10 Minute Mail provides disposable email addresses for anyone who wants one. The email addresses expire after 10 minutes of their creation. That’s more than enough time to use this “self-destructing email account to sign up for a website you may not trust, receive their confirmation email and click typical the link in the confirmation email. If necessary, you can even reply to emails.

Zsubway allows you to access the entire New York City subway system on your color iPod. New Yorkers eventually discover that the MTA subway map gets you only so far. To get around town, you need to know when express trains switch to local tracks, which stops connect to which lines, and what time the very last train will pick you up. All this and more will be a snap to find on your iPod with Zsubway. — Download for FREE!

You’ll be able to…

• View every stop on every line by scrolling
• Find out which trains run express and where they stop
• See which stops connect to which lines
• Discover the hours of operation of the stops along your route

What you get with Zsubway:

• Over 300 color images showing each line, stop, connection and more
• 10 categories for quick access to each line
• Support on all Pods that display photos — including the Nano
• Free Download & Updates and Easy Installation Instructions

Check out the cool Flash demo.

Found this useful little utility you may want to add to your Mac that adds to your video tools. Video Disk Space Calculator is a free application for OS X (universal binary) that calculates the disk space you will need based on the video codec and length of your footage. It will also calculate the length of footage based on the codec and disk space available. This simple application performs a much needed tool for juggling disk space or planning projects.

There are many reasons to pass on Microsoft’s Zune this holiday season. Microsoft’s third try at beating the iPod needs many improvements to even come close. Third try? Yes the Zune is actually Microsoft’s third try to counter Apple’s success with the iPod. Microsoft created the “Portable Media Centers” in 2004 and then the “PlaysForSure” campaign in 2005. Both were backed heavily by Microsoft’s large bankroll, with Microsoft executives specifically naming Apple’s iPod as their intended target. Both were touted as long-term initiatives, and claimed to be iPod-beating because of their ties to the Windows operating system and Microsoft’s supposedly superior proprietary standards. Both times Microsoft was touted that consumers “needed choice” from Apple’s proprietary iPod/iTunes platform (I always thought this was funny coming from Microsoft). Both times the campaigns were flops, very big flops, eventually “burning” the people who bought the compatible devices. Microsoft touted “choice” in players and “choice” in online stores. Seems consumers made their choice, choosing the iPod and Apple’s iTunes overwhelmingly.

Continue reading Beware the Zune, Know the Facts…

The Weather Channel has released a Dashboard widget and a screensaver for Mac users that gives you current conditions based on a zip code you enter. The widget has a 3 day forecast, as well as links to the 10 day forecast and Doppler Radar. The screensaver has some nice pictures and gives you the weather in the city you entered.

The Walt Disney Company has announced they have already sold half a million full-length movies from Apple’s iTunes Store in little less than two months. Currently there are only around 75 Disney movies available on iTunes Store. So far and Disney films are exclusive to Apple. Disney has “hinted” at “streaming” content to rumored wireless iPods in the future.

There are also reported talks between Apple and Fox for bringing their full-length movies to iTunes soon. With Apple “racking-up” these good numbers I think we will soon see more content from several studios available on iTunes.
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Apple releases new MacBooks that now feature the Intel Core 2 Duo making them about 25 percent faster than the previous models. The MacBook has been an important product for their grow and this will make Apple’s consumer laptop even more compelling.
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I can’t believe that I have already racked up over 500 posts on ReelSmart.com in such a short time. This being post number 501. I am happy to say that almost half of these posts are in my Quick Tips section giving readers valuable tips and resources.

I am happy to say that ReelSmart’s numbers are growing. Thanks to all my readers, commenters, and cheer-leaders. I hope you liked the ride so-far. I look forward to bringing more valuable information and ideas as we take this ride together. Thanks again.

My birthday came early, as my sweetheart bought me a new 1GB 2nd generation iPod shuffle, $79. Apple is offering free laser engraving when you buy the shuffle from the store. We bought this at our local Apple Store on Saturday morning. The new iPod shuffle is small, very small, so small and light that you can clip it on your shirt and will forget it is there. In fact, you can clip it to the side of a light-weight headset and use it that way. Now that is small.

My hands-on experience with the updated shuffle, proved it a worthy player for the price, provided that you’ll be happy with limited controls and capacity. In fact, I think this inexpensive iPod is Apple’s secret weapon against its competitors. While Microsoft this Xmas season, will be pushing the $250 Zune player that will be sold at a loss. Apple has the iPod shuffle which will be a very successful “stocking stuffer” being sold in the millions at a profit.
Continue reading Apple’s New iPod Shuffle The Secret Weapon…

“Fusion is the codename for a new VMware desktop product for Mac that will enable Intel-based Macs to run x86 operating systems, such as Windows, Linux, NetWare and Solaris, in virtual machines at the same time as Mac OS X. It is built on VMware’s robust and advanced desktop virtualization platform that is used by over four million users today.” According to VMWare private beta site.
Continue reading VMWare’s Starts Fusion Private Beta…

Two years after opening its MSN Music store to compete with Apple’s iTunes, Microsoft plans to stop selling downloads from the site, according to CNET. MSN Music shutting down as of November 14, the latest casualty of Apple’s digital music success. Leaving its users abandoned with NO CHOICE to go forward.

“After November 14, the ‘Buy’ buttons that you’re used to seeing on MSN Music album and artist pages will change to links that connect you to Zune and to Real Rhapsody,” MSN Entertainment general manager Rob Bennett said in an e-mail to MSN Music customers. This is not great if you are a MSN Music customer as it leaves you little choice.

As correctly noted by CNET, MSN Music files won’t play on Rhapsody-enabled devices nor will they play on Zune, leaving users no way forward. HOW’S THAT FOR CHOICE? From the company that has made little in choice an “art-form.” What gets me is that MSN has the gall to tell it’s users that they will get “More choices in digital music.” My advice is move to an iPod and iTunes now while Microsoft continues to “eat” its partners at the user’s expense.
Continue reading MSN Music Abandoning Its Users!…

Apple is offering a free 30-day trial of Aperture 1.5, $299 – the powerful all-in-one post-production tool for photographers. Aperture is like iPhoto on “steriods” allowing you to import, manage, edit, catalog, organize, adjust, publish, export, and archive your RAW, JPEG, TIFF, and PSD images.

The trial provides you with a fully-functional version of Aperture 1.5 that you can use and experiment with. While it includes all the features available in a licensed copy, the trial version will expire 30 days after you launch it for the first time.
Continue reading Take Aperture 1.5 for a Free Test Drive…

Apple has launched iTunes Latino, a dedicated area within the iTunes Store in the US featuring top Latin music, music videos, television shows, audiobooks and podcasts. The new service offers a huge amount of Latin and international music tracks, including exclusive tracks and albums available only on iTunes. TV shows from Telemundo and mun2 have been added to the iTunes Store.

We are thrilled to offer customers their favorite Latin music and video programming with iTunes Latino said The Man Called Cue, vice president, iTunes. Latin music has been a huge hit on iTunes and now we are bringing music fans even more of what they love in a dedicated area on the iTunes Store.

Continue reading Se Habla Espanol at the iTunes Store…

Adobe today announced the immediate availability of Acrobat 8 (Standard and Professional versions) in Universal Binary allowing it to run natively on Intel Macs. Acrobat 8 Pro costs $449 USD, or $159 for qualifying upgrades, while Acrobat 8 Standard is a$299 or $99 for upgrades. Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later is required.

The free Adobe Reader 8 is expected to be released in early December 2006 and Adobe Creative Suite 2.3 Premium will include Acrobat 8 Pro, as well as Dreamweaver 8 when it ships this month. The rest of the Creative Suite is not Universal Binary as of yet.
Continue reading Adobe Ships Universal Acrobat 8 for Mac…

Vonage is now offering US weather service information at no additional charge to all Vonage customers, powered by Accuweather.com. You can call 1-700-WEATHER through your Vonage phone and get current and 5-day forecasts as well as severe weather warnings. You can access your weather at any time by entering any US 5-digit zip code. Check your local weather or check the weather for your vacation or business travels.
Continue reading Vonage Now Offering US Weather Information…