Macworld articles from February 2006

Macworld archives from February 2006

Apple TV.(FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK)
February 1, 2006... Every time we write a story about the iPod, we get inundated with e-mail messages from readers demanding that we stop wasting valuable paper and ink on Apple's popular music player. (See this month's Feedback [page 16] for the latest.) I agree...

You can't please everyone.(FEEDBACK)
February 1, 2006... A question we often get here at Feedback is "Why do you spend so many pages covering such-and-such?" Compare, for example, the letters we received about two articles in our November issue. Our review of Web browsers? Most of you thought this...

Is Firefox the best?(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2006... PARRISH S. KNIGHT # One of the main reasons I subscribe to Macworld is that you are almost always right on the nose in your reviews. Unfortunately, you really missed the mark with your high praise for Mozilla's Firefox (VERY GOOD 1/2;...

More iPod-Hatin'.(FEEDBACK)
February 1, 2006... STEPHEN LEONARD # It has been said before, but you're devoting several orders of magnitude too much of your magazine to iPods. Yes, they're cute and clever. Yes, they're making gobs of money for Apple, which is good. But they have little...

Better blogging.(FEEDBACK)
February 1, 2006... STEVE STASKIEWICZ # I noticed a glaring omission in your story about blogging tools for the Mac ("Spinning a Better Web," November 2005). It made no mention of Ecto ($18; ecto.kungfoo.tv), the excellent tool built for the Mac (and for...

Adobe responds.(FEEDBACK)
February 1, 2006... CHAD SIEGEL (PRODUCT MANAGER, ADOBE) # Galen Gruman's review of Adobe InCopy CS2 raised interesting points about how InCopy works, but it didn't effectively communicate the problem InCopy is trying to solve (GOOD 1/2; macworld.com/0770)....

CDMA = no Bluetooth?(FEEDBACK)
February 1, 2006... CHRISTIAN RAMOS # I feel obliged to point out a big piece of misinformation in your November Mobile Mac ("Get Online with a Cell Phone"). You stated, "If you have a CDMA cell phone [...] you may not have Bluetooth." In reality, Bluetooth...

Doctor, my eyes.(FEEDBACK)
February 1, 2006... JERRY KING # I have to write about the presentation of the information in your magazine. On pages 54 and 55 of your November issue, you have a sidebar, "Extending Safari," running across the bottom of the pages. The background for the...

Corrections.(Correction Notice)
February 1, 2006... In January's Mac Gems column, the rating for iFlash was wrong. It should have been VERY GOOD 1/2.

Versatile, powerful and friendly: FileMaker Pro 8 proves its worth in businesses.(Advertising Supplement)
February 1, 2006... "YOU NEED TO MAKE A LOW-END unit, an economy model. There's a good market for them." That was the word that came down from Mark Pilger's distributor network. As president of SIP Corp. in Tampa, which produces sharpening equipment for golf...

Your rights reserved? The copy-protection battle will shape Apple's multimedia future.(macbeat)
February 1, 2006... With its video-capable iPod and a new iMac designed to double as a home entertainment system, Apple is quickly becoming as much a multimedia company as a computer vendor. It has already sold more than 600 million songs and more than 28 million...

Online photo site provides that personal touch: custom thank you card.(Column)
February 1, 2006... When I was a kid, my grandmother worked for a greeting card company. Her job was to go into the stores and make sure the cards were up-to-date, well stocked, and correctly displayed. I used to accompany her on some of these trips, and we'd...

Multimedia beat.(macbeat)(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
February 1, 2006... EyeTV 1.8.4, from Elgato Systems (www.elgato.com): Update to TV-recording software adds one-step export to video-capable iPods ($79; upgrade, free). Hypersonic 2, from Steinberg (www.steinberg.de): New version of the music workstation...

Hardware beat.(macbeat)
February 1, 2006... FP93G X, from BenQ America (www.benq.us): 19-inch LCD promises a 2-millisecond gray-to-gray response time with a native resolution of 1,280 by 1,024 pixels ($419). IrisCard mini, from IRIS (www.irisusa.com): Mac-compatible business-card...

Macworld's sixth annual look at the year ahead: fortune-tellers.(macbeat)
February 1, 2006... Who knows what tomorrow may bring in the Mac world? We're willing to take a guess--so we've asked Contributing Editor Adam C. Engst and Senior Editors Christopher Breen and Dan Frakes to reprise their roles as last year's prognosticators and...

Madonna and Apple experiment with gapless album: uninterrupted music.(macbeat)
February 1, 2006... One big complaint among music aficionados when it comes to compressed AAC or MP3 files is that--due to how the files are encoded--tracks can't flow seamlessly into one another. iTunes can fake it, but the iPod can't even do that. And for...

Check it out: widget.(macbeat)(Duplicate Artwork: 39 No Artist Info:)(iTunes)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Ever wonder how many songs you've listened to in iTunes? Or how many hours you've spent listening to music? iTunes Stats (macworld.com/1002) gives you all that and more: total number of songs, total play count, average plays per track, and even...

Realnetworks expands subscription music service: Rhapsody comes to the Mac.(macbeat)
February 1, 2006... Mac users who want access to legal, mainstream digital music have been limited to the iTunes Music Store and its song- or album-purchase model. That changed when RealNetworks opened its subscription-based Rhapsody streaming music service to Mac...

Adobe releases Macromedia software bundles.(NEWS IN BRIEF)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Showing the first signs of its merger with Macromedia, Adobe is releasing three new software bundles. The $1,599 Adobe Design Bundle combines Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium with Macromedia Flash Professional 8; the $1,899 Adobe Web Bundle...

NBC shows added to iTunes.(NEWS IN BRIEF)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Apple announced the addition of 11 TV series from NBC Universal to the iTunes Music Store. Episodes from Law & Order, The Office, Surface, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Monk, and Sci Fi Channel's production of...

Apple launches iPod 101 Web site.(NEWS IN BRIEF)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... In another acknowledgement of the importance of the iPod, Apple has created a new online guide and support site aimed at iPod owners (macworld.com/1011). It covers topics such as iPod basics, using iTunes, purchasing tracks from the iTunes...

Why instant messaging isn't for everyone: i(don't)Chat.(macbeat)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... I like iChat--it's cute. You can have your own customized icons, and you can keep it on just in case people want to talk to you from the privacy of their keyboards. It took me a few months--OK, a year and a half--to set up my iChat. I...

Creative beat.(Brief Article)(Buyers Guide)
February 1, 2006... Castles & Kingdoms, from Dassault Systemes (www.cosmicblobs.com): Expansion pack for Cosmic Blobs 3-D-graphics program for kids offers more than 50 medieval-themed character models, decals, and textures ($5). disclabel 3.0, from...

Power Mac G5 Quad: four cores give high-end Mac a mighty speed boost.(Reviews)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... After Steve Jobs announced Apple's plan to drop the PowerPC and put Intel inside future Macs, some performance-hungry pros feared they'd see no major advances in Mac processing speed until the arrival of an all-new, Intel-based line of high-end...

Photo printers: how to find your perfect printer.(REVIEWS)(Illustration)
February 1, 2006... As electronic photo libraries begin to overflow with digital snapshots, more and more people are trying their hand at printing photos at home. If you're one of them, you'll be happy to know that modern photo printers make the process easier...

More reviews.(Devonthink Professional 1.0)(Easy Presenter)(Fluid Mask 1.0)(OmniGraffle Professional 4.0)(ScanSnap)(Xyle Scope 1.1)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... For complete reviews of the products listed here, visit www.macworld.com/reviews. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] VERY GOOD 1/2 Devonthink Professional 1.0 ($75; Personal Edition, $40), from Devontechnologies (www.devon-technologies.com): Most...

Find these reviews and more at playlistmag.com: iPod accessories.(REVIEWS)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD 1/2 iSongBook ($330), Tivoli Audio (www.tivollaudio.com): This portable radio and iPod speaker system combines a digital alarm clock, an iPod Universal Dock base, and stereo speakers in a weather-resistant enclosure. It has excellent...

Civilization III and IV.(plans of Aspyr Media Inc. to develop new versions of the games )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Aspyr Media (www.aspyt.com) has announced plans for Mac versions of Civilization III Compiete and Civilization IV. The new Cornplete edition includes a multiplayer feature called Play the World, which wasn't included in the game's original Mac...

The Burning Crusade.(planning of new game World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade by Blizzard Entertainment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Blizzard Entertainment (www.blizzard.com) has taken the wraps off its planned expansion pack for World of Warcraft, called The Burning Crusade. Fans of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game get new lands to explore, new missions to...

The friendly skies.(new product Airline Tycoon Deluxe from Runesoft Entertainment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Runesoft Entertainment (www.rune-soft.com) is set to release Airline Tycoon Deluxe for the Mac. This economic strategy game puts you in charge of a commercial airline as you plan routes, hire and fire staff, design planes, and more. ...

Third-person action: Stubbs the Zombie.(First Look)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... Stubbs the Zombie takes place in the late 1950s, in a utopian city called Punch-bowl. The city is filled with flying cars and robots, is impeccably clean, and is populated by well-groomed, peaceful inhabitants. Then Stubbs arrives. This former...

Puzzle; Chainz 2: Relinked.(Game Room)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... In Chainz 2: Relinked, a new puzzle game by MacPlay, you have to match three or more links of the same color to make them disappear. Basic links can rotate either left and right or up and down to connect with other links. Special four-way links...

Third-person action; The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer.(Game Room)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... Ever wonder what happened to the Incredibles after the end of the Disney-Pixar movie? THQ has endeavored to tell that tale with a new game called Rise of the Underminer. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The game starts where the movie leaves...

Educational game; Finding Nemo: Learning with Nemo.(Game Room)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... Finding Nemo: Learning with Nemo is an educational game for kids who haven't yet learned to read and write but who can wield a mouse. A series of activities helps with pattern recognition, basic letter and number identification, and counting...

Fairies.(Top Downloads)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... In Fairies, a beautiful new puzzle game by Fun-Pause Games, you're a wizard looking to free fairies from an unknown evil. To break the magic spell that keeps them trapped inside jars, you'll need to match three or more fairies of the same...

QuickTime component and plug-in: Flip4Mac WMV Player 1.0.2.(Mac Gems)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... QuickTime-compatible audio and video are coming into wider use on the Web, but Microsoft's dominance still manifests itself in the large amount of Windows Media content that Mac users come across. Microsoft does have a version of its Windows...

Advanced calculator: PCalc 3.0.2.(Mac Gems)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... I love scientific calculators--the kind with sizable screens, lots of buttons, and oodles of memory. My affinity for these gadgets stems partly from my science background. (I originally went to college to be a physicist. I changed my mind.) The...

Contextual menu item: Terminal Here Plugin 0.95.(Mac Gems)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... As someone who works with Terminal a lot, I often find myself wanting to do things that require it and the Finder to interact. For example, there are times when I want to open the current Terminal directory in the Finder. That's pretty easy to...

Widget loader: Dashboard KickStart 2.0.(Mac Gems)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... Tiger users know it takes a long time to launch Dashboard the first time after you start up your Mac, log in, or even quit the Dock. That's because you have to wait for all your widgets to load and, in some cases, connect to the Internet to...

Hot widgets.(Capture 0.7.9, Conference Call, EasyEnvelopes 1.0.1, SuperBrain Widget 1.6.1, VelaClock 1.4, Widget Update 0.8)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... Although I review widgets on a regular basis in the Mac Gems Weblog, here's a look at some of my recent favorites (all are free unless otherwise noted). EasyEnvelopes 1.0.1 Do you prefer to print addresses on your envelopes rather than...

Web color-code generator.(ColorTagGen .01)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... ColorTagGen .01 If you're a Web designer or just someone (like myself) who muddles around with Web sites on occasion, you're probably familiar with the hex-encoded colors you need to use in HTML and CSS. For example, #FF2F2A indicates that...

d2 DVD[+ or -]RW 16X Fire-Wire with Double Layer.(DUAL-LAYER DVD BURNER)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD d2 DVD[+ or -]RW 16X Fire-Wire with Double Layer ($ 129), from LaCie (www.lacie.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This unit can burn 8.5GB of data to dual-layer DVDs (which offer twice the capacity of single-layer discs). Its...

Optura 60.(MINIDV CAMCORDER)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD Optura 60 ($899), from Canon (www.canon.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Optura 60 shoots excellent video (as long as you have enough light) with true-to-life, vibrant color. It also offers optical image stabilization, a true...

Midrange scanner.(Canon CanoScan 9950F)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD 1/2 CanoScan 9950F ($400), from Canon (www.canon.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The CanoScan 9950F offers improved scan quality and more-intuitive software controls. This model tops its predecessor, the 9900F, in almost every...

Low-end scanner.(Canon CanoScan 8400F)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD CanoScan 8400F ($150), from Canon (www.canon.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The 8400F has limited transparency support but is a great all-around scanner (macworld.com/0187).

23-inch display.(HP L2335)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD 1/2 L2335 ($1,299), from Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Along with its outstanding value and ability to pivot to portrait mode, the L2335 also provides excellent video-in options and very good color...

20-inch display.(NEC MultiSync LCD2070NX)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD 1/2 MultiSync LCD2070NX ($799), from NEC Display Solutions (www.necdisplay.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The MultiSync LCD2070NX is great for people who want a moderately priced 20-inch monitor that can display bright,...

19-inch display.(Sony SDM-HS95P)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD SDM-HS95P ($550), from Sony (www.sony.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This display lacks some features found on other displays (such as a USB hub, speakers, and the ability to pivot), but it's a bright and nicely designed LCD...

Macs.(Top Products)(Buyers Guide)
February 1, 2006... DESKTOP Product Processor Display Rating iMac G5/1.9GHz 17 inches VERY GOOD G5/2.1GHz 20 inches VERY GOOD eMac G4/1.42GHz 17 inches GOOD 1/2 (Combo...

Stylus Photo R340.(NEW: PHOTO INK-JET PRINTERS)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD 1/2 Stylus Photo R340 ($200), from Epson (www.epson.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For home use, Epson's Stylus Photo R340 prints the best color photos in its class. Its ability to print to CDs and DVDs extends its usefulness....

Pixma iP6600D.(NEW: PHOTO INK-JET PRINTERS)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD 1/2 Pixma iP6600D ($200), from Canon (www.canon.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Pixma's six inks print great-looking photos with or without your Mac's help. Though its text printed on plain paper is a little lacking, it sets...

Desktop drive.(Iomega Black Series Triple Interface, FireWire Mercury Elite-AL Pro 7,200)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD 1/2 Black Series Triple Interface, 250GB ($240), from Iomega (www.iomega.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You can't go wrong with its speed, connection options, and low price per gigabyte (macworld.com/0580). ALSO...

Portable drive.(OWC Mercury On-the-Go 7,200, Wiebetech ComboGB)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD Mercury On-the-Go 7,200 rpm 8MB, 60GB ($225), from OWC (www.macsales.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Loaded with useful utilities, this little drive has good connection options and an eye-catching design (macworld.com/0580). ...

Digital cameras.(Canon PowerShot SD400, HP Photosmart M22, Canon Digital Rebel XT, Konica Dimage 25, Olympus C-7070 Wide Zoom)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... BUDGET CAMERA GOOD Photosmart M22 ($150), from Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com); macworld.com/0595 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FOR DIGITAL PHOTO BEGINNERS VERY GOOD PowerShot SD400 ($399), from Canon (www.canon.com); macworld.com/0634...

General-purpose ink-jet printer: Deskjet 5940.(Hardware Products We Tested This Month)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD Deskjet 5940 ($100), from Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Deskjet 5940 is a good all-around performer, printing excellent text and very good photos. It was poky on one of our speed tests but is near...

General-purpose ink-jet printer: Stylus C88.(Hardware Products We Tested This Month)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... GOOD 1/2 Stylus C88 ($80), from Epson (www.epson.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Four smudge- and water-resistant inks in individual ink tanks do a respectable job on everything from text to photos. The C88 is short on extras but is a...

Desktop FireWire drive.(LaCie Hard Drive Extreme)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD 1/2 d2 Hard Drive Extreme with Triple Interface, 300GB ($259), from LaCie (www.lacie.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With almost every imaginable connection option, a low price per gigabyte, and top performance, this desktop...

24-inch display.(Dell Ultrasharp 2405 FPW)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD Ultrasharp 2405 FPW ($1,199), from Dell (www.dell.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At default settings, the 23-inch Ultrasharp wasn't quite as saturated and bright as we'd expect. But with a vast amount of screen space, tons of...

20-inch display.(Samsung SyncMaster 204T)(Brief Article)(Product/Service Evaluation)
February 1, 2006... VERY GOOD SyncMaster 204T ($599), from Samsung (www.samsung.com): [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The midsize 204T color LCD looked a little blue out of the box, but tweaking its settings helped. Also, this monitor's stand is height-adjustable...

The multimedia Mac: is the new iMac G5 ready to replace your home entertainment center? We give it an audition.
February 1, 2006... First came the iPod and iTunes. The video iPod, and deals with TV networks and TiVo, followed. And now Apple, with its new iMacs and Front Row software, is taking another step into a future where music and video are as important to the company...

The 21st annual Editors' Choice Awards.
February 1, 2006... Think small. That seemed to be the motto of Mac hardware and software makers in 2005. The year began with the introduction of the Mac mini and ended with the tiny iPod nano. But don't let all this small talk lead you astray--2005 was a...

Cut through the clutter.(smart folders)
February 1, 2006... Smart folders disguise Tiger's convenient and dynamic Spotlight searches as good old-fashioned folders. You can use a smart folder to keep track of almost anything--from all the documents you've opened this week to every Excel file you've...

Tackle the iTunes Music Store.(management of Apple Computer Inc. iTunes Music Store)
February 1, 2006... Apple has scored a big hit with the iTunes Music Store (iTMS). The virtual record shop offers a vast catalog of songs at low prices and has an easy-to-use interface. But you'll find more than just music. iTunes 6 added TV shows, music videos,...

Extend your dynamic range.(Adobe Photoshop)
February 1, 2006... High-contrast scenes can be the bane of a photographer's existence. If you expose for the shadows, the highlights turn into supernovas. Expose for the highlights, and the shadows become black pools. Solving the problem used to require special...

Take command of color.(use of text editors)
February 1, 2006... Whether you're creating a brochure in Apple's Pages or coding Web pages in a text editor, choosing the perfect combination of colors for you design can be an intimidating process. Professional applications such as Adobe Illustrator and...

Automator for travelers.(use of Apple Automator)
February 1, 2006... Travel has a way of magnifying even the smallest mistakes. Forget that little VGA adapter, and your entire presentation could be sunk. Forget that extra battery, and your laptop could poop out at the least opportune time. The fewer details you...

Launch your Mac.(use of programming utilities to develop application software)
February 1, 2006... One of Tiger's unsung additions is a new Unix utility, launchd, that can automatically run anything--including applications, AppleScripts, shell scripts, and Automator workflows. Use it to launch a program at startup or login, on a fixed or...

Mac OS X Hints.(HELP DESK)(use of Apple iCal, Automator and Mac OS X Tiger)
February 1, 2006... The Insiders' Tips You Won't Get from Apple Stop the Vibrating Alarm Clock Apple's iCal program can alert you to upcoming events in many ways. If you choose Message or Message With Sound from the Alarm pop-up menu, for instance, the...

Mac 911.(HELP DESK)(use of Apple Mail, Apple QuickTime and Unsanity Mighty Mouse)
February 1, 2006... Solutions to Your Most Vexing Mac Problems Cursing the Cursor I just purchased my first Mac after using Windows for many years. I would like to replace my arrow cursor with something bigger and perhaps with a different picture. How do...

Photoshop Fling[TM] 3 & MacMania[TM] IV: escape to the good life. Allow yourself to be pampered. Unwind. Have fun. Enrich your mind. And do it all aboard a luxurious cruise ship.
February 1, 2006... Mexican Riviera February 4th-11th, 2006 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Photoshop Fling 3/MacMania 4 During our cruise-conference, there will be four (4) three-day "tracks" offered at the same time: **...

Class-T Amp.(Our Favorite New Stuff)
February 1, 2006... Sonic Impact's Class-T Amp has been the talk of music lovers lately. The online buzz is that this unassuming little $30 amplifier sounds as good as amps that cost 20 times as much. I'm no audiophile, but when I hooked up my iPod and Cambridge...

Painter Essentials 3.(Our Favorite New Stuff)
February 1, 2006... As an amateur shooter, I rarely see a landscape, a flower, or an animal that I don't want to photograph. But sometimes a painting would express my artistic vision better than a clear photo. Corel's $99 Painter Essentials 3--a stand-alone (and...

NextBus Google maps.(new service)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... The NextBus Web site is a great way to find out exactly when, just for example, the next outbound N-Judah streetcar will arrive at the San Francisco Giants' baseball stadium (or to get information about stops on various public-transportation...

Podner.(Our Favorite New Stuff)
February 1, 2006... I really enjoy watching video on my new iPod, but creating files that will play on it can be confusing and time-consuming. So I've started using Splasm Software's $10 Podner, which provides presets for iPod-compatible H.264 and MPEG-4 encoding,...

What's hot.(news about Apple Computer Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... 1 Apple patents technology rumored to prevent people from running OS X on non-Apple hardware. No word yet on how the company plans to deliver electronic wedgies to people who try to circumvent its protections. 2 Some analysts speculate...

Podcast factory.(Our Favorite New Stuff)
February 1, 2006... If you have something to say to the world, M-Audio's new $180 Podcast Factory can help you say it. The Podcasting kit includes a microphone, a USB audio interface, and software for recording, editing, and publishing your Podcasts--M-Audio also...