I don’t mention this publication every month, but it is still a very good resource for Macintosh news and ideas for user group presentations.
This month’s issue is subtitled: “April Showers”
Each article has been made printable through the magic of CSS via the browser of your choice. There is also a 105-page PDFed version of the magazine available for download.
Robert Pritchett discusses the Loss of power by Microsoft and the rising significance of Apple along with a report on ongoing changes for the magazine.
Jonathan Hoyle looks at the “Basics” for Mac OS X.
Harry {doc} Babad gathered more MacTips on Leopard haxies. Burning data multiple times to CD, a MS Word format converter, and Excel table cell alignment and Onyx.
Rick Sutcliffe discusses the MacBook Air, iStrand and eHNet in his column titled “Thin is the New Thick”.
Dr Eric Flescher debuts with his new column, “Raider of the Lost Macintosh” pointing to freeware for the Mac.
And Harry {doc} Babad also writes about his experiences parlaying others over Wikipedia as a possible Reference source, as he co-authored “Nuclear Energy and the Use of Nuclear Materials For High School and Middle School Teachers”.
Book Reviews:
*Art of RAW Conversion: How to Produce Art-Quality Photos with Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Leading RAW Converters Reviewed by Dr. Eric Flescher
* Exposure and Lighting for Digital Photographers only Reviewed by Dr. Eric Flescher
* How to Do Everything with Online Video Reviewed by Dr. Eric Flescher
* The Little Mac Book, Leopard Edition Reviewed by Harry doc} Babad
* Photoshop Elements 5 for Dummies Reviewed by Dr. Eric Flescher
* Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups Reviewed by Dr. Eric Flescher
* The Unofficial Lego Mindstorms NXT Inventors Guide Reviewed by Dr. Eric Flescher
In the Greenware section
the “BeUtilityFree SourceBook”, “Kicking the Gasoline & Petro-Diesel Habit” and “Sustainable Urbanism – Urban Design With Nature” books are reviewed by Robert Pritchett, who also wrote up an article on “Fossil” Fuel and Abiotic Oil.
In the Software section:
* Bento, Version 1 Reviewed by Ted Bade
* deskUNPDF 2.03 Reviewed by Harry {doc} Babad
* Internet Cleanup Reviewed by Ted Bade
* SimpleMovieX v. 3 Reviewed by Wayne LeFevre
Each article is individually printable. This issue has a $1 USD donation request to cover costs. There are 7 Book reviews, 4 Software reviews, and 4 Greenware reviews as well as a few columns from the macCompanion staff.
macCompanion Magazine – April 2008: www.maccompanion.com
PDF Download:
2008/April2008.pdf
MPN, LLC publishes the free macCompanion Magazine each month and has done so since 2003 with the goal of helping those interested in the Macintosh to “dig deeper” into what it has to offer. This is the 6th year for publishing the magazine. MPN, LLC also runs the 3-Rivers Synergy Centre, a place that focuses on all things related to alternative energy solutions.
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