E3: Alienware goes the iMac route with new all-in-one

Alienwareis a microcomputer maker well known to gamers for their custom - built , high performance machine . The company , recently acquired by Dell , has a well - deserved reputation for experience a take - no - prisoners approach to ironware manufacturing . Now they ’re render off a new microcomputer design that seems enliven by Apple ’s iMac — theArea 51 5400 , which will embark this summer for less than $ 2,000 ....

May 11, 2006 · 2 min · 380 words · Timothy Bowman

Front Row shuffles toward its future

I allow in it : I ’ve been complaining about the limitations of Apple ’s Front wrangle software since the day it was release . As enthusiastic as I was about theconceptof Front Row , in practice I feel stifle by its limitations . I ’ve got an Intel - based Mac mini attached to my television set solidifying at home , and have been able to see Front Row ’s strengths and weaknesses at close reach ....

May 11, 2006 · 3 min · 500 words · Tiffany Gonzalez

Intego VirusBarrier X4

Intego ’s VirusBarrier X4 may be pricier than its competition , but it ’s worth it . For starters , it ’s exceedingly easy to use . facility is a couple of mouse clicks and a restart ; after the NetUpdate program upgrade your virus definitions , you ’re quick to go . And its interface is a model of OS X consolidation : It gives you a contextual menu in the Finder , a Dashboard widget to monitor the progress of scans , and it integrates nicely with iCal ....

May 10, 2006 · 3 min · 452 words · Anthony Martinez

Use advanced iPhoto 6 edit tools

iPhoto 6 has some nice built - in redaction putz , including red - eye chastening and retouch . But you may make these tools even more useful by spark a super - hush-hush advanced editing mode . In advanced manner , you ’ll be able to keep in line the size and intensiveness of the retouch brush , as well as the sizing and ‘ brightness ’ of the red - eye correction tool ....

May 10, 2006 · 5 min · 903 words · Katie Martin

Apple: Innovation to reign at developer conference

orchard apple tree Computer’sWorldwide Developer Conference(WWDC ) is drawing closer and companionship executives say that origination from Apple and its developers will be the high spot of this year ’s event . Among other sessions , Apple has promise to show , for the first time , Mac OS X Leopard during the conference . “ Innovation is one of the thing that we strain for and something that we believe is part of the culture of our developer conference , ” Ron Okamoto , Apple ’s frailty president of Worldwide Developer Relations , toldMacworld ....

May 9, 2006 · 3 min · 580 words · Sheila Rivas

E3 Notebook: 17-inch laptops getting squeezed?

As the proud substance abuser of a two - year - old 17 - inch PowerBook G4 , I ’ve long had a snatch of hubris when I haul out my prominent laptop computer in the presence of puny 15 - in or pocket-sized laptop computer . Of course , as petty as it sound , I smile inwardly when I see the substance abuser of a small PC laptop ( or even a minor PowerBook or iBook ) glare covetously at my expansive screen ....

May 9, 2006 · 3 min · 631 words · Amy Strong

E3: Nintendo’s Wii price, availability still a mystery

Nintendo ’s press league at this week ’s E3 revealed some more details of their forthcomingWiiconsole , but the ship’s company did n’t offer the info that many gamers expected — cost and a specific loss day of the month . The Wii — previously know as the Revolution — is by all odds coming in the fourth calendar quarter of 2006 , according to Nintendo . Nintendo demonstrate off a slew of extroverted games that are intended for the Wii , include The Legend of Zelda : Twilight Princess , the newest legal action function represent biz feature Link ....

May 9, 2006 · 3 min · 547 words · Laura Perez

E3 Notebook: The new trend in game controllers

First it was Nintendo ’s Wii ( nee : Revolution ) . Now Sony ’s Playstation 3 will have it . Tilt - and - motion sensitivity is already the big trend from this year ’s Electronic Entertainment Expo , and the gaming barter show does n’t formally start out until Wednesday . When Nintendo first remove the wraps off the comptroller for its forthcoming Wii video game console , the game market was a bit taken aback ....

May 8, 2006 · 3 min · 635 words · Jason Maldonado

PhoneValet Message Center 4.0

Parliant ’s PhoneValet has established itself as the premier telephone content transcription organisation for the Mac , and rendering , 4.0.3 extend the bundle ’s leadership position . Today ’s PhoneValet does a lot more than just reply call — it can also dial , record , log , let you search through calls , and even mechanically get in touch them to your cell phone if you ’re on the route ....

May 8, 2006 · 5 min · 880 words · Mark Miller

Intel-ligence

When Steve Jobs announced that Apple was switch from PowerPC to Intel chips , initial reactions included furrowed brows , quizzical stare , and the scratching of head . You had questions and , until lately , we had few answer . Once the first Intel - based Macs in conclusion arrived , we immediately set about answering as many of your questions as we could . Those answers , publish in the March issue , gratify many ....

May 7, 2006 · 7 min · 1380 words · Joseph Conway

On-the-go entertainment

indisputable , sure , we know : you only practice your laptop computer for work . But on thoserareoccasions when you ’re on the road , you ’re done with the labors of the day , and you want a slight diversion , that PowerBook , MacBook Pro , or iBook makes a dandy fiddling portable entertainment marrow — ifyou had the foresight to bring along the right-hand software and peripheral ....

May 7, 2006 · 8 min · 1553 words · Emily Curry

One iPhoto, many users

iPhoto 6 offer legion options for apportion picture files with other people . For example , you may start a photocast , turn on iPhoto ’s sharing options , or ship photos in an east - mail . But the syllabus does n’t offer an easy way to give multiple users or multiple Macs full access code to anentireiPhoto library — include keywords , album , and ratings . Perhaps you want to depute keywords in your supererogatory meter at work , and then send albums to the World Wide Web from your iMac at home ....

May 7, 2006 · 9 min · 1873 words · Jeffrey Hicks

Opening new Windows

The power to fly the coop Windows natively on Mac hardware is n’t the conclusion of the Mac ’s singular billet in the world . In fact , it ’s just the get-go . The future will bring countless possibilities for both Windows - to - Mac convert and longtime Mac users like you and me . When Apple first announced that it would transport Intel - base Macs , ship’s company executives said that they would n’t foreclose anyone from figuring out a way to melt down Windows on those computers ....

May 7, 2006 · 5 min · 968 words · John Clark