Review – Word for Mac 2011: Both Thumbs Up, Part 2
Word for Mac 2011, whose top 10 improvements I discussed in the first part of this review, offers a number of provocative features for the professional writer. I look forward…
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Review – High Bit for the New Year – High-Resolution Music from Cedille Records
In this second installment of a multi-part article, we look at the various sources for high-resolution downloadable music from labels large and small, and offer a few sound bets for…
Review – The Compleat Writer: Backing Up – Part 2(b) – Seagate’s 5400rpm 1TB Laptop SSHD
Here’s another hard truth: Not only can your computer’s OS fail at any moment, but your hardware can give up the ghost unexpectedly. Won’t do you much good to have…
Review –VTech Headset Phone DS6671-3 & Retro Phone LS6191-17 Wireless Phones
Smartphones are grabbing all the attention these days, but in most homes, a wireless phone connected to the landline can be just as important. VTech is one of the best-known…
Review – The Beatles 50th Anniversary US Albums Releases
Sometimes a press release is just empty hyperbole. However, the release from Capitol Records and Apple Corps to announce the 50th Anniversary of the beginning of Beatlemania is anything but.…
Review – Bluetooth Speakers from Cambridge Sound Works OontZ XL and Jabra Solemate
Bluetooth speakers are all the rage. Most promise the same thing – great audio, room-filling sound, long battery life, cool styling, and a few other features. But the main job…
Review – Top Five Games for the Holiday Season – Saint’s Row IV, Assassins Creed 4 Black Flag, Grand Theft Auto V, Civilization V Brave New World Expansion, & Pokémon X and Y
With the holiday season in full swing we all know the danger you face from spending a too much time with the family, one wrong word, and you know the…
One Week Until CES 2014
With just one week to go until International CES 2014 begins, the excitement is building and the communications and rumors are coming fast and furious. Here are a few of…
Review – Reconsidering the Remastered Van Morrison Moondance, Astral Weeks, & His Band And Street Choir releases from HD Tracks & Rhino Records & Audioengine D3 24-bit DAC & Audio-Technica ATH-AD900X Headphones
The 1970 release of Moondance by Van Morrison heralded his return to the studio after Astral Weeks, a critically acclaimed album from 1968, that didn’t have a strong commercial appeal.…
Some Quick Hits for the Holidays – Apple iPad, Epson inkjet printers, streaming players, and Onkyo AV systems
It is once again that time, with gadgets under the tree, phones in our pockets, and stockings to stuff. Here are a few of my technology-related thoughts for the holidays.…