Review – Macally Metropad iPad Cases


Apple’s release of the iPad means that many of the biggest selling accessories right now are cases to protect your new addition to the family. With the bewildering number of cases already on the market, MyMac.com’s reviews over the coming weeks will help you come up with a choice of case that best suits your needs. This week: Macally Metropad iPad Cases

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MyMac Podcast 290 – A Tale of Two Thieves


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Gaz is BACK from vacation so the G-Men are on the job! Doctor Who? They answer some Listener feedback questions; one from old friend Beejay Bhatt asking about recording Skype.
Audio HiJack Pro
Wiretap Studio
Call Recorder
Another Listener asks about multiple monitors for a MacBook Pro and our sponsor just happens to have a great solution!
The OWC USB to DVI/HDMI/VGA Display Adapter
Gaz finds a solution to extending your menu to a second monitor, Use at your OWN risk as it might be a little wonky.
MenuBar Extender
Winners of the MacAlly Contest announced!! Big thanks to MacAlly for the prizes that we gave away to our listeners!
Gaz buys one HOT iMac and we wag a naughty finger at Gizmodo for the iPhone Prototype debacle.

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Colcasac iPad Sleeve – Review


One of the first things that comes to mind when you purchase your new iPad is how to protect it. The iPad is a thing of beauty, so anything you can do to minimize bumps and scratches is important.

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Bento for iPad – Review


There are times when I find my life becomes just too busy. Between planning my high school science classes, grading papers, writing reviews for MyMac.com, maintaining a home and running about for our children, I really need to keep track of my constantly changing schedule without being tied to my iMac. The folks at FileMaker have come up with an elegant solution for iPad owners with Bento for iPad.

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Guitar for Dummies CD – Review


As a relative beginner to playing the guitar, I’m always on the lookout for ways to improve my playing skills. I take weekly lessons and I learn a great deal from my guitar teacher, but perhaps there is a way to improve myself, and perhaps even impress my teacher a bit in the process. When I saw Wiley’s new Guitar for Dummies CD, I knew this was a piece of software that was right up my alley, and I wasn’t disappointed.

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Quicken Essentials for Mac – Review



Quicken Essentials is easy to use, easy to understand, and functional. I’m really delighted to learn that Intuit developed Quicken Essentials from the ground up for Macintosh OS X. Typically accounting and money programs are first developed for a Windows operating system. It’s quite nice to have simple yet effective financial management software that isn’t bloatware.

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MyMac Podcast 287 – A Laptop Full of Hurt


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The iPad is coming (but we don’t just go ON about it). Guy is planning to go to the Clarendon, Virginia Apple Store on iPad day April 3rd to talk to the early adopters and ask them why they’re getting an iPad. Gaz and Guy talk about Gaz’s sister’s problems with her HP laptop with Vista (because Vista just SCREAMS quality!). Guy recommends Windows 7…say WHAT?!?

Check out the iPad protective cases from OWC!

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