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Table of Contents Masthead Publisher Robert L. Pritchett from MPN, LLC Editor-in-Chief Robert L. Pritchett Consultants Harry {doc} Babad Ted Bade Mike Hubbartt Chris Marshall Advertising and Marketing Director Wayne Lefevre Web Master James Meister Public Relations and Merchandizing Mark Howson Contacts Webmaster at macCompanion dot com Feedback at macCompanion dot com Correspondence 1952 Thayer, Drive, Richland, WA 99352 USA 1-509-210-0217 1-888-684-2161 rpritchett at macCompanion dot com This month's Authors (Alphabetical Listing): Harry {doc} Babad Ted Bade Matt Brewer (MacFanatic) Kale Feelhaver (AppleMacPunk) Dr. Eric Flescher Eddie Hargreaves Jonathan Hoyle Mike Hubbartt Daphne Kalfon Kristine LeFevre Wayne Lefevre Daniel MacKenzie Chris Marshall (My Apple Stuff) Derek Meier James Meister Michele Patterson Robert Pritchett Rick Sutcliffe (The Northern Spy) Tim Verpoorten (Surfbits) Application Service Provider for the macCompanion website: http://www.stephousehosting.com Thanks to Daniel Counsell of Realmac Software Development (http://www realmacsoftware.com), who graced these pages and our website with newer rating stars. 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MPN, LLC 2006 macCompanion Page 2 of 121 December 2006, Volume 4 Issue 12 Masthead....................................................................................................................................2 Letter from the CEO...................................................................................................................6 Happy Holy-Days! .........................................................................................................................................6 Buying that first Mac .................................................................................................................7 According to Hoyle...................................................................................................................10 Cross-Platform Software Development from a Macintosh Perspective: Multi-Compiler Strategies with C/C++ (Part I) .....................................................................................................................................10 The European Perspective........................................................................................................13 Geek Speak: Random Mac Stuff You Need to Know................................................................18 Looking at XCode 3.0 for Leopard...........................................................................................................18 Views from the Ivory Tower - December 2006 .........................................................................20 MacFevre .................................................................................................................................22 About that macCompanion AudioCast….................................................................................................22 The Mac Night Owl..................................................................................................................23 The Mac Software Report: A Eulogy for PowerPC Applications .......................................................23 Mac ReviewCast .......................................................................................................................25 My Top Ten Freeware of the Year ...........................................................................................................25 CyberDuck .................................................................................................................................................................. 25 AppleJack.................................................................................................................................................................... 25 AdiumX....................................................................................................................................................................... 25 TextWrangler.............................................................................................................................................................. 25 FireFox ........................................................................................................................................................................ 25 NeoOffice.................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Skype........................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Quicksilver.................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Menumeters ................................................................................................................................................................ 26 VLC............................................................................................................................................................................. 26 Macsimum News ......................................................................................................................27 Incompatible platforms to hinder development of digital music?.......................................................27 The Northern Spy.....................................................................................................................28 View From The Telescope ..........................................................................................................................28 Internet Recipe Hunting and Recipe Reformatting Tips..........................................................31 A Tutorial in Three Parts - Part I: Hints for the Intrepid Internet Recipe Hunter .........................31 Mac Security 101......................................................................................................................38 Top 10 Mac Security Tools.........................................................................................................................38 Situational Ethics and Quotes that last a Lifetime ...................................................................40 Musings From Mars.................................................................................................................42 Ten Ways To Make a Podcast, Plus One .................................................................................................42 Doc_Babad's Macintosh Tips - A Macintosh Tip or Three… ...................................................53 MPN, LLC 2006 macCompanion Page 3 of 121 December 2006, Volume 4 Issue 12 Book Reviews ...........................................................................................................................60 Take Control of Buying a Mac, version 2.0.............................................................................................60 Take Control of Buying a Digital Camera, version 2.0 .........................................................................62 Drupal: Creating Blogs, Forums, Portals and Community Web Sites ...............................................63 Give Me Back My Credit! ..........................................................................................................................64 The Macintosh iLife’06...............................................................................................................................65 iWOZ — From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I invented the personal ....................................67 computer, co-founded Apple, and had fun doing it ...............................................................................67 Leadership on the Line: A Guide for Front Line Supervisors, Business Owners, and Emerging Leaders, 2nd Edition.....................................................................................................................................73 Learn Objective-C on the Macintosh .......................................................................................................75 Publish & Prosper: Blogging for your Business .....................................................................................76 Ubuntu Linux for Non-Geeks: A Pain-Free, Project-Based, Get-Things-Done Guidebook ...........78 Games.......................................................................................................................................80 Hardware Reviews....................................................................................................................83 Apricorn Aegis Mini Ultraportable 1.8” Hard Drive – Getting Perpendicular!...............................83 Dialog Phone.................................................................................................................................................85 EyeTV 250 From a Gamer’s Perspective.................................................................................................87 Logitech® V450