Quick Tip of the Week: Dragging Files - more details
On a Mac, you can drag a file from Location A to Location B, moving the file from its old residence to a new one. But what if you wanted two copies of the file: one at Location A and a second one at Location B? Or, here’s another option, what if you ...

Enjoying “another great set of iPods” - more details
“Some things,” says Bob Levitus (chron.com), “are inevitable.” Such as “new and improved iPods.” He’s pleased that the new 120GB iPod classic offers more storage for less money and that the new iPod touch “supports the Nike + iPod senso...

New iPod nano “at the top of the class” - more details
The “latest iPod nano continues to hold the edge over competitors,” observes Tom Rose (bostonherald.com), “thanks to two main factors: ease of use and third-party accessories.” Rose points out that the iTunes Store “remains the best. The stor...

Mac OS X Leopard Pro Tip: Make Your Mac Speak - more details
You don’t have to be a magician to make your Mac speak. In fact, the ability to speak text in email messages, Pages documents, PDFs, spreadsheets, and other text-based files is built in to every Mac. You turn it on in System Preferences, where you’...

Watch Over Here on iTunes U - more details
They were teenagers, New Yorkers, members of “the greatest generation,” when the world suffered through the economic and geo-political upheaval of World War II. Many years later, thanks to the PBS station WNET, they sat across from six high school ...

iPod touch “a joy to hold and use” - more details
In his review of iPod touch (2nd generation), Tom Rose calls it “the best handheld gadget for playing games, browsing the Internet, watching movies and, of course, listening to music.” Playing a few games on iPod touch also confirmed for Rose “wh...

Coming Attractions: Miracle at St. Anna - more details
Spike Lee’s Miracle at St. Anna tells the story of four black American soldiers caught behind enemy lines in World War II. The film opens next Friday. Catch the trailer on our site, and if you’re in New York on the 25th, hear filmmaker Spike Lee di...

Keep track of your treks on iPhone 3G - more details
RunKeeper ($9.99), new to the App Store, lets iPhone 3G help you keep track of your “runs, hikes and walks,” says John Biggs (nytimes.com). While you’re out, “RunKeeper displays the current pace, distance and time as well as a bar graph of the ...

Getting serious about games - more details
“Apple is serious about playing games,” opines Winda Benedetti (msnbc.com). To prove her point, she quotes, among others, Gonzague de Vallois, senior vice president of publishing at Gameloft: “We think the iPhone is the beginning of a new era for...

iPhone 3G named Gadget of the Year - more details
The readers of Stuff magazine have cast their votes, proclaiming iPhone 3G the Gadget of the Year in the magazine’s “public vote to find the year’s best gadget,” writes Peter Griffiths (uk.reuters.com). In winning top honors, iPhone 3G outsco...