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Hands-on with Tenori-on
PC World senior associate editor Danny Allen joins forces with Macworld associate editor Brian Chen in discussing the Tenori-On, Yamaha's new music sequencer.
Game Room
Logitech ClearChat PC Wireless headset
Logitech's ClearChat PC Wireless headset is lightweight, comfortable, and sounds good.
Mac OS X Hints
Select hidden drop-down menu choices via keyboard
Learn how to activate menu items on certain drop-down menus without first opening those menus.
RiffWorks guitar recording software updated
RiffWorks has been updated adding support for Guitar Rig.
iPod and iPhone Case Roundup: Working up a sweat
iPods are great for working out, but it always helps to have the right equipment. Here are four cases that let you give your iPod a run for its money.
FoxTrot Professional Search goes beyond Spotlight
FoxTrot Professional Search goes beyond Spotlight with multiple categorizations of search results, server-based searches and more.
Installing Nagios on Mac OS X 10.5 Server
John C. Welch updates his instructions for installing the open-source Nagios on to the latest version of OS X Server, an operation that will turn a Mac into a network monitoring station that can notify you of hardware and software problems.
Australian Macworld: Sydney Apple store opens
The first Apple Store in Australia opened Thursday night to large crowds.
Video: World Tech Update
Greenpeace boards a ship in Hong Kong, WiMAX is ready to launch, Verizon expands FiOS, Microsoft and Nortel partner, Intel shows off a new robot, Australia gets an Apple store, Tokyo shows off new toys and New York’s Digital Downtown demos new gadgets.
Digital Photo: How to buy a camera lens
Still using the lens that came with your digital SLR? Explore the creative possibilities of your camera by buying a new lens. Whether looking for a zoom lens or a prime lens, we'll show you what to look for when shopping.
Logo Design Studio Pro improves SVG support
Logo Design Studio Pro, Macware's logo design software, improves Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) support in this new release and now features more than 1,300 SVG logo designs.
Steinberg shows audio interface, controller at NAMM
A new audio interface and controller are among the new products being shown by Steinberg at NAMM this week.
Editors' Notes
A Mac geek's take on birth announcements
With a new family member on the way, Dan Frakes takes advantage of his Mac toolbox to set up instant baby announcements.
Nikon releases Capture NX 2 image editing software
Capture NX 2 is a new version of Nikon's digital image editing software.
Mac 911
Bugs & Fixes: Resolving confusion with LaCie’s drive updates
Trying to update his LaCie d2 DVD±RW drive, Ted Landau came across some convoluted Update Tools for the external drive.
Game Room
First Look: Spore Creature Creator
Peter Cohen whips up critters using the just-released Spore Creature Creator from Electronic Arts and finds it to be creativity-sparking fun that the whole family can enjoy.
Mac Gems
SmartBackup 2.2
There are many good backup utilities out there, and the number of choices is growing. What makes FreeRideCoding'sSmartBackup 2.2.4 unique is that it lets you define files to be backed up using saved Spotlight searches.
SecureMac discovers Trojan horse targeted at Mac OS X
SecureMac says a new Trojan horse is targeting users of Mac OS X and will allow remote access to the system.
Mac Word
AppleScript versus Alameda County
Jason Snell battles a wonky Java applet to get a readable version of a court case.
eBay boosts fraud protections for PayPal users
EBay is increasing fraud protections for buyers and sellers who use its PayPal online payment system.
Digidesign releases Pro Tools for Mac OS X Leopard
Pro Tools users can finally use Leopard to create music. Digidesign released an update for the audio application that works with Mac OS X 10.5.3.
Stay in Sync: iPhoto libraries
Because of the way iPhoto stores your photos, keeping two libraries in sync takes special effort.
iPhone Central
Adobe works on Flash for iPhone, as Apple looks to Sprout
Adobe is still working on bringing Flash to the iPhone, but Apple may have a different plan.
Playlist
Free iTunes music lessons
Want to be a true guitar hero? A series of free iTunes podcasts can help.
Microsoft extends life of MSN Music tunes
People who bought songs from Microsoft's now-defunct MSN Music service will get three more years to move the music to new PCs.