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mac |life features cover story worldmags c r e at e share e n j oy march 2011 vol.5 no 3 22 50 reasons we love apple and 5 we don t we re celebrating our 50th issue by calling out the top 50 reasons we love apple our choices run the gamut from nostalgia-inducing macs to bewildering dogcows but never fear we balance all that appreciation with a hard-hitting look at the dark side of apple by ray aguilera roberto baldwin paul curthoys florence ion susie ochs nic vargus 38 the ultimate guide to home networks networking is an incredibly useful technology but it can also be impossibly confusing if you don t know an internet from an ethernet our in-depth guide will teach you everything you need to know from networking basics to advanced troubleshooting by luis villazon e 48 r trial by fi fire all wireless o w printers are not created equal so we s e rounded up six mac-compatiblew c i h units to decide which e h deserves to burn up your network by ian betteridge igdr te e worldmags 4 mar·11 maclife.com

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worldmags 6 digital|life want mac|life on the web ipad iphone twitter and facebook we re there for you 8 consider peering ahead into what 2011 should have in store for us 10 share your thoughts on usb 3.0 apple specialists and palm desktop 12 start we look at the best mac apps the mac app store s offering thus far then reflect on the verizon iphone and ever-expanding ios presence at ces 18 win take a shot at winning a big beautiful saddleback bag in this month s win 20 crave all the gear that s fit to covet from a stanton usb turntable to a bluetoothenabled photo frame 96 the lifer this month rik examines how google s latest innovations will directly benefit the iphone 5 departments 91 82 ask print rolodex cards with word 2011 archive gmail with apple mail and block that annoying quasi-political relative s emails all that and more in this month s ask by seamus bellamy susie ochs scott rose 86 10 tips for supercharging google voice we show you a few quick tricks to help you get the most out of google voice by cory bohon 91 wirelessly share an internet connection from a mac many people don t know that you can create an ad-hoc network on your mac that you can share with anyone we ll show you how by cory bohon create 67 apps 56 56 58 58 59 reviews continued 7 best multiplayer ipad games path photo sharing app editors picks word lens augmented reality translation app 59 infinity blade role-playing game 59 momento journaling app 60 needle to the ipad apps to take you from jv to dj reviews 62 62 blue sky exo2 desktop speakers 64 owc mercury qx2 external raid 64 lacie usb 3.0 expresscard usb 3.0 mac solution 66 postbox 2 email client 67 kensington powerback ipad battery case 68 iphone 4 case roundup 70 lensbaby graphics application 71 menupop menu utility 72 audyssey south of market ipod dock 73 voila screen-capture software 74 zoom h1 stereo recorder 75 bowers wilkins p5s headphones 76 aviiq stand portable laptop stand 77 magic launch file utility play 79 79 wow cataclysm mmorpg 80 bejeweled 3 puzzle game 20 62 80 worldmags maclife.com mar·11 5

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digital life maclife.com mac|life s ces 2011 ftw awards winners when the desert dust finally settled at ces 2011 we crowned five innovative future tech winners for mac and ios fans check out these must-have gadgets and accessories but fair warning the demo video might make you drool http bit.ly/ml_ftw worldmags mac |life tech group vice president/general manager kate byrne 650-238-2049 editorial director jon phillips editorial editor-in-chief paul curthoys executive editor susie ochs online editor roberto baldwin reviews editor ray aguilera associate editors florence ion nic vargus copy editor kristin luce cms specialist cody cardarelli contributors chris barylick seamus bellamy adam berenstain cory bohon j.r bookwalter keoni chavez peter cohen andrew hayward rik myslewski steve paris scott rose joe rybicki rob smith zack stern luis villazon art art director robin dick associate art director mark rosenthal photographers samantha berg mark madeo photo assistant patrick kawahara business 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with ios 4.2 but no more with an apple tv plug-in and an ios app called remote hd you re all set we ll show you how to set it up http bit.ly/ml_atv we re back our second ipad app is out now on the app store it s $1.99 and you can download it at bit.ly/fonvoa called the essentials guide for ipad this magazine-style app mixes expert and newbie guides to using ipads and iphones with a look at the most essential apps and accessories we ve also made a ton of improvements based on the feedback you provided on our first app and you ll find plenty of new features ranging from beefier performance to bookmarking and of course all the social and interactive features are back and even better but more importantly this is our second and final beta app we ll be back soon with our official app and that means it s time for you to step up tell us what you think about our second app what s better what isn t and what else do you want us to do and is it worth two bucks please ping us your thoughts at 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worldmags consider stay in touch with us on twitter @maclife what s next in 2011 pple i m impressed as i write this it s been a little more than a month since ios 4.2 hit ipads everywhere pointlessly converting the orientation-lock toggle into a mute switch provoking rants far and wide across the applesphere but i ve just checked out the beta version of 4.3 and one of the main upgrades right there in the general pane of settings is use side switch to with options for lock rotation or mute there s really only one reply i can think of bravo in a crankier moment i might ve opted for some should ve done it that way the first time grumbling but here at mac|life hq we re all in generous moods as we put the wraps on our 50th issue that kind of milestone gets me thinking about where apple will take us over mac|life s next 50 issues and the ways i hope it stays as nimble as it was when it fixed that ipad toggle switch first up the evolution of multi-touch is there another mac interface on the way after the magic trackpad i hope so apple often has a lead foot when it comes to accelerating technological change and it clearly sees the person-machine interface as an important profitable frontier it ll be fascinating to see what the lion os brings in this area and beyond i m also rooting for some serious cloud-based action especially with my music but primarily i hope apple does some serious renovation in its software portfolio ical mobileme and itunes all need overhauls and big overdue features like wireless syncing of itunes libraries just need to happen on the hardware side apple must be looking long and hard at near-field communications nfc and flexible displays and both technologies are tantalizing in their potential for sweeping changes in how we use tech just imagine an ipad a that folds up to fit in your pocket or an iphone that uses nfc to become your bus pass credit card and more but i m most curious about the innovations we don t expect i d love to see a killer new mac pro and as lovely as macbooks are their form factor seems ripe for reinvention maybe an air with a touchscreen display that swivels to flatten converting it into an ipad of sorts and let s not forget the easy little things that apple really needs to deliver this year a front cam for the ipad usb 3.0 in macs and a robust iphone antenna all should be sure things over the course of 2011 whatever this year holds for us i have no doubt that it ll be fascinating apple s never been a company that rests on its laurels in the year ahead we won t either we ll be constantly working on bettering this mag creating more apps and whatever just imagine an ipad that folds up to fit in your pocket else you need from us in fact we re starting up a new way to connect with you to find out exactly what that is reader meet-ups check out p17 for the details and if you can t make it i hope you ll find us on twitter or facebook to grab one of our nifty 50th issue t-shirts or you can just ping me at paul@maclife.com lastly the news that steve jobs is taking another medical leave broke as we wrapped this issue and the only thing to say about that is we extend him our best wishes for a speedy recovery no 3 on p35 says everything else paul curthoys editor-in-chief overheard at mac|life this month got back to the hotel and realized my foot was bleeding from walking around washed the blood off and went back out robbie is ces hardcore clarus the dogcow is my bertrand serlet ray during the sometimes-tense negotiations involved in creating this month s cover story it s only fair that a guy with muscles like these helps out sometimes nic after selflessly volunteering to grab robin s layouts from the printer it s the swag at sundance that s infamous instead of ces s tension balls and totes it s prada parkas and d&g moon boots i ll be happy to grab a `focus on film pin robin while packing her bags for park city firefox is like the bad-boy boyfriend that s really hot but is always screwing up flo attempting to come up with an analogy to describe her relationship with her browsers you know what i bet woz would want it this way susie during our marathon discussions to rank the top 50 reasons we love apple p22 regarding nos 21 and 22 worldmags 8 mar· 11 maclife.com

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share letter of the month it doesn t take a genius worldmags your opinions r ants r aves not so futuristic i was fully onboard with the macbook air until i found out it had no usb 3.0 from a company known for innovation and promoting cutting edge technology i found this very disappointing why not usb 3.0 i can t think of a single good reason dan coplan we can t either for a company so futurefocused apple s slowness to adopt usb 3.0 is a big missed boat we can only hope that they have something bigger and better planned but we re starting to wonder if they just blew it on this one nic as a long-time macintosh certified technician at firsttech computer an apple specialist in minneapolis i have a few comments about 10 fifteenminute mac how-tos feb/11 on p34 you mention a trip to the genius bar apple s own surveys show that independent apple specialist dealers consistently provide better-quality service than the retail-store genius bar perhaps i m wrong but i don t recall any mentions in your magazine of places other than the genius bar to bring a mac to be fixed you may be implying to the readership that that s their only option when they need service create more createmore.com is an apple specialist near at&t park in san francisco you can find other apple specialists around the country at applespecialist.com thanks i ve been a subscriber since macaddict #5 tom schmidt you re absolutely right there s no plainer way to put it independent apple stores took care of us all before the days of the apple store and the folks who work there are some of the most knowledgeable experts around we have huge respect for their powers we ll begin phrasing it differently in the mag and we encourage everyone to check them out tom thanks for pointing that out and for reading our mag for so long paul palm we ll always carry a torch for your desktop software more torch-carrying as an author and a speaker i depend on my calendar heavily and i chuckled at paul s palm reference consider feb/11 p6 while i own four macs and countless ipods i still need my palm tx in fact i even bought a backup for when my present one fails ical does not come close especially usb 3.0 mac users most wanted back to the future i like your design for the ipad 3d today s magic tomorrow s reality jan/11 p26 but what if it could have a dual use as a removable screen in an imac you could pop it in the middle since it would have no edge and there would be a screen wrapped around it this way you would still get the full 24-inch screen size and the ipad could sync and charge jason s kelley we have a hard time imagining how an ipad could snap into an imac s display without leaving visible distracting lines but hey the future s smarter than the present right it s an interesting thought and what we particularly like about it is the integration of macs and idevices here s hoping susie with the search function or spotlight on the iphone which is nowhere as in-depth or strong also it only goes back for a year while palm searches everything and any year i want to give up the palm but there s no better replacement maybe one day apple will make ical a little better hal becker and that will be a very good day we ve managed to part ways with our palms but the palm desktop software has a lot to teach ical every day and twice on sundays that said the iphone hardware and all its apps smoke every palm we ever used and so we re not too forlorn but we share your hope that big ical improvements are on the way ray applespecialist.com can point you to a specialist near you once you start dreaming might as well dream even bigger worldmags 10 mar·11 maclife.com

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start he mac app store opened for business january 6 bringing yet another blue icon to your dock and an awesome new way to buy software for your mac we ll begin examining the app store s wares with in-depth reviews next issue but until then we scoured its worldmags feed your mind feast your eyes inside the new mac app store buying new software for your mac now there s an app for that by adam berenstain early offerings to track down the most interesting options for your first shopping spree and if you just want to know how it all works especially with the mac software you already own check out our extensive guide at maclife.com/mac_app_store happy downloading t five new faces ios apps never before seen on the mac are invading an applications folder near you and these five are the ones we re happiest to see angry birds what it is the zillion-selling poster chick for ios gaming why it rocks the pig smashing time-sink you know and love plays great with a trackpad and looks awesome on a big screen what it could do better mac-specific tweaks like windowed mode and itunes playlist integration might make these birds less angry ihomework what it is a schoolwork twitter what it is the mac s official twitter client scheduling app for your mac which is where the schoolwork actually gets done why it rocks it organizes schedules assignment details contact info and more to keep you at the head of the class what it could do better and harbinger of a brave new ios-x world why it rocks combines the power of a full-fledged os x app with the look and feel of ios and it works what it could do better additional tools in the sidebar like a simple new tweet button would be worth tweeting about add address book imports and more flexible class scheduling for extra credit worldmags 12 mar·11 maclife.com

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worldmags whiteboard what it is simple drawing app lets you collaborate with an ios user in soundcloud what it is social music-sharing service that could teach ping a thing workspaces shared over local wi-fi why it rocks making connections is easy thanks to bonjour-powered device detection what it could do better use basic os x features like scroll bars and keyboard commands for a more polished drawing experience or two why it rocks lets you discover play and organize new tracks plus share your own in a clean itunes-style interface what it could do better integrating website-only features like comments messaging and groups would be music to our ears familiar mac faces many os x apps you know and love are also available now in the mac app store ilife 11 things flexibly sync to-do s and more with ical and your ios devices pixelmator edit images with photoshopstyle tools and transformations in a slick interface it s easier than ever to update to the latest versions of iphoto 4.5 stars jan/11 p60 imovie 4.5 stars jan/11 p61 and garageband 4 stars jan/11 p62 ifinance track finances and set up budgets in an intuitive interface bbedit go beyond basic text editing to craft your next website or application s code 5 stars apr/07 p66 iwork 09 delicious library catalog and organize physical media by scanning barcodes with your mac s isight camera 3 stars nov/08 p56 storymill write the next great american novel while tracking scenes characters and locations 4 stars mar/09 p62 with pages 4 stars apr/09 p50 numbers 4 stars apr/09 p51 and keynote 3 stars apr/09 p52 productivity is just a click away camerabag desktop warm up digital photos with multiple analog filters for unique old-fashioned looks omnifocus use the getting things done system to stay on top of goals and tasks 4 stars jul/08 p60 transmit sync and share files by ftp sftp amazon s3 and webdav djay spin beats from your itunes library or let automix rock the party for you aperture 3 go beyond iphoto with professional tools for managing editing and displaying your photos 4.5 stars may/10 p58 worldmags maclife.com mar· 11 13

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