Also iPad typing tested, iPad overheating in sunlight, why not to buy an iPad, lots of new apps and cases for the iPad, and more.

00: Troubleshooting my Mac IIfx - 01: Listen to the music - 02: Macs: Practical and pretty - 03: Writing your grant application - 06: Kensington Keyboard-in-a-Box USB - Project management on the Mac - 07: 1 core, 2 cores, 4 cores, 8: How much difference does it make? - What’s wrong with computing today

Also OWC updates upgrade videos for Mirror Drive Door Power Macs, and OCRKit creates searchable PDFs.

Also netbook sales sag with iPad’s release, iPad vs. netbook, and custom laptop backpack series from SLAPPA.

02: What do you mean calling the Cube low-end? - 10 free POP3 email services - Tips for outdoor computing - 03: How spammers verify your email address - 05: What happened to the CRT monitor market? - Pocket hard drives - First 2 GHz G4 upgrade

Also Photoshop Elements 6 feels like Windows, Pismo blues could be a mis-seated daughtercard, and a little ego booster.

00: Picking an older Power Mac - 01: OS X: The end of tight hardware integration? - Customize Mac OS X - PowerBook battery FAQ - 06: Michael Spindler: The Peter Principle at Apple - Boot Camp - 07: 10 years using low end Macs - Getting from A to B and having fun along the way - Connecting with the broader Mac community - 10 years of Low End Mac

While low-cost netbooks and $1,000-plus Apple notebooks are selling well, midrange notebook sales languish.

FileMaker, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of its Bento App for iPad on the App Store. The app is based on Bento for iPhone with enhancements to make the most of the big, beautiful iPad screen. The new app enables users to manage contacts, track projects, plan events and more, and can be used by itself or synchronized with Bento 3 for Mac.

Writing in USA Today, reviewer Edward C. Baig observes: “The iPad is not so much about what you can do — browse, do e-mail, play games, read e-books and more — but how you can do it. That’s where Apple is rewriting the rulebook for mainstream computing.”