Welcome to Macworld's monthly Macworld Resource CD. This file describes the contents of the disc and provides important information about using it.
Essential Mac Security Tools
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You know the world is changing, when you hear a friend sneeze and find out that it’s really his phone ringing! Whether you want tunes, or effects, or something else, finding and making ringtones is easier than ever! This month we include resources for finding cool ringtones and tools for making your own!
Breen’s Bungalow
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Our globetrotting host Chris Breen returns this month with thousands of scintillating vacation photos to help us all get inside Apple’s new iPod photo. The question now is whether he will be able to get out!
GameSpace
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Unpack those bug zappers, Apeiron X has arrived! The popular Mac version of the classic arcade game Centipede promises hours of pleasure as you vaporize insects amid the spawning mushrooms. If domination of the garden does not sate your Napoleonic desires, try Lux, a brilliant interpretation of the world domination board game Risk, with nearly 100 different maps.
Inside Mac Radio
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Author of “Just a Geek” and actor Wil Wheaton joins host Scott Sheppard, who picks the brains of Mac experts and enthusiasts each week in his two-hour show. Other guests this month are Apple’s Todd Benjamin and Danika Cleary, OWC’s Larry O’Connor, Indiespace’s Jeannie Novak, and many more. Nearly 8.5 hours of new interviews, tips, and product reviews!
Reviews & Tryouts
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More great reviews from the Mac Product Experts.
New Updates & Shareware
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We provide 20 new updates and shareware applications to help you work and play on your Mac!
This rest of this document contains technical and user information regarding the software on this CD-ROM. Please review it now, or take a moment to print and read this document.
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SOFTWARE NOTES:
Please read the requirements for each demo before using it. Some demos have heavy-duty hardware requirements and will not run on older Macs.
NOTE: All of the videos on this disc require QuickTime 4.0 or later.
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DISK CONTENTS
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All products are demos or shareware unless stated otherwise:
Featured Software
Sophos Anti-Virus*
AntiVirus for Macintosh**
APC Tracker 4.2.4
ChatBarrier X3
ContentBarrier X
FireWalk X2
Internet Cleanup 2.0
IPNetSEntryX
Little Snitch1.1.1
LittleSecrets 1.6.0
MacAnalysis 2.3.2
MacWasher X
McAfee Virex 7.5.1 for Macintosh**
NetBarrier X3
NetShred
Norton Personal Firewall 2005**
Personal Antispam X3
Personal Backup X3
VirusBarrier X
VPN Tracker 3.0.4
WEP Key Maker v1.1
* Downloadable demo.
** Info only.
Bonus from Peachpit Press
Excerpt from GarageBand for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide
Reviews & Tryouts
QuarkXPress 6.5
Eye Candy 5: Textures
Starry Night Enthusiast 5.0
StuffIt Deluxe 9.0***
Nisus Writer Express 2.1
Mellel 1.8
PulpFiction 1.1.1
Shrook 2.12
NewsFan 1.6.0
NewsMac 3.1.3
*** StuffIt Standard Edition
Gems
textSoap 4.0.7
SlimBatteryMonitor 1.2
Smell-O-Mints 2.1
Solitaire Till Dawn X 1.4
Games
Apeiron X
Lux 4.51
VersionTracker Updates
ConvertIt Pro 2.2
Cosmic Debris 1.4
DiskDriver 1.1
DownloadComment 1.0
FolderBrander 1.2.5
iBlog 1.4.1
MenuMeters 1.2
Proteus 4.07
Sp@mX (SpamX) 3.0.7
Trapeze 1.2.2
New Shareware
Arugula 0.1
Concierge 1.2.2
DeskDoodle 1.2
Folder Contents CM 1.5.3
Goldgeier 1.0.1
iGlasses 1.1
Keyword Assistant 1.8.1
MakingMusic 2.52
MD5shot 2.0
Midi Grasshopper 5.2
Osiris 2.7
PHP Function Index 1.0
PodQuest 1.3
Popcorn Screen Saver 1.0.3
ScreenBroadcasting 1.1
SightSaver 0.1
Test Factory 4.8
Text Bucket 1.2.1
ToyViewer 4.62
Plus over 100 other editor’s picks in our Shareware archive!
Requires Mac OS 9.2.2 or better, QuickTime 4, and a Power PC processor. Safari 1.0 or later strongly recommended.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT DEMOS & SOFTWARE:
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Software provided on this CD-ROM has been compressed. All software must be uncompressed and installed onto your hard drive. If you are unable to play game demos or go online, or if movies play back poorly, you may be short of memory. Quit other applications to free up more RAM and continue.
If you are using OS 9, you should set your browser's memory partition to at least 20MB. Memory is automatically managed in OS X, so this is not a requirement in OS X.
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Trouble-shooting & Memory problems:
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If this CD interface fails to launch, there are several things you can do to remedy the problem:
OS 9:
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1) Turn on the Virtual Memory using the Memory Control Panel and set your total memory to at least 32MB. If you are using MacOS 9.1 or later this is the recommended solution.
2) To change memory allocation for a program, click once on the program's icon to select it, choose Get Info from the File menu, and set the Preferred Size to the desired amount.
3) Make sure you have enough memory to open the application you wish to run. To check your available memory use the "About this Computer..." menu option under the Apple menu while in the Finder. To check how much memory an application requires, find its icon in the Finder, then press Command-I to get info. On the memory screen of the get info dialog, you can see the minimum memory required and increase the game's memory partition size.
4) Quit any applications you are not current using in order to free up memory for the software on the CD-ROM.
Minimum Classic System Requirements:
1) Mac OS compatible computer (with a Motorola Power PC Processor).
2) System 9.2 or newer.
3) 14 inch color monitor with the capability of displaying 256 or more colors at a resolution of 832 x 624 pixels.
4) 8X CD-ROM drive.
5) QuickTime 4.
6) 20 MB of free RAM. At least 64 MB of physical RAM is recommended. To see how much available RAM your computer has, choose "About this Macintosh" from the Apple Menu.
OS X:
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1) Download and run the free utility MacJanitor 1.2 or later. This program runs OS X native scripts that normally run at midnight throughout the month. http://personalpages.tds.net/~brian_hill/macjanitor.html
2) If you are having problems with opening archives, download and install the latest free version of StuffIt. http://www.stuffit.com
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When you attempt to install a file from the Macworld Resource CD using some browsers, you may see an error message saying "the disc is locked".
To bypass this message, click OK, then save the file where you want it.
Please see the Help section on the disc to learn how to make this error message disappear permanently.
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Extracting and using Mac OS X software:
Software created for Mac OS X is usually provided in a format specific to Mac OS X. The "tar" and "gz" file name extensions signify that the file is compressed into an archive. Use StuffIt Expander (available from Aladdin--http://www.aladdinsys.com) to extract these files.
Files with a "dmg" file name extension are disk images. To use them, open Disk Copy from your OS X Applications:Utilities folder, then drag and drop the file onto the Disk Copy window.