Review and iPhone Tobi on 02 Jan 2009
I have had my iPhone for nearly a month now and absolutely love almost everything about it – the great exception being the iPod. Having been a 1st Gen iPod Nano user for three years, I surely was expecting the iPhone to support folders for my playlists. I still remember my excitement when iTunes started [...]
Mac OS X Platform and Review Tobi on 06 Mar 2008
Apple advertises its Time Capsule product primarily as a simple backup companion solution to its Leopard Time Machine Application. While this is certainly a great application, this Apple Insider Article points another great application, namely Time Capsule’s use as a simple server for home users.
Mac OS X Platform and Review and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 05 Mar 2008
In the Windows world there is MS Visio for diagram drawing of all kinds. On Mac OS X there is OmniGraffle, a phantastic diagramming application with a 100% Mac look-and-feel. Omnigraffle comes in two versions, standard and professional. I have the professional version and if you plan to do some serious diagram drawing I strongly [...]
Review and Technology Tobi on 21 Dec 2007
One of the most useful features in Adobe Acrobat 5.0 that I used first as a student and then later even more at work was its ability to compare two documents side-by-side and mark all the differences. It is the only program I know to date that enables one to do this. I used it [...]
Mac OS X Platform and Review Tobi on 21 Aug 2007
Back in May I reviewed my top 10 favorite features of Mac OS X. One of my Mac OS X Top X was pertaining to the connection to external projectors, monitors, or TVs. Back then I did not have the opportunity to try this feature with a widescreen Mac. Now I am in that fortunate [...]
Review and Videography Tobi on 08 Aug 2007
My initial joy of the redesigned iMovie ’08 UI with clip browser did not last very long. Last night I checked out the tutorials and the getting started manual, and after reading some research today it appears all too clear that iMovie ’08 did away with the timeline. Inconceivable!
Review Tobi on 11 May 2007
Did you ever read a review for some product or service that ended by saying “Do your homework” or “Do your research”? This is of course a rhetorical question. The real question is, when did you last read a review that did not say that?