Mazen Al-Angary fills us in on the Macintosh and iPod culture in Saudi Arabia.
Read MoreMonth: March 2006
MyMac Design for Non-Designers Series
MacDesign out of the box
Book Review
As designer and writer for the last 25 years, Shalat integrates the how-to parts of his book with his philosophy about how to approach to good design.
Read MoreMyMac Podcast #75
iPort Contest Winner
Tim and Chad talk to our contest winner of the iPort FS2. Also new, we now have a feedback phone number. Call and leave feedback at 801-938-5559. We look at the latest happening of the Apple vs. Apple lawsuit in the U.K., and the new volume control update for the iPod.
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Links from the show
Wayne State University
ThoughtOut.Biz
iPortMusic.com
NEC MultiSync 20WMGX2 Display
Review
Nemo and Weeks take the new 20WMGX2 NEC MultiSync display for a spin.
A Tale of Two Video Capture Utilities
Review
Donny looks at two different programs that allow you to capture video from your desktop, ScreenRecord by Mien Software, and SnapzPro X2 from Ambrosia Software.
MyMac Interview
Owen Linzmayer
Russ interviews Owen Linzmayer, author of Apple Confidential.
Macspiration 28 – Even More Quick Tips
For this week’s Macspiration, here is another list of tips that are too short for an entire article on their own, but are still worth mentioning.
Read MoreIntego 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.
MacMod Video Show
The Atari 2600 Macintosh
Building the iAtariMac
What is MacMod? An idea and concept that sprung to life in the minds of Tim Robertson and Chad Perry way back in the summer of 2003. The idea? Wouldn’t it be cool if there were a video show online that was like a combination of American Chopper and Junkyard Wars, but about Macs?
Read MoreKibbles and Bytes – 458
Vista Delays Help Apple, iWork at Work, More on Intel Transition, Technology makes Holly’s Life Easier
MyMac Podcast #74
Interview with Phil Ariza from iPort
Podcast 74 features a conversation with Phil Ariza of iPort. Not only do we talk about the latest products from iPort, but we are giving away an iPort FS2. To enter the contest, listen to the show for details. Chad and Tim also talk about the latest in Apple and Macintosh news, playing with the Mac mini in an entertainment system, and much more. Also featuring the Dashboard Minute from Guy Serle, and the return of Not Mac News by Chris Seibold.
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iPortMusic.com
Apple Do-It-Yourself upgrade page
MacMinute.com
Dashboard Minute links:
DashClicko
iPhoto Mini
General widgity nonsense
Macally Icebud
Review
The Macally Icebud combines a protective pouch, a neck lanyard, and headphones for the iPod Nano or iPod Shuffle, into one product.
Stealing the Network
3 Books from Syngress Reviewed
I’m not a hard reviewer in that if a book can give me information, then it is usually worth the price. These books had a lot of information in them. But as a reviewer, I’m supposed to pick nits, and find things I didn’t like. The easy nit on the series is that they’re written in a very casual tone, but on very technical subjects — without a lot of details on the background jargon.
Read MoreMac OS X Help Line Tiger Edition
Book Review
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.
Macspiration 26 – Simple Web Surfing for Beginners
Donny explains how do you actually get to web sites without a link to get you there.
Thumbn@ils 19 – The Virus Club
Kibbles & Bytes – 457
The Many Ways to Connect Your Mac to TV, iChat Icons for .Mac, TurboTax, Specials
Iogear Wireless RF Keyboard / Optical Mouse
Review
A lot of products on the market state they are Mac compatible, but really aren’t. Sure, they might work on a Mac, but most of the functionality is Windows only. This is the case with the IOGEAR Wireless RF Keyboard/Optical Mouse. The IOGEAR website states that this set is Mac compatible from 10.2 on, but this set is really made for a Windows machine.
Read MoreMacally Clear Protective Overlay for the iPod Nano
Review
One of my biggest fears for my iPod is scratching the screen. Next in line would be scratching the body of the iPod.