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Second Gen Nano is “stunning”
by Matt Hoult So yesterday I went out and bought a Blue, 4GB second generation iPod nano. I am stunned. The first thing of course was the packaging; dramatic change. The whole thing feels much more...
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Soho Notes – Managing Little Pieces of Data
by Chris Christensen What do you do when you have a lot of little pieces of information: passwords, notes, ideas of what to blog for MacCast, show ideas for your podcast, frequent flyer numbers,...
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iLike.com: Music Recommendations built into iTunes
by Alex Curtis iLike is a free service that integrates with iTunes that not only helps you discover new music based on your personal tastes, but also can put you in touch with others with similar...
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Review: ComicBookLover 1.2
by Alex Curtis Publisher: Bitcartel Price: $24.95 | Free Demo Bitcartel, creators of RadioLover, iRecordMusic, and the Radiotastic dashboard widget, recently released an update to their digital comic...
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Fission for Compliments
by Scott McGrath Are you the type of person who likes any of the following: Tupperware orange peelers, the “OpenX” tool for defeating incendiary blister wrap a dedicated rice cooker, or maybe both a...
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ImageWell – Quick Image Publishing
by Chris Christensen One of the programs that I keep on my doc that is very helpful in updating my blog and my podcast with pictures is a simple and free program called ImageWell from Xtralean...
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ToDo X Review
by Chris Christensen Some tasks like getting a man to the moon are complicated and the systems needed to accomplish them are complicated. But some things, like keeping track of the things you need to...
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Sketchfighter 4000
by Chris Christensen Over the years Ambrosia Software has made a number of great games (and utilities) for the Macintosh and the company has done it again with its latest creation Sketchfighter 4000....
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New Parallels Beta. Loaded with new features, same great taste.
by Jim Gardner The latest build of Parallels Desktop, the Virtual Machine software which allows Intel Macs to run Linux and Windows in a Mac window alongside Mac OS X, has just been released and I’ve...
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How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis
by Dave Cryer I wanted to bring something a little different to my readers, because I felt it would be the right thing to try and entice you away from your screens for a little while. Spending hours in...
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Adium – 6 Reasons to switch from iChat
by Chris Christensen When you received your new Mac it included iChat which you could use to connect to AOL’s Instant Messenger service. iChat is a fine application and particularly useful for video...
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IRISPen Executive Review
by Dave Cryer Things that save me time are always high on my list of priorities. When presented with a device that could turn typed documents into useful pieces of text I was up for taking a good look....
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Cha-Ching manages money in a fun way
by Dave Cryer I find dealing with money boring, but at the same time if I have a spending spree my online banking access is not always bang up to date. This can sometimes cause me a problem, as I have...
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Toast 8 Titanium with TiVo Transfer
by Alex Curtis Title: Toast 8 Titanium Price: $79.99 [after $20 mail-in rebate] Availability: Now Publisher: Roxio Recently we talked about the TiVoDecode Manager which enables Mac users to download...
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Review: Call Recorder
by Chris Christensen I have a podcast that includes an interview almost every week. None of those interviews have been done face to face and some of them have not even been done from the same continent...
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Review: Nokia N800 Internet Tablet
by Dave Cryer The Nokia N800 internet tablet landed on my desk today, and having previously tested the N770 I was a little excited to see what had changed and/or improved. More importantly, would I now...
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The Cult of Seasonality
by Scott McGrath I seem to be the kind of person who insists on using “Pro apps” despite largely non-professional, or perhaps semi-professional, usage. So, for example, I have a lot of graphics apps...
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CallWave Visual Voicemail Widget for your Mac
by Alex Curtis One of the coolest apps that sets the iPhone apart from any other mobile phone is visual voicemail, which displays who left you a message and allows you to listen to each in any order....
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It’s Twitterific!
by Jack Hodgson For the past few days I’ve been playing around with the social site twitter.com. It’s an oddball kind of thing. The idea is to post little snippets of what you’re doing or thinking....
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Desky: Quickly Change your Macs Desktop
by Adam Christianson I just saw this cool little app over on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) and tried it out. Desky is a little application that makes it super easy to change your Mac’s desktop in...
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Down Size your images with Downsize
by Dave Cryer Downsize by Stunt Software, now… what can I tell you about this clever little application? Well, so that I could give you a really good insight into what it offers, I have been using it...
View ArticleApple PIM Software
by Iyaz Akhtar Let’s say you’re serious about kicking Microsoft Office off of your Mac. Getting rid of something like Microsoft Entourage can leave a void that is not easily filled. Whereas Microsoft...
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AMIE Street
by Alex Curtis We’ve reviewed iTunes Store alternatives on MacCast before, so I thought I’d take a look at a new and innovative music service that incentivizes indy music discovery while compensating...
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Review: The SIMS 2
by Charlie George The SIMS 2 USD $49.95 Website: aspyr.com Ok, before you say, “A game on my Mac, you can’t be serious!” Well my friend I am serious. Yeah working with your digital music, pictures,...
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Monolingual
by Chris Christensen Have you heard the old joke? When a person speaks two languages we call them bilingual, when they only speak one language what do you call them? American. Now that joke may not...
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Review: Scrivener
by James Musson I’d like to share some brief thoughts about an application I discovered about a month ago (via the magazine MacUser here in Britain) called Scrivener. You can find it on the web at I’d...
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Google Docs – Free Web Applications
by Chris Christensen Two of the “killer” applications that led to wide adoption of personal computers were word processors and spreadsheets. There are many different projects from Christmas letters to...
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Air Traffic Control: The Wireless Widget Wonder
A few months back I started assiting the fine developers over at SpinTriplet in doing bug and beta testing of their revamped and sorely needed Air Traffic Control dashboard widget for Mac OS X 10.4. I...
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Review: My Craps Game
If you have any interest in Craps then this is your a neat app at a price that won’t make you flinch. “My Craps Game” is great for the beginner and the advanced player. For those that don’t know their...
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Software Review: Delicious Library
Delicious Library US $40 Website: delicious-monster.com Chances are that if you’re an Apple fan, you’re also heavily into some form of media. Whether it be music, movies, games, or books you probably...
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iTunes 7.2 and iTunes Plus: Initial Reactions
Adam already posted that iTunes 7.2 and iTunes Plus went live, but I don’t think the actual functionality was live when he made the post. Here are a quick look and a few points I’ve noted with the new...
View ArticleA review, if you’re not “iPhoned out”
Via the Maccast Forum. By Dave from San Fernando Okay, I’m just about all iPhoned out. I know many of you are sick of it. Sorry for all the jazz…I’m posting this here mostly because I think many were...
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Fuji Finepix Z5fd Review
The Fuji Finepix Z5fd is a compact 6.3 megapixel digital camera. This baby is really compact, small enough to fit in your shirt pocket. The 2.5-inch LCD screen is pin sharp too, which is a good thing,...
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Quick Review: D-Link DNS-323 (Update)
by Dave Graham As of late I’ve been trying to solve the ever-worrisome issue of efficient and effective data backup for my personal information at home. I recently purchased and installed a product...
View ArticleApp of the Week: Connect360
Having recently purchased in an Xbox 360 I was disappointed to find out there was no native support for streaming content to your 360 from your Mac. One of the major selling points of the 360 is its...
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Apple Wireless Keyboard: Classy & Compact
My pre-ordered new Wireless Keyboard arrived, and I can say easily that my first impressions are very positive. I have owned a Core2Duo MacBook for about a year, and become very accustomed to the...
View ArticleMacMania 7 – Combining Leopard and Life Boat Drills
by Chris Christensen I attended a class by New York Times technology columnist David Pogue on the new features in Leopard recently. Mr. Pogue is a dynamic speaker and the enthusiastic crowd was...
View ArticleApp of the Week: 1Password
In OS X we have the Keychain and Autofill features to make managing usernames and passwords very simple. Agile Web Solutions saw the room for improvement however, thus the creation of 1Password. It is...
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GarageSale Reviewed
Like many people you have stuff that you: A: Want to get rid of and B: You don’t want to give it away for free. This is where GarageSale (http://iwascoding.com/GarageSale) comes in. If you have stuff...
View ArticleHulu- Television How it is Supposed to be
If you haven’t heard of the video website Hulu, you must be living under a rock. For the past few months, it has been the site of controversy, hate, and mild like. For those who are living under rocks,...
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Download Podcasts Directly to your iPhone or iPod Touch with MobileCast
One of those things that irks me about the iPhone and iPod Touch is that you can download iTunes music directly, but you can’t subscribe to podcasts. These two mobile devices are amazing because they...
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Twitter and Twitterpad
by Chris Christensen If like me, you have become addicted to Twitter, then you should check out the TwitterPod application for the Mac. If you have been living in a cave, twitter is a web based server...
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What song is that? Now your iPhone can tell you with Listen
For those who have hacked their iPhone, Erica Sudun has put together another little gem of an app called Listen, that lets your iPhone identify songs that it hears playing on your radio, on the TV, or...
View ArticleApp of the Week: Liquid Ledger
If you’re in the market for a personal finance application, Liquid Ledger should be at the top of your list. While it does take time to get used to the organization and interface of the program, it...
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Oovoo and My Oovoo Day
by Chris Christensen Today is the last day in My Oovoo Day, which might more accurately been named My Oovoo Couple of Weeks. What is Oovoo? Does the post office deliver mail on My Oovoo Day? Oovoo is...
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Nova Media intro’s FoneLink 2.0: full functionality syncing with your Mac and...
Nova Media today announced introduction of a new version of their FoneLink app, version 2.0, which gives Mac users a really nice tool to keep their mobile phone in sync with contacts, calendar, and...
View ArticleVideo: Magic Mouse Unboxing
A short unboxing video of Apple’s new Magic Mouse. I also, share some of my early thoughts and impressions on Apple’s latest attempt at this input device.
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My Real World iPad Battery Test
A few days ago I sent out a tweet stating I was having trouble outlasting my new iPad’s battery. It was about 2:40 AM and I had been using the device heavily since about 10:30 AM the day before. What I...
View ArticleiMovie for iPhone 4 Example (updated)
Update: Added HD (720p) version below for comparison. Above is a sample movie I created 100% on the new iPhone 4. I used the iPhone 4’s built in front and rear facing cameras to capture stills and...
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