as a part of AppleCare. It clearly is one of the disk maintenance and repair heavy hitters, with its main competition being ProSoft’s Drive Genius, and Alsoft’s Disk Warrior.
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Scott admits to an anger problem when his iOS devices do not play nice. Howard and John Nemo revisit the way the New Yorker treats their iPad readers, as well as recent changes to Netflix subscriptions. And Suzé Gilbert captures Dallas with TtV Camera for iPad 2.
Chuck & Friends Is Available On The iOS App Store
App Developer: Ruckus Media Group
Version Reviewed: 0.6.2
License: US$3.99 Universal App (runs natively on both iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad). Compatible with iOS 3.0 or later.
Chuck & Friends is a delightful children’s app. Being a father of two, both under the age of five, it is exciting to watch their faces light up as you present to them a new app on the iPad. That is exactly what happened when they were introduced to Chuck and his friends.
Despite Chuck and Friends being a popular children’s television show, both my children had not previously known of the franchise. It was a great test bed to see how they would adopt to a new set of characters into their already over populated world of cartoons. My son absolutely adored the story and the excitement that the app brought to the table whilst my daughter proclaimed “it’s a boys game”. That was until she saw how much fun her brother was having.
The main story is delivered over 70 stunning pages. The graphics are bright and vibrant enough for any child to enjoy.
The story is split up, with the occasional video clip to further enhance the experience. A series of mini games allow children to locate letters to make the name of certain characters. Children will also be able to play hidden item matching games throughout the story to build or repair items.
SpeakMyTunes available on the Mac App Store
App Developer: Riccardo Ettore
Version Reviewed: 2.0.1
License: Freeware, Compatible on PowerPC and Intel Macs with Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7
SpeakMyTunes is a small companion application for iTunes that will vocally announce the current track name, artist and album. The developer has the user in mind and has allowed customization of not only which song elements can be used but also the associated text you would like spoken around these elements.
You may assume that this application is only suited for users with visual impairments. I beg to differ. There is something about listening to your own music library and having the track and artist announced as if you were listening to a live radio show.
It also allows me to instantly say, no, I don’t wish to listen to that track and hence I will proceed to the next track. You therefore don’t need to have that constant argument in your mind as to who that artist is or what is the name of that song.
By default the application doesn’t burden the user with automatically launching at login, although this is available as an option in the preferences as seen below:
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Tim Robertson has an HP TouchPad! Is it as good as an iPad? Should you consider buying one? Tim goes into depth after his first week with the tablet. Our new semi-regular segment Technology in the Movies kicks off with the concept of Cloning from the 1984 film Starman, staring Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen. We would love to hear your suggestions on what technologies in the movies we should talk about! Contact us below!
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Apparently last month made for the sixth year anniversary of the first time Guy podcasted and with Gaz off on Vacation, Rick Stringer was kind enough to step into the madness! If you want to hear how Guy used to do it, you can go and download the file here. It’s the MyMac Podcast #34 with Tim and Chad and Guy comes in with the Dashboard Minute at about the 7 1/2 minute mark but don’t skip over the rest as it’s chock full of Tim and Chad goodness. Not to mention a hysterical Chris Seibold and his Not Mac News segment. However on THIS podcast Rick and Guy talk about patent battles and iCloud storage costs and neither can remember app picks or who’s going to be on next week.
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TRCU-1 Crossover 38-Liter Rolling Carry-On
Thule
$290
Thule’s new modest-size rolling backpack has three major outstanding features for just under $300: rugged materials and construction, large and excellent wheels, and backpack straps on the opposite side from the handle and wheels. It also has three uncomfortable features: grab strap handles, shoulder straps, and backpack positioning. Pricing is consistent with product quality, relative to the high-end competition and Thule’s reputation for top-tier merchandise.
Note the unusual backpack and strap positions relative to the wheels and handle frame.
iPad 2 App Review by Suzé Gilbert
Adobe Touch iPad Apps for Photoshop CS5
Adobe Eazel, Adobe Nav, Adobe Color Lava
Apple AppStore
Adobe Eazel $2.99 US, Adobe Nav $1.99 US, Adobe Color Lava $2.99 US
Last April, Adobe released the powerful Creative Suite 5.5 and the Photoshop Software Development Kit(SDK). The Photoshop Touch SDK and a new script capability in the updated Photoshop CS5.1 offer developers the tools to design applications that interact between the touchscreen device and Adobe Photoshop. To herald this event, Adobe released three apps for the iPad: Adobe Eazel, Adobe Nav, and Adobe Color Lava. Each of the three apps can interact with Photoshop CS5 or CS5.1. They are not compatible with earlier versions of Adobe Photoshop.
PowerSkin for Apple iPhone 4 (AT&T and Verizon)
$79.95 US
PowerSkin
Apple’s iPhone 4 has more battery life than its predecessors, but for many people, more is never enough. PowerSkin for iPhone 4 is a case-cum-battery that will provide lots more juice, as well as protect your precious iPhone. The Weeks Division of MyMac Labs took one out for several days of test-driving. Here’s what we found.
PowerSkin’s statistics are impressive. For your $79.95, you get an external battery with 2100 mAH (milli amp-hours) of capacity. So what’s 2100 mAH going to do for you? The iPhone 4 internal is 1400 mAH. The PowerSkin’s 2100 give you 50% more power IN ADDITION to the internal battery! The unit has an On/Off button on the bottom of the case, giving you the option to use the PowerSkin to recharge a depleted internal battery, or to leave it on, and have it keep internal battery charged until the PowerSkin is depleted.
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Scott and Owen are still not done talking about iOS 5. Suzé Gilbert teaches us how to master Zen and the Art of Calligraphy. And John Nemo brings Bob Nemerovski on to prove both that John has many interesting relatives in his family and that Nike Plus GPS is an app worth considering for your outdoor activities.
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