YUBZ Retro Handset – Review

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The YUBZ Retro Handset is just what the name implies: a handset that looks like it belongs in the 1970’s. It comes with various adapters to be used with most cell phones on the market today, including iPhone, Samsung, Nokia, Blackberry, and Motorola.

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MyMac Podcast 305: Mac Marketshare? Who cares?

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Greg Holdsworth from Greg’s Graphics and Your Own Victory Garden comes on to guest host this week and we have a lot of topics! Are Android phones TOO big for their primary use as a phone? The iPad has some competition, but you’ll need to go to KMart to find it. What’s missing from Apple in the Mac Universe? Finally, is Apple just not paying too much attention to OS X these days? C’mon Apple show a little love

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Review – SlingShot 202 AW

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The Lowepro SlingShot has been a favorite of photographers since its launch. Since then, Lowepro has been busy listening to its customers and refining this popular sling-styled camera bag. The result of this collaboration is the SlinShot 202 AW. Read on to discover if the redesign was a success.

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Gizmos: Never Too Early for Stocking Stuffers

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iPods and iPhones fit snugly in this hard plastic protective case from Pelican. The inside of the case is padded with rubber bumpers and also contains an input for your earphones. Put your iPod in the case, connect the provided cable to it, lock the case with the snug and secure latches on the side and then connect your earphones to the external jack and you’re ready to go.

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Review – Intuos4 Medium Professional Pen Tablet

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When speaking about a pen based digital tablet, do the terms: beauty, symmetry, precision, and functionality seem out of place? When one considers the vast majority of tablets on the market, these terms are indeed out of place. If fact, most of the tablets on the market are the antithesis of the afore mentioned terms. What about the Wacom Intuos4?

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iPad App Review – The Elements

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The first thing you notice about The Elements is the HD graphics. In a word, they’re stunning. The app opens with Tom Lehrer’s famous Elements song where he sings the names of all of the elements. As the song plays, each element’s native state appears as a rotating high-definition video, filling up the Periodic Table of the Elements as it goes. If you’re interested in science at all, it’s awesome.

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MyMac Podcast 304: New Macs and Irish Cacti

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Gaz is off to Belgium for his JOB (sheesh!) and Tom Schmidt steps in to talk about the new iMacs, Mac Pros, and a Magic Trackpad (Really Apple? MAGIC Trackpad?). A listener has a sad G5 Mac and Safari wants to tell everyone a secret. Danielle Corsetta from the popular webcomic Girls with Slingshots  drops by to talk about how she writes, draws, and posts webcomics and keeps (most) of her sanity. Finally Tom talks about the differences between Apple Stores and local Apple premium resellers

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Review – Blast Application

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Apparent Software makes working on a Mac just a wee bit easier with its new offering, Blast. This inexpensive application runs on your Mac’s menu bar, providing a quick way to access any file or application you’ve recently worked on. Blast has proven to be a real asset to my daily workflow and productivity.

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Sponsor Link – Memory for New Macs

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TransIntl.com memory modules conform to Apple’s stringent electrical and mechanical design guide lines and carry a Lifetime replacement Warranty. Trade in your Apple iMac factory memory, 4GB Kit (2X2GB) for $52.00

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Cool New Mac Gear!

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Apple announced some new gear today: new iMac models, new Mac Pro’s, and something really different, the Magic Trackpad. What do you think? Anything you want? Anything you don’t like? Does the Magic Trackpad interest you? Share your thoughts!

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Review – FotoMagico 3.5

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FotoMagico makes quick work of creating a slideshow, complete with music if you desire. Photos, music, and movies are shown in the right-hand sidebar; just drag and drop the media onto the storyboard. FotoMagico can take over from here, and add transitions and zooms to your photos. Another option is to create an Instant Slideshow, which gives the user a little more control over the output. The short movie below is an example of adding pictures and music to the storyboard and letting FotoMagico do its thing.

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