Hands-On Reviews & Reports

Reviews, hands-on reports, first impressions and speed tests written from the editors' own machines. 1,036 items, 1997 to 2026.

All 1997–98 1999–2004 2004–09 2010–13 2026SortNewest Oldest

Mar 28, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.3Bill Fox2004–09
Mar 28, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Firmware Restoration CD 1.5Bill Fox2004–09
Mar 28, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--AirPort Extreme Update 2008-001 for TigerBill Fox2004–09
Mar 20, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station (802.11n) Firmware 7.3.1 UpdateBill Fox2004–09
Mar 20, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Time Capsule and AirPort Updates v1.0Bill Fox2004–09
Mar 20, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Safari 3.1Bill Fox2004–09
Mar 12, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--AirPort Utility 5.3.1Bill Fox2004–09
Mar 12, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.0.1 UpdateBill Fox2004–09
Mar 11, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--MacBook Air SMC Update 1.0Bill Fox2004–09
Mar 10, 2008Hands-On Report--Apple's Time CapsuleBill Fox2004–09
Mar 5, 2008Hands-On Report--Apple TV "Take Two"Bill Fox2004–09
Mar 4, 2008Hands-On Report--Apple's New MacBook AirBill Fox2004–09
Mar 3, 2008Follow Up--Dual Quad-Core 2.8 GHz Mac Pro, How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Feb 27, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Apple's New Dual Quad 2.8GHz Mac ProBill Fox2004–09
Feb 27, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--iPhone Software v1.1.4Bill Fox2004–09
Feb 25, 2008Follow Up--Mac OS X 10.5.2, How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Feb 25, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro Firmware Update 1.0Bill Fox2004–09
Feb 25, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--iTunes 7.6.1 and Apple TV 2.0Bill Fox2004–09
Feb 18, 2008A Mac Guy new to Windows Culture--Catching UpBill Fox2004–09
Feb 18, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Mac OS X 10.5.2 and Leopard Graphics Update 1.0--How Fast is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Feb 7, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Apple released QuickTime 7.4.1Bill Fox2004–09
Feb 6, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Apple released iPhoto 7.1.2 and Other SoftwareBill Fox2004–09
Feb 1, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Apple released iWeb 2.0.32004–09
Jan 22, 2008Hands-On Report--Microsoft Office:mac 2008Bill Fox2004–09
Jan 19, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--Aaron Harnly's Letterbox 0.22 for Leopard Mail is OutBill Fox2004–09
Jan 16, 2008Brief Hands-On Report--iTunes 7.6, QuickTime 7.4, iMovie Update 7.1.1 and Front Row Update 2.1.2Bill Fox2004–09
Jan 2, 2008Hands-On Review--Western Digital Scorpio 320GB 5400RPM 2.5" Hard Disk Drive in a MacBook Pro2004–09
Dec 20, 2007TaxCut 2007 for Mac Updated EarlyDana Baggett2004–09
Dec 19, 2007Hands-On Report--MacBook MacBook Pro Software Update 1.1 Installation and UseBill Fox2004–09
Dec 14, 2007Hands-On Report--Apple GarageBand Update 4.1.1 Installation & Use2004–09
Dec 14, 2007Hands-On Report--Apple QuickTime 7.3.1 Update Installation & Use2004–09
Dec 14, 2007Hands-On Report--Apple QuickTime Broadcaster 1.5.2 Update InstallationBill Fox2004–09
Dec 14, 2007Hands-On Report--Apple Java for Mac OS X 10.4, Release 6 InstallationBill Fox2004–09
Dec 13, 2007Hands-On Report--Nvidia Graphics with 30" Cinema Display and MacBook Pro fixed in Leopard's Boot Camp 2.0 with New DriverBill Fox2004–09
Dec 11, 2007Brief Hands-On Report--Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.3.1 UpdateBill Fox2004–09
Dec 6, 2007Brief Hands-On Report--Camino 1.5.4 Improves Leopard CompatibilityBill Fox2004–09
Dec 6, 2007Brief Hands-On Report--Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.0 Build 5582 Final Release--Improved Leopard CompatibilityBill Fox2004–09
Dec 5, 2007Brief Hands-On Report--Adobe Flash Player 9.0.115.02004–09
Dec 3, 2007Leopard after a Month--How Fast is It?2004–09
Dec 1, 2007Brief Hands-On Report--Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.0 Beta Build 5580--Improved Leopard CompatibilityBill Fox2004–09
Dec 1, 2007Brief Hands-On Report--Mozilla released SeaMonkey 1.1.7 Update2004–09
Nov 27, 2007Brief Hands-On Report--Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.0 Beta Build 5570 improves Leopard CompatibilityBill Fox2004–09
Nov 23, 2007Brief Hands-On Report--Micromat released TechTool Pro 4.6.1 for LeopardDana Baggett2004–09
Nov 21, 2007Brief Hands-On Report--Firefox 3.0 Beta 1 is OutBill Fox2004–09
Nov 21, 2007Brief Hands-On Report--StuffIt Expander 12.0.1 is Out2004–09
Nov 19, 2007Hands-On Report--Multiple SUID Warnings in Mac OS X 10.5.1 Permissions Check2004–09
Nov 16, 2007Brief Hands-On Report--Mac OS X 10.5.1 is Out, Fixes Potential Data Loss Issue2004–09
Nov 16, 2007Brief Hands-On Report--iMac Graphics Firmware Update 1.0 is OutDana Baggett2004–09
Nov 16, 2007Brief Hands-On Report--Cocktail 4.0 Leopard Edition is Out2004–09
Nov 16, 2007Brief Hands-On Report: RealPlayer 11.0 Beta Build 631 is Out2004–09