Today’s portable Macs are as fully featured and functional as any desktop machine – in fact, parts of the Mac desktop line-up have embraced the design and implementation of the portable systems – the Mac Mini is a MacBook in a desktop case! Accordingly, many people have a MacBook or a MacBook Pro as their only Mac. Enter the Bookendz Docking Station for 13†MacBook!
Author: David Cohen
A lifelong technology fan and an IT professional, David has been writing and podcasting for MyMac since 1995. In his professional life he is an expert in mobile computing, data centres, cloud services and IT security. For MyMac he is a features and review writer, a former host of the MyMac Podcast and Geekiest Show Ever podcast, and the current co-host of the TechFan podcast,
Bookendz Docking Station for 13†MacBook
Switcheasy Biscuit Case for 3G Nano
Review
Apple’s latest iPod Nano is a true thing of beauty – more so than we expected when we first saw pictures of the fat little chap. To hold one in the hand is in my mind to experience a near-perfect form factor, coupled with stylish Apple design. However, their very desirability means that we often immediately compromise the form factor by encasing it in rubber and plastic!
Hog Bay Software
Review
One of the things I rapidly grew to love about the Mac platform when I came to it from Windows was the vibrant software coding scene. Windows has a lot of shareware, but much of it is poorly written, poorly maintained and written in such a way that it all looks the same.
Aego-M Speaker System
Review
The Aego-M’s are marketed as an iPod speaker system, but to think of it as just that is to sell its capabilities short, in my opinion. They will well serve any audio source, be it an MP3 player, computer or a more conventional music source such as a CD player.
Microsoft delays Office 2008 for Macintosh again!
Microsoft’s troubled Macintosh Business Unit has yet again delayed the release of their flagship product Office 2008. Craig Eisler, who took over as General
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Fake David Cohen weighs in…
So, thanks to the girlish chuckling of those colonial chaps on the podcast, I did not get a chance to have my full say
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Why is Apple a DRM bad guy?
Randall Stross of the New York Times has written a piece on DRM with the headlineWant an iPhone? Beware the iHandcuffs. The article is
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iPhone for UK announced
This morning, Apple revealed the details about the iPhone’s launch in the UK. To be available from November 9th 2007, Apple will offer the
Read MoreDrobo Storage Robot
Review
MyMac.Com has reviewed different large multiple-disk storage products recently. They all share some common traits – multiple disks in an enclosure (USB or FireWire), looking like a large single volume, and some form of RAID technology applied. Next up, the Drobo Storage Robot from Data Robotics, Inc.
Maxtor OneTouch Turbo III 1.5TB External Drive
Review
How much storage do you have on your Mac? The demands of photo, video and audio files mean that more and more disk space is a real requirement nowadays, and has really driven down the cost of hard disks. David checks out the OneTouch Turbo III drive from Maxtor
PowerBlock Travel – PowerDuo
Review
I bought my first iPod around three years ago – a second generation 10 gigabyte model. Back then, USB support was a twinkle in Steve Jobs’ eye, and it was Firewire that was the interface du jour. More importantly, the iPod also shipped with an AC charger. Nowadays, you don’t get Firewire support or a charger. USB 2.0 is an adequate data transfer interface, but it is not a good way to charge a power-hungry device with a colour screen. Enter the Griffin Technology PowerBlock.
Read MorePzizz
Review
Everybody loves to sleep. Really, what is not to like? It makes you feel refreshed, you get free entertainment in the form of dreams, and it works like time travel on a long journey!
Read MoreFastTrack Schedule 9
Review
FastTrack Schedule shows what Macintosh developers can do when they really innovate – this is twice the product that Microsoft’s Project is. If you want a Project Management heavy hitter, FastTrack Schedule 9.2 from AEC Software is the one to go for.
Read MoreZozen iPod with Video Case
Review
There is a fine line between form and function – a line that as fans of Apple products we know well. We are used to seeing exemplary industrial design in our computers and MP3 players that provide an experience that really works well but also looks good. This provides a challenge to manufacturers of accessories for Apple gear, especially cases for iPods. Should they cover those designer lines in the interest of functional protection, and potentially compromise Apple’s designs?
Mindjet MindManager 6
Review
MindManager is a tool for organising thoughts and ideas. There are many such tools available on the Mac (OmniOutliner being one of the more well known), but MindManager use mind mapping techniques as its basis, rather than pure hierarchical outlining. Read the review
Adobe – Crossing The Divide
Few, if any, companies can match the cross platform commitment that Adobe has demonstrated in its history. David Cohen writes about how Microsoft could learn a thing or two from Adobe. Read on…
Read MoreTaking Control of Running Windows on a Mac – Review
The second edition update of this ebook covers the latest version of Boot Camp, which has slightly more advanced capabilities than the original version, and also what is going on with the free Q emulator. There is also a comprehensive discussion of the latest beta version of Parallels. Read the review here.
Bravo SE Disc Publisher
Review
Convergence – it is one of the buzzwords in computing at the moment. It is the joining of disparate technologies in a single device – for example, a cellphone and an MP3 player. Primera Technology sent me a different and intriguing example of the same convergence concept – their Bravo SE Disc Publisher. What they have done is integrate a DVD writer, inkjet printer and a nifty robot arm to create a unit to automate the production of professional quality DVD or CD discs.
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Is the “Pro” in MacBook Pro Really Worth the Price?
$800 for 3 Letters – Is the "Pro" in MacBook Pro Really Worth the Price? David Cohen and John Nemorovski face off in this important buying question.
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Intel – Generation 1.5 worth waiting for?
I had a chance to go to an Apple Store and get some hands-on time with an Intel iMac this week. I was hoping
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