NewerTechnology's Cassette Adapter: only its name isn't perfect
When it comes to playing your iPod in your car, are you a transmitter or an adapter? Either way, NewerTechnology's Audio Cassette adapter is worth a listen. With near-silent operation and pristine audio quality, it may be the perfect solution short of buying an iPod-ready car. Now if they'd only do something about the name... [Full Story...]
RandomMaccess Review: Newer Technology replacement battery for iPods
There’s almost nothing left to say. The increase in battery life was nothing short of astounding. My ancient iPod now gets up to 14 hours of continuous playtime. In fact, the hardest part of preparing this review was determining how long the battery lasted -– during my first few tests, the battery lasted longer than I did -- finally running out long after I had fallen asleep. [Full Story...]
PhoneValet Message Center puts amazing phone features into your Mac
Let's not mince words -- Parliant's PhoneValet Message Center turns your Mac and telephone into an amazingly intelligent home assistant that does just about everything but walk your dog. Think of it as the "Popeil Vegamatic" of phone systems. It may not dice and slice, but it answers, logs, records, routes, makes and emails phone calls. It's even considerate enough to pause iTunes while you're on the phone. But wait -- there's more! [Full Story...]
 Breen tells all: 'Secrets of the iPod' reveals the power in Apple's digital device
What's white, plastic and full of secrets? No, not Michael Jackson. We're talking about Apple's iPod, and so is Chris Breen. In "Secrets of the iPod: Third Edition," the well-known Mac personality lets us in on some not-so-well-known features of Apple's audio player, starting with the fact that playing music is just the beginning of what it can do. [Full Story...]
RandomMaccess First Look: A User's Look at Panther
Snared Apple's latest big cat yet? Ilene Hoffman's been putting Panther through its paces for months. Now, she's letting the cat out of the bag -- does Panther's pounce put it far enough past Jaguar to justify the $130 price tag? [Full Story...]
RandomMaccess Review: TackyShirt Presents Mac OS X -- Disc 1: The Basics
Calling TackyShirt's Mac OS X DVD a training video just doesn't seem fair; it's about as far beyond conventional training videos as a Segway is from a pogo stick. Chuck La Tournous looks at the first volume from the "Mac geek's dream team" and finds what could well be the first training video worthy of an Emmy. [Full Story...]
How good is D-Link's Bluetooth Adapter? Fuhgeddabowdit!
Feel like you're missing out on the Bluetooth craze? Even older Macs can join in the fun thanks to the D-Link Bluetooth Adapter -- a piece of technology so reliable, you may forget it's even there. [Full Story...]
 Want to be a Mac Power User? The truth is in Dr. Mac's latest book
Think Howard Stern is the "King of All Media?" Think again. In the Mac world, at least, the crown goes to Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus, whose latest book, The OS X Files, promises to turn mere computer mortals into power users. Once again, Dr. Mac delivers. [Full Story...]
GeeThree effect bypasses iMovie limitations by bypassing iMovie
We loved Virtix Pan and Scan -- until we saw how much resolution those neat Ken Burns-style effects would cost us. Now, plug-in maker GeeThree skirts the limitations of iMovie with a stand out, standalone application called SlickMotion. With developers putting out high quality effects like these for iMovie, who needs Final Cut Pro, anyway? [Full Story...]
One-of-a-kind 'one-trick-pony' indispensible for iMovie users with anamorphic vision
Got anamorphic vision? Relax -- you don't suddenly need to fear Kryptonite and you don't need glasses. What you need is Virtix's 16x9 Converter to put your iMovies in their proper perspective. [Full Story...]
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