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	“With its light weight and handy size, the MacBook could be a superb road machine for many a Mac user.” suggests Eric Convey (Boston Herald). “It will no doubt be especially appealing to customers who have desktop Macs at home or at the office. With built in iTunes and a host of other internet-related applications, this could well be the ultimate machine for college students.” The MacBook, Convey concludes, “is superior to its predecessor in every way and a worthy younger sibling to the superb MacBook Pro.”
	“Apple Computer Inc.’s latest laptop looks sleek, runs fast and should give makers of Windows-based notebooks considerable cause for concern,” remarks Robert Weston (Associated Press). “Overall,” he adds, “the new MacBook is a well-priced laptop that could fit the needs of most consumers. After all, it comes with the simplicity and security of Mac OS X and has many features still in the works for Microsoft’s next-generation OS, Windows Vista. It also comes with the iLife suite that includes iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie—plus a built-in iSight camera for video conferencing.”
	“It looks so beautiful with its simple, yet elegant design,” Linda Knapp (Seattle Times) says of the new iMac. To find out whether iMac performs as well as it looks, Knapp put a new Intel-based iMac through its paces. Her conclusion? “If you want a computer that’s capable, looks good enough to sit in your living room, and is easy enough to learn how to use, consider the new iMac.”
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With stores in multiple locations around the country, small business owners Shannon and Albert DiPadova can certainly tell you how instrumental the Mac has been in growing Due Maternity into a thriving retail—and online—business.

In fact, the couple would love to tell you about their new addition. Or should that be “edition”? Adding to their Mac-made marketing arsenal, the couple recently delivered their first Due Maternity Podcast. The plan: use podcasts “to increase online traffic and drive customers to their stores by combining rich content with compelling promotions, and then delivering it straight to their style-savvy, time-challenged customers.”

The plan’s working—and the couple can measure the downloads and resulting sales. Best of all, they create their podcasts themselves, quickly and easily, using iLife ’06. Here’s how.

Education customers have another great option to consider: A new $899 configuration of the 17-inch iMac. Available immediately through the Apple Store for Education, the new iMac features a 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, a built-in iSight video camera, and iLife ‘06, built-in 10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet for high-speed networking, built-in AirPort(R) Extreme 802.11g for up to 54 Mbps fast wireless networking, a total of five USB ports (three USB 2.0) and two FireWire 400 ports.

Including tracks from such songwriters as Larry Gatlin, Gordon Lightfoot, Bruce Springsteen, Hank Williams, and Rod McKuen, “American V: A Hundred Highways,” the final album in the American Recordings series produced by Rick Rubin, brings twelve additional tracks from the legendary Johnny Cash to the iTunes Music Store.

Now Universal: the Missing Sync. If you own a handheld running the Palm OS, Mark/Space has a new version of The Missing Sync for Palm OS designed for your Intel-based Mac. “Version 5.1,” the website tells us, “adds native support for Intel Macs, improves syncing with Address and iCal data, new backup options and improves handling of calendar events assigned to specific time zone.”

Legion Arena, a new role-playing and strategy game from Freeverse, transports you back in time to the days when the Roman army protected Rome’s citizens from all sorts of barbarian hordes. Read more about Legion Arena—and download a free demo—by visiting the Freeverse site and see a new trailer for the title on our Games site.

Interested in modern arenas instead. Then you might enjoy “Out of the Park Baseball 2006.” Read all about the latest iteration of this Sports Interactive title on our website.

If you’re in New York tomorrow, you have a chance to hear writer, director, actor and filmmaker Edward Burns tell you how he used Final Cut Studio and Dual Power Mac G5 systems to create “The Groomsman.” His latest film, it opens in New York and LA tomorrow, and he’ll take you behind the scenes, showing you how Final Cut Studio helped bring the film to life—and answer your questions, as well.

Don’t feel left out if you’re not in the big city. Apple retail stores all over the country offer similar “Made on a Mac” seminars. Do you know what’s happening in your neighborhood Apple Store?

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Every week, developers release new products for us to enjoy. Like to see some of the more recent arrivals?

Apple eNews
July 13, 2006
Volume 9, Issue 14

We hope you thoroughly enjoyed reading today’s issue of Apple eNews. We’re already working on the next issue, scheduled to come your way on Thursday, July 27. See you then.

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Wherever cyclists go, Watson follows. Living a dream, Graham Watson took two of the things he loves—photography and cycling—and turned them into a career.

In fact, even as you read this, Watson’s making the rounds at the Tour de France, recording images that capture both the fierce competitiveness of the event and the beauty that surrounds it. And as he shoots, he posts.

His gallery offers breathtaking shots taken on each stage of the tour, and Aperture helps him select the winners and get them posted before the next stage begins. “20 or 30 years ago,” he reminisces, “nobody wanted pictures immediately—clients kind of expected to wait. That’s all changed with digital.” Aperture, of course, helps working pros like Watson break away from the pack. See for yourself.

Just this morning, we started shipping the Nike + iPod Sport Kit. If you ordered from the Apple Store online, yours may already be in the mail. Or you can visit an Authorized Apple Reseller or Apple Store near you and grab a Sport Kit off the shelves.

The kit lets you establish a wireless connection between your Nike+ shoes and your iPod nano. As you run, the sensor you place in the shoe measures your activity and transfers the data it collects to the receiver attached to iPod nano.

And, doing its part to keep you on track, iPod nano feeds you music and, via real-time voice feedback, motivation and info—i.e., your time, distance, pace, and the number of calories you’ve burned. Ready to tune your run?

Before you lace up those Nike + running shoes or strap on your iPod nano, take a few minutes to download iTunes 6.0.5 and iPod Software 1.2 (included in iPod Updater 2006-06-28).

While the former lets you sync your Nike + iPod workout data to nikeplus.com, the latter delivers Nike + iPod support to your iPod nano, adding, for example, a Nike + iPod menu to your iPod nano. Use it to choose a workout, select the music you’d like to run to, and see workout summaries. With the update installed, iPod nano also offers dynamic voice feedback (telling you how you’re run is going) and lets you activate, at the click of the Center button, your PowerSong—the one that gets you past the wall.

Still looking for you personal PowerSong? We know just where you can look. The new Nike Sport Music section on the iTunes Music Store.

Talk about tuning your run. The newest specialty aisle on the iTunes Music Store offers tons of music to keep you on your pace. You’ll find it in the strategically timed Sport iMixes and in the playlists that such athletes as Lance Armstrong, Paula Radcliffe, Steve Nash, Vince Carter, Ronaldo, and others train to.

And wait till you discover the Nike+ Workouts. Download “Drive: Nike+ Original Run” and you’ll get an original album from The Crystal Method delivering a continuous 45-minute electronic music mix orchestrated just for runners. Other workouts come with, not just music, but personal trainers. Like multiple-marathon champ Alberto Salazar, who won’t rest till he gets you up to speed.

From “24” to “Schoolhouse Rock” to “NASCAR” to “Passport to Europe” to “Dave Chappelle” to “Survivor,” if you like TV, the iTunes Music Store offers you a ton of TV shows from which to choose.

In fact, with the addition of even more TV shows from MTV Networks, you can now download and purchase more than 150 network and cable shows from iTunes.

Take, for example, “Blade: The Series.” You can already download the 90-minute pilot for and first episode of Spike TV’s new, action-adventure series. And even more great MTV Network programming’s available—from Spike TV, Nick at Nite, TV Land, Logo, MTV, and The N. Like your entertainment to go?

We hope July 4—and Canada Day—gave you ample opportunity to add loads of great images to your iPhoto library. ’Cause it’s time you tackled a neat summer project. Creating your own calendar.¹

iPhoto makes it simple. Just select one of the elegant Apple-designed themes, and drag in the photos you’d like to share with family and friends. You can create a 12-month calendar, 24-month calendar, or anything in between. And iPhoto offers lots of design options. Like one big image on a page? Prefer multiple smaller ones? It’s your calendar, so you decide. You can drag photos on to specific dates; include captions; add holidays and events—or have iCal do it automatically for you.

Easy to create and easy to order, calendars make great gifts, too.

^{1. Please note that printing services are not available in all areas.}

FileMaker Pro 8.5, the newest and most advanced version of the #1 selling, easy-to-use database application for Mac OS X and Windows, now makes it easier than ever to create more powerful and more customized database solutions.

The Universal application (running up to 91% faster on Intel-based than PowerPC-based Mac computers) revolutionizes the way you interact with data online, letting you add live web pages—e.g, FedEx tracking, MapQuest maps, Wikipedia—to your databases.

Equipped with its own comprehensive Learning Center, FileMaker Pro 8.5 lets database novices and FileMaker mavens alike unleash the potential of the trendsetting application. What could you accomplish with the new versions of FileMaker Pro 8.5 and FileMaker Pro 8.5 Advanced? Take a look.

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