BACK, AND BETTER THAN EVER

The classic use of Photoshop is for editing photos. Though there are lots of programs for doing this, Photoshop does it better. The new version… Read more

A LITTLE MUSIC, PLEASE

  Cakewalk has a new Studio Instruments program that is just plain fun to use and a steal at $50. You can create rhythm sections using four… Read more

HOLD THE PHONE

Hold the phone. No, we don’t mean Apple’s iPhone, which has received enough publicity to qualify as a galactic event. It’s a cell phone for… Read more

WE SEE STARS — TOO MANY

  We spent a couple of nights trying out the new Sky Scout from Celestron, a leading maker of telescopes. It’s a beautifully made piece of… Read more

NOW THAT’S FAST

Someday, wishful thinkers say, we’ll all have desktop computers as fast as a Cray Supercomputer. How about next year? The Clark School of… Read more

CAPTURE THE MOTION

    The latest version of “ALLCapture” has a new memory manager that allows you to capture computer screens in real time, without slowing… Read more

FREE ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE

Last year when we wrote about QuickBooks “Simple Start” accounting software, it cost $100. Now it’s free if you don’t need an extensive customer… Read more

A WASHABLE MOUSE

    Who needs a rat that can cook (new Disney movie) when you have a mouse you can wash? This comes out in August, and is probably no threat… Read more

A REAL NICE DATABASE

    Out favorite database, Alpha Five, is just out in Version 8. It has been our favorite for many years because it’s easy to use and at… Read more

THE REALLY SCARY NUMBERS REPORT

As if you weren’t worried enough, we saw a study that reported a scary 20 percent of drivers send text messages on their cell phones or… Read more