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A Java Programmer's Introduction to Objective-C: Memory Management: Sep 23, 2005; Developers continue to debate the question of memory management solutions. Which is best? Although Objective-C's retain/release runs smoother and faster than Java's garbage collection, it places a much larger burden on the developer and introduces a much larger risk of memory leaks. In the first of a series of articles that detail the important differences between Java and Objective-C, Marcus Zarra compares and contrasts memory management in Java and Cocoa/Objective-C.

Getting Power and Performance from Your Virtual PC: Sep 23, 2005; What are those icons on the bottom of the Virtual PC window? How can I make Windows run more efficiently on my Virtual PC? Is there any way to tune it? How do I exchange data between the iMac and the emulated PC? John Traenkenschuh has the answers.

Making a Slideshow with iPhoto 5: Sep 23, 2005; iPhoto 5 includes some pretty exciting tools for creating a slideshow to show off your vacation photos or a display a presentation for work. This chapter includes detailed instructions and helpful tips to help you get started on a slideshow.

Upgrade to Tiger Without Getting Bitten: Sep 23, 2005; Just now upgrading to Tiger? Before you do, follow these guidelines from Jaemi Loeb to ensure a painless, stress-free upgrade and get up to speed on the newest coolest features in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, including Dashboard, Spotlight, and Automator.

Working with Word in Mac OS X: Sep 23, 2005; This chapter introduces the features specific to Word for the Mac, including tracking changes, editing tools, and print features.

A Windows User’s Intro to the Mac Mini: Sep 16, 2005; If the Apple Mac Mini has you curious about adding this to your setup or switching from a PC, you'll want to read up on Paul Ferrill's journey back into the world of Apple after a long hiatus. Here you'll get a personal tour of some features of OS X Tiger, to compare them to similar Windows functions.

I Heart iMovie: Why Apple's iMovie HD Beats Windows XP Movie Maker 2: Aug 19, 2005; Apple's easy-to-use iMovie software turns your home movies into slick productions, often comparable to those of professional editors. Jeff Carlson explores the features that will make Windows users sick with envy.

Creating a Photo Book with iPhoto: Aug 5, 2005; In addition to being a great writer and pilot, Maria Langer is a terrific photojournalist. Well, maybe not. She's actually really good at taking digital pictures and using the easy steps she covers in this article to assemble those images into impressive photo books. Want to create picture books of your own with that professional look? Just follow along.

Make Your Own Start-up Screens in Mac OS X: Jul 29, 2005; Want a custom banner screen to show up during your startup process? Mac OS X offers a simple way: If you change a few lines of a text file, the OS will make simple message displays for you at startup. Larry Loeb takes you through the process step-by-step.

Setting Up Macintosh & Windows File Sharing: Jul 29, 2005; Although she's a Mac fanatic, Maria Langer can't completely abandon PCs; after all, she writes about them. So that she can capture screenshots or create files on her PC and transfer them to her Mac (or vice versa) she enables file sharing in both directions. Follow her straightforward instructions in this article to make all of your computers play nicely.

My Life, Your Life, Apple iLife '05: Jul 22, 2005; With iLife '05, Apple bundles a suite of tools for the creative and the imaginative. If you want to flex your creative muscles, join Matthew David to see how iLife can work in your life.

Programming for the Mac: Introducing AppleScript: Jul 22, 2005; Do you want to make the most of your Mac applications? Like all operating systems, the Mac has many different levels of programming, and more than 80 percent of all applications built for OS X leverage AppleScript as an automation tool. In this introductory article, Matthew David tells you how you can best leverage AppleScript for your Mac applications.

Throw Out Your Fax Machine. All You Need is a Little Tiger.: Jul 22, 2005; A fax machine is hidden away inside your Macintosh. Whether you want to send faxes or receive them, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger has you covered.

Widget Watch: Dashboard Widgets To Download Now: Jul 15, 2005; Maria Langer has dredged through the more than 200 widgets for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, finding the top 10 (plus one extra) that she recommends adding to your Dashboard.

Expanding Your Mac's Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Options: Jul 8, 2005; Because Mac users are largely overlooked when it comes to getting new products from software producers, most of them (happily) missed the Napster fallout. Plenty of safer (and legal) options are now available for Mac peer-to-peer sharing; Anne Zieger covers the possibilities you should be considering.

iWork: Apple's Alternative to Microsoft Office?: Jun 10, 2005; Want an alternative to Microsoft Office? Apple thinks that it has the contender. Matthew David gives you a first-hand look at Apple's new iWork software: a presentation tool (Keynote 2) and a document design application (Pages). Does iWork cut the mustard, or is it just an imitation? Check it out.

Permissions Part 2: Using the Mac OS X Graphical Interface: Jun 10, 2005; Do we need simple Unix skills in OS X to this very day? Even though OS X is graphically based, you sometimes need to punch out command-line instructions to get things done. Larry Loeb continues his series on permissions by looking at using the GUI tools of OS X (version 10.3.9) to manipulate important file attributes.

Repairing Permissions in Mac OS X Using Unix Commands: Part I: May 27, 2005; In this first article in a series on permissions, Larry Loeb looks at ways files work in Mac OS X, focusing on file permissions. This time around, you'll use the Terminal utility to manipulate these permissions directly.

Publishing Your Photos on the Web with iPhoto: May 20, 2005; Armed with a digital camera, a .Mac account, and iPhoto, you can easily publish your photos online. Maria Langer shows you two different ways to accomplish the task, and both of them are really easy. And fun. Did we mention fun?

Ten Questions with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickStart Guide Author Maria Langer: May 12, 2005; Maria Langer gives us the scoop on her new book Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickStart Guide in this interview. Find out what makes the Visual QuickStart Guide the premier book for getting started with Tiger.