I’ve reviewed a few Macally products for MyMac.com, and have been pleased with all of them. The Macally Dual Size Tip Stylus with Ink Pen is no exception.
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Month: January 2013
Nuance Paperport Notes – Review
There are many applications that do word processing but this one from Nuance goes further than most. It actually lets you take advantage of dictation on your iPad. Considering Nuance brought us Dragon dictation, it is not surprising dictation transcription is part of the application but it is integrated very well.
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Dave Hamilton gets caught! – MyMac Podcast #438
Please wish David Cohen your ABSOLUTE best wishes in the hope he gets better soon.
Probably our longest show EVER, but it was all worth it as we had an extended conversation with Dave Hamilton from the Mac Geek Gab Podcast and BackBeat Media about Macworld, podcasting, how to sound good (like he does) and not so-so (like the GMen). Also some talk about how you should NEVER, EVER say bad words (but we sometimes do anyway). James Turner and Fitz John Baptiste has questions for the GMen and so can you over at our G+ MyMac Podcast page.
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Pulp Motion – Review
If you want to make slideshow-type videos, PulpMotion is the app for you. It has similarities to iMovie, but is different enough to be worth a look. It is incredibly easy to choose a theme, drop in photos or videos, add some background music, insert a caption or two, and export it in a format best suited to your intended viewing platform. While it is drop dead simple and quick, there’s also a lot of power to tweak and customize your slideshow to get it just the way you want.
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Tim and Owen – TechFan Podcast #104
Owen Rubin returns to join Tim in a fun podcast in which they talk about CES and Tim’s White Whale.
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Howzit going Paul? – MyMac Podcast #437
Paul Kent from IDG comes on o talk all about the Macworld/ iWorld Expo for 2013 and Guy geeks out. As it stands right now, Guy may be the only MyMac male member this year, but Elisa Pacelli, Vicky Stokes, and Julie Kuehl (Cool) will undoubtedly keep him in line. Gaz and Guy answer a serious storage question (no really!) and Apple doesn’t want to be undisturbed until after January 7th.
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The White Whale – TechFan Podcast #103
David Cohen is in recovery (from what, you will have to listen to the show to learn) so Tim Robertson goes solo from his hotel room using his portable podcast rig. Topics include what happened to David, CES, the White Whale, and much more. If you have not done so already, please review us on iTunes by clicking the Subscribe link above
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iOS and OS X programming books – Book Review
With success stories you’ve heard on the App Store for both iOS (Angry Birds comes to mind) or the Mac App Store (Pixelmator is a good example), you may be tempted to risk your own time and money to follow their success. In this review, I focus on two type of books. The first two books are about building a good business plan, while the last three will go deeper into the technology you need to build that app and put it for sale.
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Kinesis Keyboard – Review
The Kinesis Freestyle2 keyboard is an ergonomic split keyboard that works flawlessly with Macs. It takes absolutely nothing more than plugging it in to set it up. If your brain and hands can wrap themselves around having a split keyboard, this one is wonderful.
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Teach Yourself Visually: Mac mini – Book Review
The Teach Yourself Visually series of books contain clear step-by-step, descriptive instructions on how to get the most from your Mac. This title tells you what to look for when buying a new Mac mini. It also provides some good advice about peripherals that you can purchase for your machine. This is a great book for the new Mac user. Buy it before you purchase your machine and it will pay rewards.
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Time Warp Camera – iOS App Review
One of the most common things that we all do with our phones in today’s world is take pictures. There are plenty of photo apps in the iOS app store, so the trick becomes how to make your photo application stand out from the others. Keepsy certainly has with the Time Warp Camera Application.
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Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom books – Book Review
In 2012 Adobe released Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 and a new version of its Creative Suite 6 that included the new Adobe Photoshop CS6. If you bought either of those software packages, you may need some literature to learn or improve your skills. I review a list of books that may be useful. And I kept my favorite book for the end of this review.
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Audiobooks.com – Review
Audiobooks.com offers a quick and simple app to listen to books from your iOS device. It syncs with its website to offer an alternative way to keep up with your “reading” list.
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Take Control of Networking & Security in iOS 6 – Book Review
Did you ever wonder how to set up a mobile hotspot? Maybe you don’t understand the difference between WPA2 and WEP security. What’s the big deal about having a secure password for a home WiFi network? If you ever had any of these question, Glenn Fleishman answers all these questions, and more, in his latest book, Take Control of Networking & Security in iOS 6.
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PicIT24 – Review
The app greets you with a summary of the daily contributions of users. A grid of photos or quotes or both is front and center, along with the date and a timer of how long you have remaining to get your own contribution posted today. Alternate views include the top pics of the day/month/year/favorites or the pics of people you follow. You can also view pics/quotes sorted by groups you’ve created such as friends or family.
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It’s a New Year – MyMac Podcast #436
Guy loses his Adobe Stuff but doesn’t seem all that fussed about it and Gaz has his Eye on his TV (wink wink). The GMen go over some weird tech news for 2012 And both at some point or another believe themselves to be Batman. You wouldn’t think this would take too long, but it actually is one of the longest shows they’ve done this year.
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