Philips 9550 headphones – Review
After a year of use my Shure SE250’s cable as well as the rubber seal around the headphones have given up. I still got a year of warranty on it so would be sending them in for repairs. In the meantime however I needed a cheap but quality headphones to sooth my music cravings. I didn’t want to go in for pricey pair (anything above €50..yeah..that’s kinda pricey for a student!) so went shopping for the cheapest in-ear canalphones that I can get away with. I’ve used the Sennheiser CX300 before and have recommended it to my friends as well, but I was in a mood to try something different (or even cheaper than the €27 that the CX300s cost). The Philips 9550 retails on Amazon for €20 (there’s the Creative EP630 coming in cheaper at €15! but that’s kinda scarily cheap!) and seemed appealing.
On the outside the headphones are well designed (and they come in black only!) the package comes with a standard 3 set fit kit of rubber seals and a cable winder thrown in for free. The cable of the Philips 9550 comes in at 1.2m which is about right for a 6ft guy carrying the ipod or any other music player in the jeans pocket – but i still feel its stingy! and the cable winder is just sarcastic! Anyway that’s about the only gripe with the Philips 9550 that I had. I’ve a full review up on Blogcritics and would definitely like to underline the verdict..this thing is a mean bass machine! remember to wear the headphones over the ear (like the shure models) and the angled audiotunnel gives you a comfortable and effective fit canceling out background noise as well as pumping bass into your earcanals. The Philips 9550 is a fantastic buy for the money, and will definitely satisfy bassheads and casual listeners alike. If you’re looking for anything better than good…then this isn’t the pricepoint you should be looking in.
Notify 2 – Must have Email Notifier for the Mac
Remember google notifier? I used to be a big fan and used it regularly, was good till it lasted. The google notifier for the Mac is no longer available and though the Apple Mail client will give you an audible tone to denote arrival of new mail – I love the Gmail interface and love to use it.
Notify 2 is a fabulous piece of software designed for the mac that notifies you whenever you’ve got mail! and it does it with so much style that you wouldn’t go back to your mail client. Also you can reply and compose message quickly and zap them off in no time! I have a review here and would definitely recommend the $10 pro version – though the free version does the job as well as is no slouch.
Delibar – A Fabulous Delicious Bookmarks Client for the Mac
Delicious has been my way of tackling Bookmarks and though I love the idea the tools available to execute are sometimes a pain. Since I needed frequent access to my bookmarks on my browser, the Delicious extension was a natural choice. Boy! that was such a big mistake!! the extension takes ages to load (considering my thousands of bookmarks) and infact slows down the whole browser considerably. Again if I’m on another browser say safari or Opera – then its more convoluted.
Finally I came across Delibar – A delicious client for the Mac. Delibar is so good that I wonder why the Delicious guys just buy this company and make it their default bookmark management tool. You can try my complete review here, but trust me this is definitely worth the buy if you’re a serious Delicious user.
1Password Pro for iPhone is free
US Thanksgiving is this week. The expression of our thanks to you this year is 1Password Pro, free. Thank you so much, everyone. http://itunes.com/app/1PasswordPro
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Check out 1Password, it truly has revolutionized my computing experience.
Madurai Flickr Group Photowalk ‘09
Do you live in and around Madurai and are interested in Photography? The Madurai Flickr Group users are having a Photowalk this December 19th, 2009. You can find out more at the Madurai Flickr Group Discussion Forum. Remember to signin into your Flickr account and join the Madurai Flickr group before viewing the discussion thread.
Macheist nanoBundle – Software Goodness for the Mac
As is custom, the awesome group of Macheist guys are offering a “first taste” with their Machiest nanoBundle. The bundle consists of apps worth $150 for free! that’s right FREE! You might start thinking that it might not be worth it, but its got some gems.
Shovebox – An information organiser that’s simple and straightforward to use. Yojimbo in my opinion is an overkill for most users, Shovebox is the way to go. With their companion iPhone app its just prefect. Actual price $24.95
WriteRoom – If you’Re into any kind of writing be it a simple blog or just a personal journal, the distraction free interface of WriteRoom is a godsend. I love writing at full screen with nothing to distract my attention. Actual price $24.95
Twitterific – A very “macish” twitter client that gets the job done with ease and style $14.95
Mariner Write – This is just the tool that I’ve been looking forward to try. I generally use Bean for my Word processing needs (I hear it! TextEdit is just fine – but not all the time!). I liked Bean’s simple and elegant interface and functionality, but i did feel that it lacked a few quick formatting options that would be wonderful to have especially when working with images. I’ve heard a lot about Mariner Write from colleagues and fellow writers and was always looking forward to switch over but restrained myself when i saw the $50 price tag! And now..go figure 
Oh by the way Mariner Write is not yet available in the bundle, it is unlocked once 500,000 participants download the bundle, so help me out here by getting some free software for your mac! 
Haven’t heard of tinygrab, will definitely check it out – Horde of Orcs is a tower defense game for your mac desktop. So just click here to enter the world of Macheist free software goodness!
Just 2 days left, so rush NOW!
Update : while my post was on the drafts, Macheist just added Virus Barrier to the bundle! not that your Mac would require an antivirus anytime soon, but still if you’re super security conscious there is now one more reason to go for the nanoBundle!
