Cloud Computing Bible – Book Review

If you’re looking for a book that explains how to use some of the cloud services mentioned above, stop here. This is not a how-to book on specific applications or services. If, however, you’re looking to create a cloud-based service, whether for public consumption or your own private company, then continue reading.

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Macworld Expo 2011 Day – Part 3 – The End
MyMac Podcast 334

Guy and Tim wrap up MyMac.com’s coverage of the 2011 Macworld Expo. In this last episode, Tim and Guy discuss the three days of Expo, the show on the main stage on Saturday, and at the very end snag an interview with Ted Landau, who was innocently walking by. Booth segments include Splashtop, Quick office, Ditto, Blue Microphones, Boom, Mophie, and Genieo.

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Macworld Expo 2011 Day 2 Part 1
MyMac Podcast 333

OMG! Where did Guy go? Since the show must go on, Tim Robertson (TechFan) hosts the podcast as Day 2 of the Macworld Expo takes center stage. With Tim and Owen Rubin reporting from the showroom floor, we talk with Apparent Software, HP, iStreamer, Jaksta, Kensington, MacKeeper, and MindVision Software.

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Macworld Expo 2011 Day 2 Part 2
TechFan #17

With Macworld Expo 2011 as a backdrop, Tim Robertson, Owen Rubin, and special guest Ira Feigelman talk tech and gadget goodness. Ira participates in his very first podcast, and we talk about his very first computer, his favorite gadget, some Macworld Expo history, and much more. Recorded in Tim’s palatial (cough-cough) hotel suite on Day Two of Macworld Expo.

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Macworld Expo 2011 Day 1 Part 2
TechFan Podcast #16

Macworld Expo Day 1 coverage continues as host Tim Robertson and special guest Owen Rubin have a long discussion about not just this years Macworld Expo, but the event of years past. Do you remember Global Village? Do you have a large collection of unused Macs cluttering up your basement? This is the podcast for you, and Tim and Owen wax nostalgia for an hour.

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Pre-Macworld Expo 2011
MyMac Podcast #331

It’s the day before the Macworld Expo 2011 officially opens, and the MyMac crew is onsite and ready! Guy Serle, Tim Robertson, Mark Rudd, Owen Rubin, and special guest Sam Levin talk about the opening of the show, what they hope to see this week, and much more. Plus, be sure to listen to the blooper at the end of the show!

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Griffin PowerBlock Plus
Review

Wall wart chargers are a bane of gadget-lovers existence. It always seems that when you’ve plugged in your gadget’s particular charger, you just used up the last free wall socket. Even more frustrating is when the charger is bulky enough to cover up one or possibly two sockets on your power strip!

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10,000 Dollars – You’re ‘aving a laugh!
MyMac Podcast 330

David Cohen Joins Gazmaz as Guy is traveling with Tim to Macworld, lucky them.
We look at the articles on the web site, and I also interview Mike Bombich the creator of Carbon Copy Cloner. David in the last segment chats with Gaz about Ram, iPad stability, a Brit winning the 10 Billionth App prize and plenty more

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Solar System for iPad – Review

After having reviewed Touch Press’s app The Elements last year, I was excited to see the release of their latest offering, Solar System for iPad, as the App of the Week on the iTunes App Store. The graphics in Solar System for iPad are just as amazing as they were with The Elements. The 842 MB installation is a testament to the level of detail that Touch Press has put into the application. Installation of the app is lengthy, so much so that I highly recommend that you install by syncing with your computer rather than directly on your iPad via the App Store application.

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Two Griffin iPad Cases
Review

The Weeks Division of MyMac Labs received two iPad cases from Griffin Technologies. We took them both for short tours of duty using the wife’s iPad.

These two cases are fundamentally similar: hard shells protecting the back and sides of your precious iPad.

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