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Transferring files securely

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0700

If you're on the road and need to send or receive files without worrying who might intercept them, you've got plenty of options for sending them securely. Kirk McElhearn explains how.

Review: FreeAgent Go for Mac portable hard drive

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:13:00 -0700

The FreeAgent Go is an external hard drive that promises fast FireWire 800 transfer speeds, spacious storage, and a stylish (if bulky) white and aluminum design meant to compliment the Mac.

More credit for Apple

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:01:00 -0700

Rob Griffiths shares his thoughts on iPhone 2.1, after a couple weeks of hands-on time.

Toshiba shows prototype fast-charging laptop battery

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:34:00 -0700

Toshiba showed off a prototype SCiB battery designed for laptops at the Ceatec exhibition in Japan.

Review: V550 Nano Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:36:00 -0700

The V550 Nano Cordless Laser Mouse is a fine notebook mouse and well worth its mildly pricey admission fee.

Review: Microsoft Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 Special Edition

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:59:00 -0700

Road warriors who pack a mouse into a laptop bag want something small and durable, like Microsoft’s Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse 3000 Special Edition. Despite its small size, it’s a comfortable mouse that tracks well.

Cloud computing takes hold despite privacy fears

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:05:00 -0700

A Pew Internet & American Life survey finds that consumers are using more cloud computing services, even as they fear for their privacy, Computerworld says.

3G modems for laptops booming

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:21:00 -0700

Sales of cellular modems for laptops should pass $22 billion by 2013, ABI Research said.

Review: Macally Turtle mouse

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:59:00 -0700

At first glance, the Macally Turtle appears to be simply an attractive wireless mouse—perhaps a bit small and light (at 2.5 ounces) for desktop use, but a good size for a welcome traveling companion for your laptop.

Review: Canon Selphy CP770 portable photo printer

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:56:00 -0700

Sporting a clever bucket design that allows for easy packing of cords and extra media, Canon’s Selphy CP770 is a streamlined portable photo printer with an optional battery that can print with or without being connected to a computer.

Review: Spanning Sync 1.2.1

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:36:00 -0700

Spanning Sync’s eponymous utility is designed to perform just one task easily and efficiently: syncing event information between iCal on your Mac and the free Google Calendar service. Although it does the job adequately, it fails to sync some important data—and if you use it to keep multiple users’ calendars in sync, even more complications arise.

Review: 1Password for iPhone

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:13:00 -0700

1Password is an excellent web site login and secret-keeping application on the Mac. How well does its new iPhone counterpart work?

Google touts iPhone, Chrome browser

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:44:00 -0700

Even as Google prepares to launch its own mobile computing platform, a company executive heaped praise on Apple’s iPhone Thursday.

Sony recalls 73,000 Vaio laptops due to burn hazard

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:38:00 -0700

Sony is recalling 73,000 Vaio TZ laptops because of a possible manufacturing defect that may cause them to overheat.

Epson announces new MovieMate 55 projector

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:40:00 -0700

Epson today announced a new multimedia projector, the MovieMate 55. The device includes a projector, CD/DVD player, and speakers in a portable case.

Benchmarks: Western Digital Scorpio Black laptop hard drive

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:20:00 -0700

Quiet, efficient, and only marginally hotter than your standard laptop hard drive, the Scorpio Black is an attractive drive for any high-performance seeking user.

Analysis: Intel developer forum introduces your next Mac

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:46:00 -0700

Intel provided 170-plus hours of technical instruction last week at its developer forum. Rik Myslewski sorts through it and pulls out the relevant news for Mac users about how the nuts and bolts that hold together the entire world of computing will influence future Apple hardware.

Review: LaCie Portable DVD±RW with LightScribe, Design by Sam Hecht

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:15:00 -0700

LaCie’s Portable DVD±RW with LightScribe, Design by Sam Hecht, is one product where style and weight trumped speed and (to a certain extent) sturdiness. Even so, it’s the portable DVD burner of choice for MacBook Air owners.

Wi-Fi in-flight comes to some American routes

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:48:00 -0700

American Airlines launched in-flight Wi-Fi service on three long-haul routes in the U.S. Wednesday, and will decide in three to six months whether to expand the service to other routes.

Intel laptop platform to boost graphics, power use

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:05:00 -0700

Intel said its next-generation platform for laptops will provide more visually stunning graphics and better power management features.

Tom Bihn offers 'checkpoint friendly' laptop bag

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:11:00 -0700

Tom Bihn has developed a new "checkpoint friendly" laptop bag designed to get in you in and out of TSA security as fast as possible.

Android phone could come in November

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:06:00 -0700

The FCC has approved a new phone from HTC that some think could be the first phone to run Google's Linux-based Android.

Gmail users report yet another outage

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:01:00 -0700

Gmail is having availability problems for the third time in the past two weeks.

Intel drops Centrino from Atom brand after five months

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:54:00 -0700

Intel has dropped the Centrino Atom brand after five months, using just Atom to brand this part of its product line.

RouteBuddy GPS update fixes routing issues

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:09:00 -0700

RouteBuddy has been updated fixing several routing issues and adding a few new features too.

iPhone apps for travelers

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:34:00 -0700

PC World’s James A. Martin looks at two iPhone apps seemingly ideal for travelers—Urbanspoon and TravelTracker.

Logitech releases V550 Nano cordless laser mouse for notebooks

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:14:00 -0700

Logitech introduced the V550 Nano, a wireless laser mouse designed for Mac laptop users on the go.

Intel to release Nehalem laptop chips next year

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:42:00 -0700

Intel to release Nehalem laptop chips next year, the company confirmed on Sunday.

Review: SlimBlade Bluetooth Presenter Mouse

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:09:00 -0700

The Kensington SlimBlade Bluetooth Presenter Mouse is one odd little rodent. It tries to be two different animals—first, a compact traveler’s mouse, and second, a presentation controller—but it ends up doing the first poorly and the second only minimally.

Bugs & Fixes: Vanishing contacts and calendar events

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:30:00 -0700

Ted Landau tells you what to do if contacts and calendar events synced via MobileMe suddenly disappear from your iPhone. And he returns to smart flash drives, the subject of last week’s column.

Force subscribed calendars to sync to MobileMe

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:57:00 -0700

MobileMe won’t sync all the events from your subscribed calendars. Until such time as it does, this hint provides a usable, if not perfect, workaround.

Catching up with Nullriver and NetShare

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:49:00 -0700

Nullriver, makers of a tethering app that got pulled from Apple’s App Store, says it’s working with Apple to return NetShare to the store.

Delta to have Wi-Fi on all its US planes, starting this fall

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:56:00 -0700

Delta announced Tuesday that it will begin rolling out Wi-Fi access on its aircraft this fall.

Review: Teleport for iPhone

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:02:00 -0700

Teleport is an expensive but full-featured application to view and control other Macs and Windows machines on your network.

What will be in Apple’s next laptops?

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:37:00 -0700

Intel’s new Centrino 2 platform may make its way into Apple’s next laptops—but don’t count on it. Rik Myslewski looks at the many options available to Apple for its upcoming hardware updates.

Apple kills iPhone tethering app

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:05:00 -0700

PC World reports that an app called Netshare from Nullriver that would let users marry their iPhone’s 3G Net access to their computer has been quickly pulled from the App Store.

Review: Golf scoring applications for iPhone

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:48:00 -0700

There are quite a few golf scoring apps available in the App Store. Which are worth your hard-earned cash?

Missing Sync for Symbian released

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:50:00 -0700

Missing Sync for Symbian helps Symbian smartphone users synchronize contact, calendar and to do information with their Macs.

ezGear intros mobile charger for iPhone, iPods

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:39:00 -0700

The PowerBullet 2x2 plugs into either a wall or car power socket and features two USB ports for charging two devices at once.

The Portable Office: Tales of Travel Terror

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:16:00 -0700

We asked you to tell us about the worst things that have happened to you when you were traveling with your Mac. Here are the worst of the worst.

Stay cool with the MacBook Air

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:30:00 -0700

Jason Snell and other have noticed that Intel’s Santa Rosa chip architecture, used by the MacBook Air, shuts down a core when it gets too hot. The result? At random times, generally on warm days and generally in the afternoon after you’ve been using my MacBook Air for a while, the computer will become crazily unresponsive.

Review: SecuriKey Professional Edition 2.1

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:41:00 -0700

SecuriKey offers a quick and easy way for mobile users to keep data on their Mac away from prying eyes. While the setup of additional users on a system can be confusing, SecuriKey just works.

Review: MobileMe 1.0

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:05:00 -0700

MobileMe is a rebranded .Mac, but the service offers one stellar feature that may convince new people to subscribe. Some information can now be synchronized among devices as it changes.