Crayon Physics Deluxe – Review



There are more and more apps in the iTunes App Store that fall into the category of physics games. These are games where you draw shapes and lines on the screen to get a ball to a star, or something similar. There are also more and more games with the hand drawn crayon look. Crayon Physics Deluxe is fits both of the categories.

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A “Pre” View


On the eve of the Palm Pre making its much anticipated debut, there have been many comparisons to Apple’s universally successful iPhone. Should the Kings of Cupertino be nervous or is this latest attempt by the Apple division within Palm destined to become another "Pretender" to the Apple throne?

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Macintosh Keyboard Guards – Review


Ever spill a drink on your keyboard? Are your keys starting to look worn and you would like to stop that? Is dust and grime affecting the operation of your keyboard or Mac? Here are two products that might solve these problems.

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RailModeller – Review


On a whim, I decided to spend some of the long winter evenings building a small model railroad for the N-scale engines I’d had kicking about in the attic for a while. While looking around the various model railroading websites I came across a program called RailModeller, a Macintosh application that helps the user design model railroads and slot car racetracks.

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HP OfficeJet Pro 8000 Wireless Printer – Review


As long as you don’t mind clearing a large space on your desk for this wireless workhorse, HP’s OfficeJet Pro 8000 Wireless inkjet printer is an extraordinary value that would be suitable for any home or small- to medium-sized office.

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MyMac Podcast 236 – Monitors – iPods – Rumors

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Tim, David, and Guy discuss solutions for your old, unused iPods, the benefits of running two monitors off one Mac, and the persistent rumors of a Tablet Mac.

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The Apple Tax



Once again, the cries of, “Apple Tax” have trumpeted forth from the not so hollowed halls of Redmond. Is there any truth to this inditement, or are all the balmy minions, like Redmond, all wet?

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Visual Quickstart Guide XML (Second Edition) – Review


XML (eXtensible Markup Language) has become the medium to move data in efficient and predictable ways. Derived from a similar markup language, SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language), XML is structured, but not as highly as SGML. Structure is what it’s all about. The very loosely structured HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is also derived from SGML. Even the XML markup looks amazingly like HTML, except, as the author explains, HTML defines how information will look, while XML defines how the information is formatted.

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MyMac Podcast 235 – Bigger Words

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Dom Sagolla joins us this week to talk about DollarApp to kick off the show. Then Guy, David, and Tim talk about the Menu problem on a dual monitor set-up in Mac OS X. Finally, Mark joins in to discuss the Airport Express Base Station.

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TubeStick Hybrid – Review



Move over EyeTV, there’s a new kid on the block! TubeStick Hybrid by Equinux, is a Mac solution which allows you to connect your over-the-air, cable, and even satellite TV signals to your Mac via USB. For all of you who like to consume your media when you want it, TubeStick gives you the freedom to record your favorite shows for viewing when you want and, with the newly added iPhone/iPod Touch Apps, where you want. Will the hardware and software measure up to the big boys in the space, read on my young Jedi Knight and discover if the Force is indeed with the TubeStick Hybrid.

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iRecord Pro – Review


Last year I reviewed the original “iRecord” personal media recorder from Streaming Networks. I found this fine product very interesting with much promise, so it was without hesitation that I agreed to look their updated and improved iRecord Pro unit when Streaming Networks contacted me. Read on to see and hear what I thought of it.

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Duet II Two-Piece Desktop Speaker System – Review


There are more iPod speaker solutions out on the market than the entire Mymac.com staff could ever cover in a reasonable time period. Obviously, there is a market out there, otherwise there wouldn’t be so many solutions. So what does JBL have to offer with the Duet II Desktop Speaker System? Well, I’ve spent about 6 weeks trying to find that out.

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