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Mac Pro 2019 First Look Review
Apple's now selling the new Mac Pro. Here are our first thoughts
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JustStream review: Mac utility mirrors, streams video to any TV in the house
A lightweight, easy-to-use menu bar app for wirelessly mirroring a Mac or streaming a wide variety of video files to a TV, Chromecast, or Apple TV without conversion, additional hardware, or complicated setup.
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F-Secure Safe for Mac review: No-frills quality protection
This antivirus suite provides a lot of protection, but that's about all it offers.
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Adobe Premiere Elements 2020 review: Minor update enhances creative options
Adobe Premiere Elements 2020 strips away the complexity of digital video editing.
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FontExplorer X Pro 7 review: Helpful tools to find the font you need
With powerful, automatic font classification, this font manager guides you to similar and complementary fonts.
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16-inch MacBook Pro 2.4GHz 8-core Core i9 (2019) review: The Mac laptop that gets it right
The new laptop is a great combination of usability and performance, and it fixes the issues that people had with its predecessor.
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 review: AI-powered image editor does wonders
Infused with artificial intelligence, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020 takes consumer-focused image editing to the next level, making subject selection, colorizing photos, skin smoothing, and other adjustments almost effortless.
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1Blocker 3 review: Safari extension revamps its content-blocking for macOS Catalina
A revamped tool for blocking unwanted tracking, JavaScript, and other browsing intrusions takes advantage of new Safari features.
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MacBook Pro 16in vs MacBook Pro 15in
There's a new MacBook Pro in town! Here's how the 16in model compares to the now discontinued 15in
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MacBook Pro 15in (2019) review
With 9th-gen 8-core processors and powerful graphics, the full-size MacBook Pro has plenty to offer, but the keyboard's a concern
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BBEdit 13 review: A lucky number indeed for revered macOS text editor
The leading professional text editor for macOS, offers writers, software developers, and web authors a comprehensive set of tools for editing, searching, and manipulating text and source code.
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Samsung CJ791 QLED review: Thunderbolt meets curvy, ultra wide-screen display with quantum dots
Though a step down in DPI from Apple's Retina displays, the Samsung CJ791 ultra-widescreen display offers excellent color and a panoramic viewing experience.
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Swift Publisher 5.5 review: Affordable DTP software for Mac expands design options
Desktop publishing software now with the ability to quickly create and print disc labels, inserts, labels, envelopes, business cards, and more.
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NetNewsWire 5 review: Venerable Mac RSS news reader goes back to basics
Back in the hands of the original developer, NetNewsWire 5 is a free, open source RSS reader for Mac that makes aggregating and consuming articles from favorite websites or social media outlets more convenient.
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WPS Office review: Full-featured Microsoft-style productivity suite for less
A comprehensive, all-in-one Microsoft Office alternative complete with word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, PDF conversion, and more.
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MacBook Pro 13in (2019) review
At last the entry-level MacBook Pro matches the rest of the lineup
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Postbox 7 review: A clean, full-featured alternative to Apple Mail for the Mac
The latest release improves upon a mature product, adding options for prefab HTML components and color themes.rn
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Parallels Desktop 15 for Mac review: Metal makes this one for the gamers
Parallels Desktop 15 makes it a snap to run macOS, Windows, or Linux virtual machines on your Mac, now with improved launch times, graphics improvements, and automatic monitoring of storage, CPU, RAM, and video memory.
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Agenda 6 review: Note taking gets supercharged with calendar events, reminders
Integration with calendar events and reminders make the Agenda 6 notetaking app a contender worth checking out.
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Roxio Toast 18 Pro review: Lacks a compelling reason to upgrade from version 17
Unless you donu2019t own the previous version and have money to burn, thereu2019s little incentive to buy Toast 18 Pro.
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Soulver 3 review: Mac app simplifies readable calculations and conversions
Perform math with aplomb and little head scratching, as you switch furlongs to fortnights and cups to liters.
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MacBook Air (2019) review
We review Apple's 2019 update of the MacBook Air, adding True Tone and a moderately updated keyboard
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Microsoft To-Do review: Finally check that new Mac to-do app off your list
Microsoft To-Do finally arrives on macOS, complete with color-coded lists, themes, the ability to break tasks into manageable steps, sharing lists or tasks, and file attachments up to 25MB each.
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Commander One 2.1 review: Mac file manager now works with iOS devices
A powerful dual-pane file manager and Finder alternative for macOS with built-in support for FTP servers, ZIP archives, cloud services, and iOS devices.
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13-inch MacBook Pro review: Updates make the new entry-level models worthy of the Pro name
Apple updates its entry-level MacBook Pro so it matches the rest of the lineup.
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Go64 review: Free utility preps Mac users for 64-bit Catalina app-ocalypse
Go64 quickly scans your internal drive for 32-bit applications that wonu2019t be compatible after installing macOS Catalina and helps find potential upgrades to keep software working.
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ExpanDrive 7 review: Number seven not all lucky for Mac cloud storage utility
ExpanDrive 7 adds cloud and network-attached storage volumes to the macOS Finder, and expands support for services like OneDrive and Dropbox.
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SoundSource 4 review: The Mac audio control app Apple should have made
SoundSource 4 is a menu bar utility for changing the volume, output, and audio device settings for individual apps, with support for adding built-in or third-party audio effects in real time.
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Best Mac remote access apps
Apple removed Back To My Mac from Mojave, but we still need to reach our Macs from outside the local network.
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TeamViewer review: Great remote-access system for personal use, but priced high for most business purposes
This powerful combination of tools makes financial sense only for corporate support.
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Splashtop review: affordable remote access app with core remote access options
With no extras, Splashtop provides reliable remote control across platforms.
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LogMeIn Pro review: The right remote access when you have many users that need to control a few computers
The softwareu2019s interface is out of date, but the features and price are right.
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JustPlay review: Slick media player shines where QuickTime Player is weak
Simple, lightweight macOS media player supports hardware accelerated decoding, real-time video image and more for nearly any video or audio files without installing additional codecs.
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Malwarebytes Premium review: A fast, efficient security program with an unusual approach
Malwarebytes is a popular app for scanning infected computers, but can it be your full-time security suite?
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Freedome VPN review: A good VPN backed by a well-known security company
F-Secure's Freedome is a good VPN with extra security features that users will appreciate.
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Best cloud storage service for Mac
Is iCloud the best cloud storage option for Apple users? We investigate the most appealing alternatives
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WaterField Designs Tech Rolltop Backpack review: A pouch with a slouch
Were it not for an ill-designed easy-access pouch, WaterField Designs' latest bag would be almost perfect.
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Best alternatives to MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro
The MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are fine ultra-portable laptops, but they're not the only options on the market
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MacBook Pro Touch Bar vs MacBook Pro
Should you buy the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar or the one without? We compare the MacBook Pro Touch Bar and standard MacBook Pro
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MacBook Pro 13in (2018) review
In 2018 the 13in MacBook Pro finally owns its pro status with quad-core processors, but the integrated GPU lets it down
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Surfshark review: A solid VPN newcomer with some nice features
Surfshark only started life in 2018, but it's already showing promise with good speeds, nice features, and a no-logs policy.
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CleanMyMac X 4.4.1 review: Some handy tools but its malware detection still falls short
Mac utility that frees up storage space and gets rid of software crud, but its malware detection still needs work.
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Saddleback Leather Thirteener Thin Leather Briefcase review: Tough scuff
Saddlebacku2019s new briefcase for the 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air manages to be tough and hefty without being bulky. Just watch out for the scuffing.
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Picktorial 4.0 review: Photo editor enhances its organizing features
Picktorial 4.0 has enhanced its photo organizing features, but several aspects introduce hiccups in the photography workflow.
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DriveDx review: Mac utility provides hints and warnings when your drive is about to fail
Diagnostic software that uses S.M.A.R.T. information and other data to provide a comprehensive health report.
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Best external graphics cards (eGPUs) for Mac
Frustrated by the Mac's lack of graphical upgradability? We round up the best external graphics cards for the Mac
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