....................... Apple eNews April 3, 2003 Volume 6, Issue 7 .......................
In This Issue:
1. Flying Into the Storm, PowerBook in Hand 2. Answers to Your Mac OS X Upgrade Questions 3. Serious Photographers Need Serious Tools 4. Take Control with Apple Remote Desktop 5. Now Available at the Apple Store 6. Tips for Ten: Shutting Down ASAP 7. Technically Speaking 8. What's New?
Read this week's issue online at:
http://www.apple.com/enews/2003/04/03enews1.html
1. Flying Into the Storm, PowerBook in Hand
When hurricanes threaten, most people grab their possessions and head out of town to safety.
Not Michael Black.
Director of an elite team of NOAA research meteorologists, Black grabs his PowerBook G4 and heads for the very center of the storm. There to collect storm data, his PowerBook plays an important role.
Even before they take to the unfriendly skies, Black's team saves precious prep time by using AppleScript to generate their flight plan. In the air, the crew uses iMovie to create QuickTime movies of the storm and relays data in real time to forecasters on the ground: "We can send them a detailed radar picture from the plane that's just a few minutes old. It's that kind of capability that's really going to change things."
http://www.apple.com/pro/science/black/
2. Answers to Your Mac OS X Upgrade Questions
Can I send email attachments to Windows' users? Does Mac OS X support my printer? What about my digital camera? Where will I find the control panels? Do I need to know UNIX to run Mac OS X?
You've probably heard great things about Mac OS X--from friends, colleagues, user groups, and the press. But that doesn't mean you still don't have questions.
We thought you might. It's smart to ask questions before you make a big change--even a change for the better--so we've provided some answers to the questions we're most frequently asked about making the switch to Mac OS X. Take a look:
Take, for example, the new Canon EOS 10D. One of the newest additions to our online store, the recently announced 6.3 megapixel EOS 10D lets you capture big, beautiful digital images in RAW and/or JPEG formats as large as 3072x2048 pixels. It's 7-point autofocus system makes composition a snap, and with a continuous shooting speed of up to 3 frames per second (and a maximum burst of 9 shots), you're sure to capture all the action you're after.
You can use any of Canon's high-quality accessories (flash, macro, close-up) and all EF lenses (from ultra-wide to super-telephoto) with this digital SLR. In fact, we carry a few of those at the Apple Store, too:
http://www.apple.com/digitalhub/buy/prophoto.html
4. Take Control with Apple Remote Desktop
Imagine you have 10 Macintosh computers in your school or office and need to install new software on all of them. Sure, you could visit each system individually, but it will be tedious and time-consuming.
Now imagine that you have 100, 1,000, or even more computers to manage. How would you like to upgrade all of them, one Mac at a time?
But you don't have to. Not if you take advantage of our easy-to-use desktop management software. With Apple Remote Desktop, you can install software on any or all of the Macs you manage from the Mac on your desk, saving you lots of time and letting you be much more productive.
Also a powerful remote assistance tool, Apple Remote Desktop provides comprehensive system profiling of all your Mac. Like to learn more about Apple Remote Desktop?
http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/
5. Now Available at the Apple Store
Been waiting for the top-of-the-line ATI Radeon 9700 Pro graphics processor before placing your order for a new Power Mac G4 computer?
Wait's over.
The card is now in stock, and the Apple Store makes it easy for you to configure your system with this stunningly fast graphics processor.
Like the three other cards available for Power Mac G4 computers--the NVIDEA GeForce4 MX, ATI Radeon 9000 Pro, and NVIDEA GeForce4 Titanium graphics card--the ATI Radeon 9700 Pro takes full advantage of Quartz Extreme <link>, providing phenomenal graphics performance. What's more, with the optional Apple DVI to ADC adaptor, you can connect two Apple flat-panel displays to your system for truly prodigious screen real estate.
http://www.apple.com/powermac/graphics.html
6. Tips for Ten: Shutting Down ASAP
If you own a PowerBook G4 or iBook, you've no doubt used the Power Button to quickly display the dialog that lets you shut down, restart, or put your Mac to sleep.
But don't feel slighted if you own a desktop Mac. As Scott Kelby points out in his book, "Mac OS X Killer Tips," a similar trick involving the Eject key (the upper right key on the keypad normally used to eject disks from the optical drive) works just as handily:
"Simply press Control-Eject and you get the same shut down dialog. By the way, once the dialog appears, you don't actually have to use the mouse: Typing R(estart), S(leep), or C(ancel) works the same as clicking that button. It's mega quick."
If you'd like to read some more "Mac OS X Killer Tips," you'll find the book at the Apple Store:
http://www.apple.com/enews/store/killertips.html
7. Technically Speaking
If you use a Wacom tablet, did you know that you can take advantage of Inkwell? The handwriting recognition technology built right into Mac OS X v.10.2, "Jaguar," turns the messages you write by hand into typed copy--and it works in all Mac OS X v10.2 applications.
Nor are Wacom graphics tablets the only peripheral that works seamlessly with Mac OS X v.10.2. Thousands do. Camcorders, digital cameras, printers, optical drives, hard drives, scanners, displays, game controllers, projectors, mice, and more just work when you connect them to a Mac running Mac OS X v.10.2.
For specific information about the peripherals you own, check the Knowledge Base article, "Mac OS X v10.2: About Compatible Devices and Peripherals."
Launch Software Update, and you?ll find two new updates--AirPort 3.0 and QuickTime 6.1.1 (which improves MPEG-4 streaming performance)-- available for you to download and install. For complete information on AirPort 3.0, read the Knowledge Base article "AirPort 3.0 for Mac OS X v10.2."
Snapping a photograph only begins the fun. iPhoto 2 can help you get the most out of your digital photography. And we'd like to get you started with a great new course: "iLife: Going Digital with iPhoto."
http://train.apple.com/course/D2352ZA
If adventure's your game, you may want to embark on an EverQuest. A massively multiplayer online game, EverQuest transports you to the world of Norrath, where you'll interact with thousands of other Mac players. An amazing experience, Everquest is now available from the Apple Store.
http://www.apple.com/enews/store/everquest.html
Get on the FastTrack. The premier project management solution for Mac OS X, FastTrack Schedule 8 from AEC Software offers powerful tools that make it easy to organize, track, and manage even the most complex projects.
http://www.apple.com/enews/store/fasttrack.html
AEC Software is now offering a free service to Mac customers who'd like to convert Microsoft Project files for use in FastTrack Schedule 8.
http://convert.aecsoft.com/
We hope you enjoyed reading this issue of Apple eNews. You can expect your next issue on Thursday, April 17.
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