1. Come and Get It 2. Got 3264 Floppies? 3. Encyclopedic in Scope 4. Vi Guhvahreetye iMovie? 5. Tips for Ten 6. Just Ask 7. Has It Been a Year Already? 8. Quick Takes
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1. Come and Get It
A tasty new entree has just been added to the Mac OS X feast: Adobe Photoshop 7.0.
The newest version of everyone's favorite image editing application has arrived packed with a menu of new features, including:
* File Browser, which lets you quickly scan, sort, or search the images you've edited, offers thumbnail images and easy access to metadata (including EXIF data). * Healing Brush/Patch Tool, a pair of new tools for image retouching, allow editors to remove dust, scratches and other anomalies while preserving shading, lighting, and texture characteristics. * A new painting engine lets you simulate traditional painting techniques (including pastels and charcoal). * A built-in multilingual spell checker provides an easy way to check spelling on all layers of a document at once.
Photoshop 7 also supports AppleScript, features a new version of ImageReady, includes a new Pattern Maker plug-in, and offers enhanced security options.
That's how many floppy disks you would need to equal the storage capacity of just one DVD disc. Or would you prefer to use 180 Zip disks (250MB capacity)? Or 7 CDs?
At just 5 bucks a pop at the Apple Store, DVD discs--the type you use in a SuperDrive-equipped iMac computer--can hold up to 4.7GB of data, enough room to back up an entire library of digital photos, MP3 files, video projects, books, websites, QuickTime movies, Photoshop files, software updates, or other digital assets.
Extremely cost effective--less than a penny per megabyte--backing up to a DVD disc is also incredibly easy because Mac OS X provides all the software you need:
1. Open the drive and pop in a blank DVD disc. 2. Drag files and folders galore to its icon. 3. Hit Burn.
That's why we call it the "amazing SuperDrive."
http://www.apple.com/imac/superdrive.html
3. Encyclopedic in Scope
Whether you'd like to do research on the Ides of March, create a presentation to explain that new project, get ready for tax season, read some email, watch a movie, make a movie, visit exotic places on the web, play chess, calculate the root of pi, rip tunes from a new CD, or order poster-size prints from Kodak, you can do it all on the new iMac.
All without purchasing a single application.
That's because we've included a wide assortment of software in the new iMac. These include such favorites as AppleWorks, iMovie, iTunes, and iPhoto; and such newcomers as Otto Matic (a great 3D game), the World Book Mac OS X Edition, and Quicken 2002 Deluxe for Mac OS X. What other applications come with the new iMac?
http://www.apple.com/imac/software.html
4. Vi Guhvahreetye iMovie?
Think you have to know the language to communicate? Not when you have iMovie at your disposal.
Consider Oksana Golubovich's story. A recent emigree with only rudimentary English skills, the 10-year-old was apprehensive when asked to create a movie for a class assignment. Then why not use your native language, suggested teacher Tom Thorleifson, and add subtitles and voice-over narrations in iMovie?
And she did. Half in Russian with English subtitles and half in English with Russian subtitles, her finished film contrasts life in her native land with her new life in America. She even won second place in her category when she entered a local film festival.
Thorleifson marvels: "When you give kids a tool that's not strictly language-driven, that's visual and intuitive, it's amazing what they can do."
How many ways can you launch an application in Mac OS X?
1. Double-click its icon. 2. Click its icon in the Dock. (A single click'll do it.) 3. Double-click a document you created with it. 4. Click its icon in the Toolbar. (To add an app, just drag its icon to the toolbar.) 5. Use an alias. (You can put one anywhere you'd like.) 6. Pull down the Apple menu and choose Recent Items. 7 Have it launch when you start up. (Set this in Login preferences.)
Can you think of any others?
http://www.apple.com/macosx/
6. Just Ask
Did you know that in Mac OS X, you can print big, beautiful color documents even if you don't have a color printer handy? Or any printer at all.
You can "print" such documents thanks to built-in support for Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF). A PDF file retains all of the formatting of the original but doesn't require your recipients to have the application you used to create it. Instead, they open the document with Acrobat Reader or Preview, an application that ships with Mac OS X.
So exactly how do you create PDF files? In the Finder, pull down the Help menu, choose Mac Help, type "printing a pdf," and click Ask.
A year passes quickly when you're enjoying a new Macintosh, and when it does, gone too are the service and support options you've grown to depend on.
Unless, of course, you purchase an AppleCare Protection Plan before your limited warranty period runs out. Purchasing a Protection Plan extends your coverage to up to three full years from your purchase date, entitling you to:
* Direct telephone access to Apple's own technical support group * Mac OS X transition assistance * Apple-certified parts and labor coverage on needed repairs * TechTool Deluxe, powerful diagnostic tools from Micromat * Comprehensive web-based support services
For complete details about the AppleCare Protection Plan, visit our AppleCare website.
http://www.info.apple.com/promos/app.html
8. Quick Takes
Looking for a great deal on Select Year 2001 iMac and iBook computers? We have them. At up to 30% off the original retail price. And they come complete with Apple's one-year limited warranty. Just visit the online Apple Store and look for the Save tag in the left column. When you do, check out the deals we have on refurbished products.
http://www.apple.com/store/
"Oh, my, that SuperDrive," exults James Coates in his Chicago Tribune review of the new iMac. With the SuperDrive, "you get a four-purpose drive that plays both CDs and DVDs and also burns CD-Rs and 4.7 GB DVD-Rs."
"UNIX programmers," enthuses Dan Gillmor in this ComputerWorld article, "now have a platform that could be orders of magnitude larger than any they've ever seen. What new applications might emerge?" What platform could it be?
How does the brand new Rio Riot MP3 music player from Sonicblue compare to the iPod? Let's ask the Wall Street Journal's Walter S. Mossberg.
http://ptech.wsj.com/archive/ptech-20020228.html
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