mactech reviews

Perfect Portrait means better portraits in less time

By Jay Nelson Perfect Portrait 1 (US$99.95) from onOne Software (http://www.ononesoftware.com) is a huge timesaver for portrait photographers. It automatically identifies faces and features, and with a press of a button, eyes become whiter and clearer, teeth become whiter, lips ha...

Bamboo duo is a sweet stylus-pen combo

If you regularly use a stylus on your iPad, Wacom's (http://www.wacom.com) Bamboo Stylus duo can save you some pocket space. It's an US$39.95 dual-purpose stylus for the iPad (and Android) tablets. The Bamboo Stylus duo combines a capacitive pen tip for on-screen input at one end ...

NuScribe Stylus does double duty as pen, stylus

By 'Doctor' Dave GreenbaumWhile Steve Jobs hated the stylus and worked hard to make the iPhone completely usable without one, in some circumstances you simply need a more traditional way to interact with the iPhone.read more

Just-Mobile AluCube Mini can tidy up your desktop

Just-Mobile's AluCube Mini (http://www.xtand.net/alucubemini.html) is an US$16.95 designer cable organizer. If you're willing to spring about 20 bucks on a stylish doo-dad to tidy up your cables, this is your baby. (Actually, you get two cable organizers for the price).read more

Flygrip is a gripping iPhone accessory

By 'Doctor' Dave GreenbaumSome inventions are so innovative and well thought out that you simply can't imagine life without them. Somebody had to invent the wheel after all. While the US$29.95Flygrip (http://flygrip.com/) isn't quite as groundbreaking, I can't imagine using my iPh...

Helicon Focus Pro X64 lets you focus your images

By Steve Baczewski Ansel Adams was part of a group of San Francisco realistic landscape photographers who called themselves Group f/64. The name came from their desire to achieve maximum depth of field (DOF). However, attaining maximum DOF can be challenging, especially in macro p...

Surf's up with WaveCradle for the iPhone

By 'Doctor' Dave GreenbaumWhile many of us personalize our phones with stylish cases and decals, we leave these works of art simply lying on a desk or bedside table ignoring the balance of form and function they provide.Fortunately, the US$28.50 WaveCradle (http://www.wavecradle.c...

LifeProof a fine case even with some drawbacks

By William FriedenreichWhen it comes to offering all-around iPhone protection, nothing does it better than LifeProof's (http://www.lifeproof.com) US$79.95 case for the iPhone 4/4S is waterproof, dustproof, snowproof and shockproof.It's a slim, sleek case that fits in to your pocke...

3M confidential filters bars your Mac screen from prying eyes

Because of the design of the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and iMac, these Macs haven't been able to attach mobile privacy filters to protect on-screen data -- until now. 3M -- yep, that 3M, the company that specializes in adhesives through their iconic Scotch Tape brand -- has served ...

FontAgent Pro Enterprise Server 5 = fast font serving

By David Creamer FontAgent Pro Enterprise Server from Insider Software (http://www.insidersoftware.com) is one of the fastest font servers I've used. This latest version uses the J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) architecture and is multithreaded to take advantage of multicore Macs...

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