MyMac Podcast 599: 1 before 600

So even after nearly an entire show talking about good backup strategy, Guy manages to hose his main user account because he’s Guy. They talk about that, new Apple stuff, and more bitterness with iPads going to 256GB of storage not all that long after Guy bought a 128GB iPad Pro.

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TechFan #248 – 16GB?

Tim and David discuss the Apple event this week, and one of them is really unhappy with Apple still marketing a 16GB iPhone. Also discussed is the iPad Pro, the passing of Andy Grove, and… PeeWee Herman?

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Parallels Access – Review

We’ve all been there, you left for the office or class and you have that one file you need on your desktop or laptop that is sitting at home. Possibly you just want to do some web browsing at work that, well, you really shouldn’t be doing while at the office. Parallels Access may be your best solution for these problems. A lot of us know there are many ways to remotely access into your PC or Mac from your mobile device, but I’ve got to say this is one of the best I’ve used.

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House of Marley – Rebel BT On-Ear Headphones EM-JH101-BK – Review

The Rebel Bluetooth Headphones allow you to listen to music from a mobile device wirelessly. The audio quality is not perfect but it is resonant and clear. My guess is that most consumers will find the sound perfectly acceptable. The middle range and bass are warm and luxurious, a real treat in a $70 set of BT over the ear headphones.

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iOS Desktop. Time for it happen.

It should not come to a shock to anyone who follows Apple that they like doing things themselves when it comes to design of both hardware and software and this is now extended to the very processors that iOS devices use.

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MyMac Podcast 598: Feeling Loopy

One day before the next Apple event and Gaz and Guy spend some time talking about what might be coming up. Then a completely different topic about how (or why) iOS could be the next big desktop OS for Apple…wait. What?

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Timeframe – Review

I’ll be honest: when the Timeframe arrived for me to review, my first thought was, Why would anyone want this? After a few weeks of use, I must admit, this is a very nice Apple Watch accessory.

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Data Rescu 4 Bootwell

Data Rescue 4 – Review

Data Rescue is available in several versions: Free, Lite, Standard, and Pro, each supporting different levels of file recovery on Mac OS X 10.7.5 and later. I tested these on three MacBook Pro and Air models, with SSD and traditional magnetic hard drives.

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PhotoFast iOS Lighting Card Reader CR-8800 – Nemo Memo

PhotoFast’s versatile iOS Lighting Card Reader CR-8800 is the smallest and most affordable solution to add the largest quantity of external storage to your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. You will never again be short on capacity on your iDevice when you have this clever Lightning tip accessory plus an inexpensive, high-capacity micro SD card.

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Abby iPhone Case for iPhone 6s/Plus – Review

Peralta is a line of bags developed by WaterField Designs, a San Francisco design company. This design company has a number of products for tech-savvy customers such as the Staad Backpack and Bolt Briefcase. The Peralta line was created for professional women juggling life’s many responsibilities. I had the pleasure to review the Abby iPhone Case for the iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, Samsung Galaxy and other phones of similar or larger sizes. As advertised it is an all in one elegant phone case and stylish purse.

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Adventures of Poco Eco: Lost Sounds for iOS – Review

Once upon a time, games in iOS were deeply criticized for being bad, annoying, In-App-Purchase generating machines. This was largely accurate, and remains largely true today. But in 2014, a game called Monument Valley punched a hole right through the theory that iOS games had to be this way to succeed. Instead, it focused on beautiful art, deeply rich audio effects and music, outstanding logic puzzles, and inscrutable yet intensely relatable characters.

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STM Atlas case for iPad Pro – Review

The iPad Pro is awkwardly large so designing a case for it is a challenge for accessory manufacturers. The Australian firm, STM has addressed this challenge with their new Atlas case. I love my iPad Pro, but it’s not an item to casually carry about unprotected.

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