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Review: FileMaker Pro 11 and FileMaker Pro Advanced 11

A year after the release of the FileMaker 10 database program, version 11 has arrived, with new tools and great new features that make it even easier to use.

Promising prospect: Quiet ReadQuiet Read lets you quickly store, and quickly access, URLs you want to save for later viewing.
Review: Pocket Chef for iPhoneDeveloped by Gameloft, Pocket Chef is a cooking simulation game for the iPhone designed for the cooking-impaired.

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Review: Pocket Chef for iPhone Developed by Gameloft, Pocket Chef is a cooking simulation game for the iPhone designed for the cooking-impaired.
Review: Motorola Devour smartphone There's a lot to like about the Devour smartphone, especially its social networking features, intuitive user interface, and sturdy design, but it also has some shortcomings.
Review: Power Cam for iPhone Power Cam is one of many apps trying to make your picture-taking a bit easier, and while the $1 offering does add some interesting features, it doesn't measure up to similar photography apps.
Promising prospect: Quiet Read Quiet Read lets you quickly store, and quickly access, URLs you want to save for later viewing.
Review: Are You Alright? for iPhone Are You Alright? is a medical-themed time-management game. Unfortunately, bugs and long load times distract from an otherwise enjoyable experience.
Review: Aliph Jawbone Icon Jawbone's Icon Bluetooth headset look great, provides a comfortable fit, and includes unique downloadable apps. Unfortunately, the call quality isn't as impressive.
Review: Shazam Encore for iPhone This paid version of the music-identification app delivers a number of features -- chiefly unlimited tagging of songs. It's a solid app, but unless you find yourself using it a lot or find the other features particularly appealing, the free version of Shazam will probably meet your needs.
Review: Ion Audio Tape 2 PC Although Ion's Tape 2 PC is a relatively simple way to convert the audio on your cassette tapes to digital files for use on your computer, the process for editing those imported files can be either complicated or time consuming, depending on which provided Mac application you use.
Review: Intuit TurboTax and H&R Block At Home tax software There are still some of the same differences between the two major desktop tax preparation programs, Intuit TurboTax and H&R Block At Home (formerly TaxCut. But TurboTax has improved.
Review: 2nd Story TaxAct Deluxe Federal Edition online tax software TaxAct's tax help is adequate for many situations, and it's a terrific deal, especially if you don't stand to benefit from the data-import options available in TurboTax and H&R Block at Home,
Review: TurboTax Deluxe Online TurboTax is worth its price premium for anyone who can benefit from TurboTax's superior data import capability, or its superlative context-sensitive help and navigation features.
Review: Online tax preparation services Sign of the times: Most people who use software to prepare and electronically file their income tax returns now opt for Web services.
Review: H&R Block At Home Deluxe online People who are willing to take care of data entry but who like the ability to consult with a tax pro as needed might find H&R Block's Best of Both a good compromise between going to an H&R Block office and doing their taxes entirely by themselves online.
Review: Tripod Camera for iPhone This app add some nice options to the iPhone's camera -- most notably an anti-tilt feature that keeps your shot level no matter what -- and makes a nice addition to any shutterbug's tool-set.
Review: Tank Raider for iPhone Tank Raider is a retro tank arcade game by Sunday Solutions that puts you at the controls of an arcade tank pitted against three crafty computer-controlled tanks. Your mission is to capture and hold more gems than the other tanks.
Review: Star Wars, Ultimate Sith Edition for Mac The Ultimate Sith Edition is set in the years between Episode III and Episode IV in the Star Wars canon. Darth Vader has sent you, his secret apprentice, to track down and kill rogue Jedi.
Review: Txtagif for iPhone If you like to send cutesy images with your MMS messages, txtagif will be an iPhone app dream come true, even though the free app has a few flaws.
Review: Aaxa P2 pico projector This powerful pico projector delivers very bright images and crisp text, but lackluster color and limited battery life lower its ranking.
Review: Hangman RSS for iPhone This app taps an RSS feed to pump out the first half-dozen words of news headlines, requiring you to play an individual game of hangman on one or more of those words. It's easily one of the more clever and challenging hangman games in the App Store.
Review: Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front for iPhone Uncle Sam stripped your brother of his Medal of Honor. In this WWII combat simulator, you need to find out why.

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