Fantastical for Mac – Review

Why in the world would you want anything other than the Mac’s built in Calendar? It does a pretty great job, right? Hold on. Fantastical can shake your world up. At least that’s what Flexibits says they can do with Fantastical 2 for the Mac.

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MyMac Podcast 600: Serenak Asassin’s Flying Circus

APRIL FOOL’S! No really, those two April fools Gaz and Guy record the 600th MyMac Podcast and the whole center section is devoted to two very detailed emails from Serene Assassin. Plus hijinks and general tomfoolery AND (wait for it) a deeply enlightened and well written piece of drama at the very end. Sure, let’s go with that answer.

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TechFan #249 – Angry

Tim is angry again. What else is new, right? David has a new computer! Topics include not being able to play the new Star Wars movie on a Macbook Pro, the 16GB iPhone argument continues, the FBI dropping the Apple court case, Apple blocking the music iPhone app with ads, and much more. Also, Tim and David completely forget to talk about Dawn of Justice after mentioning it at the top of the show.

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Audio-Technica AT-LP60-USB and Analog Fully Automatic Belt Drive Turntable – Review

Who would have thought in 2016 you have multiple turntable options – not just from multiple manufacturers but multiple options from just one manufacturer. Audio-Technica has a range from simple home use to pro level equipment. The AT-LP60-USB is their automatic USB turntable. This is a belt-drive turntable with a USB output that allows you to convert your vinyl to digital, or play records through what most likely is your digital audio system. It comes with a USB cable, two RCA to mini-plug cable (one male, one female), 45RPM adapter, and cartridge with stylus.

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Audio Technica ATH-ANC40BT QuietPoint Active Noise-Canceling Wireless In-Ear Headphone – Review

ATH-ANC40BT is Audio-Technica’s only noise-canceling wireless in-ear headphone. Their QuietPoint technology claims to reduce environmental noise by 90 percent. It runs on Bluetooth 3 and can connect to two devices simultaneously and can remember up to eight devices. Estimated battery life is eight hours with Bluetooth and noise-canceling activated, 13 with just Bluetooth, 24 for just noise-canceling, and 100 hours standby time.

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MyMac Podcast 599: 1 before 600

So even after nearly an entire show talking about good backup strategy, Guy manages to hose his main user account because he’s Guy. They talk about that, new Apple stuff, and more bitterness with iPads going to 256GB of storage not all that long after Guy bought a 128GB iPad Pro.

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TechFan #248 – 16GB?

Tim and David discuss the Apple event this week, and one of them is really unhappy with Apple still marketing a 16GB iPhone. Also discussed is the iPad Pro, the passing of Andy Grove, and… PeeWee Herman?

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Parallels Access – Review

We’ve all been there, you left for the office or class and you have that one file you need on your desktop or laptop that is sitting at home. Possibly you just want to do some web browsing at work that, well, you really shouldn’t be doing while at the office. Parallels Access may be your best solution for these problems. A lot of us know there are many ways to remotely access into your PC or Mac from your mobile device, but I’ve got to say this is one of the best I’ve used.

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House of Marley – Rebel BT On-Ear Headphones EM-JH101-BK – Review

The Rebel Bluetooth Headphones allow you to listen to music from a mobile device wirelessly. The audio quality is not perfect but it is resonant and clear. My guess is that most consumers will find the sound perfectly acceptable. The middle range and bass are warm and luxurious, a real treat in a $70 set of BT over the ear headphones.

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iOS Desktop. Time for it happen.

It should not come to a shock to anyone who follows Apple that they like doing things themselves when it comes to design of both hardware and software and this is now extended to the very processors that iOS devices use.

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