© MPN, LLC 2007 macCompanion Page 2 March 2007, Volume 5 Issue 3 Publisher Robert L. Pritchett from MPN, LLC Editor-in-Chief Robert L. Pritchett Editor Mike Hubbartt macCompanion Assistant Editor Harry (doc) Babad March 2007 Music Editor Daphne Kalfon Consultant Ted Bade Advertising and Marketing Robert Pritchett This issue we’ll look at some products Desktop Publishing Mike Hubbartt released at MacWorld Expo 2007, as Graphics Design Michele Patterson, Contacts Webmaster at macCompanion dot com well as provide a bunch of hardware and Feedback at macCompanion dot com software reviews to make those purchase rpritchett at macCompanion dot com decisions count. We think you’ll enjoy all Correspondence macCompanion of our monthly columns this issue - and 1952 Thayer, Drive don’t forget to look in the Goodies sec- Richland, WA 99352 USA tion. Telephone: 1-509-210-0217 1-888-684-2161 In February, rumors were floating around macCompanion Contributors Harry {doc} Babad that tv shipments would be delayed. Ted Bade That was confirmed 2/27/07 at Apple’s Matt Brewer (MacFanatic) website. Disappointing, to be sure.Hope- Ken Crockett (Apple News Now) fully the iPhone will be ready by June. Kale Feelhaver (AppleMacPunk) Dr. Eric Flescher We’d hoped Apple would announce new Eddie Hargreaves hardware or software after MacWorld Jonathan Hoyle III Expo 2007, and all we’ve seen are iPod Mike Hubbartt Shuffles coming in 4 new colors (now Daphne Kalfon (I Love My Mac) blue, green, orange and pink). Doesn’t re- Wayne LeFevre ally stir the soul as much as faster CPUs, Daniel MacKenzie larger hard drives and better video cards. Derek Meier What can we do but wait... Michele Patterson Robert Pritchett Enjoy - macCompanion Editors Rick Sutcliffe (The Northern Spy) Tim Verpoorten (Surfbits) NEXT MONTH Guest Contributor Chris Marshall Our April issue focuses on something macCompanion Desktop Publishing software is Adobe InDesign CS2. the Mac excels at: writing. We’ll review hardware and software (commercial and Rating stars from Daniel Counsell of Realmac Software Development: shareware apps), as well as have a few http://www.realmacsoftware.com columns on the topic. Our special thanks to all those who help provide products for our If you’d like to comment about writing reviewers, and to our readers, who make this effort worthwhile. with your Mac, send feedback to [email protected], with Support us by purchasing advertiser products linked at our website. And WRITING as the message Subject. let them know you saw the review at macCompanion. 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All contents © macCompanion 2007, except [email protected], with those reprinted from other sources (including, but not limited to, other NEW APPLE PRODUCT PURCHASE magazines, blogs, audio casts and podcasts). as the message Subject. © MPN, LLC 2007 macCompanion Page 3 March 2007, Volume 5 Issue 3 March 2007 Table of Contents Letter from the CEO 9 11 Music and the Mac My interview on the Typical Mac User Podcast 12 macCompanion’s Venture into Podcasting 13 Views from the Ivory Tower 14 Geek Speak: Random Mac Stuff You Need to Know Using NSXML 16 A Random Walk in Computing 18 The Mac Night Owl’s Alternate Reality: 20 Listen up, MicroMemo enables excellent iPod recording 21 End of ‘I Love My Mac’ campaign Gift-Away 23 Changes at macCompanion 23 25 Aquazone 1.0.2.0: Seven Seas Deluxe 26 Abbott CanOpener 5.0 30 Command & Conquer Generals 35 FAXstf.Pro Version 10.8 37 FileSalvage 5.1 Data Recovery for Mac OS X 41 Internet Cleanup 4.0 for the Mac 44 MusicBedDV 47 Protégé 49 Spring Cleaning 8.0 for Mac 52 Roxio Toast Titanium 8 55 © MPN, LLC 2007 macCompanion Page 4 March 2007, Volume 5 Issue 3 62 Belkin Lighthouse Battery Backup 64 Comply Noise Reduction -1 CS Stereo Cell Phone Earset 66 Comply Noise Reduction -10 (NR-10): Professional Earphones 68 Dialog+ Internet Phone 70 Huckleberry II 72 iMainGo 76 Kensington Si750m Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse 77 RØDE Podcaster Microphone 78 Smart Alec Bag from Tom Bihn 81 SpaceNavigator 83 wiREVO 86 88 Building Scalable Web Sites 89 Code Craft 91 Do-It-Yourself iPod Projects 95 Do-It-Yourself Mac Projects 97 iPod : The Missing Manual, 5th Edition 100 © MPN, LLC 2007 macCompanion Page 5 March 2007, Volume 5 Issue 3 106 DesInstaller 2.0.1 107 DiscLabel 4.1.1 111 Menu Utilities Collection 1.26 116 myNotes 1.42 120 PopChar X 3.1 123 Semulov 1.0 127 TubeSock 1.0.1 129 uApp 1.3 133 136 According to Hoyle... 137 Apple’s NeXT Server Offensive on Microsoft 151 Freeware of the Month 156 Rants, Raves and Revelations – Archiving Your Valued Data 159 Decisions, Decisions, Decisions - Non-Mac Apps on Macs 164 doc_Babad’s Macintosh Tips - A Macintosh Tip or Three… 166 February Updates of Interest 173 Podcasting with GarageBand 3 Training 175 © MPN, LLC 2007 macCompanion Page March 2007, Volume 5 Issue 3 Advertisers Index 177 AlphaSmart 177 Amazon.com 177 Apple Store for Individuals 177 Apple Store for Businesses in the USA 177 ecamm networks 177 DigitalMediaTraining 177 macCompanion Gearshop 177 O’Reilly 177 QuickerTek 177 Parallels 177 Advertising Information 178 © MPN, LLC 2007 macCompanion Page 7 March 2007, Volume 5 Issue 3 © MPN, LLC 2007 macCompanion Page March 2007, Volume 5 Issue 3 Letter from the CEO By Robert Pritchett Robert Pritchett Interviews Robert Pritchett Why did you start macCompanion Magazine? I wanted to help people around the world have great computing experiences and avoid malware by using a platform that so far (6 years!) has not suffered from the ill effects experienced on non-Mac systems. When was macCompanion Magazine started? It officially started as a monthly magazine with a staff of around 25 people from all over the world back in 2003. The magazine started out as MacNut Magazine back in 1996. I eventually became the Editor-in-Chief and MacNut ended in September 2001 as far as fall-out from what occurred on 9/11. macCompanion Magazine grew from there, until it became a monthly magazine beginning in 2003. Who owns macCompanion? The magazine is a communication vehicle for the Macintosh Professional Network (MPN, LLC), owned and managed by Robert L. Pritchett. MPN, LLC is a technology consulting firm that has recently begun selling and recommendingApple products and items from other companies. Apple has allowed MPN, LLC to have an online store because there are no prospects for an Apple Store in our physical location. Why do you continue to run a free magazine? I enjoy working with others who also want to demonstrate their talents and we get to experiment together with awesome, new technologies that influence mankind for good. It is a training ground, where we “test and evaluate products, so you don’t have to”. Creating and publishing the magazine each month has been incredibly challenging, a truly positive experience and really enjoyable! We also produce a weekly AudioCast that can be subscribed to viaiTunes>Podcasts>macCompanion. The AudioCast uses a mixture of digital and live voices. These convert Text-to-Voice of a different section of the magazine each week for those who would rather listen or cannot read, due to physical challenges. What will the future bring? Who really knows? I anticipate and look forward to the “end times”. Meanwhile, we intend to be a positive influence for good in the best manner possible. And who knows, maybe we will even be able to make a living at it? © MPN, LLC 2007 macCompanion Page March 2007, Volume 5 Issue 3 © MPN, LLC 2007 macCompanion Page 10 March 2007, Volume 5 Issue 3 Section 1 contains macCompanion’s regular monthly columns. Writers from the US and Canada offer their insight into a variety of issues affecting Mac users. These columns cover trends in the Mac community, Mac software, hardware and books. This month’s issue includes: • Music and the Mac – by Daphne Kalfon • macCompanion’s Venture into Podcasting – by Wayne LeFevre • Views from the Ivory Tower – by Ted Bade • Geek Speak: Using NSXML – from MacFanatic • A Random Walk in Computing – from The Northern Spy • Welcome to a DRM-Free World – from The Mac Night Owl • Listen Up – from Macsimum News • End of ‘I Love My Mac’ campaign Gift Away News • Changes at macCompanion © MPN, LLC 2007 macCompanion Page 11 March 2007, Volume 5 Issue 3 Music and the Mac heard anything back. But that’s okay. The song has been translated into other languages My interview on the Typical Mac User and Victor asked me to explain the process by which Podcast that happens. Basically, I get an email from a fan who By Daphne Kalfon indicates that they would like to translate and sing the song in another language, and so I send them an mp3 On January 14th 2007 I was interviewed by Victor with my vocal tracks removed. If the key is too high or Cajiao of the Typical Mac User Podcast. He invited too low for them, I make the necessary transposition me on the show to talk about making music on the along with a few adjustments to the music, and re- Mac, and how I’ve been using a Mac to make my send. As in the case of the Japanese version, I created music from the beginning.