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Boom Volume Boosting App – Review

May 13, 2013February 23, 2025 Audio, Mac OS X, Review 0

Boom – Volume Booster for OSX Company: Global Delight Price: $6.99 One of the delights of being a Mac fan is the availability of

Perfect Diet Tracker Mac OS X App – Review

March 19, 2013March 7, 2025 Apple, Apps, iMac, Mac OS X, Review 0

I typically review applications that relate to my scientific, engineering, and astronomy background. However, after using this OS X application and its mobile companion iOS application Tracker2Go (US$2.99) for the past couple of months, I realized I should review, rate, and share this with you.

Tonido Remote Access Software – Review

February 1, 2013February 23, 2025 Apps, iOS, iPad, iPad 2, iPad mini, iPhone, Mac OS X, Macintosh, Network, Review 0

Tonido offers an interesting way of accessing all of your Mac’s content from other computers to your iOS devices, for free. Does that make it a no-brainer for every Mac user?

FX Photo Studio – Review

January 25, 2013March 6, 2025 Apps, Features, Mac OS X, Macintosh, Photography 0

I love taking photos. If I see something I like I take a picture. The problem is not all pictures turn out as you want so they need editing and that’s where FX Photo Studio comes in.

Parallels 8 desktop for the Mac & iOS Application – Review

January 21, 2013March 6, 2025 Apps, Features, Mac OS X, Review, Windows 0

I had heard a lot about running virtual machines for years but had never thought to do it. I would think, what’s the point? But then I got the chance to review Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac and its iOS application companion. It was a new experience for me to use a technology I was not familiar with, which is rare, so I grabbed the chance with both hands.

Pulp Motion – Review

January 14, 2013March 6, 2025 Apps, Features, iDVD, iMovie, Mac OS X, Photography, Review, Video 1

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.

Jaksta Deluxe – Review

December 31, 2012March 6, 2025 AppleTV, Audio, Features, Mac OS X, Music, Review, Video 0

In the ensuing months, they have added a fourth program, Jaksta Music Miner, an audio capture utility (sold separately for $19.95), to the mix, and then bundled them all together for a single price $69.95, with a substantial discount for purchasing a additional bundles.

Pixa – Review

December 24, 2012February 14, 2025 Mac OS X, Review 0

Pixa Company: Shiny Frog Price $30 Mac App Store Link (20% off until the end of 2012) Are you an artist that wanted to organize

Snapheal App – Review

December 11, 2012March 6, 2025 Mac OS X, Macintosh, Photography 1

One of Photoshop’s many features is the ability to remove unwanted objects or people from a photo with a fancy-sounding technique called Content Aware Fill. For a fraction of the cost, you can achieve the same result with Snapheal from MacPhun. In addition, you can also fix old scanned photos, erase text, adjust exposure and saturation, and more.

OS X Support Essentials (Apple Pro Training Series) – Review

December 4, 2012March 6, 2025 Apple, Book Review, Mac OS X, Review 0

As has become standard for titles of this weight and authority (the Apple Pro Training Series is justly widely respected), it’s divided into broad sections – nine in this case. Each has between two and five chapters, or “Lessons”. These vary in length from half a dozen pages (the “About this guide” one at the start) to 50 (two very thorough explorations of networks). Other longer lessons cover application installation, configuration and troubleshooting.

MobiKEY Classic 2 Remote Access Device Review

September 25, 2012March 5, 2025 Mac OS X, Macs at Work, Review, Security

IT managers have often struggled with making Macs work in the Enterprise. Apple hasnt exactly made this easy with the elimination of their XServe line, but fortunately, at the operating system level, the tools are mostly there, or are readily available, to make a Mac a trusted member of a Windows-centric network.

OS X Mountain Lion: The Missing Manual – Review

September 18, 2012March 5, 2025 Apple, Book Review, Mac OS X, Macintosh, Review 0

Many years ago, David Pogue was present at Macworld Expo in Boston when an attendee opened a new software box. The guy was seriously disappointed that all he got for his money was a CD. This turned out to be Pogue’s Eureka! moment. It was also the birth of the Missing Manual series that now numbers over 150 books by a diverse group of knowledgeable authors. As he says in his latest book, “It’s a good thing you’ve got a book about OS X in your hands, because the only user manual you get with it is the Help menu.”

OS X Mountain Lion Bible – Review

September 7, 2012March 5, 2025 Book Review, Mac OS X 1

It’s encouraging for the Apple community that new books on new Mac operating systems appear regularly, and in quantity, each time a new OS release appears. During Apple’s less successful periods you struggled to find more than a handful of decent explorations in print of arguably the most elegant and robust OS for any desktop computer. Now there are several dozen. Galen Gruman’s “OS X Mountain Lion Bible” is one of the best for 10.8′

OS X Mountain Lion Pocket Guide – Review

August 20, 2012March 5, 2025 Book Review, Mac OS X 0

I recently had the opportunity to review a copy of the OS X Mountain Lion Pocket Guide from O’Reilly media. In typical O’Reilly fashion, the book is well written with friendly, conversational jargon. At some points, I found the dialogue to be a little bit distracting, but not so much to be seriously bothered by it.

An Average* User Upgrades to Mountain Lion
User Report

August 8, 2012February 9, 2025 Apple, Apps, Features, First Look, iPhone, Mac OS X, Macbook, Mail, Modem, Monitor, Original Blog, Security 0

By occasional contributor to MyMac.com, Susan Klement I’m not what you would call a power user of my MacBook but I’m always intrigued by

Dragon Dictate for Mac – Review

June 25, 2012March 3, 2025 Apps, Mac OS X, Review 0

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.

SkySafari 3 Pro – iOS App Review

June 13, 2012March 4, 2025 iMac, iOS, iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac OS X, Review, Tablet 0

As an amateur astronomer and a volunteer public observatory telescope operator, I regularly use astronomy related programs and applications. I have reviewed several of the iOS applications here on MyMac.com.

Get Snow Leopard For Free!

April 30, 2012March 3, 2025 Features, How-To, iOS, Mac OS X 0

In this case the deal is legitimate and helps many MobileMe users take the next step to becoming iCloud users. The offer does not extend to non-MobileMe subscribers. It is interesting to note that even though I have already made the transition to iCloud from MobileMe, Apple is still willing to send me a free copy of Snow Leopard.

FileMaker Pro 12 – Review

April 20, 2012March 3, 2025 Apps, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac OS X, Macintosh, Macs at Work, Review 0

FileMaker Pro is the most venerable, probably the most used, and certainly the best established relational database management system for the Mac (Windows versions are available).

Checkbook Pro – App Review

April 10, 2012March 3, 2025 Apps, Mac OS X, Review 0

If you want a nicely designed, feature-rich checkbook register without all the excess bloat, you should give this app some serious consideration. You can download a trial to see if it fits your needs. An excellent idea.