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The article reviews the application software Universal access from Apple.

The article offers tips on adding a wireless card to an older Mac operating system. It states that the chips used in the cards would not support the Mac internal protocols when purchasing cards not particularly designed for the Mac. It says that the Aria Extreme Airport PCI card from Sonnet supports wireless 802.11g for Macs.

This section presents a step-by-step instruction on making collaboration easier by sharing an Address Book operating system.

Illustrates how to encrypt portable document format (PDF) files posted on .Mac site. Steps to protect data contained within the PDF files.

Provides information on converting several presentations to iPod slideshows with iPresent It. Functions of iPresent It, which can be downloaded from the ZappTek website; Cost of the utility; Way to convert the presentations.

Answers a question on why defragmenting is not necessary with Mac OS X. Concept of disc fragmentation and optimization; Reasons why one does not need to defragment or optimize hard drive if he/she has upgraded to Mac OS X.

Considers the upgraded 7.7. version of Virex as a solution to the problem with Virex 7.5 that Apple released through .Mac. Incompatibility of Virex 7.5 with Mac OS X 10.4; Steps to uninstall the utility.

Introduces a series of articles published within the issue, including an article on how to transfer Microsoft PowerPoint and Keynote presentations to a photo or video iPod.

Provides information on creating mosaics using iPhoto images. Details of gathering and preparing photos; Important details to remember in selecting images to include in the mosaic; Steps to create the poster.

Discusses various reports published within the issue, including one on Mac's new Group feature and another on preventing operating system problem with a good hard drive cleaning.

Discusses the addition of calendar events to the iCal computer program. Number of calendars that are available to import into the program; Ways to add calendar events to the program.

Offers a couple of tips for preventing the loss of data because of a hard drive failure.

This article presents questions and answers related to Macintosh computer application. One reader asks about the screen capture feature integrated into Mac OS X, and another asks how to hide a user account that appears in the login window.

This article offers step-by-step instructions for turning digital images into a custom screen saver. It outlines materials and tools that are needed, and the factors to consider when choosing the digital images.

Presents tips to editing file settings using XRay shareware. Steps involved in changing the foundation of the file with XRay; Advantage of using XRay; Pop-up menu featured at XRay.

Focuses on the steps to determining the type of plug-ins installed in iPhoto application software from Apple Computer Inc. Dialog box that lists the plug-ins.

Provides tips on avoiding phishing scams. Origin of phishing in reference to AOL e-mail accounts; Process of phishing; Signs of a fraudulent email.

Provides steps in launching an automatic maintenance program for Macintosh computers through the iCal application.

Traces the origins of blogging. Definition of web logs; Efforts of Blogger and LiveJournal to launch web services for bloggers in 1999; Details of early forms of blogs since 1600.

Answers a question about reactivating a firewall software in a Macintosh operating system. Reason behind the deactivation of a firewall application.

Presents information on creating a compact-disc liner featuring a custom graphic design. Selection of a song in Apple iTunes application software; Need to choose the single cover option from the theme pop-up menu.

Offers advice on resetting the Safari Apple software as a default browser. Steps for resetting Safari as a default browser.

Offers advice on the use of the Party Shuffle option in iTunes software. Process of preventing the Party Shuffle option from displaying all songs from the iTunes Library.

Explores the use of cascading style sheets (CSS) for blocking web advertisements using the Mac OS X 10.2.8 system from Apple. Techniques for creating CSS to a browser that does not display advertisements; Line that could hide the advertisement; Process of activating the CSS within Safari 1.2.

Looks at the significance of automatic builds to the application of Keynote 2 Apple software for the creation of animations or videos. Steps in displaying a video on a slide before adding an arrow or label; Features of Keynote 2; Options in the Start Build pop-up menu.

Details the steps in creating longer soundtracks for DVD presentations by combining tunes in the iMovie application of Apple. Disadvantages of creating slide shows in iPhoto.

Provides information on creating iTunes playlists outside the application. Ways to export playlists within iTunes computer software; Considerations for saving playlists in the iTunes folder; Advantages of the iTunes export playlists format in re-creating any list of songs.

Provides information on the Apache web server. Percentage of Apache's share in the web server market as of April 2005; Closest competitor.

Provides information on several utilities developed to expand the features of an iPod device as of April 2005. Pod2Go, which uses radio service software feeds to transfer information resources to an iPod; MoviesToGo, which transfers Yahoo! Movies into iPod notes; MapsToGo, which takes direction from a MapQuest search and transfers them into an iPod notes folder.

Focuses on the importance of podcasting to an iPod playlist. Implication of incorporating podcasts into a playlist; Ways to intersperse a collection of tunes in an iPod.

Evaluates the FruitMenu utility, an application software by Unsanity. Cost; Advantages.

Presents tips on changing the echo and reverb effect parameters of music clips created using the GarageBand computer software in a Mac operating system.

Suggests the need for an insurance for laptops and other digital computer equipment. Threat to portable computer while traveling; Problems associated with most homeowner's insurance; Difference between the insurance coverage being offered by the company Safeware from other insurance companies.

Reviews the application software PocketMac iPod for the Macintosh operating system.

Shows how to eliminate password problems by repairing the keychain. Problems that may occur when the keychain becomes corrupt; Application from Apple Computer that can be used to correct these problems; Illustration on how to use the computer application.

Presents tips on assigning Kodak's EasyShare application as the default image processing application software for a G4 iMac computer. Image processing features of the EasyShare application; Procedures in setting up the EasyShare application as the default image processing application software.

Focuses on Unicode, an encoding system used in converting letters and characters to numbers for computer data processing. Failure of encoding systems in converting characters to numbers prior to the introduction of Unicode; Solution provided by Unicode; Industry leaders that adopted Unicode.

Answers a question on how to lock a computer screen using the Keychain Access application of Mac OS X 10.2.

Presents a tip on converting a colored logo such as the Star of Life into a black and white image using Photoshop application.

Addresses a question on fixing laptops.

Presents information on the application software Page Sender that can be used in a Mac operating system. Functions; Features.

Presents the procedures for merging calendars in iCal application software in a Mac operating system.

Presents the procedures for monitoring the status of hard disk performance using Disk Utility software in a Mac operating system. Information on self-monitoring, analysis and reporting technology developed by IBM.

Presents tips for adding alarms in iCal 1.5.1 software using a Mac operating system.

Presents tips for maintaining security on individual folders within a directory using the utility software Disk Utility 10.4 in a Mac operating system. Creation of a folder; Syntax for creating a sparse disc image from the command window.