Snapheal App – Review

One of Photoshop’s many features is the ability to remove unwanted objects or people from a photo with a fancy-sounding technique called Content Aware Fill. For a fraction of the cost, you can achieve the same result with Snapheal from MacPhun. In addition, you can also fix old scanned photos, erase text, adjust exposure and saturation, and more.

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House of Marley Exodus On-Ear Headphones
User Report – Review

The House of Marley claims the Exodus On-Ear Headphones are “noise isolating and eco-friendly.” We agree and approve. Ambient noise is not much distraction when listening to music with these headphones that are constructed from mostly natural or recycled, attractive materials.

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Less is more, really?!? – MyMac Podcast #432

SPORTS! Well we did talk about sports, but then ventured off into Mac stuff. Who would have guessed? We kinda love the new iTunes, but we REALLY love your questions and feedback! This week Chuck asks the GMen about a good backup strategy for all the Macs in his life, a winner from our 400th Podcast finally checks his email (and Plasq software came through for him…thanks guys!), and FaceBook still makes poor Guy crazy. All this and more on the MyMac.com Podcast!

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OS X Support Essentials, Cover

OS X Support Essentials (Apple Pro Training Series) – Review

As has become standard for titles of this weight and authority (the Apple Pro Training Series is justly widely respected), it’s divided into broad sections – nine in this case. Each has between two and five chapters, or “Lessons”. These vary in length from half a dozen pages (the “About this guide” one at the start) to 50 (two very thorough explorations of networks). Other longer lessons cover application installation, configuration and troubleshooting.

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HMDX Jam Bluetooth Speaker – Review

Over the past year, the popularity of wireless Bluetooth speakers has risen from a collection of small, niche devices to a category of their own. When wireless speakers first appeared, they were expensive and the sound quality varied from so-so to terrible. Recently, the field has become crowded and with technology advances reducing costs, the landscape has changed for the better.

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