Technology & Gaming, Reviews & Features
I’m becoming quite the TechSmith fan lately. After reviewing Camtasia for Windows, and Snagit for both Windows and Mac OS X, I was left with a very favorable opinion.
I was, therefore, expecting great things from Camtasia for Mac. I predominantly use Macs for most things that I do, including any screencasting. I’ve used products such as ScreenFlow in the past to record desktop clips, so I was interested to see how Camtasia would hold up against the competition.
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It appears that all those rumours of an iTunes streaming service may finally come to fruition soon. Boy Genius Report has been told by one of their ‘reliable Apple sources’ that iTunes will soon be getting the cloud capability that we’ve all been yearning for over the past few years.
According to the post, the cloud capabilities are split into three categories:
Although the report doesn’t contain too much detail, we can still interpret Apple’s intentions pretty well. From Apple’s point of view, allowing customers to stream content from Apple’s servers to your personal devices is a big selling point, because it may encourage more users to purchase their content from iTunes.
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The release of Google’s Chrome OS is fast approaching, with builds becoming more regular, offering countless bug fixes and feature updates. Whether the uptake of Google’s latest and greatest cloud-based project will meet expectations, however, is yet to be seen.
The computing world is certainly divided over the future of cloud computing (one of our Technologies of the Noughties) – even the many companies in Silicon Valley have divided opinions of the matter. Google, of course, are a predominantly cloud-based company. The vast majority of services on offer are designed for browser use, not local clients.
Google Mail has to be specifically set up in mail settings for POP and IMAP access; the official Google Talk client is only available for Windows, hasn’t been updated recently and new features such as Google Talk Video Chat is only in the Gmail web interface. Also, other cloud-based services such as Google Docs is obviously all web based too.
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Having used products from PC Tools before, namely their ‘Spyware Doctor’ application which has been a very popular security program for quite some time, I was excited to see how Internet Security 2010 would hold up against other competition in the security market.
Available for a relatively low recommended price point of £49.95 (that includes a 3 user license), the PC Tools Internet Security 2010 suite offers anti-spyware, anti-virus, firewall and spam protection all in one package.
Installation of the package was extremely simple and mostly automated. You have the option to add a security toolbar to your email client too, with Mozilla Thunderbird supported as well as Microsoft’s own Outlook.
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Last week, Google rolled out turn-by-turn navigation for the first time in the UK, rivaling the paid-for alternatives that are currently available on the Market, and dedicated satellite navigation systems made by companies such as TomTom and Garmin.
The update was rolled out to users of Android 1.6 and above (sorry HTC Hero owners) without any updates being pushed to phones, so many users that I speak to are still unaware that they actually have the feature available to them. Having the choice of satellite navigation available to me on my Google Nexus One handset is a great addition to the Android mobile phone platform.
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Since Google introduced Android to the world with the release of the T-Mobile G1, the uptake of the mobile OS has been impressive, and continues to rise with the release of new devices on the market taking advantage of Googles open source offerings.
A quick look at the Android Market, however, will tell you that Google’s still playing catch up with Apple’s App Store, which has over 100,000 applications in its catalogue. There are many great Android apps out there that can give you some really cool functionality such as Android internet connection tethering. However, Android users are particularly deprived of game titles to choose from, despite some additions that would never be seen on the App Store, such as GBA and NES emulators.
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When you live in a world filled with expensive gadgets and gizmos, you’re going to want to protect that shiny new hi-tech gadget investment of yours! The iPhone is by far the most popular smartphone on the planet, but even the folks from Cupertino can’t protect your phone from the everyday beatings it will undoubtedly endure.
With many iPhone covers and cases on the market, it may be hard to choose how you want to protect your iPhone, but the VOi ‘Lorem’ iPhone Case one that’s certainly caught my eye and is rather effective at keeping your indispensable iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS from cracking (literally) under the pressure of everyday life…
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If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Linux in the past week of using it is how versatile it is. I’ve concentrated on using Ubuntu 9.10 and found it to excel, in many ways, further than Windows and Mac OS X.
Of course Ubuntu is just one of the many distributions available out there, and Linux comes in many forms, including ones you may not expect; even Google’s Android OS runs off a modified version of the Linux kernel.
So with so many distributions to choose from, which should you go for? There are too many choices to cover, but there are definitely some main contenders. If you want an experience close to what you’re used to with Windows, you may want to consider openSUSE – an easy to use distribution with great hardware support and a Windows-esque start menu to match.
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One of the great things about any Linux distribution is the ability to customise the look and feel of it to your taste. Throughout the past week, I’ve discussed software availability, compatibility and ease of use, but I haven’t gone as far as modifying the way I use it.
Coming from using a MacBook Pro and its OS X operating system, I was eager to see what docks were available, as I’m accustomed to using a dock on Mac OS X. As well as modifying for added functionality, I also wanted to add a little eye candy with the help of Compiz.
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For most consumers, the number one factor when buying a computer is for it to ‘just work’ without them having to play around with various settings or install drivers for various hardware components.
There’s certainly quite a long way to go for many Linux distributions, but my experience so far with Ubuntu 9.10 has been painless, with everything seemingly slotting in to place and co-operating nicely. This also applies when installing software, and thanks to the Ubuntu Software Centre, it couldn’t be much easier…
With the introduction of the Software Centre, there’s now one place where the user can install, remove and update all of the software on their computer. Introduced with Ubuntu 9.10 in October, the functionality of the Software Centre will grow with the release of future versions, eventually replacing other applications such as the Synaptic Package Manager and taking over their functionality by incorporating it into the Software Centre.
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