Tim and David spend the entire episode on the iOS universe, with some recommendations on what to buy, and what NOT to buy, for our favorite handheld computing devices.Â
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Month: December 2011
It’s Not Happening Yet
The death of Steve Jobs did more than rob the tech industry of a visionary. It also robbed some people of confidence in Apple as a company.
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Techsafe Cable Lock System – Review
It was a great relief to find that the Techsafe Cable Lock System performs exactly as advertised. The combination lock works with a clip that slips through the hinge that connects a laptop monitor to its keyboard. Because the flat side of the clip rests against the display, my initial thought was, “Go carefully because if this isn’t in place correctly, you’re going to destroy the screen.” Some people like to say that worry is like a rocking chair because it doesn’t get you anywhere, but I that’s never stopped me. In this case, I went slowly but found my concerns were needless.
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The Listeners Take Over – MyMac Podcast #379
Twitter and email and FaceBook run Guy and Gaz ragged (but in a good way) as they get to all that stuff you guys wanted to talk about. Nitrous Oxide, non-working Android tablets, a face-off between Siri and Microsoft’s TellMe is just the start. Jake Cherry wants to know more about iTunes and backing up and James Myers wants the GMen’s opinion (God knows why) on Apple Scripting, sandboxed apps, and Apple’s take on podcasting. Also a NEW segment on the show Phobiword of the day.
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Ivory II Grand Pianos Review
Ivory II is a Virtual Instrument (vi) – a large set of sophisticated high-quality sound samples of the concert piano. It can be used as a standalone application, which has a sophisticated yet easy-to-use single window interface; this was custom built with its own DSP engine and worked extremely well during testing. The piano samples in Ivory II also function as a bespoke plugin soundset for sequencers, DAWs and notation software such as Sibelius 7. The latter was concentrated on during this evaluation.
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Canon EOS Rebel T3i/600D From Snapshots to Great Shots
Book Review
GUEST REVIEW by Jo Merino Canon EOS Rebel T3i/600D From Snapshots to Great Shots By Jeff Revell Peachpit Press ISBN-13: 978-0-321-77664-8 278 pages US
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Skinny iPad Keyboard Case for iPad 2 Review
The touchscreen keyboard on the iPad is a very tough act to follow. Many companies have tried with Bluetooth keyboards and ended up with nothing to offer consumers that’s superior to the original touchscreen.
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Portable Quick Laptop Stand – Review
The Aviiq Portable Quick Stand is less than 1/4″ thick and folds to easily fit in a laptop bag. The patented folding design allows you to quickly unfold for use and fold for storage. As the advertisement indicates this, makes it surprisingly easy to “Pop. Snap. Go.”
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Take Control Of Backing Up Your Mac – Book Review
Backup is a process that most of us would acknowledge as being an essential part of the computing experience. Why then do so many of us fail to backup?
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Zippy BT500 and LuxePad Bluetooth Keyboards – Review
These are the iconic products of modern day gadget freaks. They’re hard plastic, “leather-like” or faux this or that, and you can operate them easily only if you’ve had lots of experience with dainty teacups and Saturday morning origami classes. If you like the feel of a carpenter’s framing hammer, you’d better go back to your cave and forget these teeny keyboards. They’re smaller than your belt sander.
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Flashlight – 4 in 1. Flashlight, Strobe, Morse Code, and Lighted Magnifier – Review
Since the release of iPhone 4 with the included LED flash, developers have been creating flashlight applications for the iOS App Store. The result has been a large volume of both free and paid offerings.
Flashlight – 4 in 1 is not free but is available for US$0.99. This app is not just a simple flashlight. It is a 4 in 1 solution that incorporates a Flashlight, Magnifying Glass, Strobe, and Morse Code functionality.
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Death of Radio – TechFan Podcast #59
Tim and David look at the decaying radio industry, and then talk about the Stoplight Network. Plus, Tim tries the new Batman game on his iPad live on the show. Or at least tries to.
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Wacom Inkling
Review
When I first saw the Wacom Inkling my reaction was ‘Wow!’ I also thought it was too good to be true. Well, I am happy to report, after being sent a review unit by Wacom, that it is not too good to be true and the device is awesome! As an illustrator who has scanned sketches into my computer for years and redrawn those sketches in Illustrator the Inkling is exactly what I have been looking for. Not only will it save me time and allow me to skip the scanning process it will propel me to another level where I can do a lot more artwork on my computer.
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FreeSpace – Mac App Review
FreeSpace is a small utility application that resides in your menu bar to present a heads-up display of your current available storage on each specific drive connected to your Mac.
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Gaz hates iTunes and we’ve got Paul Kent! – MyMac Podcast #378
Only about one and a half months togo until Macworld/iWorld! Hope you’ve got your hotel and flights arranged. Paul Kent from IDG comes on to talk about the new stuff this year and chat about his feelings (what?). Gaz hates iTunes or did until Lion seemed to straighten out most of his issues…well that and a new Mac. Twitter gets weird for the GMen and not one, but TWO new iTunes reviews! WOOT!
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Qmadix Smudge – Free Dry Foam – Video Review
Clean your device from smudges and dirt.
Safe for flat-panel monitors, iDevices and televisions.
Includes spray foam and 2 cleaning cloths.
Want To Save Some “Siri”ous Time On Your iPhone 4S?
Much of the recognition with Siri on the new iPhone 4S is its ability to schedule meetings, set timers and reminders, and come up with some pretty humorous responses to off the wall questions. What hasn’t gotten a lot of press is one of the more powerful tools Siri’s voice-cognition capabilities offers to users of the iPhone 4S.
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Can you post from an iPad?
So a question I get often is this: can you post to a website that uses WordPress on your iPad? Well, this post, along with this older picture of my youngest daughter Brooke (who is eight years old now) was done from my iPad. So you tell me?
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BackStab – iOS Game Review
BackStab delivers stunning visuals, open world exploration, and hand-to-hand combat rarely seen in portable gaming.
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a-JAYS Four – In-Ear Headphones – Review
The a-JAYS Four earbuds are comfortable, resonant, well-balanced, and in most respects a fair value for the price. They are not perfect but the negatives are so minor that I’m nearly embarrassed to repeat them.
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