Acrobat Pro X
Review

Acrobat Pro is a massive application in more ways than one: it’s big, it’s expensive, and it does a whole bunch of things casual users might never realise need doing. It isn’t an application for everyone. But for those who use PDFs routinely will find the $199 upgrade well worth the money. It’s not perfect by any means, but it’s surprisingly good and easy to use.

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Thunder Cohen
TechFan #21

David drinks way too much caffeine and runs away with the show. Happy to be lazy, Tim sits back and simply directs traffic. Topics include: XOOM, GameLoft and Tim inserting foot in mouth, Lion Server, and Thunderbolt!

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Find a Mac App Store Bargain

Like the iTunes App Store, the Mac App Store can be browsed by Categories, Featured, or Top Charts. But there’s nothing within the Mac App Store interface that shows which apps are on sale, or have lowered their price. That’s where Store News comes in.

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Shiny New Toys!
MyMac Podcast #338

Guy has his Mac Pro and through a Herculean effort has it ready for the podcast! Gaz has a new toy too and it’s making Guy drool. I wonder what it could be that would take his mind off his new (for him) Mac Pro?

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Alpine Crawler for Mac – Review

Sometimes, although not often, a “one trick pony” is fine, if the one trick it does is worthwhile. With Alpine Crawler, I think that’s true. Simple, mindless fun? Nothing wrong with that!

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ImageExchange – First Look

ImageExchange is a Firefox add-on that’s simple to use and takes up minimal screen real estate. After installation, the ImageExchange icon lives in the lower right corner of the browser.

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Black Wallet for iPad – Review

Made of genuine leather with a micro fiber lining that covers the case surfaces that come into contact with the iPad, the Wallet also provide additional zipper-able section that gives the user the capability to place an iPhone, credit cards, business cards, pens and other small items inside; plus there are two more zippered sections that one can store the earphones for the iPad and other items that one may want to have close.

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Speck SeeThru Case – Review

The case secures to the MacBook by a few small clips that clip over the side. Removing it is a little bit of a pain so let’s hope that you don’t have to do that very often. The packaging recommends that you remove it fairly often and clean off the case and the laptop but I think it’s only necessary when you can visibly see debris build up.

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Four Cores of Glory
MyMac Podcast #337

Despite our best efforts (we really didn’t try that hard, but we like to pretend we do), this is an extra-long show. Lots of feedback from our Bumpers show and thanks to all who sent one in themselves. We go over at least 1/2 of the Macworld Expo floor. Roman Woznik comes on to talk about bigger or maybe smaller iPhones and how he prepares (tech-wise) for long trips. Lastly, Guy makes an announcement concerning some gear he just bought to solve a certain ongoing problem with the podcast. Hmmm…I wonder what that is.

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Adobe Photoshop Express – Review

Adobe Photoshop has been the de facto photography/image editing program for many years. However, for many people, Photoshop is either too expensive, too great of a learning curve, too overwhelming, or any combination of the above. Sometimes, all a photo needs to go from good to great is a little tweaking. Adobe heard the cries, and has developed Adobe Photoshop Express, an app that lets users edit and share images quickly and easily.

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A Shea of Celebration
TechFan #19

This week, David Cohen gets fed-up with celebrations! Wait, what… Also, with the Mobile Worldwide Congress is going on, and David gives his thoughts on the Microsoft / Nokia partnership. To start off the show, Tim chats with a fellow MacSpecialist, Kevin Shea, and discuss the idea of a podcast and asks for your advise.

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Rusty Bumpers
MyMac Podcast #336

Gaz and Guy get it all together for this show, their first since the Macworld Expo. Skype hates Gaz and GarageBand hates Guy so it was a real roller coaster affair. A bit about Sony, a bit about the ViPhone, and more about the Daily, but this show’s highlights are the Expo and Bumpers. Don’t worry, it will all make sense by the end (or will it?)

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LightWake – App Review

LightWake is an alarm clock for the iPad that gently wakes you up with soothing music and gradual light, like a sunrise. The sunrise duration can be set anywhere from 10 minutes to 60 minutes, during which time the screen gets brighter and the accompanying music increases in volume. In theory: a great idea. But not for me.

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