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SOFTWARE THE INSIDE STORY SECRETS Our Experts Reveal Their Favorite Power Tips Microsoft Adobe Networking Microsoft Windows Word CS2 and Wi-Fi Excel on Your Make Word Design Art Cure All Your Get a Handle Mac Your Obedient and Images Home-Network on Your Get Up and Slave Like a Pro Woes Finances Running Today REVIEWED: HOW TO: STYLUS 720 SW B Secure Your Home CAMERA B with a Network Cam 2.0WEB B LaCie B Control Your Mac Skwarim Drive Remotely—for Free What you need to B FileMaker Pro 8.5 B Harness Preview’s know about the …and 13 more Hidden Features Next Big Thing. 04 NOVEMBER2006 NO.123•VOLUME11•ISSUE11 a better machine. a better magazine. features 21 From the Minds of MacAddict The Mac addicts of the MacAddict staff share their expert advice on all things Mac. 22 For the Aspiring Geek Bone up 26 For Bi-Platform Types Running on nerdy nuggets of deep-geek cred, Windows on your Intel Mac? 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Cam,” p62. a Network Cam,” p62. 06 November 2006 CONTENTS a better machine. a better magazine. 08 . 6OB 30 VUIPS IJT$% J[FED POU PQZ FE JOH MVE A u d i o SF JOD WF F STF GJM F FS Hijack Pro • djay OH JN JO MB F D • FuzzMeasure Pro • iFill • FS JT JO E H M B U H iRecordMusic • iTunes Catalog • SB MF O 123 T F N UI netTunes • Sound Byte • TraktorEDITORIAL DJ Studio • JT E T B J F Voice Candy • F-Script • Zinc • 3D EDITORHearts IN DeluxeCHIEF Rik MyslewskiP S O F T MANAGING EDITOR Susie OchsQ B • And Round Again • Artack • Dylo’s Adventure • V C MF MJ the disc 1 HOW-TO EDITOR Niko CoucouvanisD iConquer • MacSudoku • Mudcraft • Rage of Magic II Our Disc editors got a little carried away this Q T Roman LoyolaF N REVIEWS EDITOR S F • Rainbow Web • Recycle • Spelling Challenger • Spinnn G U P T Nick Muerdter S month—they’ve stuffed this month’s shiny silver WEB MONKEY N Z • UniSudoku • Wordsmith • Image Tricks • iStopMotion • T B M Max O M EPONYMEDITOR B D coaster with a full 103 items: apps, demos, LineForm • PatternPrint 1 for Illustrator • PhotoPresenter • F O CONTRIBUTING EDITORS David Biedny, Joseph O. Holmes, P S PhotoReviewer • PhotoZoom Pro • Shoebox • Swift Publisher F L O S Helmut Kobler, Cathy Lu, Steven Parke, Ian Sammis, Deborah freeware, shareware, and more. From the fi le- U P B X • Ultimate Productivity Action Pack • A Better Finder Rename M Shadovitz, Andrew Tokuda, Michelle Victoria, Buz Zoller M Q M J renaming convenience of A Better Finder Rename B X • Default Folder X • Fracture • Menu Master • Menufela • Z T ART G P N Mouseposé • Save Hollywood • Xounds • Advanced Web Ranking S to the Flash-development powers of Zinc, we’re got B Mark Rosenthal Q ART DIRECTOR Q S M M H B • Bonjour Browser • Chicken of the VNC • GarageSale • KeyCamX B P Z ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR Peter MarshutzZ S Q P enough nerdy nuggets to keep you glued to your P M • Launch2net • MacStumbler • MailTags • MuchoThumbs Pro • S S M GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTOR Dan Fitzpatrick D D B J J U S OmniWeb • Pando • PC-Mac-Net FileSharePHOTOGRAPHER Lite • RSSReplay Mark Madeo • S B D keyboard for days.