Guest Review: MCotY Veronica Ricci reviews TurboTax SnapTax
As a special treat, and as a filler until we get her “Mac Chick of the Year” photo spread finished, Penthouse Pet and Mac Chick of the Year Veronica Ricci is making her tech-review debut here on Macenstein with her timely review of Intuit’s Turbo Tax SnapTax. Enjoy! Tax season is (unfortunately) upon us. I have used TurboTax online a few times in the past to do... Read More
Review: Apps Gone Free
Anyone who’s come to the iPod touch/iPad/iPhone gaming market from a Nintendo DS or PSP will likely think it odd that I would bitch about the 99¢ – $1.99 App Store prices, but hey, you download over 2000 of them (as have I) and these things start to add up. That’s why I can’t recommend highly enough Apps Gone Free (free – iTunes Store) , which showcases... Read More
Review: Gemini – the Duplicate File Finder
With hard drives getting both bigger and cheaper these days, you may not think you need an app whose sole purpose is to locate duplicate files and folders to help you reclaim disk space. However, with Apple making a fairly clear move towards smaller, more expensive SSD drives, getting back an extra 5-10 GB or so of space may actually be worth shelling out five bucks, which just... Read More
Review: Kensington’s SecureBack Security Case for iPad
If you’ve been to any type of trade show lately, you’ve probably noticed that the iPad has quickly become the budget-minded exhibitor’s best friend when it comes to providing a (relatively) low cost, eye-catching and somewhat interactive kiosk. And odds are if you’re anything like me, you’ve also looked at the those iPads sitting somewhat unmonitored... Read More
Review: Antec Advance Screen cleaners
For most of us, the goto way to clean our iPods, iPhone, and iPads is the old “breathe onto it and quickly rub it with your shirt before the vapor disappears” thing, and with good reason – it works quite well. So given that you have your own built-in supply of hot water vapor, is it worth spending the money on a screen-cleaning solution? Well, Antec thinks so. Let’s... Read More
Review: MoonSkins Glow-in-the-dark iPhone cases
When I gave my daughter my “old” iPhone 4 this Christmas, I began looking for a “cool” iPhone case that she’d like to help sweeten the gift. It turns out this was unnecessary as she was so excited when she opened it that she was visibly shaking, but she got a cool case anyway – the MoonSkins glow-in-the-dark case ($29.99 Amazon). How cool? Well,... Read More
Review: Phone to Mac 4 – The best tool you’ll hopefully never need
Readers of my reviews are familiar with my love for Elgato’s Eye TV HD, which I have explained has allowed me to amass quite the library of TV shows over the years. But let me explain the exact process I use in full, just so you can have a little empathy (or a good laugh) at my recent misfortune. In order to create that wonderful library of “free” TV Shows for... Read More
Review: EyeTV HD – All you want for Christmas
Turn your Mac into a full-featured DVR with EyeTV Many of us Apple Fanboys swore our oath of allegiance to Apple in our teens and 20’s, and now that we’re in our 30’s we have begun spawning our own new generation of little Fanboys and Girls. Once you, and your family, have committed to the Apple way of life, things can quickly get expensive – you and the wife... Read More
iSkin iPhone 4/4S case roundup – Claro, Solo, Aura
Continuing my iPhone 4/ 4S case review series, here’s a quick roundup of my impressions of three of iSkin’s latest offerings. iSkin Solo ($29.99) – Available in four translucent colors (pink, aqua, purple, and black) the Solo is your basic “rubber case”. Of course, iSkin says the Solo is made from a a special “new generation theromoplastic”,... Read More
Review: XtremeMac Tuffwrap Shift color-changing case for iPhone 4/4S
Usually I’m not a huge fan of reviewing silicone iPhone cases, not because I don’t love them (after all, who doesn’t love changing the look of their phone every once in awhile), but usually there’s not all that much to say about them aside from “It’s pretty much what you would expect”. However, XtremeMac got my attention with their new Tuffwrap... Read More
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