Photographers who manage and edit their photos on the Mac have fewer options than they used to. Apple’s Photos app, while great for tossing general family and daily photos into, isn’t adequate for serious landscape or portrait photos. Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop are expensive and are pushing people towards subscriptions. Pixelmator and similar native Mac apps hold promise but fall short of meeting the needs of pure photographers.
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When I opened the box that contained the Q Card Case for iPhone 7, my first impression was, Wow, very nice! After using it for a few weeks, my impression has changed to, This case is staying on my iPhone!
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Many people buy an iPhone or iPad and don’t know how to put it to good use. They know what they know, and they may be afraid to explore further. Others dread the iOS update because the interface may change and they fear being unable to use their device. For those users, and the rest of us, there’s iOS 10: A Take Control Crash Course.
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Blumoo is a universal remote and Bluetooth hub that enables your iOS, Android, Apple Watch, and Amazon Echo to control your entertainment equipment and stream audio via a free mobile app.
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I recently had the opportunity to evaluate and review the Symmetry Series Folio for iPad Mini 4 from OtterBox. This is a protective, wrap-around folio style case. In keeping with their reputation, the case is not one of the slimmest you can get, but definitely offers a lot in the way of protection.
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Vimtag Smart Camera P1 Series is a 720P smart cloud camera with remote control and two-way audio for home security and monitoring. The camera can connect to WiFi directly without using a computer. It provides audio video application services which include real-time monitoring and recording storage meeting the consumer needs for monitoring elder, babies, pets and home security. The easy installation taking only minutes to complete and provided high definition video via tablet, smartphone, or computer from anywhere.
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Star Wars is magical, and I’ve waited thirty two years to see Han, Luke, Leia, Chewie, and the rest of the cast bring it back to us. As the words ‘Star Wars’ blasted onto the screen with the opening crawl for ‘The Force Awakens,’ I had a huge smile on my face. I felt 12 years old again.
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I recently had the opportunity to review the Kanex Mini Bluetooth Keyboard with Stand Cover, and I am impressed. Inside the box are the keyboard itself, a magnetic cover (which doubles as a stand for your tablet or phone), and a USB charging cable.
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Why in the world would you want anything other than the Mac’s built in Calendar? It does a pretty great job, right? Hold on. Fantastical can shake your world up. At least that’s what Flexibits says they can do with Fantastical 2 for the Mac.
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Peralta is a line of bags developed by WaterField Designs, a San Francisco design company. This design company has a number of products for tech-savvy customers such as the Staad Backpack and Bolt Briefcase. The Peralta line was created for professional women juggling life’s many responsibilities. I had the pleasure to review the Abby iPhone Case for the iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, Samsung Galaxy and other phones of similar or larger sizes. As advertised it is an all in one elegant phone case and stylish purse.
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Once upon a time, games in iOS were deeply criticized for being bad, annoying, In-App-Purchase generating machines. This was largely accurate, and remains largely true today. But in 2014, a game called Monument Valley punched a hole right through the theory that iOS games had to be this way to succeed. Instead, it focused on beautiful art, deeply rich audio effects and music, outstanding logic puzzles, and inscrutable yet intensely relatable characters.
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OtterBox has a reputation for producing high quality, stylish cases. I had the pleasure of reviewing an iPhone 6 Plus/6s Plus case from their Strada Series. The Strada case combines a folio with a cardholder encased in premium leather. This is the first case from OtterBox to use genuine leather material.
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I chose to review the white non unibody 13″ MacBook battery, because I had a suitable MacBook, now used by my daughter, in need of a replacement battery. I am confident that what applies to the battery I reviewed will apply across the board to all of their other batteries. I admit that I have, in the past, purchased a cheap, no brand, pattern part, battery for a similar MacBook on the basis of price. That turned out to not be a great investment. I will make occasional comparisons along the way between my experience with this NuPower battery and the cheap copy where I think it seems appropriate.
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A couple of years ago, I recommended some great iOS apps for learning Japanese on my website. I still like and use most of those apps regularly, especially Midori and Japanese.
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Audio Hijack in its most basic sense is a way to capture audio from your Mac. If you want to record audio from a microphone, a website or an application, you can do that and a whole lot more. It looks so simple to use yet can also do many complex and rewarding audio tasks.
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The Huxton Laptop Sleeve is designed to protect a laptop with a 15-16 inch screen. The sleeve dimensions, 15.9 x 1.2 x 11.8 inches, can fit devices sized 15.2 x 1.2 x 10.5 inches. There is a zippered pocket to store smaller electronics such as an iPad or Kindle. Though well padded, the polyester material weighs less than a pound. Color options are black or midnight navy.
Because the Secur SP-2000 Digital Solar Radio and LED Flashlightcontains a 300 mAh lithium battery pack that can be recharged in several different ways, it reduces a user’s dependence on a bunch of batteries or a power supply.
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The Case Logic LoDo Large Backpack is well constructed with protective storage for a laptop and tablet. The backpack weighs 1.76 pounds making it ideal for daily use. However, the $100 price may be a drawback for the budget conscious consumer.
Its an impressive alternative to Apple’s own Aperture, which is no longer being developed and – although the Digital Asset Management system of choice for many – is not guaranteed to work on unspecified future operating systems. Version 9 of Capture One Pro was released this month. Its every bit as good as its predecessor and remains the preferred alternative to Aperture over Adobe’s Lightroom.
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To Sit or not to sit… To Stand or not to stand… That is the question. It has been a normal daily routine going back to before typewriters and through the computer age for one to sit at a desk to work or to relax and read email or surf the web. In the past few years, the logic of sitting down at a desk has come into review as to the impact upon the users body and what happens if one sits down all the time. University studies had shown that extended sitting was having a negative impact upon the human body with a possible increase in coronary heart disease and other health problems from a lack of movement. Yet there was also the possibility of negative impact from extended standing.
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