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Apple Slashes Prices on PowerBooks, “So, can I order you that 17" PowerBook now?” When Steve Jobs said in January that this was the year of the notebook he wasn't kidding! Apple, this week, slashed prices on models in the PowerBook line by about $600 each. iBook models were reduced by between $60 and $150. For details, go to the Precursor Hardware Store and search for “PowerBook” or “iBook”. http://hardware.precursor.ca Support your local consultant ! shop at: http://hardware.precursor.ca Adobe Acrobat 6 Acrobat 6 (for Mac OS X) is now shipping. New tools in Acrobat 6.0 Professional enable users to quickly and reliably create high-quality Adobe PDF files, including PDF/X-compliant documents. The whole product –including the Distiller component— now run Mac OS X native. http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html Acrobat 6 Pro – Precursor Price $659 CDN Upgrade Price $229 CDN Acrobat 6 Standard – Precursor Price $439 CDN Upgrade Price $149 CDN Support your local consultant ! shop at: http://software.precursor.ca Apple QuickTime 6.3 QuickTime 6.3 gets support for distributing content over wireless networks to devices that include cellular phones and PDAs. Performance and compatibility are improved with iMovie, Keynote and iDVD applications. http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ Apple iSync 1.1 iSync 1.1 now syncs with more phones and PDAs. it can also synchronize Safari bookmarks between Macs (requires a .Mac account). http://www.apple.ca/iSync Apple Keynote 1.1 Apple’s Keynote presentation software gets improved PowerPoint import and export compat- ibility and enhanced performance of imported QuickTime video. Other feature enhancements and bug fixes were also rolled in. http://www.apple.ca/keynote/ Keynote 1.1 – Precursor Price $159 CDN Support your local consultant ! shop at: http://software.precursor.ca

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Apple iMovie 3.0.3 iMovie gets increased performance and stability –especially on G3 Macs. A few feature en- hancements are also included. QuickTime 6.3 is required (see above). http://www.apple.com/imovie/download/ Apple Slot Combo Drive Update 1.0 Apple has released a firmware patch for slot loading drives in PowerBooks and XServe comput- ers that prevents a problem with waking from sleep. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120212 Symantec AntiVirus 9.0 The new version of Norton AntiVirus can now detect PC viruses to help prevent you from passing them on to PC users. To make licensing easier Symantec is now selling 5 and 10 packs at value pricing. Version 9.0 is Mac OS X only (the box comes with version 7 for Mac OS 9). Upgraders will receive a rebate coupon in the box. http://www.symantec.com/nav/nav_mac/index.html Norton AntiVirus 9 – Precursor Price $99 CDN Norton AntiVirus 9 5 pack – Precursor Price $419 CDN Norton AntiVirus 9 10 pack – Precursor Price $789 CDN Support your local consultant ! shop at: http://software.precursor.ca Symantec announces Norton Utilities 8.0 Norton Utilities 8.0 will ship later in June and will be completely Mac OS X native. The CD will boot either Mac OS X or OS 9 computers. (While version 8.0 is Mac OS X only the box comes with version 6 for Mac OS 9). Upgraders will receive a rebate coupon in the box. http://www.symantec.com/num/num_mac/index.html Precursor pricing will be announced when the product ships. Symantec announces Norton SystemWorks 3.0 Also coming later in June, Norton SystemWorks 3.0 will include Norton Utilities 8.0, Norton AntiVirus 9.0, Dantz Retrospect Express Backup, and Aladdin Spring Cleaning. http://www.symantec.com/sabu/sysworks/mac/index.html Precursor pricing will be announced when the product ships.

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