Macworld Reviews and First Looks

Warp 1.1

Warp 1.1 is a free system utility for Leopard. It adds more functionality to Spaces.

Review: Bose SoundDock PortableThe portable version of Bose's iconic iPod speaker system improves on the original but sports an even-higher price tag.
TimeMachineEditor 1.3If you’ve ever wanted to change Time Machine’s schedule, Time Software's TimeMachineEditor lets you do just that. You can tweak the interval so that Time Machine backs up every, say, four hours, or you can choose to have Time Machine back up once a day, once a week, or once a month.

Latest Reviews and First Looks

Warp 1.1
Warp 1.1 is a free system utility for Leopard. It adds more functionality to Spaces.
Review: Bose SoundDock Portable
The portable version of Bose's iconic iPod speaker system improves on the original but sports an even-higher price tag.
TimeMachineEditor 1.3
If you’ve ever wanted to change Time Machine’s schedule, Time Software's TimeMachineEditor lets you do just that. You can tweak the interval so that Time Machine backs up every, say, four hours, or you can choose to have Time Machine back up once a day, once a week, or once a month.
Review: Little Big Disk Quadra 500GB portable hard drive
LaCie’s Little Big Disk Quadra is a high capacity, portable storage device that can be powered off of a FireWire connection. It will cost you considerably more than a similar capacity desktop drive, but its RAID configuration helps keep the drive competitive with desktop drives in terms of performance.
MenuMeters 1.3
Curious what’s going on with your system’s CPU, disk drives, network activity, or memory usage? MenuMeters presents tons of detail in a well-designed an minimally-intrusive interface.
Review: Sierra Wireless Compass 597 USB modem
The Sierra Wireless Compass 597 is the ultimate cellular data modem combo. The device folds high-speed data access and GPS service into a tiny USB cell modem and pairs it with new Mac OS X software that takes full advantage of the new hardware.
SuperDocker 2.2.0
If you don’t like Leopard’s 3-D dock, SuperDocker offers a number of variations that you can implement with a few mouse clicks.
Review: Myvu Crystal video eyewear for iPod
Peter Cohen takes a look through Myvu's latest goggles for iPod-hosted video viewing.
Review: ArtixScan M1 Pro dual media scanner
With its support for many pro-level transparency types and two full-featured professional software packages, the ArtixScan M1 Pro is a step up, both in quality and in price, from consumer photo and document scanners.
Smultron 3.5
As a text editor, Smultron is as feature-rich as other similar programs. But Smultron's interface isn't daunting and is also customizable.
Review: Synchronize Pro X 6.0
With Synchronize Pro X, you have a lot of flexibility to designate what files and folders to include and exclude; the program allows you to create bootable backups as well. Synchronize X Plus is also a great complement to Leopard's Time Machine.
Review: SyncTogether 1.0.2
If you're not a .Mac member or if you want to sync in ways .Mac doesn't permit, Mark/Space's SyncTogether 1.0.2 may meet your needs.
SmartSleep 1.2
Smart Sleep is a System Preferences panel that lets you choose between four different sleep modes for your Mac laptop.
Logitech ClearChat PC Wireless headset
Logitech's ClearChat PC Wireless headset is lightweight, comfortable, and sounds good.
iPod and iPhone Case Roundup: Working up a sweat
iPods are great for working out, but it always helps to have the right equipment. Here are four cases that let you give your iPod a run for its money.
SmartBackup 2.2
There are many good backup utilities out there, and the number of choices is growing. What makes FreeRideCoding'sSmartBackup 2.2.4 unique is that it lets you define files to be backed up using saved Spotlight searches.
Review: Fujitsu ScanSnap S300M document scanner
Fujitsu's ScanSnap S300M takes the technology from the company's desktop document scanners, and puts it into a portable device. The S300M is speedy and easy to use, but it does have some limitations.
Review: Roku Netflix Player
Roku's Netflix Player gives Netflix subscribers access to thousands of movies and TV shows on their TV set for a flat fee of $99. But is it worth it? Our review has the details.
ScreenRecycler 1.16
Using VNC—the same technology as Leopard’s Screen Sharing feature—ScreenRecycler “connects” one Mac's screen to another Mac over your local network.
NoobProof 1.1 and WaterRoof 2.0
Mac OS X’s built-in firewall works well, but Apple offers very few options for configuration. Hanynet’s NoobProof and WaterRoof are utilities that provide just such customization.