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I love the keyboard on my 13″ MacBook Pro, but one of the things I hate is the buildup of dirt and grime between the keys. I tried a couple of keyboard protectors from iSkin a few years ago, but I found them a little too thick, as they ended …

The Blackly Mobile is quite a unique offering as far as laptop bags go: not only is it designed to accomodate a 13–17“ laptop for use inside the case, but it also allows for the use of a mouse on a slide-out mousepad (called the ”Wing“). This means that you’ll …

  Day One is a handsome little app that encourages you to record all of your daily dealings inside of its cool blue interface. Granted, plenty of other apps already offer a similar digital journaling experience, but Day One takes it a step further by providing a standalone Mac app …

Typing out this review for OOTP 12 reminds me of how I felt when I first launched the game:  overwhelmed.  The game is so unbelievably deep that this review could rival the Bible in length.  In the interests of our readers, however, I’ll shorten it up a bit.  But know …

My word, Byword, you turned out to be quite a surprising little purchase. I picked you up on a whim because I saw the screenshots of your iA Writer-like Focus Mode and clever little pop-up controls for rich text files, but I have ended up calling on you daily for …

The AViiQ (pronounced Ah-Veek) Portable Quick Stand is a 5.5-ounce Hylite stand for laptops up to 17” in size. I’ve been testing it for about a week with my 13” MacBook Pro, and to be completely honest, I’m still unsure of what to think about it. On the one hand, …

There are enough written reviews of Fantastical on the net, so I thought I’d try something a little different. This review of the fantastic little calendar app is half screencast, half video review, and features all the chiclet-y clicking of my Mac’s keyboard (err, that’s a bonus or something). I …

The Speck SeeThru SATIN is as close to a MacBook softener as you can get. The matte finish helps make the hard aluminium shell feel smoother to the touch, and the soft-touch coating rounds the sharp edges of the wrist pad. Add to that the full-body scratch protection that preserves …

The full-sized version of the Smartfish Whirl mouse does a good job of balancing ergonomics with aesthetics, but its smaller sibling, the Whirl Mini laptop mouse ($50), is definitely the model to get.  This mini mouse includes the sweet Ergomotion pivoting action of the Whirl, but in a lighter, tighter, punchier …

The booq Boa nerve L ($150 – with included laptop sleeve) is a real beast of a bag: it weighs about five pounds before you even put anything in it, and its main compartment is big enough to fit a 17” laptop, and then some. BIG TIME STORAGE The Boa …

Before I talk about the actual design of the Smartfish Whirl Laser Mouse ($49.95), I wanted to give a tip of the hat to the team at Smartfish for coming up with a comfortable shell that doesn’t look like it came out of Doctor Caligari’s cabinet. HARDWARE The Whirl is …