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Macworld Podcast
Macworld Podcast: iPhone 30 days on
With a month of the iPhone now in the books, we thought we'd turn our attention to what we've learned after 30-plus days of putting Apple's new mobile phone through its paces.
Macworld Podcast
Podcast: A week with the iPhone
The iPhone has been out for a week, and what better way to check in on how our opinions about Apple's latest mobile device have formed in the last seven days than by calling up an iPhone user.Mobile Mac
MCE OptiBay hard drive upgrade
Dan Frakes replaces his MacBook Pro's optical drive with a second hard drive.Reviews
MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo/2.2GHz and 2.4GHz
A hot new graphics chip, improved display technology, and support for more memory top the list of enhancements in Apple’s latest MacBook Pro laptops.Reviews
MacBook Core 2 Duo/2GHz and 2.16GHz
Apple’s MacBook line, already a hit with consumers and students, is even more appealing with faster CPUs, bigger hard drives, and more memory in the base model.Mobile Mac
A laptop stand and more
Although not a true docking station, APC's laptop stand offers more than just a raised platform.Reviews
AirPort Extreme Base Station
Apple's new AirPort Extreme Base Station may have been a long time coming, but it's worth the wait for anyone whose network needs either greater speed or longer distance. While cheaper 802.11n gateways are already on the market, none matches Apple's for features or ease of setup.Reviews
17-inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo/2.33 GHz
We can think of a few new features we'd like to see in Apple's flagship laptop. Even without those improvements, however, the 17-inch MacBook Pro is a marvelous machine. If you can afford the price and don't mind the size and weight, you won't be disappointed.Reviews
MacBook Core 2 Duo/1.83GHz and 2.0GHz
With Core 2 Duo processors across the line, and more memory and storage space in the $1,299 and $1,499 configurations, the hot-selling MacBook looks better than ever.Reviews
15-inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo/2.16GHz and 2.33GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo processors, twice the RAM, higher hard drive capacities, and the addition of a FireWire 800 port and double-layer DVD burning add up to a surprisingly substantial update to Apple's already compelling 15-inch MacBook Pro laptops.Reviews
SnapMail 5.0
SnapMail offers secure, simple interoffice messaging and file transfer. If you’re looking for a no-frills internal messaging system, this fits the bill.Reviews
Internet telephony and VoIP: What’s the difference?
If you want to dive into the world of Internet telephony but prefer to use your existing phone—not VoIP software on your Mac—as your primary calling device, you might consider subscribing to an Internet telephony service provider.Reviews
VoIP applications
Voice over IP, or VoIP, is an emerging technology that allows you to use your broadband Internet connection to place and receive voice and videophone calls. By adding some desktop VoIP software tools to your Mac, you, too, can take advantage of Internet calling.Reviews
Palm Treo 700p
The Treo 700p is one of the best smartphones on the market, despite its relative expense. And it’s even better if you want to take advantage of its speedy Internet access via the evolution-data optimized cellular data networking standard.Reviews
MacBook 1.83GHz and 2GHz
The MacBook is very impressive, not only compared to the iBooks and PowerBook it replaces, but also compared to its new Pro brethren. It offers almost everything that people would need in a laptop. If you use non-native apps often, and prefer a SuperDrive to a Combo Drive, consider one of the faster models. But if you're a hard core 3-D gamer, the MacBook is not the Mac for you.Reviews
17-inch MacBook Pro
The 17-inch MacBook Pro is a fabulous machine for anyone who concludes that its high performance, huge screen, and impressive versatility more than justify its size and weight. The remaining question for those Mac users: Buy the 17-inch model now or wait for more Intel-native apps to arrive?Reviews
Phlink 3.0
Phlink 3.0.1. is a well-designed application that is ideally suited to individuals who want to get a handle on their day-to-day phone routine.Reviews
MacBook Pro/1.83GHZ and 2.0 GHz
The 2GHz MacBook Pro is a fitting successor to the PowerBook G4. While its new internal architecture makes it noticeably faster than its predecessor—and blazingly faster in certain high-end tasks—it’s still comfortably a Mac laptop.Reviews
PhoneValet Message Center 3.0
PhoneValet is great for anybody who wants to log, record, and automatically answer calls with a Mac. With its highly configurable message recorder and user-friendly support for multiple voicemail boxes, PhoneValet remains the best choice for those who value ease of use and simplicity.Reviews
InterComm 1.3
InterComm 1.3 is touted as a collaboration tool with instant messaging, file sharing, and version control features. Unfortunately, it fails at almost all of these tasks.Reviews
Phlink 2.2
If you’re on a budget or want some Tiger-specific telephony goodies, Phlink 2.2 is an excellent phone-message recorder and a huge improvement over its predecessor.Reviews
DataPilot 2.0
If you have a phone that iSync won’t support, or if you’d like to expand the capabilities of an iSync-supported phone’s connection with your Mac, DataPilot 2.0 is for you.Mac Gems
AirPort Express Elevation
Griffin's AirBase offers convenience you didn't know you needed.Reviews
Instant-messaging software
With e-mail systems overloaded by spam, your instant-messaging application may be as important—and as personal—as your e-mail software.
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Mac Skeptic: ILife ’05, Must-Have or Must Avoid?
Apple upgraded its suite of multimedia applications. Should you buy it?Reviews
Mac Gems
This month's featured products include Digital Hotspotter, Jiggler, RePorter and CLIX.Reviews
Missing Sync for Palm OS 4.0
Missing Sync for Palm OS 4.0 offers more features, a better user interface, and faster syncing than PalmSource's offering.Reviews
ChatBarrier X3 10.3
Intego’s ChatBarrier X3 10.3.1 applies what sounds like a high standard—“military-grade” 512-bit encryption—to iChat messagingReviews
Airport Express
Apple has created a product that not only provides a highly functioning 802.11g base station in a portable shell, but also pushes into a new product category.Reviews
PDA Pundit: Noteworthy Note Takers for PDAs
PhatPad and BugMe add pizzazz and photos to handheld memos.Reviews
eBeam System 3 BT
Luidia's eBeam System 3 BT is a whiteboard-capture device that uses Bluetooth technology to digitally record to your Mac what you write on an ordinary whiteboard.Reviews
Sonnet Aria Extreme Wireless CardBus Card
Sonnet's Aria Extreme Wireless CardBus Card brings wireless access to G3 PowerBooks that have no AirPort slots.Reviews
The Playlist: Winamp Makes a Comeback
The latest updates to two classic media players, plus RealNetworks' new music store.Reviews
The Playlist: My Love/Hate Relationship With ITunes
An in-depth look at the greatest, coolest, most insanely frustrating media player out there and the store behind it.Reviews
AirPort Extreme Antennas
Apple's AirPort Base Stations can liberate you from the shackles of Ethernet cable, but sadly, their range often doesn't extend as far as most people can throw a stone. Meet the Dr. Bott ExtendAir antennas, which plug right in to the AirPort Extreme's antenna port (on the $249 model only).Reviews
Palm OS-based Handheld Devices
We tried out four of the latest Mac-compatible handhelds that run Palm OS: Handspring's Treo 300, Palm Computing's Tungsten T and Zire, and Sony's Cliu00e9 PEG-NX70V.Reviews
HomePlug Network Adapters
With two or more HomePlug 1.0-compliant adapters, you can network computers and printers — as well as share a broadband connection — via the power outlets in a home or office. We put five of these adapters through their paces — the Asoka Plug-Link Ethernet Bridge, GigaFast HomePlug Ethernet Bridge, Linksys Instant PowerLine EtherFast 10/100 Bridge, Netgear Powerline Ethernet Adapter, and Phonex Broadband NeverWire 14 QX-201.Reviews