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Cover by Michele Patterson Masthead Publisher MPN, LLC Editor-in-Chief Robert L. Pritchett Assistant Editors Harry Babad Michele Patterson Consultants Harry {doc} Babad Ted Bade Advertising and Marketing Director Robert L. Pritchett Web Master Robert L. Pritchett Public Relations Robert L. Pritchett 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 Skype: maccompanion macCompanion Staff Harry {doc} Babad Ted Bade Matt Brewer (MacFanatic) Dr. Eric Flescher Kale Feelhaver (AppleMacPunk) Steven Fyffe Jonathan Hoyle III Eddie Hargreaves Daphne Kalfon (I Love My Mac) Wayne Lefevre Daniel MacKenzie (Tech Fanatic) Michele Patterson (Dixie Graphics) Mike Potter (For Mac Eyes Only) Robert Pritchett Dennis Sellers (Macsimum News) Gene Steinberg (TechNightOwl) Rick Sutcliffe (The Northern Spy) Mike Swope (Swope Design) Tim Verpoorten (Surfbits) Julie M. Willingham Guest Authors Ed Prasek Application Service Provider for the macCompanion website: http://www.stephousehosting.com Our special thanks to all those who have allowed us to review their products! In addition, thanks to you, our readers, who make this effort all possible. MPN, LLC Copyright 2003-2007 Page 2 of 134 Volume 5 Issue 12 December 2007 MPN, LLC Copyright 2003-2007 Page 3 of 134 Volume 5 Issue 12 December 2007 MPN, LLC Copyright 2003-2007 Page 4 of 134 Volume 5 Issue 12 December 2007 Table of Contents .......................................................................................7 Letter from the CEO – Unfinished Business..............................................................................7 According to Hoyle...................................................................................................................10 Shaving Sheep and Running Classic on Leopard..................................................................................10 MacNightOwl...........................................................................................................................28 The Leopard Report: Your Problem Isn’t My Problem......................................................................28 doc_Babad's Macintosh Tips - A Macintosh Tip or Three…...................................................33 Musings From Mars ................................................................................................................42 In Praise of Third-Party Mac OS X System Enhancements: Hats Off to Mighty APEs, Incredible InputManagers, and Satisfying SIMBLs!...............................................................................................42 The Northern Spy.....................................................................................................................48 The Spy's Case Files ...................................................................................................................................48 Rants, Raves and Revelations ..................................................................................................53 Doc’s Leopard-Ready Shareware Fav’s and Other Systems Upgrade Issues ..................................53 SpinTips...................................................................................................................................57 Distribution and Retail for the Mac Developer .....................................................................................57 View from the Ivory Tower.......................................................................................................62 Leopard Experiences and a desire for “An OS That Just Works”™ ................................................62 Under the Magnifying Glass....................................................................................................67 Time to Realign our Paradigm Parasol...................................................................................................67 ..............................................................................................71 The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects: Creative Techniques for Photographers, Artists, and Designers .................................................................................................................................71 Digital Photography: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks (3rd edition).....................................73 iPhone for Dummies................................................................................................................76 Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day............................................................78 Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard – Peachpit Learning Series - Part One of a Two Part Review .........81 Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Peachpit Learning Series — Part Two, an idiosyncratic in-depth look ..........................................................................................................................................83 MPN, LLC Copyright 2003-2007 Page 5 of 134 Volume 5 Issue 12 December 2007 Macro Photography Photo Workshop......................................................................................90 Take Control of Upgrading to Leopard, an eBook...................................................................93 ..................................................................................99 Miglia DIVA 2.1 - Compact Speaker System ...........................................................................99 SimpleDrive Deluxe ...............................................................................................................101 Street Party Size Zero Portable Speakers...............................................................................103 Techshell Protective Laptop Covers .......................................................................................105 ..................................................................................108 Popcorn® 3 ...........................................................................................................................108 Posterino 1.3.1 .......................................................................................................................113 pzizz 2.3 tackles sleep deprivation and energy dips ................................................................119 2007 macCompanion Magazine Index...................................................................................123 Books...........................................................................................................................................................123 Games .........................................................................................................................................................125 Hardware ...................................................................................................................................................125 Software......................................................................................................................................................127 Advertisers Index ...................................................................................................................132 Amazon.com ..............................................................................................................................................132 Apple Store for Individuals.....................................................................................................................132 Apple Store for Businesses in the USA..................................................................................................132 Evo Networks ............................................................................................................................................132 TeachMac...................................................................................................................................................132 Advertising Information.........................................................................................................133 Statistical Analysis..................................................................................................................................................133 Advertising with macCompanion...........................................................................................................................134 Site Ad Rate.............................................................................................................................................................134 Affiliations...............................................................................................................................................................134 Sponsorships............................................................................................................................................................134 MPN, LLC Copyright 2003-2007 Page 6 of 134 Volume 5 Issue 12 December 2007 Letter from the CEO – Unfinished Business By Robert Pritchett 2007 has been a rough and tumble year, but we are still living and breathing and looking forward to 2008. Of Best-Laid plans? With fear and trembling, I installed the Family Pack version of Leopard and sat back as the program did its magic of archiving and installing. Amazon had sent it a full two weeks earlier than it had reported it would do. My Leopard installation experiences were captured