Steve Jobs made a welcome return to the public eye last week at a special music event to introduce Apple’s 2009 holiday iPods.

“The September music event was classic Apple. It marked the return of the world’s greatest corporate storyteller,” says communications coach, Carmine Gallo, author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience.

Gallo’s book will be published later this month by McGraw-Hill and can be pre-ordered now from Amazon. Gallo’s written some insightful analyses of Steve’s presentations in the past, so we asked him to take a look at last week’s event. After the jump, Gallo breaks down his top ten presentation tips from Jobs’ latest speech.

Ok, so summer is slipping away and school is starting for another year. Although Apple (finally) puts an end to its back-to-school hardware deals, we have MacBook Pro laptops starting at $999, iMotion’s Max Audio System for iPods and other Apple items in today’s gadget grab-bag.

For details on these and more (like an iSnug iPod Armband), check out CoM’s Daily Deals page.

We end the week with a grab-bag of bargains, including two deals on MacBooks, more accessories for your iPod nano, and App Store price cuts.

Details on these and other Apple items (such as an FM receiver for your iPod/iPhone) can be found on the CoM “Daily Deals” page.

If you’re searching for a good deal on MacBook Pro laptops, today may be your day. We have two e-tailers vying for your attention. All are Core 2 Duos, with the screen size ranges from 15-inches to 17-inches. Philips also has a $50 iPod universal remote while TigerDirect.com offers this cool Photo ball/alarm clock and dock.

For details on these bargains and others (like a foldable USB keyboard), visit CoM’s Daily Deals page.

Today’s daily deals are headed by AT&T’s offer on refurbished iPhone 3Gs. The carrier is selling 8GB models for $49 and $16 GB units for $99. Meanwhile, Apple is offering factory-refurbed Intel Mac minis, starting at $499 for the 2GHz Core 2 version. And if that’s not enough to rope you into the hardware tent, Apple is again promoting their back to school sale.

In other gadget deal goodness, we have an arm band face-off, plus ask the immortal question: what’s better? USB on your wrist or a mouse on your finger? For details on these and many other deals, as always check out our CoM Daily Deals page.

Are you looking for options to keep your desk sleek and uncluttered but don’t want to give up the iMac, iPod, Mac mini and associated gadgets you must have nearby? Maybe you need a makeover. Twelve South, a new All-Mac company, offers two choices: the Book Arc and Book Pack.

The Book Arc is a creative way to vertically store your MacBook. The Book Arc accommodates a closed MacBook (up to 17-inches) or MacBook Air in a 10-by-4-inch slip with silicone cushions specifically designed for these laptops.. The product creates a desktop or workstation from your laptop and display. Running your MacBook closed stops your video display from splitting its resources, causing a noticeable operating speed increase in such intensive applications as Photoshop, the maker claims.

The Book Arc costs $49.95 for individuals or $249.99 for six people. Free shipping for a limited time.

UPDATE: The MacBook stand can actually give your MacBook 13″ a speed boost, claims Wired.com’s Charlie Sorrel. Using lower-end MacBooks (those without dedicated GPUs, like the new 13-incher) with the lid closed frees up the CPU from refreshing the screen, boosting the speed of whatever you’re working on.

Today’s deals include used classic iMacs starting at $40, a 75%-Off Blowout of Apple products, iPhone 3G or iPhone 3Gs holsters for just a buck and many more items.

Details on these bargains and more can be found on the CoM Daily Deals page.

Today’s deals include Apple’s back to school sale on free iPods when buying a MacBook or iMac, classic iPods starting at $180, $49 8GB iPhone 3Gs and much more.

Details on these bargains and many others can be found at CoM’s Daily Deals page.

Today’s daily deals include a 2.26GHz Intel Mac mini for $649, a 75% “blowout” on Mac gear, an 8GB iPod touch for just $160 and many more.

Details on these and other bargains can be found on the CoM “Daily Deals” page.

Because we’re all geeks these days and need bags for our laptops, the market for fashionable computer bags has mercifully grown. Gone are the days when the only laptop bag you could buy was black and rectangular.

A particularly stylish entry onto the fashion laptote market is Ibint, a company that sells a range of good-looking laptop bags called Loopbag. The Loopbags have distinctive zippers that loop around the front and back of the bags — hence the name.

We’ve been testing a pair of Loopbags in New York for the last couple of weeks, and they’ve held up exceptionally well, especially because this summer has been exceptionally wet.

Hit the jump for the rest of the review.