Creating slideshows on your Mac is relatively easy. All Macs come with iLife when you purchase them new. Between iPhoto and iDVD, you can come up with some pretty impressive stuff. While you can create some impressive looking shows to non-mac people, sometimes you want something more to add that 'wow' effect. This is where Boinx Software's FotoMagico 2 comes in. It offers an array of features to create give your slideshow the edge that it needs. READ MORE »

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If you use Mail.app as your email client on your Mac, you know that when you press reply on an email message, it quotes the whole thing. This is useful, but may not always be the best way.

If you want to quote a specific section of that email specifically, it's easy.

How to do it:

With the original email open, simply use your keyboard or mouse and select the text you want quoted. Next, click on the REPLY button. READ MORE »

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If you use iChat AV with the Mac you may have seen the option to Create groups when you add a buddy. This is extremely useful for sorting out large groups of contacts. For example, I have groups such as Friends, Family, Mac Tips Daily contacts, Cell Phones, Work, and more. This is really helpful for me to find the person I want to IM. I have about 40 contacts that I IM with so these groups are wonderful.

How to do it:

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Well almost three months in, I thought I'd update my iPhone love!
I just used the conference call feature for the first time. I was delighted with how easy it was. The only thing that occasionally annoys me is that I can't message a photo. I also admit the last software update, did improve my call drop rate. Still I have nothing to compare the 3G performance to, since I wasn't an Iphone 1.o user, so I love the performance of it. It works better than my Sprint ever did.
And I'm an App fan. I'm already at 5 pages of apps and I love trying stuff out. I definitely have a few apps I could not due without, I thought I'd list them and invite folks to share their comments and favorites.

1- MileBug- It's easy, it tracks my miles, it emails me reports. READ MORE »

Until now, Mac users have been unable to stream Netflix movies due to DRM problems. No more! Thanks to Microsoft's Silverlight technology, Netflix has developed a way for us to stream.

There are some requirements (Intel Mac, etc..) and you need to be a Netflix Member -- Once you are, follow this link to opt-in to the beta program.

Apple has posted a remarkable $1.14 billion dollar profit this quarter.

According to Apple, this quarter they have shipped 2.6 million Macs (an all time high), 6.9 Million iPhones, and more than 11 Million in iPods.

"Apple just reported one of the best quarters in its history, with a spectacular performance by the iPhone -- we sold more phones than RIM," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We don't yet know how this economic downturn will affect Apple. But we're armed with the strongest product line in our history, the most talented employees and the best customers in our industry. And $25 billion of cash safely in the bank with zero debt."

Way to go Apple!

I found this great manual on Apple's support documents. If you are going to be putting together a wireless network with any level of complexity, check this out.