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August 2004

• Tips and Tricks for iPod and iTunes New Book Explores Tips and Tricks for iPod and iTunes
• Apple gets Nod from Sprint Sprint Certifies Apple Xserve G5, QuickTime to Help Content Providers Deliver Next Generation Mobile Video Services
• FileMaker Manipulator Plug-in This latest addition to the "Manipulator" product line of plug-ins for FileMaker Pro
• Summer NAMM 2004 MaMug's Daniel M. East reports from Summer NAMM 2004 and departs Nashville with a yawn
• Real-Time Video Software Demonstration LIVID Demonstrates Real-Time Video Software Instrument at Apple Store SoHo on August 31st.
• Apple Network Managers Association network managers are hired to lead the way for their users
• SimpleTech Bonzai flash drive SimpleTech ends the necessity for more than one flash drive!
• Lightning Season: Avoid Data Loss If your computer is unprotected you may suffer data loss
• Achieving Online Success Suggestions for being more effective in online activities
• Take Control of Buying a Mac TidBITS has released a new ebook for Mac users: "Take Control of Buying a Mac"
• Favorite Articles - links to favorite articles that will interest user group members, including the Mac OS X Conference; Voice Recording with the iPod; Creating DVD/VCD Photo Slide Shows; "My Boston" by Ming Chow, and others.
• Toon Boom Studio Build all of the elements for your "cartoon" with familiar tools and well designed interface
• Apple Launches Production Suite Production Suite, Unified Suite Integrates Final Cut Pro HD, Motion & DVD Studio Pro 3
• Gideon's unique OS X utilities Reviews and access to Gideon's OS X utilities
• InfoManager Report from Macworld Boston... From the User Group Leadership Conference to Macworld to the Mardi Gras! here's my two-page report with impressions from this years East Coast Macworld... Boston MacWorld Conference & Expo - July 2004

July 2004

• Gee Three Effects "Best of Show" in Boston Gee Three software for Apple iMovie, has won "Best of Show" awards at the Boston Macworld conference for its Slick Volumes 7 and 8 featuring Wildform Wild FX effects.
• iClip 3.1 for Apple Mac OS X iClip version 3.1 productivity software for Apple Macintosh computers with OS X
• StockBucket Top Ten Site StockBucket Named One of Top Ten Sites to See
• Apple Picks up Indie Music Labels Major Indie Music Labels Join Apple's iTunes Music Store in Europe July 21, 2004
• Good vs. Bad Presentations Powerbacks provides added social impact for religious groups, legal institutions and educational forums
• PandaWare TimeCache Gets Better Popular time billing application updated to version 5.2.1. Free PandaWare TimeCache update adds customization options, bug fix. (July 20, 2004)
• Software: Dump that web site a full featured internet tool that allows users to download web sites for offline browsing
• File Plug-in Boosts FileMaker New FileMaker Pro 7 plug-in lets you manipulate your files and folders and use file and folder information directly from your databases.
• 200 Digital Camera Tips 200 Digital Camera Tips all areas of digital photography covered.
• Photography site "Thinks Different" Photography site Thinks Different -- changes the game plan for stock photography
• Securely store usernames and passwords PC-Mac PasswordVault v3.2 helps protect users from trojan horses and other malware
• Apple H.264 Advanced Video Codec (AVC) Apple is firmly behind H.264 because it delivers superb quality digital video and is based on open standards that no single company controls
• Apple Previews Mac OS X 'Tiger' Apple previewed Mac OS X version 10.4 Tiger with more than 150 breakthrough new features
• Apple Previews Mac OS X Server 'Tiger 'Tiger' Server Includes Support for 64-Bit Applications, Weblog Server, iChat, Server & Windows NT Migration Tools
• Apple's Xcode 2 Apple's Xcode 2...powerful developer tools with N ew Features, Enhanced Performance
• Apple 30" Cinema HD Flat Display Apple unveiled a new family of widescreen flat panel displays featuring the 30-inch Apple Cinema HD display
• Be Aware of Phishing Scams! This new scam, which is proliferating in a very rapid pace, is called "Phishing"
• Disk Jockey Expander The Disk Jockey is a portable disk cloning tool that also lets you mirror, span, compare, test and erase IDE hard disk drives using either a Mac or a PC.
• FileMaker Pro 7 gets Automized New FileMaker Pro 7 plug-in lets you manipulate your files and folders and use file and folder information directly from your databases.
• Why Suppliers should use B2B exchanges Today, you can not only buy and sell your products and services on the Internet, you can, virtually, shift all your business processes to online solutions as well.
• Choosing the Right Online Shopping Cart Step-by-step guide to The Top 10 Steps to Finding the Best Online Shopping Cart
• Take Control GarageBand Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand by Jeff Tolbert
• iDive manages digital video (DV) clips iDive, a new Mac OS X application just released is set to redefine the standards in managing digital video (DV) clips
• The Macintosh Paddle Game Returns Brickles is back in a faithful revival, the Pro v1.0.5 version - Brickles Pro, the Classic Ball and Paddle Game for Macintosh (the successor to Brickles3000.)
• Disk Jockey Expander SubRosaSoft.com Ltd. has rolled out an all new version of DiskJockeyExpander

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