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Finally, NoteBook 4 has cracked the code and created the ultimate note-taking environment. NoteBook 4 gives you all the functions necessary to stay super-organized, without nearly as much effort as your classic note taking style. It doesn't just look like a paper notebook either, you can actually choose to type either uniformly in traditional typeface, or in freeform mode anywhere on the page you'd like! There are tons of more features too: Over 30 publications who have reviewed NoteBook agree this is a killer application.
Is there any other way to say this software has been well-received? Your performance and organization on tasks and assignments will reach record new heights. Finally, an electronic note taking software that is both functional and elegant!
NoteBook truly is the perfect app to improve and manage projects, assignments, classwork, client information, research, and much more. Note Taking - Place notes anywhere on a page and include attachments within text. Outlining - Full-featured outliner with auto-sorting and real-time voice annotation so you never miss information. Diagramming and Sketching - Choose from a palette of shapes and lines to create diagrams and sketches with your mouse.
Sticky Notes and Flags - Add a quick note to any page using sticky notes and flags for easy reminders. Action Items - Assign an action item checkbox, priority or due date to any outline item. Searching - Quickly locate any note or document using whatever you remember about it with just a few clicks in the Multidex. Export - Export to PDF or as a website, for access from local disk or web server. Its outliner and voice recording features are designed for note taking, and its notebook design help you keep all of those notes organized. Its brilliant Multidex search feature makes it easy to quickly locate notes.
The PosteRazor divides raster images into pieces, which can be printed out and assembled to make a poster. The poster is saved as a multipage PDF document. An easy-to-use, wizard-like user interface guides you through the five-step conversion process. Textpander version 1. Textpander is a utility that helps you type more efficiently and more accurately. Textpander monitors what you type and inserts predefined text snippets on the fly, whenever you enter their corresponding abbreviations.
For example, you can insert standard greetings, text fragments, and signatures, including formatted text and pictures or the current date and time, in any format you prefer. Textpander is compiled as a universal binary, meaning it runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macs.
Circus Ponies NoteBook - Boost Your Performance at Work or School, so You Get The Raises, Promotions, or Grades You Want for Only $25! [50% off]. The makers of the popular NoteBook note-taking app for iOS and OS X abruptly closed up shop this week.
DropCopy version 1. DropCopy uses Bonjour Rendezvous technology to help you easily and quickly share files and folders between multiple Macs across your local area network. Simply drag your files in the Finder to a "hot zone" containing a list of destinations. This list conveniently disappears when one is not dragging things over it.
DropCopy also supports clipboard sharing and short text messages. To become an Apple Core of Siouxland member, attend a meeting or print and mail this coupon. All members receive the monthly newsletter. Check out available software offerings at: Peachpit Press has special savings available for user group members. Check out the savings at: View the available product line at takecontrolbooks. The Apple Core Mailing List is a great resource for all members to be able to get help just by e-mailing a question to other members.
Apple Core members may place free ads about computer-related hardware and software in this monthly newsletter. Clean out your computer area by offering items you no longer use to other members of the user group! Podcasts are audio clips -- and sometimes video clips -- stored on the web and downloaded to a computer for the listener to play on a computer, iPod, or other MP3 player. Podcasting is a new technology, at least in the way the files are distributed and arrive for the listener to hear.
The word "podcast" is a combined word from iPod and broadcasting. An aggregator or "podcatcher" collects the podcasts onto a computer for your listening pleasure.
The popularity of podcasts is exploding, and anyone can create a podcast. It can be done with a laptop or desktop machine and a couple of pieces of free software. GarageBand for the Mac or Audacity for Mac and Windows is all that is needed to record and edit the podcast. A good microphone will greatly improve the quality of the audio, but it is not required.
In June, I am teaching a workshop at Augustana College on podcasting. The workshop participants will be finding, playing, creating, and publishing a podcast.
Augie will provide space on its server for your first podcast. The workshop dates are June 12 to More information can be found at: In the workshop, participants will record audio for their podcasts, then edit and export the clips as MP3 files, and finally upload them to a server.
The next step is what separates a podcast from just an audio file stored on a server. RSS is a special type of HTML code that provides an enclosure pointing to the audio file which is stored at a certain location on a particular server. Using a podcatcher or aggregator, one can subscribe to a series of podcasts, and it will do all the work of checking for the latest podcast and downloading the podcast to the computer.
Let's follow an example to see how it works. I subscribe to that series, and my podcatcher, iTunes or Juice, periodically checks for the newest version of the podcast series which has not already been downloaded. When it finds a new podcast, the podcatcher downloads the audio to my machine. I then transfer it to my iPod or MP3 player and listen to it at my convenience.
One can also listen on any computer equipped with a set of speakers. I subscribe to about 15 podcasts, so I have a steady supply of podcasts to enjoy. Sports with Frank Deford. Apple's iTunes Music Store is a wonderful location for finding podcasts, as are several other web locations. Nearly all podcasts are free to download, and the selection is huge. Juice also has several good locations within its software under the Podcast Directory tab.
One can also surf the net for podcasts in an area of interest. If you are interested in creating a podcast and making it available to the world, check out the Augie workshop on podcasting. MemoryMiner is a new application which organizes and shares digital media using a simple, yet powerful metaphor, namely "People, Places and Time. This rather simplistic statement belies the real depth of the goals that the developers have for this program.
While MemoryMiner provides a relational database of images, people, places and text, the ultimate goal is to gather all of your data into a coherent arrangement and then share it with others through the Internet. We will auction this exciting new Mac program during our May meeting. Make sure you attend so you can have an opportunity to be the owner of this new Mac software. MemoryMiner is a digital storytelling application that had its debut during the Jan.
The program received a "Best of Show" award by the editors of Macworld magazine. It is a universal binary application, so it runs really well on the new Intel Macs.
Given a limited space to write and my limited literary skills , it is best to refer you to a video at the MemoryMiner website which will provide a much better idea of this promising program: One more comment. A question for this article that I e-mailed to MemoryMiner tech support was answered in less then two hours. Thanks John! Computer life would be fantastic if all program support could be that responsive! Before you rush out and purchase this program, you may want to check out a recent review from Macworld magazine at: To summarize, the reviewer likes the concept of the program, but feels that a number of operations are buggy and that the program needs more features.
So, how unusual is this for a new program, I wonder? And isn't this the same company that awarded it a "Best of Show" award at Macworld San Francisco ? If you have an old iMac or other New World computer sitting around in a closet somewhere, you can use Kubuntu or Ubuntu to put that machine back into service. What you'll need:. Kubuntu and Ubuntu are Linux distributions that install easily on new or old Macs. They can replace the Mac OS with a Linux desktop environment which includes up-to-date programs and games. As an alternative, you could have the Ubuntu project mail a free Ubuntu CD to you.
See shipit. If you decide to burn your own CD, choose a slower burn speed. If you want this to be a Linux-only installation, you'll still need to make a small Mac partition or the initialization will fail.
Initialize the drive and skip to Step 3. Leave the rest as free space. Initialize the drive and install a basic Mac Operating system.
Install Kubuntu or Ubuntu. Press enter to run the installer. Generally, the installer's defaults are good choices. Use your keyboard's arrow keys to make other choices, and the Enter key to continue with the next installation step. Below are items you'll want to change from default.
In Stage 2, Ubuntu or Kubuntu will boot from your hard drive to finish the installation and install security updates from the network. Go get a cup of coffee and read the paper. This takes a while. Choose maximum video settings, when prompted. Unless you know better, the defaults will work just fine. Hit Tab and Enter to continue. The rest of the installation should take place without your intervention. Finish reading your paper.
The installation finishes with a Kubuntu or Ubuntu login screen. User groups may reprint this article by including full credit to the author and the Apple Core of Siouxland. Please let us know about the reprint by contacting the author by mail or e-mail. Shortly after I left America Online for the wide open seas of the Internet, I discovered the web site www. For a guy with an aging Mac II si, it was a dream come true. Here was a web site devoted to helping folks with older computers.
Specifically, LEM had a number of performance hints about my machine, as well as links to sites that covered overclocking. While so many web sites focus only on the latest and greatest, LEM also keeps its archive pages current, providing information about older, discontinued machines, their specifications, problems, and possible fixes.
The Mac Specs pages are one of the best resources when you have a Mac but don't know what type of memory it takes. LEM will let you know what type to buy, as well as the maximum memory configuration your machine will take. Within each machine-specific page is an "online resources" list of other web pages of interest to folks who own or want to own that particular machine. These pages cover every Mac made, including the Intel Mac models introduced this year.
LEM's focus lately has been to publicize the best deals on new and used Mac equipment from reputable online resellers, including Apple. If you're in the market for a new or refurbished machine, this area is a good place to get a feel for current prices, if nothing else. These weekly postings are broken down by model and usually include links to articles about the model's place in the "Mac Value Equation. Knight will give an assessment of the new machine's price and power compared to the just-discontinued model, which is also available.