macCompanion July 2006

Columns

Letter from the CEO: 4 Years

Scam Artistry – Where’s the Pony and the Bogus-Meter

According to Hoyle... Cross-Platform Software Development from a Macintosh Perspective: Converting Legacy Frameworks

MacNight Owl: Not a Rumor - Why Apple Might Release Pro Desktops Early

Mac ReviewCast: Mac Freeware of the Month

Music and the Mac: Application Software for Songwriters, Composers and Musicians

Musings from Mars: How’re We Doing Now? An Update on DHTML/Ajax Browser Compatibility

Practical Consulting Strategies: Bunny Slippers

Sudden Impact: Apple's Great Asteroid Hoax

Views From the Ivory Tower

Book Reviews

Chief Customer Officer: Getting Past Lip Service to Passionate Action

Digital SLR Photography with Photoshop CS2 All-in-One

Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing

Fixing Windows XP Annoyances

Photoshop CS2 Workflow: The Digital Photographer's Guide

Web Site Cookbook: Designing, Maintaining and Marketing

How to everything with Windows XP: Third Edition

Hardware Reviews

EyeTV 250

Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop for Mac

Parrott TalkPro Headset: VXI USB 7.0

Petito 512 MB Flash Drive for USB 2.0

Snowball USB Mic – Retro Professional Quality

Shareware Reviews

doc_Babad's Software Review Overview - An Introduction

AppZapper 1.5.2 — You tried it out, spurned it so then burn it

Disc Cover 1.0.8 - Create great disc covers and CD/DVD inserts and booklets using fine templates or your own design skills

Folder Icon X 3.0 — There’s still no more excuse for generic or just solid colored icons

Screenshots Preference Pane 1.0 — Don’t get PNG’d, you have a choice

Sidenote 1.7 — Sidenote is another fine option for note taking, one with a stickies type paradigm

Smart Scroll X 1.3.3 — Scroll with your keyboard and not just your mouse

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Software Reviews

Accio Dictionaries for iPod

Art Explosion: 750,000 Images

DirectControl for Macs – Seeing the Forest

iListen 1.7 – The Search for the Speech Recognition “Holy Grail” and the Power of Voice!

The Logo Creator MEGA Pak – Get Professional!

Parallels Desktop for Mac OS X

 

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