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

Sep 15, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Mozilla Posted Firefox 1.5.0.7, Camino 1.0.3, SeaMonkey 1.0.5 and Thunderbird 1.5.0.72004–09
Sep 13, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Released iTunes 7.02004–09
Sep 13, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Released Front Row 1.32004–09
Sep 13, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Released iPod with Video (5G) Software Update v1.2Bill Fox2004–09
Sep 12, 2006Lineform Available as Free Public Preview--2006 Apple Design Award RecipientBill Fox2004–09
Sep 11, 2006Hands-On Report--Windows Vista RC1 on a MacBook Pro with Boot Camp 1.1Bill Fox2004–09
Sep 8, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Parallels Desktop for Mac Release Candidate Update Doesn't SometimesBill Fox2004–09
Sep 7, 2006Hands-On Report--Quicken for Mac R5 Update (Combo)Bill Fox2004–09
Aug 29, 2006Hands-On Report--eSATA vs FireWire 800 on a 15" MacBook Pro--How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Aug 28, 2006Hands-On Review--NitroAV FireWire 800 ExpressCard 34Bill Fox2004–09
Aug 22, 2006Hands-On Review--160GB miniXpress External DriveBill Fox2004–09
Aug 21, 2006Hands-On Report--FirmTek eSATA ExpressCard 34 and OWC Elite-AL Quad Case--How Fast Are They?Bill Fox2004–09
Aug 16, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Boot Camp 1.1 BetaBill Fox2004–09
Aug 15, 2006Hands-On Report--Xbench 1.3 (Universal)2004–09
Aug 14, 2006Hands-On Review--Laptop Desk 2.0Bill Fox2004–09
Aug 12, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Adobe Flash Player 9.0.20 (Universal)2004–09
Aug 11, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Apple ExpressCard Update 1.0Bill Fox2004–09
Aug 10, 2006Base 2.66GHz Quad Mac Pro--How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Aug 10, 2006Charles Gaba Updated System Shootouts with Mac ProBill Fox2004–09
Aug 9, 2006Hands-On Report--Beta Update for Parallels Desktop for Mac--Don't Update YetBill Fox2004–09
Aug 9, 2006Hands-On Report--Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.2.6 UpdateBill Fox2004–09
Aug 8, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Mac OS X Server Admin Tools 10.4.72004–09
Aug 4, 2006Hands-On Review--TechTool Pro 4.5.1 (Universal) DVDDana Baggett2004–09
Aug 4, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6 (Universal) and Sea Monkey 1.0.4 (Universal)2004–09
Aug 1, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Adobe Updated InDesign and InCopy to v4.0.4Bill Fox2004–09
Jul 31, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--TechTool Deluxe 3.1.1 (Universal)Bill Fox2004–09
Jul 28, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Mozilla's Updates to Firefox v1.505 and Sea Monkey v1.0.3Bill Fox2004–09
Jul 24, 2006Hands-On Report--TypeIt4Me 3.0 (Universal), Really Cool Mac SoftwareBill Fox2004–09
Jul 12, 2006Brief Hands-On Note--Microsoft Office 2004 11.2.5 UpdateBill Fox2004–09
Jul 10, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Using TechTool Pro 4.5.1 Beta 2 (Universal)Dana Baggett2004–09
Jul 7, 2006Brief Hands-On Note--TechTool Pro 4.5.1 Beta 2 (Universal) is Out2004–09
Jul 6, 2006Hands-On Speed Report--Mac OS X 10.4.7--Supplement2004–09
Jul 5, 2006Hands-On Speed Report--Mac OS X 10.4.7, How Fast Is It?Bill Fox2004–09
Jun 30, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Released iTunes 6.0.52004–09
Jun 30, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Released iPod Updater 2006-06-28Bill Fox2004–09
Jun 29, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Released QuickTime 7.1.22004–09
Jun 28, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Released Mac OS X 10.4.7 Update2004–09
Jun 22, 2006Hands-On Report--Letterbox 0.16, A Really Cool Mac OS X "Application"Bill Fox2004–09
Jun 22, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Mozilla Project Released Camino 1.0.22004–09
Jun 21, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Apple Released iPhoto 6.0.4 Update2004–09
Jun 21, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Opera 9.0 (Universal) Web Browser is OutBill Fox2004–09
Jun 19, 2006Hands-On Review--Call of Duty 2Bill Fox2004–09
Jun 14, 2006Hands-On Report--TechTool Pro 4.5.1 Beta UniversalDana Baggett2004–09
Jun 6, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Adobe Reader v7.0.8 Out But Still Not UniversalBill Fox2004–09
Jun 5, 2006Hands-On Review--1.4GHz MAChSpeed G4 Upgrade for 867MHz 12" PowerBook G4Bill Fox2004–09
Jun 2, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.0.2 Web Suite is OutDana Baggett2004–09
Jun 2, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Mozilla Released Firefox 1.5.0.4 Web BrowserBill Fox2004–09
Jun 2, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 Email Client is OutBill Fox2004–09
Jun 1, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--QuickTime 7.1.1 Fixes Many Problems2004–09
May 31, 2006Brief Hands-On Report--TechTool Pro 4.1.2 UpdateDana Baggett2004–09