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Top 10 Reasons Why Adobe Lightroom Rocks: Feb 24, 2006; Matt Kloskowski doesn't just like Adobe's new Lightroom application; he's crazy about it. With a ton of useful features, Lightroom helps digital photographers to get in, get done, and get away from the computer, so they can focus on what they do best: taking pictures.

Extend Your Wireless Network and Play Tunes with AirPort Express: Jan 27, 2006; With her AirPort Express, Maria Langer has figured out a way to get some phenomenal sound from some of that ancient Mac equipment collecting dust in her living room (along with the more modern stuff, of course).

Getting Video Onto Your iPod: Jan 27, 2006; Get an iPod for Christmas? Music is great, but what about the video? In this article Matthew David shows you where to go to fill your iPod to the max with video.

MacWorld Expo '06: This Year's Biggest Hits: Jan 27, 2006; This year’s only MacWorld Expo was dominated by three things: Intel Macs long before anyone expected them to be shipping, an updated version of iLife, and sales of more iPods than anyone expected— and more iPod gadgets than you could shake a stick at. Author Ryan Faas gives you his take on the biggest news and trends to come out of the Moscone Center.

Master Image Editing Basics With Camera Raw: Jan 27, 2006; This chapter covers the image editing basics that you need to understand to use your raw converter and to get the most out of your digital camera and your image editor.

DV Technology and the Camcorder: Dec 30, 2005; This chapter covers the basics of shooting digital video, from the various digital video cameras available to the settings you should use to get the best quality captures from your camera.

Make Your Own Mac Media Center: Dec 30, 2005; Don't have a shiny new iMac G5? But you want to make a Mac the center of your home entertainment system? Don't despair. Instead of shelling out thousands for a system, use this guide to connect an existing Mac to your home stereo and television. Emory Christensen shows you why it's not as hard as you think.

TV To Go: Watching Video on Your iPod: Dec 22, 2005; Now that Maria Langer has Apple's latest version of the iPod (released October 2005), she's enjoying its video capabilities along with her music. With pocket-size TV shows, music videos, and podcasts readily at hand, will she be able to pay attention to anything else?

Put Your Home to Work With Easy Mac Automation: Dec 16, 2005; Although it's not exactly as pictured in the '50s cartoon shorts, the intelligent home of the future can be yours today (minus the goofy bacon smasher, of course). Using relatively inexpensive home automation hardware and basic electrical knowledge, Emory Christensen shows you can transform your home from a pile of lumber and drywall into your personal servant.

WiFi Device Discovery: Tips and Techniques: Dec 16, 2005; With AES-based encryption, modern WiFi networks can be a formidable obstacle for even determined attackers. But how do you know your network is secure once you've deployed it? Bruce Potter explains how to discover the WiFi devices on (and near) your network and ensure that they're secure.

Apple's Generation 5 iPod vs. Sony's PSP: Dec 9, 2005; Matthew David compares the Gen 5 iPod to the Sony PSP and reluctantly concludes that Sony will come out the loser. Again.

Customizing iDVD Themes: Dec 1, 2005; Want to break free of the iDVD pre-set themes and create your own disc menu screen for your DVD masterpiece? From choosing background music to creating your own screen layout, Jaemi Loeb will help you take the best of what iDVD has to offer and make it distinctly yours.

Yes! You Can Use Your GPS with Your Mac!: Nov 18, 2005; Helicopter pilot and wanderer Maria Langer avoids getting lost by employing a very modern technology: GPS navigation. But for a while she was stuck using it with her Windows PC. Learn how she works navigational magic these days, with some readily available freeware and shareware that take advantage of GPS capabilities, but on the Mac.

Creating a Podcast: Nov 11, 2005; So, you fancy yourself an amateur DJ, or an amateur talk show host. Podcasting offers you the opportunity to self-publish radio shows on the internet. This chapter explains both the legal and technological requirements of podcasting, and how you can get started creating your own podcasts.

GarageBand for Audiophiles (and Audio files): Nov 11, 2005; Jaemi Loeb offers tips for professional-quality digital editing (copy/paste, filtering, and DSP's) of pre-recorded audio files using GarageBand 2 (part of iLife '05).

Make Your Own iTunes-Style Interface with Eye Candy: Nov 11, 2005; With Eye Candy: Impact, Photoshop just got easier. Impact is a sweet suite of filters and a must-have for serious Photoshop users. Whether you're a graphic designer, a digital photographer, or a Web content creator, Impact will make your designs pop. In this tutorial, Bryan Hoff shows you how to build an iTunes-like interface using Impact and Photoshop's layer styles.

Heading the Girl Game Revolution: Nov 4, 2005; With females making up over 43 percent of gamers, why would game makers ignore them? Christine M. Cook uncovers the common myths, preferences, and preferred games for both girls and women.

Making a Movie in Premiere Elements: Assembling Your Clips: Oct 6, 2005; Creating a movie in Premiere Elements is a snap, but creating a movie that's worth watching is somewhat more difficult. This chapter will teach you the basic elements of editing to bring out the most interesting and important clips in your movie.

Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps: iMovie: Oct 6, 2005; There isn't much more boring than an unedited movie, and home movies are no exception. This chapter will help you learn to edit your home movies with iMovie HD.

iMovie HD: The Camera in Motion: Sep 30, 2005; One of the advantages of a small camera is that it easily moves with you. However, when you're shooting, motion can become a character in its own right. Slowly moving across a scene imparts a different feeling than quickly scanning your surroundings, for example. This chapter addresses the most common ways of moving the camera to add motion to your movie, including the number one rule: don't move.