STM Bags, based in Australia, have been a supplier of stylish and well designed laptop bags, backpacks, tablet cases and even phone cases since 1998. I have utilized their products as part of my everyday life through the years, particularly when it comes to transporting my electronic gear around, be it by vehicle, subway or airplane.
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The Brydge keyboard series has an interesting background. Begun over two years ago with a KickStarter campaign, the Brydge keyboard initially received favorable reviews by both consumers and reviewers. However, supply problems arose with the company and things faltered. Fast forward to this year and change came to the Brydge. New ownership took over and looked at what was good and made some changes to update the product line to keep up with the iPad and to provide much improved customer service.
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Times have finally changed for Mac users when it comes to dictation on the Mac. It seems that the Mac has always been the Johnny-come-lately to the party as far as dictation was involved. The first time that Mac users could finally say that proper dictation had arrived was when Nuance offered Dragon Dictate for the Mac. Since then Apple finally provided their own version of dictation when they offered up Dictation in the Mountain Lion version of OS X.
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I know, I know… a mouse pad is just a mouse pad. Yet how many of you have gone through pad after pad because you were just a bit frugal in your thought process or your budget and you bought the one that was on sale or the one that had that cute picture that grabbed your attention?
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Nowadays most Mac users are looking to make their life run more smoothly and faster when they are working with their computers. Thankfully Apple finally decided to provide users with USB 3.0 ports which PC users had been enjoying for some time. When you are using a MacBook however, you are limited to just two ports. Most users can quickly utilize both ports with peripherals or as charging ports for their iPhones or whatever else.
Read MoreZAGG Origin 2-in-1 Bluetooth Speaker System Company: ZAGG Price: $249.99 USD The days of the highly expensive component stereo systems are gone. No
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Just a year ago, I replaced the hard drive in my new MacBook Pro with a 256GB SSD. The difference in speed and performance just blew me away. So as I continued to use my 2011 Mac Mini with its original 500GB hard drive, everything just seemed to get slower and slower until I couldnt take it anymore. I did my research and decided I was going to order a DIY Data Doubler kit with a 240GB SSD and tool kit from OWC.
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I have a tendency to take a lot of photographs, be it with my iPhone or with my digital camera. There are times when I go to review the pictures Ive taken and for whatever reason; user error, lighting or equipment used, that the pictures just dont seem to really depict what I actually saw and thought I was taking a picture of at the time. For those times, I make use of Photoshop Elements for Mac.
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“I’m sorry but you won’t be able to purchase AppleCare.” I looked at him and asked “Why not?” His response… “It’s been more than 90 days since you purchased the MacBook and Apple changed their policy two months ago so you can’t buy AppleCare once 90 days have passed.”
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With the dramatic increases in technology and the portability of the devices that we have come to depend upon in our daily lives, logic dictates that the capability to listen to music or to have a telephone conversation would also have to improve. Bluetooth headphones have quickly become a necessity for users as they dont wish to be tied physically to their devices.
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A long time ago, when I first became interested in photography, there was a lot to carry around if you were really interested in doing things the right way. You had your camera, the flash attachment, spare canisters of film, filters, lenses, more film and even a tripod to set your camera up on. Oh, and lets not forget the camera bag itself which was about the size of a small foot rest (15x8x11), made of leather or faux leather and weighing a ton when all was said and done.
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When I purchased my first MacBook back in 2007, I immediately picked up a sleeve for it. First to protect it from wear and tear as I carried it around the house and elsewhere and also to maintain a bit of secrecy as I used it elsewhere as to what was inside.
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The iPhone 5 is a beautifully designed and very lightweight phone that a lot of users don’t won’t to spoil by adding heavy cases to in an effort to protect them from normal everyday usage. Enter Marware’s rEVOLUTION case for the iPhone 5.
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Otterbox’s Commuter case series offers a 2-layer protection capability that affords the iPhone 5 shock, drop and bump protection. Unlike the Defender series, the Commuter series starts with the ability to use the included self-adhesive screen protector to save the iPhone screen from scratches.
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I have been using Otterbox cases for my iPhones since I purchased my first iPhone. Well known to be solid and dependable, built to protect an iPhone from just about everything, Otterbox has continued to do so with the Defender case for the iPhone 5.
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What do you get when you combine a bicycle company and a company that manufactures laptop bags and backpacks for computer users? What you get is a product that combines the knowledge of both companies designed to provide a great backpack that can carry up to a 16 inch laptop and your other necessary items in a unit that features an external water resistant Cordura fabric with a 100% waterproof internal dry bag.
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I learned how to type when I was a freshman in high school. Of course, that was on a manual typewriter. Now, decades later, I’m still typing and just as good and as fast as I did in high school. The only fly in the ointment is the fact that arthritis has raised its ugly head.
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Designed for 2.5″ SATA hard drives, the unit is very lightweight, weighing only 2 ounces empty, compatible with either Mac or PC computers and comes with a USB connecting cable and a carrying sleeve, the unit makes for a very economical way to reuse a hard drive that you may have laying around your house.
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Other World Computing’s NuCube Vertical Stand, a polished clear acrylic stand that holds your Mac mini upright and reduces the mini’s fingerprint on your desktop. Weighing in at almost 2 1/2 pounds, the NuCube Vertical Stand allows you to stand your mini vertical and not to have any worries about it tipping over, even if the family cat thinks it’s a great addition to the desktop and something to check out when it sneaks into the room.
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The ease of use of touch screens on iPhones, iPads and other similar products that utilize capacitive materials that allow the user to simply touch the screen to make changes or allow input have really changed the communications landscape in the past several years. Yet, there are still limitations that occur, especially when it is cold outside and the user is wearing gloves or other instances where, for whatever reason, that “human” capacitive touch is not occurring.
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