RetroPad USB NES Controller – Review and Interview

I was curious when I came across RetroZone, and its sole proprietor, Brian Parker. What RetroZone does is take the NES controller and convert it to USB, able to work with your Mac or PC with no software needed. Simply plug it in and play your games. For me, that meant I could play all my emulated NES games in RockNES using an original NES controller, rather than a keyboard or number pad.

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Thoughts on the Mac Mini

Thoughts on the Mac Mini The first words that came to mind: About Time! I have a brother-in-law who is a hard-core PC guy.

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The Mouse
Review

A mouse is a mouse is a mouse, no? Well, no, not really. Everyone reading this probably has a mouse nearby, even if you are using a Trackpad on a PowerBook. But there are times, especially graphic manipulation, where using a mouse is simply easier and more accurate.

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Adobe Photoshop CS (8.0)
Review

This is a major upgrade if you are a die-hard Photoshop user, and need the new features found here. If you take a look at Adobe’s website, read through the list of new features, and decide that the $169 upgrade fee is not too steep, you will be pleased.

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SightFlex
Review

When Apple released the iSight desktop video camera, I had to have one. Working with iChatAV, the iSight was a perfect way for me to talk face-to-face, or at least via voice, to the other MyMac.com staff members and other friends. As I use a 23” Apple Cinema Display as my monitor, the iSight looked great sitting atop it…

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pre-Macworld from Andy Ihnatko

Want to read more pre-Macworld stuff? Check out the ever-fun to read Andy Ihnatko’s pre-Macworld article at the Mac Observer, here, and enjoy!

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Tim’s Longest Blog EVER

It didn’t seem all that late, but it must have been. Everyone else was asleep upstairs, and the only thing on was the refrigerator,

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Freedom in America

From the Seattle Times In an apparent reversal of decades of U.S. practice, recent federal Office of Foreign Assets Control regulations bar American companies

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