MacRumors' MWSF Coverage - Mobile Edition

No Security Slot on MacBook Air

Sunday January 20, 2008 11:15 PM

PowerPage notes that the new MacBook Air lacks a Kensington Security Slot which is used to secure laptops down.

One of the little issues that seems to have flown under the radar since Macworld Expo last week is that the MacBook Air doesn't ship with a security slot. That's right, the popular Kensington Security Slot (which has been present on every previous PowerBook to date) has vanished from the MacBook Air.

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NeatReceipts for Mac Scans, Reads, and Organizes Receipts

Saturday January 19, 2008 01:32 AM

NeatReceipts showed its upcoming Mac version of its scanner/software for cataloging receipts at Macworld.

NeatReceipts for Mac scans, saves, and uses optical character recognition (OCR) to save receipt data into a catalogue. It will automatically identify key terms like total, tip, and tax lines and categorize receipts appropriately. A custom-made coverflow view for browsing stored receipts is also available.

For the technically interested, the product is a Cocoa application that uses CoreData for its database and PDFKit for receipt image storage. The company is working on business card support for integration with Address Book, and version 2 will hopefully/probably integrate with Quicken, though no promises.

The company plans to release the product at the end of March. The full version which includes the receipt scanner will ring in at $180, but a software-only version compatible with any image-capture compatible scanner will go for $80. Users of the Windows product can get the Mac version at no additional charge.

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Poll: Did you buy a MacBook Air?

Saturday January 19, 2008 01:46 AM

With the release of the MacBook Air, I thought we'd see how many of you actually ordered one. So, the question is....

Poll: Did you buy a MacBook Air?

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H&R Block Demos 2008 TaxCut

Friday January 18, 2008 04:53 PM

H&R Block showed off its updated tax preparation software at Macworld this week. The software is a universal binary and compatible with Mac OS 10.3.9 through Mac OS 10.5.

Tax Cut includes standard features that you'd expect from a tax preparation program, such as the ability to import data from Quicken, TurboTax, or TaxCut in windows or mac flavors. In addition, the premium edition includes one free question to a tax advisor. Of course, all data is encrypted via 128-bit AES.

H&R block has included several mac-specific features in this year's version to sweeten the deal, including the ability to import address book information, iDisk backup or restore from another user's iDisk, and subscribing to iCal calendars with tax related dates (filing deadlines, etc).

TaxCut starts at $19.99 for the Federal version, $39.99 for the Federal+State edition, and $69.99 for the Federal+State+e-file edition.

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Macworld Head Turners: Electric Flying Car, Toilet Paper Roll iPod Speaker

Friday January 18, 2008 03:12 AM

There were a lot of great products that we've seen on the Macworld floor, but there are some that especially catch your eye. Sometimes it's the display, sometimes it's the product itself. I'll let you be the judge for these two that caught our eye.

Zap! Copter
A green modified Volkswagen with a propeller on top and a jet-pack on the back? At Macworld no less? Hmm...

Zap! is a company that sells electric cars, and in all reality, the purpose of the display was to demonstrate the company's new initiative to incorporate iPod integration with its cars. But everyone who was stopping by the booth just couldn't get over the fact that this thing looked like it was a hybrid car/jet helicopter.

The Zap! spokeswoman attending the booth stated that while the model on the floor was a "prototype" and not capable of flight, if enough pre-orders were received, they'd make it get off the ground. My thoughts? Using a crane, maybe. Still, if you're in the market for an electric car that works with your iPod, check out Zap's website.

iPod Stereo Dock and Toilet Tissue Dispenser
Some people take the newspaper. Some like magazines. Perhaps a good romance novel is your fancy? Whatever you do to pass the time while using the lavatory, wouldn't it be nice to have some background music?

The "iCarta", made by Atech Flash Technology, combines a toilet tissue holder with an iPod speaker system. It is compatible with all iPods with dock connectors and beyond due to its USB port for 1st generation iPod shuffles and line-in port for other devices. There are 4 speakers: 2 woofers and 2 tweeters, and in my quick listening in the noisy hall, it actually sounded pretty decent for what it was (mind you, this is no Bose system).

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