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December 2004

• InfoManager for December 20, 2004 This week's Info includes: AOL * 'Woot!' * Video * Microsoft Anti-Spyware * New California Law * Apple financials * Road Runner * Shareware Manager: Business, Home & School * Macworld Editors' Choice * Apple OS X Update * More Battery Power for iPods * Free myCumulus * This Old Mouse: Got gadgets_ * MacWorld Expo Events * 200 Million iTunes * DropDMG Disk Images * Onward to the new year... and more
• Shareware Manager: Business, Home & School - Getting ready for the new year with business, home and school programs including: Quicken 2005 for Mac * Convert Powerpoint: iPresent * Stock Investment Guide 1.5.6 * TaskTime 3.2 Billing Time Tracker * Office 1.5.1 - GNOME Office * TimeClock Professional 5.0 * FileWrangler file renaming utility * MenuCalendarClock /calendar * RAM-based PDF viewer * SimpleKeys macro program * Sticky Windows 1.0.1 browsing experience for the Desktop and more
• Best Books for computer users ... Here are all the books we feel are the best books for user group members and computer users at large... we have new titles and reviews in almost every topic area from Mac OS, to Business, DTP, Design, to Multimedia and the iLife. So many, we had to include a special 'jumplist'
• 200 Million iTunes Songs Downloaded Music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 200 million songs from the iTunes Music Store.
• Easy Mac OS X Disk Images DropDMG is the easiest way to create Mac OS X disk images.
• "Mind Hacks" Authors Tom Stafford and Matt Webb delve into your brain
• Mac Annoyances "Mac Annoyances" is a handy book providing solutions to scores of common problems faced by Mac owners -
• G5 WOWs PeeCee Business Users Mac Evangelist Joe Showker takes the G5 iMac to a business conference of PC users -- who agree that Mac is a lot more than "pretty pictures and cutsy sounds..."
• Take Control of Buying a Digital Camera New Take Control book from TidBits
• Shareware Manager: Games, iPods Games, iPod and iLife top this week's Shareware Manager!
• Revisiting the Epson 2200 if you are looking for outstanding professional grade output, this is your printer
• Mac Gift Guide Fred reviews gifts for Mac users including Ford Racing, LensavRz, OmniCleanz, GarageKey, MIDI Keyboard, PodSleevz, Missing Sync, iKey and others.
• Revolution in the Valley The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac was Made "Revolution in the Valley"
• Adam Engst Letter to User Groups Take Control of Mac OS X Backups
• Apple 15" Powerbook 1.5Ghz Dan shares a look at the new Apple PowerBooks
• Canadians Get iTunes Music Store Apple has launched its revolutionary iTunes Music Store in Canada, giving music fans in Canada the same innovative features and breakthrough price of $.99 CDN per song that have made iTunes the number one online music service in the world.
• iPod Boombox Portable Stylish iPod Boombox is the perfect way to add fun to any gathering...
• Audio Hijack Audio Hijack is the perfect tool to record any audio on your computer
• This Old Mouse: Laptop vs. Desktop: Fred replies to concerns from readers and a few questions following his article about his new G4 Powerbook