ExpressCard/34 Buyers’ Guide

If you've got a MacBook Pro, you've got an ExpressCard/34 slot (instead of the old PC Card slot). Jeff Carlson explains a few of the ways you can use that slot to beef up your laptop.

Apple offers MobileMe users another free 60 daysApple has given MobileMe users another free 60 days to make up for the service's rocky launch.
Record any soundsMany fleeting sounds that play on your Mac are worth preserving. With the help of the right software, you can record and edit audio files and add them to iTunes for future use.

Timeline 2.1.3
Timeline lets you quickly, and easily, create attractive visual timelines.
Review: LaCie Portable DVD±RW with LightScribe, Design by Sam Hecht
LaCie’s Portable DVD±RW with LightScribe, Design by Sam Hecht, is one product where style and weight trumped speed and (to a certain extent) sturdiness. Even so, it’s the portable DVD burner of choice for MacBook Air owners.
Review: Ci70 Wireless Desktop Set keyboard and mouse
Focus on the Ci70 Wireless Desktop Set's fine feel and convenient function keys and you'll find it's a solid desktop companion for your laptop—and if style matters to you, you can get the Ci70 in black to match your high-end MacBook or titanium to match your MacBook Pro.
iPhone apps help your friends find you
A slew of iPhone apps aim to solve the problem of explaining to your friends exactly where you are.
Review: Ci95m Wireless Mouse with Nano Receiver
The Kensington Ci95m Wireless Mouse with Nano Receiver is great if you’re looking for a mouse that is light and easy to carry around. If you crave innovative buttons that facilitate different functions on your computer, you may want to look elsewhere. But as an everyday travel mouse, the modestly priced Ci95m is a great investment.

Search for iTunes music by star rating
Want to filter your iTunes library by rating information? Just type some asterisks.
Obtaining free GarageBand sounds
Want to add free software instrument sounds to GarageBand? SoundFont is the answer.
ExpressCard/34 Buyers’ Guide
If you've got a MacBook Pro, you've got an ExpressCard/34 slot (instead of the old PC Card slot). Jeff Carlson explains a few of the ways you can use that slot to beef up your laptop.
Earthlink and the devil's spam filter
Want to make friends and influence people? Dial down Earthlink's address-approval "feature."
Record any sounds
Many fleeting sounds that play on your Mac are worth preserving. With the help of the right software, you can record and edit audio files and add them to iTunes for future use.

Looking for a fix for Apple's iPhone fix
Apple's 3G fix may have worked for some people, but it made my phone worse.
Making sense of 3G speeds
Reports abound that the iPhone 3G isn’t living up to its family name. Glenn Fleishman looks to sort the facts from the hype.
Plagued by lousy AT&T service
Peter Cohen finds AT&T's service coverage lacking, especially compared to Verizon Wireless.
PC World: iPhone fix in the works
PC World looks at reports that a fix for assorted problems with the iPhone 3G may soon be available.
Second thoughts about iPhone 2.0?
Rob Griffiths is generally thrilled with the third-party programs that have come to the iPhone thanks to the iPhone 2.0 update. But the bugs he's been having to deal with since upgrading have soured him on the 2.0 experience.