macCompanion May 2006 Volume 4 Issue 5 Cover by Robert Pritchett Table of Contents Masthead ___________________________________________________________________________________5 Letter From the CEO__________________________________________________________________________6 Getting Serious About Business _____________________________________________________ 6 According to Hoyle... __________________________________________________________________________9 Cross-Platform Software Development from a Macintosh Perspective: Basic Compilers (Part i) 9 Analysis: If 'Leopard' will run Windows XP natively, will Linux be next?_______________________________13 Ivory Tower ________________________________________________________________________________17 April was a busy month for Apple!__________________________________________________ 17 Mac Security 101 ____________________________________________________________________________19 Don’t Forget The Screen Saver: Security Where You Least Expect It _____________________ 19 Mac Mini Core Duo, Newer Technology miniStack v2, and Elgato EyeTV EZ ___________________________21 The Mac Night Owl __________________________________________________________________________27 Apple and the Press Revisited ______________________________________________________ 27 Mac ReviewCast_____________________________________________________________________________29 Freeware of the month ____________________________________________________________ 29 DashSaver _____________________________________________________________________________29 Virtue ________________________________________________________________________________29 Pinki _________________________________________________________________________________29 Pic-a-POD _____________________________________________________________________________30 Easy DMG ____________________________________________________________________________30 PDFLab _______________________________________________________________________________30 AbiWord ______________________________________________________________________________30 SeaMonkey ____________________________________________________________________________31 Quinn_________________________________________________________________________________31 DVFileDateCM_________________________________________________________________________31 Speak To Me ___________________________________________________________________________31 ClipEdit_______________________________________________________________________________31 Picture Switcher ________________________________________________________________________31 Whatsize ______________________________________________________________________________32 Portable Adium _________________________________________________________________________32 Snail Mail _____________________________________________________________________________32 Journler _______________________________________________________________________________32 PocketMac for Blackberry ________________________________________________________________32 Earthview _____________________________________________________________________________33 Couppa _______________________________________________________________________________33 Reel Bean _____________________________________________________________________________33 Gimp _________________________________________________________________________________33 BackityMac____________________________________________________________________________34 Shadowkiller ___________________________________________________________________________34 ScreenCleaner Pro_______________________________________________________________________34 Civil Netizen ___________________________________________________________________________34 iWebsites______________________________________________________________________________35 MultiAlarm ____________________________________________________________________________35 MPN, LLC 2006 macCompanion Page 2 May 2006, Volume 4 Issue 5 Wimp_________________________________________________________________________________35 Fish __________________________________________________________________________________35 Time Out! _____________________________________________________________________________36 More Internet___________________________________________________________________________36 iPhoto Batch Enhancer ___________________________________________________________________36 Namely _______________________________________________________________________________36 Macsimum News ____________________________________________________________________________37 No one making money on digital music? Give me a break _______________________________ 37 Music and the Mac __________________________________________________________________________39 How to get Hooked _______________________________________________________________ 39 Musings From Mars _________________________________________________________________________41 Web-Based Collaborative Editing: Twiki, Tiddly, or TikiWiki?__________________________ 41 xCuts Dashboard Widget: Tripping the Light Script.aculo.us ___________________________ 46 Practical Strategy Consulting __________________________________________________________________52 Cubicle City - Down With the Status Quo! ___________________________________________ 52 Ten Reasons Why… _________________________________________________________________________54 Ten Reasons Why I Hate My MacBook Pro __________________________________________ 54 Ten Reasons Why I Love My MacBook Pro __________________________________________ 56 A Visit from The Woz ________________________________________________________________________59 Books _____________________________________________________________________________________62 Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual _______________________________________________ 62 Intermediate Perl ________________________________________________________________ 64 Hardware __________________________________________________________________________________66 HOBOware Pendant Temperature/Light Data Logger and Pendant Optic USB Base Station & Coupler ________________________________________________________________________ 66 Waterfield Designs' Apple iPod Hi-Fi Protective Case: A Case of Yet Another Inflated Price Tag _______________________________________________________________________________ 70 THE NIGHT OWL REVIEW: XEROX PHASER 8550DP _____________________________ 72 ANATOMY OF A BAD PRINTER REVIEW_________________________________________ 74 MPN, LLC 2006 macCompanion Page 3 May 2006, Volume 4 Issue 5 Shareware _________________________________________________________________________________76 Great Software/Shareware Tools for you and yours____________________________________ 76 Summary of Items Reviewed for May _______________________________________________________76 myNOTES 1.1.1 — A note-taking program that lets you create, manage retrieve and print notes and clippings of all kinds __________________________________________________________ 78 DiscBlaze 6.1.5 — A Disc Burning Alternative to Apple’s Offerings ______________________ 81 DropDMG 2.7.6 — The easiest way to create Mac OS X disk images______________________ 85 Fidget Menu 1.5.9 (A re-review) — A menu bar item you can configure and personalize _____ 90 Software ___________________________________________________________________________________94 Comparing Business Card Design Software __________________________________________ 94 Business Card Composer (now v 3.2)________________________________________________________94 SOHO Business Cards (now v. 1.6) _________________________________________________________94 Carrara™ Pro 5.1: The Complete 3D Animation and Design Solution ____________________ 99 Creating Business Cards with PrintShop 2 __________________________________________ 103 Windows on an Intel Macintosh - some thoughts and a first look ________________________ 110 Boot Camp ___________________________________________________________________________111 Parallels Workstation ___________________________________________________________________112 Training __________________________________________________________________________________113 Mac OS 101 – Mastering Your Mac ________________________________________________ 113 Advertising ________________________________________________________________________________115 Amazon.com ___________________________________________________________________ 115 Apple Store for Individuals _______________________________________________________ 116 Apple Store for Businesses________________________________________________________ 117 Lionshead Studios Limited and Feral Interactive - Black & White 2 _____________________ 118 Lionshead Studios Limited and Feral Interactive –The Movies _________________________ 119 DigitaMediaTraining ____________________________________________________________ 120 Ominex________________________________________________________________________ 121 macCompanion Media Kit____________________________________________________________________123 Statistical Analysis _____________________________________________________________________123 Advertising with macCompanion __________________________________________________________123 Site Ad Rate __________________________________________________________________________123 PDF Ad Rates _________________________________________________________________________124 Rate