APPLEMATTERS REVIEWS

Clips: the iTunes of Clipboard Managers?

I took advantage of the recent McHeist nanoBundle 2, dropping twenty bucks for possibly $260.00 worth of apps. A few apps in the bundle are …(read more)

Two Useful Photo Apps for Shutterbugs

There are several dozen iPhone apps for taking and editing photos, and in the last few months a handful of video capturing apps for the …(read more)

Vlingo: Another Powerful Voice Recoginition iPhone App

Most of us iPhone and iPod touch users are not too keen on touch typing on our devices. Sure, it’s not the hardest thing to …(read more)

Keyboard Maestro Gets 4.01 Update

If you follow my articles here on Apple Matters and elsewhere, you would see that one of the topics I write about most is Mac …(read more)

Of Dragon, MacSpeech, and Dictation

Over a year ago, I wrote a review of the speech recognition program, MacSpeech. The review was fairly favorable, and I’ve used the program off …(read more)

First Look: Aperture 3.0 Released

As a photographer, I‘m ten times more excited about the just released Aperture 3.0 update than I am about the iPad. When I woke up …(read more)

Get Past the Hype: Go for the $499 iPad Model

Now that we’ve all had a few days to digest the hoopla and hype of the iPad, it might be a good idea to take …(read more)

Problems Solved: Mailplane and Webnote

I view some software applications as real problem solvers. So I guess you can say this review is part of a continuing series about programs …(read more)

CES 2010 and Apple: Video Where We Want It, When We Want It… and in 3-D

The Consumer Electronics Show, an annual event held in Las Vegas with tens of thousands of exhibitors, sets a general tone for the rest of …(read more)

A Few Great Safari Extensions

Here are a few free browser extensions and bookmarklets that make the experience of browsing the Web and reading on a screen a tiny bit …(read more)

In Appreciation of the Griffin PowerMate

I haven't thought twice about my decision not to purchase a Magic Mouse, thanks to the Griffin PowerMate. A smooth metal knob with blue LEDS …(read more)

REVIEW: Songbird 1.4.3—An Alternative to iTunes

When I'm at my computer, I usually experience music through a combination of iTunes and my web browser. For example, if I'm listening to an …(read more)