Hands-On Reviews & Reports

Reviews, hands-on reports, first impressions and speed tests written from the editors' own machines. 936 items, 1997 to 2026.

All 1997–98 1999–2004 2004–09 2026SortNewest Oldest

May 4, 2005Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Speed Tests Revisited--Quartz Graphics UpdateBill Fox2004–09
May 2, 2005Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger"--How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Apr 29, 2005Review--Max OS X 10.4 "Tiger" Ahead of WindowsJoseph Sacco2004–09
Apr 27, 2005Brief Hands-On Report--TechTool Pro v4.0.4 UpdateDana Baggett2004–09
Apr 22, 2005Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Java Update for Mac OS X v10.3.9 1.0 to Fix Java Problem2004–09
Apr 18, 2005Mac OS X 10.3.9 Update--How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Apr 16, 2005Brief Hands-On Report--Mac OS X 10.3.9 Client and Server2004–09
Apr 15, 2005Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Released iDVD 5.0.1, iMovie HD 5.0.2 and iPhoto 5.0.2 UpdatersBill Fox2004–09
Apr 13, 2005Spotlight on Innovation--More Hands-On Activities with Mac OS X 10.4 TigerBill Fox2004–09
Mar 25, 2005Brief Hands-On Report--Unofficial G5-Optimized Firefox 1.0.2 ReleasedBill Fox2004–09
Mar 24, 2005Brief Hands-On Report--Mozilla's Firefox v1.0.2 is OutBill Fox2004–09
Mar 15, 2005Brief Hands-On Report--PangeaVR v1.0.1 Released by Pangea Software--Source Code Also ReleasedBill Fox2004–09
Mar 14, 2005Hands-On Report--Add AirPort Extreme to Your Mac miniBill Fox2004–09
Mar 10, 2005Brief Hands-On Report: Photoleap--Distribute Your Photos Easily and Quickly2004–09
Mar 8, 2005Brief Hands-On Report--Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Update 11.1.1.Bill Fox2004–09
Mar 2, 2005Review--Mac Mini vs Cheap PCs2004–09
Feb 28, 2005Hands-On Review--Tom Bihn eM2 Mac mini BagBill Fox2004–09
Feb 24, 2005Brief Hands-On Report--Apple iPod Software Update 2005-02-222004–09
Feb 22, 2005Hands-On Review--Apple's New $499 Mac mini After A Month of UseBill Fox2004–09
Feb 16, 2005Mac OS X 10.3.8 Update--How Fast Is It? (Final)2004–09
Feb 14, 2005New Apple 1.67GHz 17" PowerBook G4--How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Feb 10, 2005Apple's Mac OS X 10.3.8 Update--How Fast Is It? (Interim Results)Bill Fox2004–09
Feb 7, 2005Apple Mac mini with a 60GB 7200RPM Drive--How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Feb 4, 2005Hands-On Review--iPod shuffle 512MBBill Fox2004–09
Feb 1, 2005Mac vs. PC System Shootouts Updated for New PowerBook G4sBill Fox2004–09
Jan 31, 2005Bury the Megabyte Myth, a 1.25 GHz Mac mini with 512MB RAM--How Fast Is It?2004–09
Jan 28, 2005Review--Apple Motion 1.0Dana Baggett2004–09
Jan 24, 2005Apple's New 1.25GHz Mac mini--How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Jan 18, 2005Apple's New Mac mini--Is 256MB of RAM Enough? Our Pre Hands-On TrialsBill Fox2004–09
Jan 17, 2005Hands On Report--Sp@mX, the Road to Near Zero Spam at Week 52004–09
Jan 14, 2005MW2005--Hands-On Show Floor Report 2Bill Fox2004–09
Jan 13, 2005MW2005--Hands-On Show Floor Report 1Bill Fox2004–09
Jan 8, 2005Another Review--ATI's New Radeon X800 Graphics CardBill Fox2004–09
Jan 3, 2005Hands-On Report--Killing Spam with Sp@mX at Week 3Bill Fox2004–09
Dec 27, 2004Hands-On Report--Knocking Down Spam with Sp@mX at Week 2Bill Fox2004–09
Dec 22, 2004Good Review--Apple 30" Cinema DisplayDana Baggett2004–09
Dec 21, 2004Hands-On Report--Sp@mX at Week 1Bill Fox2004–09
Dec 20, 2004Macs OS X 10.3.7--How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Dec 16, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--Mac OS X 10.3.7 Update for Client and Server2004–09
Dec 13, 2004Hands-On Review--Sp@mX 3.0.5, Fight the !@#$%^&'sBill Fox2004–09
Dec 7, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--Freeware Calillona 2.0b1, An Amazon.com Catalog BrowserBill Fox2004–09
Nov 30, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--Apple's Verizon PC 5220 Wireless Internet Support2004–09
Nov 29, 2004Hands-On Review--Apple 30" Cinema HD Display2004–09
Nov 22, 2004Sonnet's Tempo Bridge for Parallel to Serial ATA Connections--How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Nov 19, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--Apple iPod Updater 2004-11-152004–09
Nov 18, 2004Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Power Mac G5 (June 2004) Firmware Update v 5.18fDana Baggett2004–09
Nov 17, 2004Review--Headphones to Replace your iPod Earbuds.Dana Baggett2004–09
Nov 16, 2004Hands-On--AirPort v4.1 Provides WPA Security for Multiple AirPort Base Station Networks2004–09
Nov 15, 2004Hands-On Report--Griffin Technology EarJams2004–09
Nov 8, 2004Apple Nvidia GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL--How Fast Is It?2004–09