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For over 30 years Brenthaven has been making high caliber products rooted in their heritage of outdoor backpacks. Their Collins Collection consists of 9 products that range from an iPad folio to this Convertible Backpack – all of which sport a sleek “heather gray” tweed appearance. The Look From first glance, …

Now that it is officially cold season in my corner of the world, I think it is the perfect time for some sorely needed cleaning up and reorganization of various things around my house and around my computer. Having now set up my new MacBook Pro as my main machine, …

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 …