I ’m a big buff of Apple ’s MagSafe power connector , which expend a nifty magnetic design to plug into the power adapter to the laptop . As we explain back when Apple announce the original MacBook Pro models , “ The MagSafe might connector safely disconnect from the notebook computer when there is strain on the power corduroy , help to forestall the notebook from fall off its study open if the great power cord is inadvertently yank ....
A couple of biggish events with auxiliary Apple connections take place during the past two weeks — Beijing ’s summer Olympic game and the Intel Developer Forum . I ’m then link up by former MacAddict editor - in - foreman , Rik Myslewski , who attended the recent Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco . Rik and I talk about how Intel ’s efforts will feign succeeding Apple product , wireless broadband , and , perhaps , appliances in your home and automobile ....
Our Verdict Having spent the bulk of my iPhone music - creating moment with Intua ’s powerful and capable beat - sequencer , BeatMaker ( ) , it ’s a footling severely to then turn to MooCowMusic ’s $ 10Bandwithout thinking “ Huh , cunning toy . ” But to well appreciate Band that may be the most utilitarian mode to look at it , as an entertaining musical diversion ....
Our Verdict Those wonted to thinking of iPhone and iPod sense of touch applications as stripped - down mini - versions of desktop applications need only expend a half hour withBeatMaker , Intua ’s mobile euphony - creation program , to change their idea . With its multiple concealment — including screens that offer 16 drum pads for actuate samples , call sequencer , effects ( FX ) , waveform trimming , and an redaction screen for adjusting speed and groove — BeatMaker is anything but a bare - bones mobile covering ....
Expert’s Rating Our Verdict Most laptop gear is project to enhance your mobile lifetime , but what about all those time of day you drop using your portable at base ? Today ’s Mobile Mac take a look at a couple laptop accessories for your humble abode . Belkin Laptop Hideaway I do n’t know about you , but in our home , laptops are often used off from a desk — for lesson , on the couch , model in bed , or at the kitchen table ....
As a long - metre OS X drug user and troubleshooter for myself , family , and friends , I ’ve get a large bag of tricks to draw from when trying to figure out a problem with the system . Amongst the tools of the trade for OS X troubleshooting are repairing license , repairing the hard driveway , sample to replicate the job with a new drug user , trashing sure preference Indian file , checking for font corruption , checking wreck logs , disable login detail , reboot in safe mode , and just restarting ....
The Old Farmer ’s Almanactells us that the Dog Days of Summer ended on August 11 , and the last couple of weeks demo that these old farmers sleep with a matter or two . While some of Apple ’s military action on July 11 did indeed make it appear as if the company was going to the dogs , Apple has quietly — sultrily , one might even say — move about its clientele , apologizing for this , fixing that , and boasting about the other ....
Like the residuum of us , our Quaker a few carrell down atPC Worldget fed up to the level where the dam of their frustration finally salvo . Such was the subject whenPC Worldposted its11 thing We Hate About iTunes , along with an equally ire - fill up fellow traveller pieceIs Apple iTunes the new AOL?(Our light solution : No . No , it is n’t . Our longer answer : The newfangled AOL ?...
Our Verdict My late stave - up of the best of the basic to - do apps for iPhone and iPod touch , which focused on dim-witted apps for tracking list of job , omitted Robert Kieffer ’s freeZenbe Lists 1.2 . Also a introductory to - do tracker , Zenbe Lists has two feature film that jell it apart from those other apps : online syncing and sharing ....
Our Verdict Withnearly 20 iPhone apps for figuring out tips and burst restaurant hitch , you ’d think iPhone owner were high-risk at maths . And perhaps some are . But there are metre when such apps can number in handy for even the math - loving among us — I’m often postulate to figure out how to burst a complex vizor , fairly , between a large radical of people ....
Our Verdict Much like Mocha VNC ( ) , Teleportis a practical web computing ( VNC ) customer for the iPhone that grant you to see and contain Macs and personal computer on your web . While both programs do alike thing , there are some handsome conflict between the two . When launched , Teleport will rake your connection and find any machines on which you ’ve enabled sharing — you may then select the right auto , recruit the password , and keep open that joining for future use ....
Our Verdict As I walk the vast expanses of this Macworld Oregon Branch Office ( otherwise know as my rest home ) , there are times when it ’s utile to see what ’s happening on a give political machine — did my never - terminate iPhone substitute process end ? Did the stand-in of the mini generate any errors ? Is that file upload to the host done yet ?...
Photoshop Lightroom 2.0 has been out for less then a day , and I ’ve already heard from a number of people need about the Modern edition released Tuesday . A few current users have inquire if it ’s deserving the $ 99 ascent from Lightroom 1.0 ( ) . Others who have been on the fencing about investing in a $ 299 photo workflow tool have asked about what Adobe did that make Lightroom 2....
