Firewire drives are very nice in that the Firewire interface is fast, hot pluggable, and very easy to use. The entire process of installing a hard drive into the enclosure took me approximately ten minutes. It involves removing a few screws, putting some shock absorbent screws into the drive itself, and connecting the drive to the controller board (via supplied cables).
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Apple's PowerMac G5 computer is the first 64 bit
consumer desktop. It has two super fast processors
and super fast subsystems to keep those processors
busy. If you want speed, you've got it. Before even turning on the machine, you will notice how great it looks. The aluminum alloy case is not only good looking, but practical in the fact that it is perforated to let air flow through the computer. Opening opening the G5, you will notice that the insides look just as good as the outside.
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Previews
Escape Velocity Nova
Escape Velocity Nova is what maker Ambrosia Software (ambrosiasw.com) calls the threequell to the hit shareware game Escape Velocity. The work put into it and the creativity behind it put this shareware game at higher quality than it's price.
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Games
The Sims: Unleashed
If you feel your Sims have been missing something in their lives, The Sims: Unleashed may be just what you are looking for. Finally, your Sims can have pets.
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Myth III: The Wolf Age
Myth III continues the tradition of the Myth series with extensive strategy oriented play, good looking graphics, and great game play.
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The Sims: Vacation
The Sims: Vacation is an add-on package to The Sims that let's you take your Sims families on fun-filled vacations. Finally, you can get out of that boring neighborhood.
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WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos
The third in a series of great games, Warcraft III extends the tradition in a nearly perfect way. Everything from graphics, to the storyline, to multiplayer capabilities, to sounds have been revamped to make this a great game.
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The Sims
CoolMac's review of the greates game in 1999 now available for the mac.
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The Sims: Livin' Large
If you want to take your SIMs to the next level, you need the second expansion pack for this hugely popular games. Your SIMs will have all sorts of new stuff to do, and you will waste many more hours of your life.
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Tomb Raider Chronicles
Tomb Raider Chronicles is the 5th in the series of games featuring Lara Croft. This one is the best yet with harder puzzles, cool weapons, and much better graphics, just to name a few of the improvements.
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Civilization III
If you are a fan of the Civilization series, or just like turn based strategy games, you won't be disappointed with Civilization III. This game is possibly the best turn based strategy game to date.
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Reckless Drivin'
Reckless Drivin' is an action game for the Mac written by Jonas Echterhoff. It's gameplay is similar to it's predecessor, Burning Rubber, a Mac shareware game released in 1996. In Burning Rubber one had to drive a car through 2-dimensional levels as fast as possible, leaving as much destruction as possible on the way. (but watch for the police)
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Green Berets Expansion Review
Green Berets is an add-on for the immensely popular game, Myth II. It transforms Myth II into a war in southeast Asia, where you have all new units, weapons, and and need new skills to come out victorious.
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Bowling for Screams
Ever go bowling where your ball can explode, there are traps in the alley, or a tentacle throws your ball? I know I have! Well, at least after playing this cool little game from Pixar. One of the zaniest bowling games out there, which supports Steve Jobs on two levels.
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Quake III Gold
Quake III Gold combines Quake III Arena and Team Arena into one box. This game is only for people with itchy trigger fingers, and a lust for blood. If you want a plot, please look elsewhere.
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Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Alpha Cenauri is the sequal to Civilization II and starts of right were the last game left off. In Alpha Centauri you have to conquer a planet through military might, diplomatic skills, and scientific research.
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Diabolo 2 Expansion pack: Lord of Destruction
This is hands down one of the best expansion packs available. With a whole new Act, tons of new monsters, items, weapons, modifiers, and characters, this is much more than an ordinary expansion pack.
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Star Conquest
Star Conquest is a turn based strategy game, with a little bit of resource management built in. Think of a merger between Civilization II and Warcraft, set in space, and you have Star Conquest
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Myst III: Exile
Myst III: Exile is the third part of the popular adventure series. The game has some gorgeous graphics, great puzzles, and easy controls. Check out the review for lots more..
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Star Trek: Elite Force
The review of an actually good Star Trek game in a while. Yes, this game is not just for the Star Trek fanatics, read the review to learn more.
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Rune
A hack and slash type game set in the era of the Vikings.
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Diabolo 2
The sequel to one of the most popular games. In Diabolo you are set in a fantasy world and battle tons of monsters.
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Baldurs Gate
"Baldur's Gate is your standard Role Playing Game, with great graphics, a good story line, and more CDs than AOL sends out in a year." Mike Vande Ven Jr.
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Yoot Tower
This is the sequel to Sim Tower the tower simulator. This is a great grame with great graphics for older Macs.
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Tomb Raider 3
This third version of the Tomb Raider series feautures some new moves, weapons, puzzles, and worlds.
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Software
Business Card Composer 1.0.3
SWith MacWorld CreativePRO expo coming up I have been on the look out for an easy way to create new business cards that I could take along with me on the trip. The Business Card Composer seems to be this software. It lets you create professional looking business cards with ease, and even helps out those that lack a certain thing called creativity. Not that it hinders those who don't.
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MSN Messenger 3.5
So what is difference with this new version of MSN Messenger on the Mac when compared to both the last Mac release and the current ones running on the Windows operating system? Well not too much but there are some new features worked into this version that are not yet available on the PC versions.
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REALbasic 4.5.1
RealBasic 4.5 is a very impressive program. The user-interface is excellent and
the features are helpful. The possibility to build new programs for both
Macintosh and PC is of great benefit, and the learning curve is anything but steep.
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.Mac
.Mac is Apple's new web hosting, e-mail, support, website building, virus protection, backup solution, and more in one lump service. It replaces iTools at a price; a price that may just be worth it.
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Click 'N Design 3D
Click 'N Design 3D is a very advanced CD labeling application. It includes almost everykind of template for every major media storage medium. It also includes over 5,000 pieces of clip art, 3D text capabilities, circlular text, bar codes, and special effects.
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RealBasic 3.2
RealBasic 3.2 is a great resource for up and coming programmers, as well as experienced programmers. Incorporating a very nice interface builder, with a simple but powerful code editor, and an array of user plug-ins, it's exactly the opposite of Metrowerks CodeWarrior.
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Live Channel Free
Own your own TV studio for free! With live channel you can broadcast video, and audio live over the internet. Read our Review/How-To to learn how to use it and if it's worth a download for you. We certainly like it.
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iTunes
I fully reviewed Apples new audio player, and it shure looks
nice. iTunes plays, burns, convertes, is easy to use and best of
all its free. Read the review to learn more.
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Quicktime 5 Preview 2
The review of the newly improved Quicktime 5 player.
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Hardware
PHR-100AF 3.5" Firewire Enclosure
Firewire drives are very nice in that the Firewire interface is fast, hot pluggable, and very easy to use. The entire process of installing a hard drive into the enclosure took me approximately ten minutes. It involves removing a few screws, putting some shock absorbent screws into the drive itself, and connecting the drive to the controller board (via supplied cables).
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SMC Barricade 7004AWBR Wireless Router
The SMC Barricade wireless router is the perfect solution for setting up a home network on one DSL or Cable line. You can connect up to 50 clients via the wireless access point, and up to 253 clients via the LAN ports. A simple, inexpensive solution.
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M-Audio's Sonica
You want some 5.1 Surround sound with that?
M-Audio's Sonica was one of my favorite and most promising products at this years MacWorld Expo in NYC. It is an external sound card that works over USB, features 24-bit/96 kHz audio, and supports Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC3), Dolby Pro Logic and DTS surround sound.
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ATI Radeon 7000
If you are looking to upgrade your aging PCI video card, or maybe you want two monitors connected to your Mac, but only have one free PCI slot, then you may want to look at the ATI Radeon 7000.
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Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer
Microsoft bills it as the first breakthrough in mousing technology since the 1960's. With it's 4 buttons, optical technology, scroll wheel, and USB or PS2 connectivity, it could be just that.
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Gravis GamePad Pro
Everyone is looking for an edge in their game play, or a new feel to the game. And that's just what the GamePad Pro will give you, at a price.
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Fuji FinePix 1300
The Fuji FinePix 1300 is a great digital camera for both beginners, and intermediate photographers. Simple to use, but enough features to keep you busy, this camera delivers great pictures over and over again.
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Monsoon MM-700 Speakers
The Monsoon MM-700 speaker set combines the powerful midrange of two flat panel satellite speakers, with the boom of a sub-woofer, all for an entry level price. But don't let the price fool you, these speakers sound like a multi-hundred dollar system.
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Epson Stylus Photo 750
If you are looking for great photo quality prints, at an acceptable price, look no further than the Epson Stylus Photo 750. This printer will print vibrant, great looking photos, and sharp, easy to read text.
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SlimScan scanner from Microtek
Check out the review of a good USB scanner from Microtek.
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Sony Spressa CD/RW
This is a nice USB CD/RW. Its not the best burner but its worth checkin out.
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CD Revo Cyclone CD/RW
The CD Revo Cyclone offers great look and good performance for a USB CD burner.
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Kensington VideoCam Mac-VGA
A great net cam, which I'm using for my Webcam.
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Operating Systems
MacOS 10.2 Jaguar
After getting a first look at Jaguar at MacWorld expo, we had to wait for a month to actually buy it. But it was worth the wait. MacOS 10.2 has tons of new functions, and even with it's $129 price tag it was worth the price.
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MacOS 10.1
This is the operating system MacOS X should have been. With a huge speed improvement, more cusomization, DVD capabilities, CD/DVD burning, and more MacOS X is finnaly the best Operating system ever.
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MacOS X
Here is the review of MacOS X, Apples' new revolutionary operating system. Read everything about MacOS X, including what it can do, what it can't, its bugs and how it performs in general.
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Systems
iBook CD-RW (Dual USB)
Read the review of the new iBook, that has everything you need for portable computing. It's apple's consumer portable, with more than consumer power.
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PowerMac G4 466 MHz
The review of the lower end of Apple's new line of G4's. The new line has everything from a great fast G4 processor, lots of hardrive space, CD-RW, to an awesome look. This is, as they would say in an 1950's TV ad, "the supercomputer for today's modern family on a budget!".
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Training
TackyShirt Mac OS X: The Basics DVD
Last week in the mail I received the first disk in a long chain of training DVD's from TackyShirt. I visited TackyShirt's booth at MacWorld NY 2002 and it was one of the most popular booths around. TackyShirt promises computer training that is fun, and educational with the help of Bob Levitus, Shawn King, Sam Crutsinger, Andy Ihnatko, and John Welch.
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Audible.com
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