Vonage Pro now Mac-compatible
Vonage Pro, the VoIP phone service, now offers a Mac-compatible “softphone” so you can send and receive calls from anywhere your Mac is, including your Mac laptop. More: continued here
Category: MacWorld
Safari and iTunes Tweakers
There are a number of hidden settings in the latest versions of Safari and iTunes. These two utilities let you access those settings without having to dive into Terminal. More: continued here
Review: Desktop tax-preparation programs
TaxCut and TurboTax give professional-level results that will be as accurate as the information you provide. But you’ll spend less time preparing your tax return with TurboTax than with TaxCut. If you dislike tax preparation as much as most people do, that alone is worth the extra money that TurboTax costs. More: continued here
Apple and the expectations game
It’s always fun to speculate on what Apple has in store at its next big product announcement. But increasingly that speculation seems to be getting in the way of accurate assessments of Apple’s product moves, Philip Michaels says. More: continued here
iTunes Autofill opens up
iTunes 8.1 finally makes the previously-shuffle-only Autofill feature available to all iPods and iPhones…if you can find it. More: continued here
Nopali medical office software adds media file management
Nopali, the medical office management software, adds an iPhoto-like media file manager and other significant changes in its latest release. More: continued here
Review: 20- and 24-inch Aluminum iMacs (2009 Edition)
The iMac continues to be a desktop Mac that’s powerful enough to please both general consumers and professionals. Which one you prefer depends on how much screen real estate, graphics, and gaming power you need. More: continued here
Navigate an InDesign document using Power Zoom
In the latest version of InDesign, Adobe removed the Navigator panel and replaced it with Power Zoom, a more useful and intuitive way to navigate your documents. James Dempsey shows you how to use Power Zoom. More: continued here
Sneak peek at The Sims 3
With the worldwide release of The Sims 3 only a few months away, Electronic Arts invited members of the media to preview the game. The new version includes vastly improved graphics; revamped game play that focuses on character development and the pursuit of life goals. More: continued here
California legislator wants to censor Google Earth
If passed, the bill would enact fines and possible jail time on online services that did not blur out locations like schools and government buildings. More: continued here
Mystery of missing iTunes Genius feature solved
Can’t figure out where iTunes 8.1’s touted Genius feature for movies and TV shows is? There’s a good reason: it’s not available yet. More: continued here
Firefox beta update supports HTML 5
Firefox has been updated adding support for HTML 5. The browsers JavaScript and rendering engines were also updated. More: continued here
Benchmarks: New iMacs
We have benchmark results on the four new iMacs. The speed improvements over the iMacs released in April 2008 are significant, and there are also some interesting performance observations between the new iMac models. More: continued here
Aperture HDR plug-in boosts performance, adds dual histograms
Hydra, the Aperture plug-in (and standalone app) for creating HDR images, gains significant improvements in performance and features in its 2.1 release. More: continued here
Review: Mac mini 2009 edition
The new Mac mini models provide the most significant upgrades to the line yet, offering slightly better CPU performance, considerably improved video capabilities, increased expandability, and better wireless technology. The result is that for the first time, the Mac mini is a computer that’s truly capable of handling the iLife suite. More than ever, it’s…