Review: FX Photo Studio Pro for Mac, fun photo editing done right
Ever since I reviewed MacPhun’s FX Photo Studio for iOS, its insane amount of superior effects, the eye-catching interface taking full advantage of iPad’s canvas and the overall polish have been a revelation. Suffice to say that I walked away wanting that photo editing experience on my Mac. The opportunity is clearly there: Excluding big-name suites and a few established programs from indies, quality yet affordable photo editing programs are few and far between on the Mac. That being said, I set out to review FX Photo Studio on an aging 2.4GHz unibody Mac mini with 2GB RAM running Snow Leopard.
Otterbox Reflex case for iPhone 4 review
We’ve been testing out Otterbox’s Reflex Series case for the iPhone 4 for the past few weeks and it’s a fantastic offering for anyone who wants great iPhone protection in a slim and light package. The Reflex is a slider case that comes with two parts: put your iPhone 4 in the bottom piece and then slide on the top piece. The case leaves room for all iPhone 4 access points including the volume rocker, silent/ringer switch, earphone jack, dock connector, speaker, and microphone. The case is made of very tough plastic, but is thin and light enough to fit in your pocket, bag, purse, etc…
Quick Review: Air Penguin, the latest fad that knocked Angry Birds and Tiny Wings
The game that knocked Angry Birds and Tiny Wings off of the top slots in the App Store games chart.
What is this with the App Store and bird-themed games, huh? First Angry Birds sat atop the App Store games charts, then Tiny Wings came along and now we have Air Penguing, a Gamevil-branded feather-themed time killer. It’s currently #1 paid app in the App Store games category in the US, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Russia. I just bought it and played it for like half an hour. Here are my initial impressions…
Review: Magic Wand Magic Trackpad + Apple wireless keyboard connector
We’ve been testing out Twelve South’s Magic Trackpad + Apple wireless keyboard unifier for some time now and in short: it’s awesome. The Magic Wand works as advertised and is incrediblity simple to set up and start using. Simply slide your wireless keyboard and magic trackpad into the aluminum bar, push in the piece of supplied rubber to keep both input devices in place, and you’re set.
Many users of the wireless keyboard and trackpad with their Mac desktops have long noticed that the trackpad tends to slide far from the keyboard. In my experience it is just plain annoying. Twelve South’s Magic Trackpad works to defeat the issue and does in a fairly-inexpensive and intuitive manner. The product also works for anyone as you can slide the trackpad or keyboard into any side of bar, so it’s perfect whether you are right or left handed…
Review: Western Digital MyBook 6TB Studio Edition II
I remember spec’ing out an Apple XRAID a few years ago which I filled with 14 400GB hard drives. At the time, it was the biggest and fastest volume I’d ever built. After putting those drives in RAID 5, I had around 2.4TBs per side. If memory serves me correctly, that rig cost around $15,000.
That was then.
This week, Western Digital sent us 6TB in its latest MyBook Studio Edition II for review. It retails for about $549. Obviously, this isn’t a professional rig like XRAIDs and the like, but if you want hard drive that is:
- Super energy efficient
- Quiet
- Moderately speedy
- Easy to setup
- Around $500
…this external drive may be what you are after. Read on for the details.
How do I get iTunes Home Sharing to work on my iPhone?
We’re getting this question a lot so I thought I’d put together a really quick HowTo guide.
0. HomeSharing is the new feature in iOS 4.3/iTunes 10.2 that allows you to watch videos on your computer with your iOS devices. Download and install iOS 4.3 on your iOS device and iTunes 10.2 on your Mac if you haven’t already. Make sure your iOS device and your Mac are on the same Wifi network.
1. In iTunes 10.2.1, go to Advanced and click on “Turn on Home Sharing”
Then put in your iTunes Creds (Apple ID)… Read more
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