New Apple Macbook

Apple takes a few steps forward with the MacBook’s excellent redesign, but the new model costs more as a result.

In the two-and-a-half years since the first MacBook model appeared, Apple has tweaked and improved its consumer-level laptop line three times. But compared to the baby steps of the earlier updates, the latest (fourth) version is a giant leap for the MacBook. Design improvements (both inside and out) help make the MacBook a lot more like a MacBook Pro mini. [Read more]

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection

The Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection is made for professionals who need a jam-packed toolbox for multimedia content creation. There are applications for concocting and editing digital pixel and vector graphics, print layouts, video, Web pages and animation, and then repurposing that content for mobile devices. [Read more]

Apple iTunes 8

The latest version of Apple’s iTunes software (Version 8.0.0.35) expands the offerings for iPod, Apple TV, and iPhone users. The popular Windows and Mac jukebox application remains on top of the heap, but it’s not the only game in town for organizing and playing multimedia content on your computer. [Read more]

10 hot Web redesigns of 2008

It may be a little too early to do a roundup of the best redesigns of 2008 like we did last year, but with Thursday’s one-two punch of new looks for social sites Twitter and FriendFeed, it’s a good chance to take a look back at some of this year’s redesigns and talk about what was changed or fixed. [Read more]

Numark iDJ2 Mixing Console for iPod

When Numark unveiled the first iDJ iPod mixer in 2005, the half-baked product required two iPods, and lacked many essential features. After three years back at the drawing board, Numark’s iDJ2 ($599 retail, $499 street) finally makes good on the promise of a professional iPod DJ mixer. [Read more]

2008 Best Antivirus Apps

Once again Kaspersky Anti-Virus as the best standalone antivirus application we reviewed this year. But, as the performance charts below show, the competition is knocking at the door. In particular, we call out BitDefender Antivirus for making the most gains over the previous year. [Read more]

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