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PhoneView 2.0.2
Updated (and twice-renamed) utility makes it easy to use your iPhone for data storage and to access and edit normally-unreachable files.Reviews
iPhone Case Roundup: iPhone shells
In this weeku2019s case roundup, Dan Frakes covers three thin shells for the iPhone.Reviews
Review: iPhone headsets
If you're in the market for better headphones for your iPhone, including a built-in microphone and controller, we've taken a look at six contenders.Reviews
Review: VPN Tracker 5.2
VPN Tracker 5.2, a versatile tool for those who need more than the standard VPN client, simplifies the creation and management of multiple virtual private network connections.Reviews
Review: Altec Lansing Orbit-MP3
Altec Lansingu2019s $30 Orbit-MP3 is a portable speaker thatu2019s small enough to carry with you in a bag or backpack, and its sound quality is surprisingly good for such a small device.Reviews
Review: iPod Power Adapters
This roundup looks at three third-party power adapters for your iPod or iPhone: Griffinu2019s PowerBlock, Incaseu2019s 2-in-1 Wall & Car Charger, and PDO's PowerTwo.Mobile Mac
A stand for MacBook and monitor
The Ergotron Neo-Flex Combo Lift places your MacBook right next to your display when you're working at a desk.Reviews
Review: Iomega eGo Portable hard drive
With its solid metal construction, smooth finish, and sleek looks, the eGo slides handily into a purse or pocket so you can tote your important digital files wherever you go. It's not a particularly fast drive, but it's good for carrying with you on a regular basis.Reviews
Review: Tekkeon NavDock iPod dock
The NavDock is functionally very similar to DLO's older HomeDock Deluxe, but it's a better value thanks to a lower price. And if you can live without album art, and are willing to put up with the quirks of the video and photo use, it also provides reasonable compatibility with the iPhone and iPod touch.Reviews
Review: Logic 3 iStation Traveller for iPhone & iPod touch
The iStation Traveller is a good combination of small size, decent sound quality, and a reasonable price, although its video-viewing design isn't perfect.Reviews
iSkin Cerulean F1+TX
At the end of the day, the F1+TX is not quite the many-devices, one-headphone gadget of the future, but some of that is the fault of the Bluetooth protocol.Reviews
Review: MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo/2.4GHz and 2.5GHz
If you've been waiting to buy a new Apple laptop, or you've been hesitating about upgrading from your G4 PowerBook, wait no longer. While the 2.4GHz model is a fine value for the money, the higher-end 15-inch and 17-inch models are outstanding top-of-the-line models for any professional, artistic, scientific, or scholastic application.Reviews
Shure Music Phone Adapter MPA-3C
Lets you use any set of headphones with iPhone, by adding microphone and remote-control clicker.Reviews
Review: iPhone headphone adapters
Jason Snell reviews five adapters that make his in-ear headphones work with his iPhone — clicker and microphone included.Mobile Mac
Neo-Flex Stand Delivers
If you use your laptop at a desk regularly, Ergotron's Neo-Flex is one of the more configurable notebook stands on the market.Reviews
Review: MacBook Core 2 Duo/2GHz and 2.2GHz
If you bought a Mac laptop recently, this latest MacBook upgrade will cause no reason for despair. However, if you’ve been awaiting the most optimal time to refresh an iBook or even an older PowerBook G4, this might be it.Reviews
AirPort Extreme Base Station with Gigabit Ethernet
This isn't just a minor update to the AirPort Extreme Base Station Apple introduced earlier this year. By adding Gigabit Ethernet, Apple has boosted performance, raising the bar for its wireless networking product.Mobile Mac
MCE OptiBay hard drive upgrade
Dan Frakes replaces his MacBook Pro's optical drive with a second hard drive.Reviews
MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo/2.2GHz and 2.4GHz
A hot new graphics chip, improved display technology, and support for more memory top the list of enhancements in Apple’s latest MacBook Pro laptops.Reviews
MacBook Core 2 Duo/2GHz and 2.16GHz
Apple’s MacBook line, already a hit with consumers and students, is even more appealing with faster CPUs, bigger hard drives, and more memory in the base model.Mobile Mac
A laptop stand and more
Although not a true docking station, APC's laptop stand offers more than just a raised platform.Reviews
AirPort Extreme Base Station
Apple's new AirPort Extreme Base Station may have been a long time coming, but it's worth the wait for anyone whose network needs either greater speed or longer distance. While cheaper 802.11n gateways are already on the market, none matches Apple's for features or ease of setup.Reviews
17-inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo/2.33 GHz
We can think of a few new features we'd like to see in Apple's flagship laptop. Even without those improvements, however, the 17-inch MacBook Pro is a marvelous machine. If you can afford the price and don't mind the size and weight, you won't be disappointed.Reviews
MacBook Core 2 Duo/1.83GHz and 2.0GHz
With Core 2 Duo processors across the line, and more memory and storage space in the $1,299 and $1,499 configurations, the hot-selling MacBook looks better than ever.Reviews
15-inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo/2.16GHz and 2.33GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo processors, twice the RAM, higher hard drive capacities, and the addition of a FireWire 800 port and double-layer DVD burning add up to a surprisingly substantial update to Apple's already compelling 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops.Reviews
SnapMail 5.0
SnapMail offers secure, simple interoffice messaging and file transfer. If you’re looking for a no-frills internal messaging system, this fits the bill.Reviews
Internet telephony and VoIP: What’s the difference?
If you want to dive into the world of Internet telephony but prefer to use your existing phone—not VoIP software on your Mac—as your primary calling device, you might consider subscribing to an Internet telephony service provider.Reviews
VoIP applications
Voice over IP, or VoIP, is an emerging technology that allows you to use your broadband Internet connection to place and receive voice and videophone calls. By adding some desktop VoIP software tools to your Mac, you, too, can take advantage of Internet calling.Reviews
Palm Treo 700p
The Treo 700p is one of the best smartphones on the market, despite its relative expense. And it’s even better if you want to take advantage of its speedy Internet access via the evolution-data optimized cellular data networking standard.Reviews
MacBook 1.83GHz and 2GHz
The MacBook is very impressive, not only compared to the iBooks and PowerBook it replaces, but also compared to its new Pro brethren. It offers almost everything that people would need in a laptop. If you use non-native apps often, and prefer a SuperDrive to a Combo Drive, consider one of the faster models. But if you're a hard core 3-D gamer, the MacBook is not the Mac for you.Reviews
17-inch MacBook Pro
The 17-inch MacBook Pro is a fabulous machine for anyone who concludes that its high performance, huge screen, and impressive versatility more than justify its size and weight. The remaining question for those Mac users: Buy the 17-inch model now or wait for more Intel-native apps to arrive?Reviews
Phlink 3.0
Phlink 3.0.1. is a well-designed application that is ideally suited to individuals who want to get a handle on their day-to-day phone routine.Reviews
MacBook Pro/1.83GHZ and 2.0 GHz
The 2GHz MacBook Pro is a fitting successor to the PowerBook G4. While its new internal architecture makes it noticeably faster than its predecessor—and blazingly faster in certain high-end tasks—it’s still comfortably a Mac laptop.Reviews
PhoneValet Message Center 3.0
PhoneValet is great for anybody who wants to log, record, and automatically answer calls with a Mac. With its highly configurable message recorder and user-friendly support for multiple voicemail boxes, PhoneValet remains the best choice for those who value ease of use and simplicity.Reviews
InterComm 1.3
InterComm 1.3 is touted as a collaboration tool with instant messaging, file sharing, and version control features. Unfortunately, it fails at almost all of these tasks.Reviews
Phlink 2.2
If you’re on a budget or want some Tiger-specific telephony goodies, Phlink 2.2 is an excellent phone-message recorder and a huge improvement over its predecessor.Reviews
DataPilot 2.0
If you have a phone that iSync won’t support, or if you’d like to expand the capabilities of an iSync-supported phone’s connection with your Mac, DataPilot 2.0 is for you.Mac Gems
AirPort Express Elevation
Griffin's AirBase offers convenience you didn't know you needed.Reviews
Instant-messaging software
With e-mail systems overloaded by spam, your instant-messaging application may be as important—and as personal—as your e-mail software.
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Mac Skeptic: ILife ’05, Must-Have or Must Avoid?
Apple upgraded its suite of multimedia applications. Should you buy it?Reviews
Mac Gems
This month's featured products include Digital Hotspotter, Jiggler, RePorter and CLIX.Reviews
Missing Sync for Palm OS 4.0
Missing Sync for Palm OS 4.0 offers more features, a better user interface, and faster syncing than PalmSource's offering.Reviews
ChatBarrier X3 10.3
Intego’s ChatBarrier X3 10.3.1 applies what sounds like a high standard—“military-grade” 512-bit encryption—to iChat messagingReviews
Airport Express
Apple has created a product that not only provides a highly functioning 802.11g base station in a portable shell, but also pushes into a new product category.Reviews
PDA Pundit: Noteworthy Note Takers for PDAs
PhatPad and BugMe add pizzazz and photos to handheld memos.Reviews
eBeam System 3 BT
Luidia's eBeam System 3 BT is a whiteboard-capture device that uses Bluetooth technology to digitally record to your Mac what you write on an ordinary whiteboard.Reviews
Sonnet Aria Extreme Wireless CardBus Card
Sonnet's Aria Extreme Wireless CardBus Card brings wireless access to G3 PowerBooks that have no AirPort slots.Reviews
The Playlist: Winamp Makes a Comeback
The latest updates to two classic media players, plus RealNetworks' new music store.Reviews