Cover designed by James Meister Table of Contents Masthead........................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Letter From the CEO......................................................................................................................................................... 5 PodCasting Marvels......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Letter From the Editor ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 macCompanion, Going on Year 4 – This is Good! ....................................................................................................... 8 Views from the Ivory Tower by Ted Bade...................................................................................................................... 9 Musings From Mars by Leland Scott ............................................................................................................................ 13 Counting Microsoft's Tentacles: Just How Tethered Are We?................................................................................... 13 The Mac Night Owl by Gene Steinberg ........................................................................................................................ 27 The Dangerous Power Of Wall Street Analysts .......................................................................................................... 27 Envision Schools By Elizabeth Dyer.............................................................................................................................. 29 Books................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide , 2nd Edition Reviewed by Robert Pritchett.............................. 31 Assembling Panoramic Photos: A Designer’s Notebook Reviewed by Robert Pritchett ......................................... 33 Database in Depth: Relational Theory for Practitioners Reviewed by Robert Pritchett........................................... 34 Essential Mac OS X Panther Server Administration: Integrating Mac OS X Server into Heterogeneous Networks Reviewed by Robert Pritchett ....................................................................................................................................... 36 Images of CAD: The Art of Computer-Aided Design Reviewed by Robert Pritchett.............................................. 38 InfoSec Career Hacking: Sell Your Skillz, Not Your Soul: A Technical Guide to Landing (and Keeping) a Job in the Information Security Field Reviewed by Robert Pritchett.................................................................................... 40 Mac OS X Tiger for Unix Geeks: Demystifying the Geekier Side of Mac OS X Reviewed by Robert Pritchett .. 42 Maximum Mac OS X Security: A Hacker’s Guide to Protecting Your Mac OS X Workstation and Server Reviewed by Robert Pritchett ....................................................................................................................................... 44 PC ANNOYANCES: How to Fix the Most Annoying Things About Your Personal Computer, Windows, and more Reviewed by Robert Pritchett.............................................................................................................................. 46 The Art of Project Management Reviewed by Robert Pritchett................................................................................. 48 nd SSH, The Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide, 2 Edition Reviewed by Robert Pritchett ...................................... 50 Ship It! A Practical Guide to Successful Software Projects Reviewed by Robert Pritchett..................................... 52 Spring Into Technical Writing for Engineers and Scientists Reviewed by Robert Pritchett .................................... 54 Games ................................................................................................................................................................................. 56 Close Combat: First To Fight Reviewed by Derek Meier .......................................................................................... 56 Postal 2: Share The Pain Reviewed by Derek Meier .................................................................................................. 59 Hardware ........................................................................................................................................................................... 62 RadTech BT510 Bluetooth Mouse Reviewed by Eddie Hargreaves ......................................................................... 62 iPod shuffle Accessories Reviewed by Robert Pritchett............................................................................................. 64 iGuy (a fun and interesting iPod case) Reviewed by Ted Bade ................................................................................. 70 iLugger II Reviewed by Robert Pritchett ..................................................................................................................... 75 NeoCase Reviewed by Derek Meier ............................................................................................................................ 77 Tough-Skin iPodSkin Mini Reviewed by George Riggs ............................................................................................ 79 ZoomTel V3 VoIP Gateway Reviewed by Robert Pritchett....................................................................................... 81 MPN, LLC 2005 macCompanion Page 2 July 2005, Volume 3 Issue 7 Shareware .......................................................................................................................................................................... 84 DragThing 5.6 Reviewed by Dr Eric Flescher............................................................................................................. 84 The Introduction to doc_Babad's Software and Shareware Reviews ...................................................................... 94 Five Great Software Tools for you and yours. Reviewed by Harry {doc} Babad, Edited by Julie M. Willingham ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 94 Apimac Note Pad 1.6.6 — An easy to use notepad for collecting text information. ................................................ 96 Reviewed by Harry {doc} Babad, Edited by Julie M. Willingham ........................................................................... 96 DockExtender 3.1.3 – A flexible and powerful way to expand your Dock's utility. Reviewed by Harry {doc} Babad, Edited by Julie M. Willingham ........................................................................................................................ 98 PithHelmet 2.1.1 — An ad-blocking plugin for Safari Reviewed by Harry {doc} Babad, Edited by Julie M. Willingham...................................................................................................................................................................103 shadowClipboard 2.0.4 – Extra clipboards available at your beck and call. Reviewed by Harry {doc} Babad, Edited by Julie M. Willingham...................................................................................................................................107 Sidekick 1.2 for AppleWorks - A Mac OS X menu bar item for AppleWorks 6....................................................112 Reviewed by Harry {doc} Babad, Edited by Julie M. Willingham .........................................................................112 Software............................................................................................................................................................................114 LeadingProject 1.3.6 Reviewed by Robert Pritchett .................................................................................................114 NoteTaker 1.9.8 Reviewed by Robert Pritchett and by Harry {doc} Babad, Edited by Julie M. Willingham .....119 QuicKeys X3.0.2 for Mac OS X Reviewed by: Dr. Eric Flescher ...........................................................................127 MPN, LLC 2005 macCompanion Page 3 July 2005, Volume 3 Issue 7 Masthead CEO/Publisher/Editor-in-Chief: Robert Pritchett Consultants: Harry {doc} Babad Ted Bade Assistant Editor: Seth Matheson Julie M. Willingham Web Masters: Derek Meier James Meister Contact: [email protected] Robert Pritchett, Publisher of macCompanion CEO of MPN, LLC 1952 Thayer Drive Richland, WA 99352 USA 1-509-210-0217 1-888-684-2161 [email protected] Application Service Provider: http://www.stephousehosting.com This month's authors: Ted Bade Harry {doc} Babad Elizabeth Dyer Eddie Hargreaves Dr. Eric Flesher Derek Meier Robert Pritchett George Riggs Leland Scott And our special thanks to those who have allowed us to review their products! MPN, LLC 2005 macCompanion Page 4 July 2005, Volume 3 Issue 7 Letter From the CEO PodCasting Marvels Have you been noticing the VolksRadio phenomenon? PodCasting