iCookbook – App Review

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In March 2013 I reviewed the CrockPot Recipes App and was very pleased with the variety of recipes. The developers of the CrockPot Recipes App have another fabulous cooking app that contains recipes for crock pot, oven, and grill, simply named iCookbook.

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Renting software – MyMac Podcast #457

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If software doesn’t come in a box, is it still your software? Trick question because it was NEVER your software to begin with. Microsoft and Adobe are keen to remind you of that with a monthly fee for their most sought after programs like Office and Creative Suite. On the lighter side, the GMen get an iTunes review in Morse Code, neither can mange to say Esoterism Tesseract,and apparently its too much for Google to do a search.

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Genius Traveler 9010LS Laser Mouse – Review

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The Genius Traveler 9010LS Laser Mouse is a comfortable wireless mouse (not Bluetooth) that feels good in the hand and provides some features that make it worth checking out. The mouse comes with a wireless receiver that you’ll plug into a USB port. The receiver didn’t work in the USB port on my Mac Pro but as soon as I plugged it into my USB hub the mouse promptly sprung to life. No setup required.

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ArtRage 4 – Review

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ArtRage is a Macintosh painting and drawing application that allows you to apply paint or ink to virtual paper or canvas as naturally as you would to their real counterparts. Oil paints leave textural strokes, watercolors actually spread, marker ink bleeds into the paper, pallet knives smear, pastels are genuinely chalky.

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EasyPen Slim Pen Graphics Tablet – Review

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Graphics tablets tend to be fairly big, heavy, and expensive but the new EasyPen Slim Pen Tablet from Genius is thin, light, and reasonably priced. Wacom tablets have held a virtual monopoly in this category for years with very little real competition. Genius is becoming a challenger in this field and their new Slim Pen Tablet is a contender.

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A Little bit of this and that – MyMac Podcast #456

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All still quiet of the Mac front as we await WWDC or well, almost anything. Guy strolls down memory lane to a podcast he and Gaz did some 150 shows ago with Actor Stephen Tobolowsky. theres GoPros, an appearance on the Nosillacast Podcast, and other kinds of techy stuff before we get into the second part of the show which is all about stuff. Even with all this, they even keep it under an hour! And who said the age of miracles had passed?

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Take Control of Your Passwords – Book Review

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In my years as an engineer working in the defense industry, I had to regularly deal with many levels of security and comply with a multitude of security requirements. Today, I am prudent and reasonably confident and comfortable with my everyday personal computer security. Recently I added a password manager application to my personal computer and mobile devices but suspected I may not be using this application to its fullest capability.

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30% profit just ain’t what it used to be – MyMac Podcast #455

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Apparently is doomed (DOOMED I TELLS YA!) because while they had nearly 44 billion in sales, a profit of 9.5 billion, and margins of over 37%, it was less billions made in the same quarter last year. So other companies make little to no profit (but have enormous growth potential) Apple is expected to shatter sales, profit, and margins each and every quarter or the stock gets hammered. Yep, that makes sense.

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Steelie Car Mount Kit – Review

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I’m that kind of guy who gets excited about the little things, and when I say little things, I mean products like the Steelie Car Mount. Since I purchased my first car a couple of months ago I’ve found that I was always fussing with my phone while driving and we all know this can be very dangerous. I keep my phone plugged into the AUX jack so I can hear my synced music throughout my car. My only problem was when I wanted to change a song or do something on my phone I’d have to search for it while my eyes were on the road.

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JBL Flip – Review

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JBL has been trying to get into the market of portable wireless speakers with several different types of products. These products include ones like the Micro Wireless and the Flip Wireless Speaker. The JBL Flip gets its name from its unique design to either be set horizontally or vertically in a small package while packing enormous, clear sound.

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Sydnee Charging Station – Review

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Chargers for all of our various iDevices are a necessary evil. One is in the kitchen but it’s for the iPad, another is in the bedroom but it’s only for the iPhone. Then there’s a charger in the den but it’s already in use by another family member. Frustrating.

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Chef Sleeve Disposable iPad Sleeves – Review

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Anyone who cooks knows how messy the kitchen can get. Some people may be afraid to use their iPad in the kitchen for fear of ruining it. The folks at Chef Sleeve came up with a great solution to this problem: Chef Sleeve Disposable iPad Sleeves.

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