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1. Mac OS X 10.3 Panther by Apple
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(25 October, 2003)
list price: US$129.99 -- our price: US$109.99 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B0000E6NK9 Sales Rank: 28 Availabity: Usually ships within 24 hours Average Customer Review:
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Features Super-modern operating system combining the strength of UNIX with the elegance of MacintoshOver 150 new features and significant enhancements to its modern, UNIX-based foundationiChat AV for personal video conferencing in high-quality, full-screen video over the InternetExpose for instant access to any window; displays all open or current-application windowsFileVault for keeping your valuable documents safe with powerful AES-128 bit encryptio
Customer Reviews (55)
Well Well Worth It!
Man Oh Man what a super upgrade! Mac OS 10.2 was sweet but 10.3 is friggin mind blowing! I am running it on a iMac 500MHz G3 with 1.2 GB of ram and I swear this computer is twice as fast now! Everything in this operating system is faster, even my boardband internet connection with Safari is faster! Mail, faster! iTunes, faster. iPhoto, faster! MS Office, faster! Sherlock, faster! Even my shareware programs move faster. The interface itself is faster, moving files, moving thru disk etc, it is all faster, much faster! The changes to the OS are great, the new finder, Expose, the new Mail all of it. I waited in line for an hour to buy it the night it went on sale at the Houston Apple Store, and it's worth not only the wait but the money. This baby must scream on a newer Mac. At first I was concerned my iMac would bogg down with this new OS but my little 500MHz G3 is smokin now, kinda sucks cause now I have even less of a reason to buy a new Mac.......My advice buy this baby and again have the best computer OS in the world! Long live the Panther!
Great product, but worth the upgrade?
I've been running OS X on my G4 Powerbook for over a year now, and I love it. Jaguar 10.2.8 was running great so there was no stability reason for me to upgrade. Basically I just had to have the latest version just because it is the latest type of thing. Yes the system is quicker and there are some useful features such as expose, but I'm not sure it was worth the cost of the upgrade. If Apple is planning on upgrading OS X every year then I probably could have gone along with 10.2.8 with no complaints and done a upgrade on the next version. I think Apple should have offered a upgrade version for those with 10.2 for about half the cost of what is charged for Panther. To pay full price for a OS you expect major changes, like from Windows 98 to Windows XP.
So if you are happy with 10.2 and the new features in 10.3 are not something you need then I would stay with your current version and see what comes along next year. If you just have to have the lastest version no matter what then pick it up and you won't be disapointed.
So Far, So Good.
I recently got Mac 10.3 Panther and so far everything good that has been said about it is true. In my G4 iMac, it has worked without problem. While I had to take a little time to get used to it's different interface, in the end, has been a breeze to operate.
I have had no problems in the stability of the system. Finally, Apple got it right and you can still work on your other programs and not have to restart your computer. This is a real boon to people, like myself, who are not computer geeks. After having Macs for 10 years and 4 operaring systems, I can finally say that Apple has an operating system that beats Windows on every front. I hope the rest of the world never finds out. I would hate for Bill Gates to mess it up for the rest of us.
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2. Thinkfree Office for OS X by ThinkFree Corporation
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-- our price: US$37.99 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B000069EWU Sales Rank: 2,189 Availabity: Usually ships within 24 hours Average Customer Review:
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Features Easy-to-use applications for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation graphicsThinkFree Write, Calc, and Show are compatible with Word, Excel, and PowerPointEffortlessly opens, edits, and saves documents into the Microsoft Office file formatsThinkFree's cross-platform technology eliminates file conversion and compatibility issuesIntegrated, Internet-based file sharing and storage with end-to-end securit
Customer Reviews (5)
Amazingly inexpensive software with expected limitations
Thinkfree Office is a simple and inexpensive software program that allows you to read and write MS documents without actually owning Microsoft Office.
If you can't afford and/or don't like MS Office, for whatever reason, and you're looking for something that will allow you to access MS created documents and share with others, this product is for you. Drawbacks: The largest is that Thinkfree Office does not translate everything. It seems to have most trouble with formating and special fonts. However, it always gets the actual text correct. Secondly, it's also on the slow side. And lastly, it's interface doesn't feel Mac friendly. You can definitely see its roots with Microsoft. I would have to disagree with those who say that the Write module is simply an upgraded version of SimpleText or TextEdit. Write has a menu bar that competes easily with AppleWorks. I was honestly amazed when I saw the features it had given what I paid for the software. MS Office sells for several hundred dollars and is a RAM and hard drive pig. Thinkfree is an exceptionally inexpensive (especially if you buy it used) alternative that will allow you to access MS documents and create new ones. It has its problems, yes, but if you're getting what you pay for. If you want something that works exactly like Word, Excel or PowerPoint then you'll have to buy MS Office.
Worst software in 16 years !
It doesn't work. Period. No response from tech support after 2 inquiries over 10 days. History: it wouldn't open _any_ of my word doc's: tech support advised re-install. [no-brainer, non-responsive advice] Nontheless, I did this TWICE, and it still wouldn't work. Emailed tech again, twice, still no response after 11-12 days. In other words, there is no tech support. I got a trial .v of icWord, and it did everything AND it costs less. [My platform: iBook w/640Mb ram on OS 9.2.]
This is first junk software I've had in 16 yrs as a Mac user. There should be a no-star rating for these guys.
Not the best choice ...
I had to purchase this product for OSX while waiting to be able to upgrade my Microsoft Word program. It opened slowly, and much of the formatting I regularly use - including headers, footers, and tables - were lost when I attempted to open the documents. It seems to be a simple upgraded version of Simple Text. If you need something a bit more Word compatible - I'm afraid you'll have to buy Microsoft Word - even a much older version running on Classic 9 does better.
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3. Norton SystemWorks 2.0 by Symantec
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list price: US$129.95 -- our price: US$124.99 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B000060NU5 Availabity: This item is not stocked or has been discontinued. Average Customer Review:
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Editorial Review Norton SystemWorks 2.0 provides an integrated suite of software applications that cover almost every aspect of keeping your Mac running smoothly, as well fixing problems when they arise. This new version works in Mac OS X, providing protection for users of Apple's latest operating system.The suite includes Norton Utilities 7.0, one of the best-known Mac disk utility packages, which offers a full range of disk- and file-maintenance functions. Use this program to recover badly damaged disks, fix minor disk and file damage, optimize your drive by defragmenting files and applications, and recover accidentally deleted files. If the worst happens and you find that you can't even start up from your Mac's hard drive, Norton SystemWorks 2.0 also works as a startup disk, giving you a chance to recover files and fix the damaged drive. Also included on the bootable CD is Alsoft Disk Warrior Recovery Edition, another powerful utility that has a great reputation for recovering files from hard drives that are severely damaged. Norton AntiVirus 8.0 provides simple and comprehensive virus protection. Version 8.0 of the AntiVirus application not only protects you from a huge range of viruses, but will even scan e-mail attachments and file transfers as you download them, to prevent infected files from even reaching your Mac. The LiveUpdate feature keeps all the Norton applications and the essential virus definition files up-to-date by automatically checking for updates when you connect to the Internet, or at prescheduled times. Dantz Retrospect Express makes backing up files an easy and logical process. Backing up your essential files is always advisable but often difficult to do effectively. Dantz Retrospect Express allows you to automate the process, backing up to removable media such as Zip or Jaz drives, CD-RW, another hard drive, or to an Internet archive with ease. The wide range of configuration options take some time to organize, but once this is done backing up becomes a single-click operation. Finally, Aladdin Spring Cleaning allows you to keep your valuable disk space free by deleting unwanted and unused files, duplicate files, temporary Internet browser caches, and it even removes unnecessary code from some software applications. Currently, some features of previous versions of Norton SystemWorks, such as Speed Disk, do not run on Mac OS X. However, by booting your Mac from the Norton SystemWorks 2.0 CD, all the features of Norton SystemWorks 1.0 are available and work just as well on disks with Mac OS X installed. Users of Mac OS 8 or OS 9 should note that the Norton SystemWorks 2.0 package includes Norton SystemWorks 1.0 for operating systems older than Mac OS X, so if you already own this version and do not use Mac OS X, Norton SystemWorks 2.0 offers no new features for you. Mac users looking for a total troubleshooting and maintenance package for their computer will find that Norton SystemWorks 2.0 provides a solution that is hard to beat. --Daniel Jardine, Amazon.co.uk
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Not compatible with 10.3!!!!!
The box says OS X 10.1.5 OR HIGHER. Wrong.. Does not work for 10.3 and will not until about Feb. according to Symantec tech support
Not a reliable utility
While Norton seemed to work fine in OS 9, I had major problems with it messing up my system 10.1 in OS X. Now, I will ONLY use Norton for the disk optimization utility. For general system maintenance, I use Alsoft DiskWarrior, and that has been excellent. My system has NEVER totally crashed since I began using DiskWarrior monthly. Of course, many other things have changed, like OS X being updated to the different 10.1 and 10.2 updates, so it's hard to say EXACTLY what was the culprit... but still, my gut feeling about what was going down was that Norton hosed my Mac, and since using DiskWarrior regularly, my Mac has never been hosed. So at this point, I'm never running Norton Systemworks' Disk Doctor function again.
be careful
This software almost wiped out my disk on my Mac OS X completely when I ran Disk Doctor. Fortunately, it was saved by Alsoft's Diskwarrior 3.0.
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4. Apple PowerBook Notebook 12.1" M9007LL/A (1.0-GHz PowerPC G4, 256 MB RAM, 40 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive) by Apple Computer
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list price: US$1,400.00 -- our price: US$1,394.99 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B0000DCYCR Availabity: Usually ships within 24 hours Average Customer Review:
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Editorial Review As the most affordable member of Apple’s new PowerBook lineup, the PowerBook G4 12.1-inch M9007LL/A is reasonably powerful, super-portable and extremely well connected. You may want to check one of Apple’s larger, faster PowerBooks if you need a big display or a notebook that efficiently handles demanding applications such as CAD-type drawing or advanced 3-D gaming, but the average user should find all they need inside this model’s sleek aluminum alloy enclosure. Surprisingly, the PowerBook G4 M9007LL/A is driven by the same processor used in last year’s top-of-the-line 17-inch PowerBook, the 1 GHz PowerPC G4 processor with 512 KB Level 2 cache for rapid retrieval of recently accessed data. Apple has added 256 MB of medium speed PC2100 (266 MHz) DDR SDRAM memory (upgradeable to 1.25 GB) and an nVidia GeForce FX Go5200 graphics chipset with 32 MB of dedicated video memory, thus ensuring smooth operation during standard tasks. Some performance degradation may be evident when running complex professional applications and high-end games or while multitasking. At just 10.9 by 8.6 by 1.2 inches and a scant 4.6 pounds (with battery and optical drive attached), the PowerBook G4 M9007LL/A is extraordinarily compact. Yet it’s packed with amenities. Standard features include a 12.1-inch TFT display capable of detailed 1024x768 resolution, a 78-key keyboard with solid-state track pad, a digital DVI output for flat-screen displays, two high-speed USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire 400 port for connecting plug and play devices such as external drives and digital cameras, and integrated Bluetooth 1.1 technology for cordless peripherals. A reasonably sized 40 GB hard disk and DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive are standard, as are a high-speed 10/100BASE-T Ethernet connection and low-speed 56K V.92 modem. DVD burning is not supported in this stock configuration, and wireless communications are available only with the purchase of an AirPort Extreme card.Battery life is estimated at five hours in ideal conditions.
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One of the best Laptops I have owned
A fantastic ultra portable laptop. I bought the 12" Powerbook G4 1Ghz, and have been blown away by it. It has a good metallic design and its size is very easy to carry around, this is the major disadvantage of larger bulkier notebooks. I have had mine upgraded to 1.25 GB Ram, and the performance of applications like Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop is great. You can even play games like Halo on it pretty well, if that is your thing. You can have up to 80GB of HD, and my advice is to buy the largest you can afford. I also have an Airport (802.11g) card installed, and it allows wireless connectivity with a pretty good range. In addition, Bluetooth built-in allowed me to use a very nice wireless mouse with it. The Keyboard is of good quality, an important feature if you have to write long documents in Word! The LCD screen is of good quality too. All in all it made a pleasant switch from my previous bulky Sony Vaio Lap. I would recommend this computer very highly.
Yes, I love it.
Having originally jumped on the Powerbook train when the TIs were introduced, I was way ready to graduate to a faster processor, newer Powerbook. I had a 15" TI and experienced most of the normal complaints one reads about in the various message boards (heat, bad paint). Given the vast differences between M$ products and the way the Apple performed, my sanity said go for it!
To sum up. The aluminum case, the size, the reliability make it worth it. It's a head turner. I get lots of comments in Starbucks when I check e-mails and do some work. My only advice would be to invest in a good case. The latch is flimsy and probably will fail if you carry the Pbook around naked a lot. The Airport Extreme card is a worthwhile accessory, too. So many places have 802.11 access these days. There are also after market car and airline chargers available which will effectively allow you to work from the time you leave your office and fly to a far off destination. Battery life is good so far. From talking to other owners and personal experience, I recommend going with the manual recomendations. I consistently get between two and three hours depending on what I am doing. I would expect two years of usage from this notebook. By that time, Jobs and Company will have something faster and better that you won't be able to live without.
Great little laptop
Finally retired my Sony Vaio (850Mhz) and made the switch to a powerbook--wanted to do that ever since I realized that Mac OS X is pretty much BSD Unix with a killer desktop. What a great machine this is. Much better than the comparable IBook...twice the processor cache for starters...and none of the problems that have plagued the 1Gz iBook. Weighs just 4.6 pounds and is very portable...aluminium case is very scratch resistant. I get GREAT range with the add-on Airport Extreme card going to a LinkSys 11g access point (there's an antenna in the lid of the unit). I'm very happy with the battery life, the operating system, and the apps I use on this machine (Office X mostly). About a month after getting and using this machine I got a G5 for my desktop and I'm quite happy. If you're looking for a gaming rig, forget Apple but if you're looking for a business-oriented machine that fits in very smoothly with a PC-based office, this is the ticket. Networks much easier than a Windows machine!
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5. Dreamweaver MX-Mac by Macromedia
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(11 June, 2002)
list price: US$399.99 -- our price: US$369.99 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B000066EUD Availabity: This item is not stocked or has been discontinued. Average Customer Review:
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Editorial Review Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX is a topflight Web editor for dynamic sitesas well as static pages. Dreamweaver's excellent visual tools generate code thatworks across all the leading Web browsers, winning it the respect ofprofessionals. Its availability on the Mac as well as Windows is another strongfeature for designers. The product is also extensible, with a huge range ofthird-party add-ons available from Macromedia's Web site, many of them free ofcharge. There is great support for Internet standards, including cascading stylesheets, XHTML, and accessibility features. Built-in validating mechanisms makeit easy to check a page, and everything is highly configurable so you canspecify the standards you want to support. This is a visual editor, which means you can create and edit a Web page byselecting items such as tables, forms, and images from a tabbed palette. TheProperties panel lets you specify details such as borders, styles, andhyperlinks, and you can also use the visual editor for frames and layers. Manydesigners also like to edit the underlying HTML, and this is where DreamweaverMX comes into its own. It supports either a pure code view or a split view thatlets you click seamlessly between the code and visual editors. A lot of thefeatures previously found in HomeSite, Macromedia's text-based Web editor, arenow integrated into Dreamweaver, including pop-up code hints, a snippets panelthat lets you keep handy pieces of code for reuse, and a tag chooser that letsyou grab the right tag from a list. An O'Reilly tag reference is built in. Dreamweaver's template support deserves special mention. Templates give you aquick start with a number of predesigned pages. In Dreamweaver MX, they can alsobe used to lock down areas of the page, so that contributors can create and edita story without disturbing the design. Templates can be nested so that changesto an underlying template ripple through the pages that use it for powerfulsite-wide updates. Macromedia used to market a product called Dreamweaver UltraDev, which allowedfor rapid development of Web applications featuring online databases, memberlogin, and other server-side elements. In Dreamweaver MX, this capability isbuilt in. It has also been extended, adding support for ASP.NET and PHP as wellas ColdFusion, JavaServer pages, and traditional ASP. Nonspecialists will findthemselves able to build rich dynamic pages, while the integrated code editormakes this a capable development product as well. In fact, Dreamweaver MX hasalso replaced ColdFusion Studio as the primary development tool for ColdFusionMX. It is a uniquely flexible package. Overall, it's hard to find fault with Dreamweaver MX. It's true that itscomplexity and professional features make it harder to pick up than some rivalproducts. The abundance of panels and options can be confusing, and ahigh-resolution screen is required. In addition, the Studio MX products, whichinclude Dreamweaver, are a better value for those who need more than one of theMX series. However, this takes nothing away from the excellence of Dreamweaveras the first-choice tool for professionals. --Tim Anderson
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Slower and buggier than previous versions, if more powerful.
On the good side, we finally have OS X versions of these mainstay web design apps (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash); on the bad side, they are so buggy that one wonders if OS 9 was really that bad at all. Overall, Dreamweaver on my G4/733 feels MUCH slower than 4.01 did on a G3/333.
For example, the behavior of dragging the panels on the right side is very inconsistant. E.g., when attempting to resize the CSS panel to be longer to show more styles in my file, the cursor often does not turn into the double-headed arrow to indicate dragability; or the cursor disappears completely; dragging sometimes works, but more often doesn't. Or, when in code view, dragging across text to select results in a nasty redraw problem, with the code flashing on and off in rapid succession until you've stopped dragging. It's like the document is having an epilectic seizure. And why haven't they put in a simple window split function? BBEdit has had this for years. They boast about how bit-chin' their HTML code view is, but jeeze, it leaves a lot to be desired (and no, I don't think switching to BBEdit should be a solution to that; I think Macromedia should do more than a half-baked job on the code editor, and then most of us wouln't need to bother with BBEdit). Or, in the Style Sheet edit window, styles are unordered, making it very hard to find a particular style. And basic functions like launching the app, quitting, opening a file, opening the Site view, saving as, and so forth, are S - L - O - W. It's just a drag to use this software. We should be damanding far more from our application creators like Macromedia.
WYSIWYG is what the Mac is famous for.
Dreamweaver has been my choice for web editing since I figured out what I was doing. I started with Adobe PageMill, so the logical step should have been GoLive. But, I had a choice and Dreamweaver won out.
Combining the functionality of Dreamweaver, and the dynamic engine of UltraDev, MX completes this program's journey to what the web should be. Roundtrip editing for Flash MX and Fireworks MX as well, make these programs a designer's dream suite. Macromedia has made me a fan for life with the latest updates. Fully compatible with both OS X and OS 9. (This review is based on the pre-release download version.)
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6. Toast 5 Titanium by Roxio
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(23 March, 2001)
list price: US$99.99 -- our price: US$99.99 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B00005AW1G Availabity: This item is not stocked or has been discontinued. Average Customer Review:
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Editorial Review The days of the simple CD-burning utility are seemingly over, and in thecase of Roxio's Toast 5 Titanium, it's a good thing. Lately we've been seeing CD-burning software that attempts to do everything but clean the kitchensink, with varying levels of success. In the case of Toast 5, the proverbialsink is spotless. Plenty of useful features like CD labeling, audio extraction,and data storage provide meat-and-potatoes satiation. The ability to remove hissand crackle from old LPs, and Toast's new OS X-influenced interface, is like thecherry on top of the dessert. And, of course, the bread-and-butter feature isToast's delicious burning options.Roxio has kept the functionality of its drag-and-drop window intact from theprevious version, only now the design is reminiscent of a funky '50s dinerjukebox. The window is resizable, with simple buttons specifying the type of CDyou wish to burn. Click audio, data, copy, or other, and the button turns blue.Pop a blank CD-R into your drive, drag your files into the window, hit that bigred glowing record button in the corner, and you're cooking. Toast 5 continuesto support all major CD formats (like the previous version), and additionalformats including MP3, Mac/ISO hybrid, and VideoCD (playable on many DVDplayers). If that was all there is to this package, we'd be done right here,satisfied, and ready for a nap. But, as we've mentioned, Roxio has loaded plenty of goodies onto the Toast 5CD-ROM, some of them frivolous and fattening, (isn't that what goodies are for?)some of them extremely useful sides. We particularly like iView Multimedia,which lets you catalog all your images, building a thumbnail library for easyorganization and retrieval. Also cool is CD Spin Doctor. Although we love ourvinyl here at Amazon.com, we've yet to see a device that will play records inthe car. CD Spin Doctor is a simple application that will digitize and create awaveform of your old LPs and cassettes, then let you add simple filters toimprove the audio. Remove hiss, clicks, and pops, and then burn the result toaudio CD. There's plenty more on the table. Magic Mouse Discus is a basic labeling kit foryour CDs. Or you can export included templates to Freehand 9, AppleWorks, orQuark for more complex graphic design for your labels. New in Toast 5 is theuseful background burning capability, allowing you to work in other applicationswhile Toast is cooking up your discs. Make sure you have plenty of RAM for thisfunction. You even get folders filled with excellent digital photographs andfree music from popular groups and musicians. We could go on listing savory features, yet will contain ourselves and simplyadmonish the Macintosh users among you: There's no reason not to buy Toast 5Titanium. It's a well-balanced, nutritious software program that will slake yourravenous hunger. --John Bosch
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Fresh Toast!
I've been an avid user of Adaptec's disc burning software Toast for a little over a year. So I was a bit disappointed when Adaptec decided to let Roxio handle the production of the software. However, when upgrade season came around I still went out and bought myself a full copy of Toast 5. The program received a MAJOR overhaul and it was all for the best. New features include a shiny new interface and background burning. This means that now you can set your CD-RW to burn a CD and then use other software without fear that your machine will lock up or screw up your CD. It also boasts the ability to burn VCDs. There's only one con to the software... Background burning means that now my petty excuses to stop working during burning time are history... It's a superlative addition to your Mac burning needs.
Great software even if it does cost money.
I won a "pc only" cdrw and was a little frustrated due the fact that it was from a mac contest. I got a copy of Toast Titanium and it was able to recognize even this unsupported cdrw and it works great.
Best features are backgound burning. You can actually use other applications while your cd burns. The latest update at the Roxio site supports CD text. So the song title will appear in the window of your CD player if you have that feature. The manual is good and explains how to burn a bootable CD and a CD that will be recognized by a PC. You also get CD SpinDoctor in the deal this will let you record tapes, vinyl, or anything else you plug into the audio in with the cord that is included in the box. If you update to the latest version of Toast Titanium you will have to update CD SpinDoctor, too (or it will break). There's a CD label software include as well. Summary: Easy to use, good manual, background burning, CD text support. CD copy button to make copying really easy.
Jam sold on False Pretenses:beware!
The primary feature distinguishing Jam from Toast or from any of the other vanilla disk burners is its long-standing ability to meld professional split-stereo files into the track list, i.e. a left and right pair of mono files with .L and .R suffixes. This is the main reason that Jam existed, since it otherwise duplicates practically all the features of Toast. Roxio prominently advertises this feature, and provides directions for implementing it in their documentation. It simply does not work. I now see from a previous message posted here and dated last March that this is not an isolated incident. It is clear that for at least 9 months after this gentleman's review was posted that Roxio has not corrected the problem, nor corrected their claims for the product, nor have they posted any warnings on their site indicating that this key feature is not yet implemented. Instead they lead customers into purchasing the software on the basis of this feature, with total disregard for the responsibility to provide the actual product they advertise. This is called lying. If it were a matter of a shipment that got out with a small problem that contradicted the manual that would be understandable. But to forgo amending their advertising or website or online manual going on close to a year now is unconscionable. Parlaying misinformation for that long is clearly negligent and deceptive practice. I would recommend against buying this product, sheerly on principle. There are alternatives that do exactly what it does equally well, and these people don't deserve to be rewarded for bad behaviour. Unfortunately there is no other product that provides this missing feature, at least not in an OS-X compatible version.
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7. Apple 5 GB iPod (M8513LLA, October 2001 Version) by Apple Computer
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-- our price: US$299.00 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B00005S0M5 Availabity: This item is not stocked or has been discontinued. Average Customer Review:
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Editorial Review Apple's iPod is the best music player a Mac owner can buy. Small and fast, with high capacity, superb controls, and a sleek appearance, the iPod combines the best features of a Mac with the best features in Mac OS.The iPod's 5 GB hard drive holds 100 hours of high-quality music, and it connects to your Mac via superfast FireWire. We were able to transfer a single CD in about 10 seconds and a full hard drive in 10 to 15 minutes. If you lack a built-in FireWire connector, which all new Macs ship with, you can add a FireWire PC Card to most older PowerBooks or a FireWire PCI card to most G3 and G4 towers. Plug the iPod into the FireWire port and the iPod is mounted as a hard drive. The included iTunes 2 software automatically launches and will synchronize your computer's digital audio collection with the iPod. You can also manually manage what files get transferred. The iPod plays the MP3 music format, but it also plays old AIFF and WAV formats. The iPod's 10-hour-plus lithium battery also recharges over the FireWire port. An AC adapter comes with the unit for charging away from a computer. The battery recharges to 80 percent of capacity in about an hour, full capacity in about three hours. The iPod has a 32 MB built-in RAM cache that buffers about 20 minutes of music. This is extremely helpful when you're exercising, and it keeps battery life high. When we've used the iPod on long trips and travel about town, it's been hard to run the battery down at all. The iPod is simply laid out with five buttons and a shuttle wheel. The interface uses hierarchical menus that you select from by rotating the wheel and pressing the selection button in its center. The LCD screen was also large and easy to read, and it has a backlight nearly as powerful as a flashlight. The one slightly vexing interface detail was the lack of an Off button--attributable to the iPod's overall design aesthetic. You won't really need to turn the iPod off, as the unit conserves power when it's not playing. But we did find ourselves using the Hold button often to ensure that we didn't start it playing or stop it playing when transporting the iPod while in use. You can turn it off by simply holding down the play/pause button for a few seconds. Apple includes a set of earphones that we felt compared favorably with listening to high-quality speakers in an acoustically balanced room. Volume control, always an important point, is in tiny increments that can be easily set up and down while music is playing. A startup volume level can be preset as well. A few provisos: the iPod doesn't come with a carrying case, the stainless steel back collects fingerprints like an overzealous FBI agent, and the plastic front can scratch if you're as careless as we are. Also, the unit's initial release has no balance control (left/right), equalization panel, or monaural setting. Apple does plan free software upgrades for the iPod, which may add these features. Considering its range of features and small package, the iPod is definitely a top contender for best Mac add-on. --Charles Kinbote Pros: - High-capacity MP3 player in small package
- 32 MB buffer enables you to use the iPod even when exercising
- Utilizes FireWire for superfast transfers
- Automatically synchronizes with your computer's MP3 collection
Cons: - Not compatible with Windows (this isn't a negative to Mac owners--it may even be a plus)
- No equalization or balance settings
Easter Egg: For a special treat, navigate on the main menu to About, then hold down the center select button for a few seconds. Enjoy the game, which is also a tribute to Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak.
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Features MP3 AudioDiscontinued by manufacturer, replaced by model #M8513LL/BPortable digital audio player with 5 GB of built-in storageUltrawide frequency response for high-fidelity soundFireWire interface for fastest digital transfer availableWeighs only 6.5 ounces and measures the size of a deck of cards; compatible with Mac OS 9.2.1 (or later) or Mac OS X v10.1 (or later
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Turns heads while pleasing your own
Sometimes, when I'm walking around and I see people with CD players, I just have to wonder how they manage.
The most amazing thing about this device is the size. Not just the size of the iPod itself, which is a lot less than half the size of other MP3 players that hold the same amount, but the amount of space it saves you in terms of CDs. Have you ever seen one of those CD towers with around 60-70 CDs in them? You know, the ones that are as tall as a bookshelf? How would you like to carry that around in your backpack at school or in your pocket on the street? I think carrying this thing around, which happens to be the size of a deck of cards and holds even more than those CD towers, is slightly preferrable. The next best thing about the iPod is the batteries. This thing goes for 8-10 hours without quitting. That is the same amount of time as a CD player, and twice as long as other multi-GB mp3 players. In addition to that, you never need to buy batteries again. Just plug the iPod into the wall at night and you've got another 10 hours of music when you wake up. That'll work even if you only sleep for 3 hours a night like me! So this thing is saving both space and money (batteries)! The third thing about this is how well it turns heads. Sometimes I try to hide this thing when I take it out, because strangers will literally come up to me and ask me "is that an iPod?" and want to play with the buttons and stuff. Sometimes, it gets a little annoying. In these cases, the size comes in handy because its very easy to hide while you are using it. But if your in the mood to turn some heads, just put this thing on your lap and play. There are tons of other great things about this. The interface is beautiful... sometimes, I just stare at the screen while a song is playing, or turn on the backlight for fun. It takes 10 minutes to fill the entire thing, meaning that if you ever get tired of the songs you put on it, you can have them replaced in the snap of a finger. But it all comes down to this; when you buy this, you will never need another music player again. If you have a Mac, go buy this. The money you save on batteries and future music players will more than make up for the ... price tag.
Digital Music to go... anywhere, anyplace, anytime
Apple has more often than not come up with the coolest designs for the personal computer world (iMan, G4 Cube, etc.) and they don't disappoint with the iPod. Portable mp3 audio is a near-must in these time-crunched days filled with bland radio rotation.
It's greatest assest is the battery charge time - a good 6 to 8 hours! Air travel has become all the more leisurely; flights from NY to Paris are blissful with one's custom music selection. For work-outs it's almost indispensible. Some could argue that because there's no balance control or record feature, but how many Walkmen have those features? The iPod is amazing, and it will only get better with future updates. Another added bonus is that you can store other data files on the ample 5 gig drive that is the heart of the iPod.
Wow
Thats about all I can say. This iPod is beyond awesome. It is expensive, but its build quality, features, and performance are at the pinnacle of the mp3 player market. Helps to make those waits in line a little easier. Spent 1 hour and 20 minutes at the post office standing in line yesterday and listening to the tunes in my pocket made the wait a lot easier. Apple's claim of 10 hour charge, means just that.. 10 hours of use. I can listen to it all day (or most of the day) and still have battery life remaining when I get home. Recharges to 75% power in an hour, 100% in three hours.
I highly, highly recommend this product. My only regret is that I didn't wait until Christmas and asked for this as a gift. If you have a firewire mac i would buy this. If you are considering a mac vs PC computer purchase in the coming weeks - I'd go mac just for this player.
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8. Return to Castle Wolfenstein (Mac) by Aspyr Media
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(25 April, 2002)
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Editorial Review You are B.J. Blazkowicz, a highly decorated Army Ranger recruited into the Office of Secret Actions (OSA) tasked with escaping and then returning to Castle Wolfenstein in an attempt to thwart Heinrich Himmler's occult and genetic experiments. Himmler believes himself to be a reincarnation of a 10th-century dark prince, Henry the Fowler, also known as Heinrich. Through genetic engineering and the harnessing of occult powers, Himmler hopes to raise an unstoppable army to level the Allies once and for all.You must first escape from imprisonment in the castle to report the strange creatures and happenings in and around Wolfenstein to the OSA. Your mission takes a drastic turn as you learn the depth of Himmler's plans and what you must do to defeat the evil he has unleashed. Your surroundings will be dangerous and hostile. The OSA is currently tracking activities believed to be associated with Himmler in locations throughout Germany, including villages overrun by the occult, hidden crypts, forests, air bases, secret weapons facilities, and genetic labs. Enter a highly immersive story line driven by realistic, mission-based action gameplay, believable AI, and the Quake III engine. Arm yourself with an arsenal of weapons, including Luger 9mm, Mauser 7.92mm, MP-40, SP-5 sniper, venom guns, grenades, rocket launchers, and flamethrowers. The game also features a multiplayer mode pitting players in a team-based Axis versus Allies contest for frontline domination.
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A Blowout!
No wonder this received the game of the year award. It is the game of the year. Tops all other shooters by far, adding realistic textures and advanced rendering. It is possibly the best 1st person shooter of all time because it is very realistic. I found myself playing online for hours. The multiplayer play is amazing, and has objectives, rather than just capture the flag. Real life combat, great graphics, ez gameplay, great single player mode too, what more can i say. If you are a fan of 1st Person Shooters for Computers but you own a mac, GET THIS NOW!~!!!!
WOW!
To start out this game rocks.
Rating System- 1 Bad- 5 Great The GRAPHICS 5-Great landscapes and the enemies are lifelike. THE SOUND 4- Guns sound real , but sometimes its hard to hear what the guards are saying. Also the music is repeated a lot. REPLAY VALUE 5- This has the most replay value out of any game I played (a large part of this is the mulitplayer is so fun!). The Single Player has easy, medium, and hard. NOTE: Single player is very hard even on easy. It has taken me almost three months to complete it in easy. The MULTIPLAYER IS GREAT! Their are four classes you can be. 1.The soldier- Can have all the weopons i.e. Flamethrower, sniper rifle and the venom gun(chain gun). 2. The Engineer- The demolitions crew. Has dynamite and blows up walls, doors,etc. He also has the most grenades. 3. The Medic- Revives fallen teamates also hands out med packs. The Medics Health regenerates over time. 4. Lieutenate- Calls in air strikes and hands out ammo packs. This is a great game that has come to the Mac. I have to say Thanks to Aspyr for making it. Please don't wait. Get it now.
Great FPS Low Firepower
This is a great first person shooter for OS X if you own a G4 iMac or other lower end G4 machine. Haven't tried it on anything lower than my G4 667 powerbook, but the Powerbook seemed to have all the Processing power this game needs. This is a really good translation of the old third person game Castle Wolfenstein, and a much improved rendition over the original Wolfenstein 3D.
All in all, great bad guys, great single player and great network play without having to have the latest/greatest Mac to push it. Tons of fun.
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9. Dr. Mac: The OS X Files by John Wiley & Sons
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(27 May, 2002)
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Really useful and a great read!
I've been getting used to OS X Panther for about a month now, making slow, incremental progress with my comfort level and efficiency. I picked up this book yesterday, and WOW, what a difference! In just 24 hours I feel like I'm some kind of power user -- all thanks to this book, which explains how to streamline and customize Panther with cool, focused tips and some well-chosen shareware apps. And it's such a good read -- I love Dr. Mac's clear and easygoing style! I especially like the "What Other Power Users Think You Should Know" chapter. Great stuff!
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10. Macintosh... The Naked Truth by New Riders
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(07 March, 2002)
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Tim Robertson MyMac.com Book Review
With apologies to Scott Kelby for the title of this MacRelevant column, The Naked Truth, I decided to write a brief article on his book of the same name.
Recently MyMac.com writer Chris Seibold wrote a review on Scott Kelby's latest book, Macintosh... The Naked Truth. I even emailed Scott before we published it, telling him that Chris gave him pretty high marks for his book. (Writers HATE hearing from people who liked their book, in case you were wondering.) Then, a week later, Scott asked me to go read the review of his book at Amazon.com by Paul Thurrott, News Editor of Windows 2000 magazine. I did, and if anything, it simply proves the point Scott made in his book. In response to Mr. Thurrott's review, I present this from Scott himself. New Mac book enrages PC users Scott Kelby's controversial new book, "Macintosh: the Naked Truth" has only been out a little more than a week, and PC users are already rushing to attack it, including Paul Thurrott, News Editor of Windows 2000 magazine who posted a scathing review of Scott's new book on Amazon.com. Thurrott called the book "An embarrassing pro-Mac manifesto for the truly clueless." "It's because of guys like him that I wrote the book in the first place," said Kelby. "Actually, His comments made my case better than I ever could. Frankly, I wish I could've included his review in my book, because every Mac user can relate to an encounter with a PC user just like him," he added. Paul's blasting of Kelby's book hasn't hurt its popularity as it ranks as the 14th bestselling Macintosh book on Amazon.com. Kelby adds "I'm sure it's also the #1 most hated book by PC users who can't stand anyone telling the other side of the story." The book, and the review, can be found at Amazon.com (search for Macintosh: the naked truth) I also posted our review of the book at Amazon.com's website. It is my hope that our more honest review helped sell more copies of the book that Mr. Thurrott's did to steer people away from it. Our reviewer, Chirs, was not the only MyMac.com writer to receive a copy of the book from New Riders, the publisher of Macintosh... The Naked Truth. I also received a copy, but deferred writing a review in favor of Chris writing his. But now, with Mr. PC Weenie Thurrott's rant, I feel I should also put my own two cents in. This is a great book for any Mac fan. The front cover of the book says it all: "An irreverent, off-the-wall, PC-slammin', totally-biased look at Apple, and what it's like to be a Mac user stuck in a Windows dominated world." That is what the book is all about. It is great, the type of Macintosh book I myself would have loved to write. Had I thought any publisher would have ever taken to the idea, this book would have been written by me a few years ago. (Though not as well written as Scott did, I am honest to say. I am not the master of the written word that Scott is!) So all you Mac militants (and you know who you are!) Here is your chance to shut up a lying, bigmouth PC editor. Head over to Amazon.com and order this book today. It is only $ after all. Cheap for such a good read! Do it today, and then thank me tomorrow after you read it. You will enjoy it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tim
Sometimes insightful & often entertaining
I have to start out by saying, if you use a PC... ummm... try searching in computing with "_____ for Dummies." You won't enjoy this book much at all. However... if you are reading this on your Multi-scan monitor or better yet a flatscreen G4 iMac, you've come to the right place! This book has it's ups and downs. There were moments that to me sounded "dated" since the iMac revolution made Mac's far more acceptable and OS X started to make people question their Windows loyalty - and Mr. Kelby says from the start that much of the book is comprised of articles he'd written previously and now expanded upon for the book... unfortunately that often means they retain some of that Pre-iMac sensibility. There is also a large section of one chapter devoted to nasty letters he's receieved from the Windows Impaired along with his response. Unfortunately they boil down to little more than name calling on both sides. I wish he'd included letters showing how ill-informed about the Mac OS these people truly are and THEN made fun of their stupidity. HOWEVER - there's a good side. A REALLY good one. First of all, he has a wonderful, casual writing style you can't help but enjoy. Second, and much more importantly, I came away from this book with a lot more ammunition to use in my efforts to convert friends from their ugly beige worlds. He offers MANY unique insights into what it's like to live a Macintosh Lifestyle. I was particularly taken with his comparison of owning a Mac vs. PC to owning a Lexus vs. a Ford Escort. Both do essentially the same things, both have A/C, power windows and locks, and get you from A to B etc, etc - The Lexus is more expensive for the "same thing." Still, there are differences FAR beyond the cosmetic. Those of us with an Apple shaped heart understand... and you will be glad you read this book. Most of it anyway.
Outdated and not really funny
I'm a 20 year Apple user (yes, even before the mac came along), a Kelby fan of most of his works, but this one is gotten old too fast. Most of the stuff he writes about is from way back when macs were years ahead of the windows machines, and that is no longer the case, macs are still so much better yes, but is not black and white anymore. I personally don't find his style funny at all, I find it like he's trying too hard to be funny, too simplistic sense of humour I'd say. Some stuff he says is still true today and there are some things even usefull, but that's about it.
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Subjects: 1. Macintosh (Computer) 2. Apple And Macintosh Programming 3. Computer Bks - General Information 4. Computers 5. Hardware - Personal Computers - Macintosh 6. Corporate & Business History - General 7. Hardware - Personal Computers - PCs  
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