MacLife (February 2010)

Source: MacLife – Issue Number 86 – February 2010

It’s hard for me to think of these Macs as “retro” but this issue of MacLife is over 10 years old now. A decade is a long time in the computer world. This issue includes:

Features

50 Killer Mac Apps Under $50 – We present the staff’s picks for the 50 must-have apps under 50 bucks that will realign your universe. Or at least make your day-to-day much more efficient, productive, and pleasant.
Shop Different – iTunes may have revolutionized the way we buy music, but it’s not the only fish in the song-buying sea. We examining and rate nine other MP3 stores to gauge how they stack up.
Appstravaganza – Where all the best iPhone stuff comes to party.
Odd Jobs – How Amos Winbush secured venture capital funding and launched a successful business, all from is iPhone.

Departments

Online at maclife.com – Get the dish on all the latest Mac rumors and news in articles, how-tos, and videos and podcasts on MacLife.com.
Consider – In search of the perfect laptop bag.
Share – Buggy things and family scenes.
Start – What’s really behind all the hubbub on net neutrality? Hint: follow the money.
Win – Check out a smattering of the 10 can’t-live-without iPhone apps offered up by this month’s winners. Plus, show us your coolest vintage Apple gear and enter to win a Mysterious Box of Mystery.

Create

Ask – Need to transfer photos from your iPod, make backup copies of software discs, send video messages to your grandma, or email your iTunes playlist to a friend? You ask, we show you the way.
Make a Bootable Rescue SD Card – If your new Mac has a built-in SD card slot, you can make the smallest rescue disk ever.
Back Up Your Gmail – Keep a local copy of your Gmail messages – thanks to Mail, Automater, and iCal.

Reviews