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OmniOutliner 3 Pro

Zack Stern — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:05:00 -0500

We’re constantly collecting scraps of information: recipes, website addresses, notes for a meeting next week, or a list of music to buy. OmniOutliner store these bits, but it’s especially useful in organizing them for further action. It quickly turns out to-do lists, writing outlines, and other guides. The results are valuable enough to justify adding OmniOutliner to your Applications folder even though much of its functionality is redundant with any text editor.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Russ Juskalian — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:31:00 -0500

When Canon announced the 5D back in 2005, it was a game-changer. The camera was the first full-frame DSLR--meaning that its CMOS sensor is the same size as a frame of 35mm film, about 60 percent larger than the sensors in most DSLRs--in a standard sized SLR body, all for just a bit more than $3,000. Three years later, its successor, the 5D Mark II, pushes the image-quality bar higher and the cost of entry lower. But 2009 offers a more crowded field of competitors, and this camera comes with a few things--like full 1080p HD video--that puts it in a category all its own.

KarmaStar

Susie Ochs — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:40:00 -0500

Tapping one of these green badges increases the trait skill and scores 1 point.

Wacom Intuos4

Roberto Baldwin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:30:00 -0500

Tablets are often thought to be just for graphic designers who’ve eschewed the mouse for something “more organic.” They wave their hands over the magical device and create art out of nothing. What most Mac people don’t realize is that the tablet isn’t just a designer’s tool. It’s useful for nearly anyone who puts in serious time in front of a computer. With its wealth of customization options, Wacom’s Intuos4 becomes a useful input device for a variety of applications, and its sensitivity makes it a great tablet for the traditional audience of graphics pros.

Assassin's Creed: Altair's Chronicles 1.1.1

Susie Ochs — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:25:00 -0500

Assassin’s Creed looks amazing, with a pretty stunning opening cinematic and crisp, detailed graphics. The game combines platforming, stealth, combat, and some puzzles, but the simple tasks--navigating the game world’s narrow walkways and tricky jumps--are more frustrating than they need to be, and the anemic save system doesn’t help.

Trivial Pursuit

Susie Ochs — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:22:14 -0500

Up to four players can race for pie.

Topple 2

Susie Ochs — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:13:43 -0500

This might not end well.

Using USB Drives to Protect Your Valuable Data

Ray Aguilera — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:53:00 -0500

Your Mac is a pretty secure device right out of the box. Because of its Unix underpinnings, Mac OS X isn’t vulnerable to the viruses and malware that can wreak havoc on Windows. And Macs are a less-attractive target for hackers looking to infect the largest number of machines with the least amount of effort, since Windows PCs own a considerably larger chunk of the market. But threats are still out there. Need proof?