[MyAppleMenu] Jun 3, 2006

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[News]

*** Key To "An Inconvenient Truth"
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2006/05/inconvenienttruth/>
Barbara Gibson, Apple

"I'm guessing it's the first time that a feature film or documentary has ever been made with Keynote as its basis."

*** Jerry Harrison: Talking Heads In Surround Sound
<http://www.apple.com/pro/techniques/harrison/>
Dustin Driver, Apple

*** Mark Hoffman: Joga Bonito!
<http://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/hoffman/>
Bija Gutoff, Apple

Throughout the grueling production schedule, Hoffman depended on just three easy-to-pack tools: a Sony PAL HDV video camera, Final Cut Pro, and a PowerBook G4.

[Opinion]

*** Wireless Music Infrastructure
<http://www.scripting.com/2006/06/02.html#wirelessMusicInfrastructure>
Dave Winer, Scripting News

When your player comes within range of a wifi signal, it synchs up with the cloud, pulling down all the new podcasts you are subscribed to.

*** The Illustion Of Price Still Haunts The Mac
<http://www.macuser.com/my-first-mac/the_illusion_of_price_still_ha.php>
Scott Silverman, MacUser

[Review]

*** Fontographer 4.7: Edit Existing Fonts Or Create Your Own From Scratch
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/06/reviews/fog473/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Bill Troop, Macworld

For nearly any font editing task you'd want to accomplish -- from simple tweaks to creating your own from scratch -- Fontographer is still, after 21 years, the quickest and most intuitive way to go.

*** Front Row Streaming Secrets
<http://www.macworld.com/2006/06/features/multimediaminifrontrow/index.php?lsrc=mwrss>
Christopher Breen, Macworld

Movies must have their streaming option enabled.