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In Case You Missed It: Nov. 15 - Nov. 21

Roberto Baldwin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:44:00 -0600

You're busy people, we know that. But it's the weekend. Relax and enjoy the hottest articles from the past week.

Features

- 8 Special Edition iPods You'll Never See - We're bringing Manimal back!

- Moto Chaser? How About Motorhead? How App Store Searches Lead to Music Sales - Become a racing ace while listening to the ACe of Spades.

- The Spectacular Mac|Life Holiday Gift Guide of Awesomeness - Gift ideas for the coming holidays.

Reviews

- Photoshop CS4 [Up Close] - Get up close and personal with the latest Adobe upgrade.

- WikiMe - Become the most knowledge person in an immediate area.

- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Fans of WoW should get back to grinding.

How-Tos

- Restore Your Crashed Mac with Time Machine Backups - Go back in time and restore your mac.

- Take Control of Your Apple TV With Your Universal Remote - The end to losing your Apple remote in the couch cushions.

In Case You Missed it: Nov. 8 - Nov. 14

Roberto Baldwin — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:06:00 -0600

The holidays are officially upon us. You're probably busy shopping for presents, selecting large pieces of meat, and cooking delicious "test" pies to make sure your recipe will be a winner when the family arrives.

Take breather, while you were fretting over whether to serve cranberry sauce or sweet potatoes--we suggest both--we continued to bring you the best Apple articles in the known Universe.

Features

- How to Survive the 17 Worst Mac Disasters - Even the best machines have problems. Eradicate those gremlins with our handy-dandy guide.

- The 5 Best -- and 5 Worst -- Apple Laptops of All Time, Ever! - A history lesson for noobs. A walk down memory lane for us old timers.

- How Pantone's Color Expert Colors Your World - Brown is the new black. No really, it is.

How-Tos

- Create Custom iPhone Ringtones - Finally make those A*Teens ringtones you've been dreaming of.

- Conquer the iTunes Smart Playlist - Tame your unwieldy iTunes library with smart playlists.

- Take Better Product Photos, Become an eBay Millionaire - Who wants to be a millionaire? Yeah, thats what we thought.

Reviews

- PhotoCalc - For all the shutterbugs out there.

- Kensington SlimBlade Presenter Mouse - It's for presentations, it doesn't give out presents.

- OmniFocus for iPhone - Organize your life.

In Case You Missed It: Oct. 25 - Oct. 31

Roberto Baldwin — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:30:27 -0500

How about that Halloween? We're still gorging ourselves on delicious candy.

While you're still hopped on sugar, check out the articles you may have missed while you were shopping for the perfect costume.

Feature

- Top 10 Apple Influencers of 2009 - They're the Apple movers and the shakers for 2009.

- 7 Essential iPhone Election Apps - Don't forget to vote on Tuesday and while you're getting all political, check our list of sweet election flavored iPhone apps.

- iPhone Inspires a Whittle Nondigital Genius - An incredibly impressive iPhone dock carved from wood by one of our very own readers.

How-tos

- Rock Out in GarageBand with the Rock Band Drum Controller - Check out the ultimate GarageBand how-to and get the band back together.

- Make Your Mac a Lock Box - Keep all your private stuff private.

- Watch Your Country's Internet Videos While Traveling Abroad - Using the power of proxies and VPN you can keep up wit your favorite shows online.

Reviews

- Wurdle - iPhone owning word nerds should check out this App Store app.

- Arturia Analog Factory Experience - Moog it up!

- Netter's Anatomy Flashcards - Learn all about your innards.

In Case You Missed it: Oct. 11 - Oct. 17

Roberto Baldwin — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:52:54 -0500

If you've been more concerned about Joe the Plumber than the news coming out of Cupertino, it's time to reset your priorities. Sure plumbers are the wonderful when the toilet backs up, but whens the last time a plumber synced with your iPod.

Check out this week's non-toilet backing-up Apple news.

Features

- Steve Dismisses MacBook touch, Crushes Rumors Sites' Hopes and Dreams - ModBook seen giving a sigh of relief.

- MacBooks Latest Cog in Apple's Green Machine - Al Gore nods in aprroval.

- Apple Picks Sides in Glossy vs. Matte Debate: The Pros and Cons of the Glossy Screen - What's a little glare between friends.

- Apple Loosens Grip on iPhone Development -- But is it Enough? - Goodbye NDA, hello better versions of Line Rider?

How-Tos

- 8 Easy Ways to Publish Online without iWeb or MobileMe - The internet demands your opinions on various subjects.

- Using a Web Clip as a Home Screen Separator - It ain't pretty, but it works.

- Flash on the iPhone! (almost) - VPN is slowly becoming the iPhones best friend.

Reviews

- WriteRoom iPhone - Word processing on the iPhone just got easier.

- New Nano Slims Down, Bulks Up - The new iPod nano may be Apple’s worst-kept secret in recent history.

- Plex - An open-source alternative to Apple TV.

In Case You Missed It: Sept. 27 -Oct. 3

Roberto Baldwin — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:56:00 -0500

Whew, how about that debate? Riveting stuff. We were hoping for a "I knew Jack Kennedy; Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy," moment. Maybe next time.

While you've been sending out debate party Evites and deciding which beer goes best with politics, we've been happily posting exciting content on MacLife.com.

So take a break from partisan politics and check out the hottest articles of the past week.

Reviews:

- LED Football: If you’re old enough to remember the classic Mattel Football electronic game, you’ll do a nostalgia-fueled double-take when you see LED Football.

- Flick Bowling: Bowling without the funny shoes.

- BattleStations Midway: World War II, the official war of video games.

Features:

- A Brief History of Mac System Sounds - Eep!: Everything you wanted to know about Mac system sounds but were afraid to ask.

How-tos:

- How to Back Up Your Mac with Time Machine: Back up before your hard drive fails. Because it will fail.

- Working with Stationery in Mail: Spice up your emails with Stationery templates in OS X Mail.

- Add and Create New Alert Beeps in OS X Leopard: We'll teach you how to bring Wild Eep and Quack back.

In Case You Missed It: Sept. 6 - Sept. 12

Roberto Baldwin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:28:19 -0500

With the release of the latest iPods, it's hard to concentrate on anything else. You catch yourself gazing at the rainbow of colors at work when you should be filing forms. They're hypnotic to say the least.

Well, while you were day-dreaming about a world filled with unicorns and iPod rain, we kept on publishing at MacLife.com.

Check out what you missed this week iPod-dreamer. (BTW, you're not the only one.)

Reviews:

- Asphalt 4: Elite Racing: With gas prices they way they are, you have to get your car racing kicks somewhere.

- Logitech QuickCam Vision Pro: Video chat with your friends or at least with people who've paid to be your friends.

- Spore Origins: Find out what happens when you take a complex game and shrink it down for the iPhone.

Features:

- iPod touch Nike+ Interface Pics: Get ready to run with the latest iPod touch.

- New iPod touch Unboxing Pr0n: More pics than you need of the iPod touch.

- New iPod nano: Unboxed and Ready To Rock!: Check out the beauty of the iPod nano before we shake to shuffle and toss it across the room.

How-tos:

- iPhone University: Learn more about the iPhone in a few articles than you ever dreamed.

- Kill the iTunes 8 Arrow: iTunes 8 is out, now let's fix it with the Terminal.

In Case You Missed It: Aug. 16 - Aug. 22

Roberto Baldwin — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:33:21 -0500

Your crazy life has you running in circles. You can't remember if you were supposed to pick up milk or get the dog vaccinated. Life's hectic and we understand that.

For the hurried masses with vaccinated milk and a new dog, we present the hottest stories of the week. Enjoy!

Reviews:

- Scosche Digital Tuneshift: Cruise with your tunes.

- Mondo Solitaire: More Solitaire games than you can shake a lonely stick at.

- Kensington Battery Pack and Charger for iPhone and iPod: Power to the pods.

Features:

- Meet the Apple Executive Olympic Team: Will Steve and crew take home the gold for Apple?

- 25 Reasons Non-Mac Users Should Shut Their Damn Pie-Holes: Hey, we're tired of hearing about Windows alright. Sheesh. For bonus fun, check out the Windows rants in the comments.

- 6 Ways Apple Could "Butch-Up" Its Tween, Emo-Hipster Image: Less Justin Long, more wailing guitars and ninjas.

How-Tos:

- Download iTunes Movies Away From Home With VNC: Use the raw power of VNC to control the world. Okay, to control your computer.

In Case You Missed It: Aug. 9 - Aug. 15

Roberto Baldwin — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:02:00 -0500

With that Michael Phelps fellow swimming his way into the history books, it can be hard to tear yourself away from Olympic coverage to check out the latest and greatest on MacLife.com.

We understand, for you super-duper Olympic fan, we present the hottest stories of the week. Enjoy!

Reviews:

- iHome Cycler: Protect your precious iPod while you train for the 2012 Olympics. Make your country proud while listening to latest LCD Sound System album.

- Starmap: Finally learn what all those dots in sky are with this handy app for the iPhone.iPod touch.

- Intua BeatMaker: Create your next musical masterpiece while waiting for the bus.

Features

- An Apology to the iPod touch: We're so sorry iPod touch.

- Going Green for Some Green: Save the planet, make a few bucks.

- A Newbie's Guide to the iPhone Underground: Find out who's hacking the iPhone and why.

- How the iPhone Could Be Destroying American Workers (or not): Playing with the iPhone at work could land you in hot water.

How-Tos

- Make High-Def Time-Lapse Movies with a Still Camera: Finally make that time lapse video of your uncle sleeping on the couch.

- Use AppleScript to Get Ahead in Web-Based Games: Live your real life while an AppleScript does the grinding for you.