Cover created by James Meister Table of Contents Masthead ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Letter From the CEO ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 Mac OS X Safety and Security.................................................................................................................................... 5 Malware and Mac OS X .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Vulnerabilities and Exploits .................................................................................................................................... 6 Why Is Mac OS X More Secure?............................................................................................................................ 6 Due Diligence........................................................................................................................................................... 7 Resources.................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Some Tools for Protection ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Letter From the Editor ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 Now It’s Personal: CherryOS vs. DrunkenBlog by Robert Pritchett...................................................................... 10 doc_Babad's Macintosh Tips By Harry {doc} Babad...................................................................................... 12 Half Lies and Benign Neglect............................................................................................................................ 12 A Bug in Eudora 6.2.1 ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Recycle CDs… Don’t Throw Them Away...................................................................................................... 14 Musings From Mars............................................................................................................................................................ 16 Why Buy A Mac Instead Of Windows? By Leland Scott ....................................................................................... 16 Rants, Raves and Revelations ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Word 2003 Personal Trainer – A Second Look by Harry {doc} Babad and edited by Julie M. Willingham ..... 26 Views from the Ivory Tower By Ted Bade....................................................................................................................... 31 Books................................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Mac OS X Technology Guide to Automator – eBook Reviewed by Robert Pritchett .......................................... 34 DARKNET: Hollywood War Against the Digital Generation Reviewed by Robert Pritchett ............................. 35 Degunking™ Microsoft Office Reviewed by Robert Pritchett ............................................................................... 37 Digital Audio Essentials Reviewed by Robert Pritchett .......................................................................................... 38 eBay Power Seller Secrets: Good Advice for Everyone Selling Anything on eBay or Starting a Small Business Reviewed by Mike Swope ......................................................................................................................................... 39 Hacking Exposed: Network Security & Solutions 5th Edition Reviewed by Robert Pritchett .............................. 43 iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business Reviewed by Robert Pritchett................ 45 iPod & iTunes Garage Reviewed by Robert Pritchett ............................................................................................. 48 Mastering FreeBSD and OpenBSD Security Reviewed by Robert Pritchett ......................................................... 49 Network Security Tools Reviewed by Robert Pritchett........................................................................................... 51 Snort Cookbook Reviewed by Robert Pritchett ....................................................................................................... 52 Sockets, Shellcode, Porting & Coding: Reverse Engineering Exploits And Tool Coding For Security Professionals Reviewed by Robert Pritchett............................................................................................................. 54 Games.................................................................................................................................................................................. 55 KnightShift Reviewed by Ted Bade.......................................................................................................................... 55 Hardware ............................................................................................................................................................................. 61 iMove Positioning Table for the iMac G5 Reviewed by Robert Pritchett.............................................................. 61 iProtect MAXupgrades Micro Screen Cleaning Cloth Reviewed by Derek Meier ............................................... 63 LaCie d2 DVD±RW with LightScribe 16x Reviewed by Robert Pritchett............................................................ 64 Otterbox for iPod Reviewed by Ted Bade................................................................................................................ 67 doc_Babad's Shareware Toys ............................................................................................................................................ 70 Great Software Tools and a Tip for Panther Users Reviewed By Harry {doc} Babad ......................................... 70 dockDoubler X 1.1 Reviewed By Harry {doc} Babad ............................................................................................ 71 DockSwap 2.1 Work with multiple Docks in Panther Reviewed By Harry {doc} Babad .................................... 72 Fidget Menu 1.3.4 Reviewed By Harry {doc} Babad ............................................................................................. 74 Software............................................................................................................................................................................... 76 Dash Monitors 1.2 Reviewed by Derek Meier ......................................................................................................... 76 FotoMagico Version 1.2.4b10 Reviewed by Robert Pritchett................................................................................. 78 PDFpen 2.1 Pro — A potential alternative to Adobe Acrobat 7 Reviewed by Harry {doc} Babad and Edited by Julie M. Willingham................................................................................................................................................... 79 TheRecipeManager 1.1.1 — A recipe management tool that is well worth using Reviewed by Harry {doc} Babad and Edited by Julie M. Willingham............................................................................................................... 84 Training ............................................................................................................................................................................... 94 InSide Editing with Final Cut Pro 4 Reviewed by Robert Pritchett........................................................................ 94 InSide Motion and Inside Motion 2 Reviewed by Robert Pritchett....................................................................... 96 Total Training For: Adobe® Illustrator® CS2 Reviewed by Robert Pritchett ...................................................... 98 Total Training For: Adobe® InDesign® CS2 Reviewed by Robert Pritchett......................................................100 Total Training For: Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 Reviewed by Robert Pritchett ...................................................102 Advertisements .................................................................................................................................................................104 DigitaMediaTraining................................................................................................................................................104 macCompanion Media Kit ...............................................................................................................................................105 Statistical Analysis ...................................................................................................................................................105 Advertising