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61.	Apple Remote Desktop 3, Part 5: Automating Remote Desktop By Ryan Faas Sep 29, 2006 Once you know how to use Apple Remote Desktop to manage workstations, deploy software, interact with users, and generate detailed inventory and system reports, you might think that's the extent of this powerful tool. But Apple has given Remote Desktop even more power and flexibility by making it completely scriptable and including easy-to-use scheduling and automation features. In this final article covering Apple Remote Desktop 3, Ryan Faas shows you how to schedule individual tasks and create automated workflows from combinations of tasks and reports, and provides an introduction to further programming Remote Desktop using AppleScript and the Mac OS X Automator utility.
62.	Apple Remote Desktop 3, Part 4: Deploying Software, Files, and System Changes By Ryan Faas Sep 22, 2006 Deploying small but critical updates and making minor changes to every computer across a network can be a daunting task. In the fourth installment of his series on Apple Remote Desktop, Ryan Faas shows you how to harness Remote Desktop to make installing anything from new fonts, to rolling out a complete list of Mac OS X and application updates, to making simple or complex configuration changes across every Mac in your network almost effortless.
63.	Apple Remote Desktop 3, Part 3: Gathering Information about Remote Computers By Ryan Faas Sep 15, 2006 Having accurate information about the computers in your company can be critical for any number of tasks. General inventory, purchasing decisions, software license compliance, tracking usage patterns, theft identification, upgrade planning, and update deploying rely on knowing as much as possible about the computer you manage. Constantly keeping track of that kind of information is typically a daunting challenge unless you make use of Apple Remote Desktop's vast reporting capabilities. In this third installment of Ryan Faas' Apple Remote Desktop 3 in-depth series, find out how easy it can be to have detailed and current reports on everything you need to know.
64.	Apple Remote Desktop 3, Part 2: Interacting with Users By Ryan Faas Sep 8, 2006 After you have Apple Remote Desktop installed, you can use it to interact with users by text chat or one-way messages and alerts. Find out how to respond to user problems, observe one or more remote computers, and take control of Mac workstations remotely to improve security, enhance classrooms, and improve teacher/student interaction or help desk operations. It's all part of Ryan Faas' series on learning how to use and get the most out of the robust features of Apple Remote Desktop.
65.	Apple Remote Desktop 3, Part 1: How You Can Plan a Remote Desktop Installation By Ryan Faas Sep 1, 2006 Most users recognize the power of Apple Remote Desktop for observing and controlling remote Macs and Mac OS X Server, but that is only a small fraction of the features and capabilities offered by this powerful tool. In this first article in a five-part series, Ryan Faas shows you how much more Remote Desktop can be used to accomplish; and how to plan, configure, and deploy Apple Remote Desktop efficiently and effectively in a Mac network.
66.	Animate Your Slides for a Killer Keynote Presentation By Richard Harrington Aug 11, 2006 Adding animation to your slides is an important step in finalizing a presentation. You can create several types of animation in Keynote. Two of the most common are builds and transitions. This chapter will give you step-by-step instructions to animate your slides and give sizzle to your presentations.
67.	Making iWeb Your Own: Creating Your Own Themes and Templates for Apple's Web Design Tool By Ryan Faas Aug 11, 2006 Do you like iWeb's ease of use but feel stifled by having to rely on Apple's cookie-cutter selection of themes and templates? Here's some great news: You can create your templates and themes for iWeb. Ryan Faas walks you through changing and adding to the reference files and ultimately creating your own personalized iWeb themes.
68.	Building a Slideshow Presentation with Picture Tasks By Donna L. Baker Jul 14, 2006 Suppose you need to present a series of photographs to a committee that will decide which one belongs in a company brochure. Or imagine that you are preparing a collection of shots, one of which will appear in a newspaper ad. How can you present the selection of possibilities to a client in a way that is both professional and interesting? Acrobat 7 includes a plug-in called Picture Tasks that allows you to easily manage a group of images and prepare different types of output, including a slideshow and various print options. In this chapter's project, you'll learn how to use the plug-in to create a slideshow and customize it, as well as to send the final product automatically by e-mail from within Acrobat.
69.	iLife Basics: Shooting Good Digital Snapshots and Putting Them in Your Mac By Michael Rubin Jun 23, 2006 This lesson will demystify the way a computer can talk to (and control) a digital camera. It will give you some basic guidelines for handling your camera and creating impressive snapshots, as well as dealing with less-than-ideal lighting and subject orientation. It will also introduce you to iPhoto, the iLife tool for moving those photographs from camera to Mac, and ultimately organizing and sharing them.
70.	The New Face of Podcasting: Creating Video Podcasts Using iMovie, GarageBand, and iWeb in iLife '06 By Ryan Faas Jun 9, 2006 The ease of podcast creating in iLife '06 can turn any Mac owner into the online equivalent of a radio star. But what if you want to star in your own online TV series? The answer is video podcasting, and Ryan Faas says it isn't much harder to put together than a traditional audio podcast.
71.	Recoding iWeb Sites Part 2: Manipulating Code for iWeb-Created Page Elements By Ryan Faas Jun 2, 2006 You like iWeb's overall ease of use, right? But what if you need to do something extra with a few of your pages? You designed a site in iWeb and now want to expand the site with other technologies and using a different Web design tool? In part two of Ryan Faas' series, find out about the type of code iWeb creates and how you can rework it for your own use.
72.	Recoding iWeb Sites Part 1: How to Combine iWeb Sites with Other Web Design Tools for Even Better Sites By Ryan Faas May 19, 2006 Apple's iWeb makes creating polished Web pages incredibly easy because you never have to deal with the code. Unfortunately, that also means you can't add Web goodies to your site that require adding pieces of code directly to the page. Fortunately, modifying the code after publishing a site with iWeb is possible, and Ryan Faas fills you in on how to do it.
73.	Podcasting Made Easy with GarageBand 3, iWeb, and .Mac By Ryan Faas Apr 14, 2006 If you're worried that podcasting seems too complicated, take heart. Apple's iLife '06 makes if fun and easy to put your voice out there. Find out how easy it is with this step-by-step guide from expert Ryan Faas.
74.	Customizing Your .Mac Homepage With iWeb By Ryan Faas Apr 7, 2006 iWeb makes it easy to create polished Web sites in no time, but can you make a site that expresses your personality instead of looking exactly like Apple's templates? You bet, says Ryan Faas, and it's not hard, either.
75.	Using iWeb to Make Great Homepages in Minutes By Ryan Faas Mar 31, 2006 You've heard that Apple's iWeb is easy to use, and you've seen some great examples of iWeb sites. But can you really create those great sites in half an hour, even if you don't know anything about HTML and have never tried designed a Web page? Yes, you can. Ryan Faas takes you through the process step by step.
76.	Entering Sales in Quickbooks Pro for Macintosh By Maria Langer Mar 24, 2006 Sales transactions are those that show an exchange of goods and services for payment or a promise to pay. Every successful business should record some kind of sales transaction—the more, the better! This chapter explains how to use QuickBooks to enter sales and estimates. It also explains how to monitor and adjust your customers' accounts receivable balances to ensure that you receive proper payment on a timely basis.
77.	Designing the Obvious, Part 2: Knowing What to Build and Why By Robert Hoekman Mar 10, 2006 Why do software projects fail? In most cases, says Robert Hoekman, Jr., it's simply a matter of poor planning. If you don't have a firm grasp of who is going to use your product or site, and why, you'll succeed only by accident. He explains where you need to focus attention and effort to help your product or site live up to the organization's expectations.
78.	Let Visio Map Your Web Site for You By Laurie Rowell Mar 10, 2006 Do you need a visual map of the pages on your Web site? Laurie Rowell explains how you can use Visio 2003 to create it in minutes.
79.	How to use Apple's Remote Desktop For Presentation, Instruction, and Collaboration By Ryan Faas Mar 3, 2006 Yes, Apple Remote Desktop offers more than just observation and management tools. Ryan Faas gives the skinny on how non-IT Mac users and professionals can use Remote Desktop's least-known features for teaching, presentations, and collaboration.
80.	Use Apple Remote Desktop to Install and Update All Your Macs (Without Leaving Your Desk) By Ryan Faas Feb 17, 2006 Deployments and rollouts can be a real hassle for administrators and technical staff because they often involve going to every workstation to install the new software or to change the configuration on each computer. In this second of three articles focusing on the often-overlooked capabilities of Apple Remote Desktop, Ryan Faas shows you how you can leverage Remote Desktop to take some of the pain out of software rollouts and workstation deployments.

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