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Transcribe! 5.0 - I will admit right up front that I am musically illiterate. I play several instruments moderately well, but will break in to a cold sweat if you put me in front of a written score, preferring instead to learn new tunes by ear. The problem with this approach, of course, is that fast or complex tunes can be difficult or impossible so pick apart. Enter Transcribe! 5.0 which lets you slow down a tune without changing the pitch.

Final Draft 5: The Best Sequel Since Godfather 2 - Short of paying the venerable Syd Field to be your personal writing assistant, the best word processing solution for any screenwriter (novice or professional) is Final Draft 5. Designed to automatically format plays for stage, screen, and television, Final Draft makes good on its promise to "take care of the style" so you can focus on the content

It Pays To Have an Agent On Your Side! UpdateAgent 8 Reviewed - We take another look at the software that claims to update all of your software with just two clicks!

Guest Review: A FileMaker Killer? - A Review Of 4D's High-End Relational Database Program - The main goal of any high-end database is to deploy information as fast and easily as possible. Until version 5, FileMaker has been the obvious choice for anyone; experienced or not. 4th Dimension, with version 6.7, is now ready to entice FileMaker users to make the switch

Guest Review: Mimio - From The Dry Erase Board To Your Mac To The Web! Mimio is a device that picks up anything you write or draw on a standard dry erase board and transfers it to your Mac. Sounds cool? It is!

Dazzle Invites You To The Digital Video Revolution. Should You Join The Party? - We look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Hollywood DV-Bridge, an analog to digital and digital to analog video converter, from Dazzle.

For Upgrading An iMac You Only Have One Choice - The PowerLogix iForce Reviewed - Is There An iMac G4 Upgrade On The Way? - PowerLogix has stepped into the breach with their own iMac upgrade, the iForce G3/466, and it has some distinct advantages over the previous Newer offerings

Mice That Don't Squeek! - Kiss Your Mechanical Mouse Goodbye - Apple has now included as standard issue with their new computers an optical mouse that is both sleek in design and simple in function. We look at 4 optical mice from 3 third party manufactures; Macally, Contour and Microsoft, each of which allow for more complex mousing than the Apple optical mouse

And Then There Was One... A review of the PowerLogix BlueChip G3/466 upgrade card for G3 PowerBooks. Includes MacBench scores and real world test results.

FunnelWeb Enterprise - A Statistician's Dream Tool. We look at the program that sifts through millions of log file entries and presents the data in a polished and easy to read form.

Do High-End G4 Zif Upgrades Make Sense, Or Are Lower-End Cards A Better Value? - A Review - Our review will cover most of the G4 Zif upgrades from the following manufacturers: NewerTech, PowerLogix, Sonnet & XLR8.

Processor Upgrade For First Generation Power Macs Gets The Job Done! - A Review Of The Newer PDS G3 Upgrade - Only two processor upgrade manufacturers make upgrades for NuBus based Macs - Sonnet and Newer.

Thought You Couldn't Upgrade Your G3 PowerBook? Think Again! Newer Tech's G3/466 Upgrade Card Reviewed - We take an in depth look at Newer's upgrade and put it through our new suite of real world application tests.

Guest Review - Conflict Catcher 8: or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the System Bomb.

Documents to Go - We look at the program from DataViz that lets you view desktop spreadsheet and word processing documents on your PDA.

"But This One Goes To 11!" The Wow Thing Box Reviewed - We review the Wow Thing Box from SRS Labs. The very one we are giving away as a contest prize this month!

MAXpowr G3/500 And MAXpowr G4/350 - We benchmark and review two Newer Tech Upgrade Cards for PCI Macs

Monsoon's iM-700 The Speakers Are Flat, How About The Sound? - We checked out mmMonsoon's incredibly flat speakers to see what kind of listening experience they delivered.

Make Sure Your Documents Are Error Free In Eight Different Languages For Only $50 - Spell Catcher 8 from Casady & Greene is a universal spelling program that will help you correct spelling errors in any application that accepts text input.

RAM Doubler 9 - Better than Apple's virtual memory?

Photoshop 5.5's Other Web Feature's Beauty Is More Than "Save For Web" Deep - Photoshop 5.5's Save for Web command is a powerful feature, but it's not the only new web-related feature or enhancement available in Photoshop 5.5 proper

A USB To Serial Adapter Shootout- Belkin vs Keyspan - While both of these USB to serial adapters will get the job done, one does it considerably better than the other.

What A Difference A .5 Revision Makes - Photoshop 5.5's New Web Capabilities - Despite the .5 upgrade designation and the continued separation of ImageReady and Photoshop, the changes wrought to the web capabilities in this single package are incredible. At the risk of blasphemy, I would even venture that Adobe's developers have worked a small miracle

The ImageReady Patch and Adobe's Crystal Clear Internet Vision: Professional Web Graphics from Photoshop 5.5 - There was a time when Adobe lacked a vision concerning the Internet. Or its vision was so narrow and/or limiting it might as well not have existed. Things have changed! (part 1)

The Cider Press: VideoFX From Global Village USB Video Capture - We look at Global Village's USB video capture hardware/software.

Cider Press: ViaVoice For The Mac - Don't Throw Out Your Keyboard Just Yet - A review of IBM's continuous dictation software.

Guest Review: Move Over Dreamweaver and GoLive..... Freeway 2.0.3 Is Here! - Freeway 2.0 offers many important new features to bring it ever closer to the capabilities of its two larger, fiercer competitors, GoLive and Dreamweaver.

Guest Review: Amapi 5 Puts TGS on the 3D Graphics Map - A look at the 3D program you probably haven't heard of.

The Fastest iMac Doesn't Come From Apple! -A Review Of The iMAXpowr G3/466 - Newer had a prototype of their iMac upgrade up and running at Macworld SF this year. They let "media types", who first signed a non-disclosure agreement, to have a glimpse of the product in action. (In other words if we published any information on the upgrade until Newer gave the go ahead, they assured us we'd be swimming with the fishes!) Now we take a detailed look at this unique upgrade.

Hard Cider: Translating PC Files May Be Easy, But It's Not Foolproof - "What can one say about a trusted old friend who changes beyond all recognition? I suppose as everyone and everything ages it is inevitable that complexity, as well as sophistication, is gained. Sometimes these changes are for the better, while at others we long for the simplicity and ease of times gone by...."

Breathe New Life Into That Aging First Generation Power Mac - A Review Of G3 & G4 Upgrades For NuBus Macs

Two G3 upgrade options from PowerLogix - The PowerForce G3/300 and G3/500 examined.

An Upgrade Card Well Back From The Sharp Blade Of The Cutting Edge: The PowerForce G3/250 Reviewed - It won't break any speed limits but it won't break the bank either.

G3/400 or G4/400? Two PowerLogix Upgrade Options Explored - We review the G3/400 PowerForce upgrade card from PowerLogix and compare its performance to the G4/400 PowerForce.

You'll Never Get Lost Again... If it Can Find You - Delorme's Street Atlas USA 6.0 And Earthmate GPS Reviewed

Make Your Small Business Sound Big! We review HotFax MessageCenter Pro, a software based voice mail system from Smith Micro.

A Must Have Utility For Your Mac Repair Tool Kit - a MacReviewZone in-house of MicroMat's TechTool Pro 2.5.3 that tests everything from scanners to PRAM.

Not Cleared for Takeoff... XLR8's G4/350 MACh Carrier Card Reviewed - Flawed software hamper the stability and performance of XLR8's G4 upgrade. Read the whole story. [Update: XLR8 has released version 1.4.3 of their driver software which fixes the problems we noted in our original review. We have updated our original review with new benchmarks and information on the new software.]

The Purple Powerhouse Sonnet's G4/400 Crescendo Upgrade Card Reviewed - "Simply Fast" is Sonnet's catch phrase for their cards. Is it true? Read our review to find out...

Plenty of Power in a Small Package: PowerForce G4/350 and G4/400 Cards Reviewed - We look at two G4 PCI upgrade cards from PowerLogix. They are smaller than your average PCI card but they pack a punch!

7 Suggestions for Under the Christmas Tree or in the Bathroom - Darren Edwards provides mini reviews of several books that would make great gifts for the Mac user on your shopping list.

Tomb Raider III - Darren Edwards, editor of 1984 Mac Online, was not a big Tomb Raider fan until he took TR III for a spin. Find out what changed his mind!

Conquer NetSpace with Gridz 1.3.1! We review this simple yet highly addictive game.

Sonnet's Encore G3/500 ZIF Card - Benchmarked and Reviewed

Sonnet's Crescendo or XLR8's MACh Carrier Card? Two Roads To 500MHz Nirvana Mapped - We look at two different routes to a G3/500 upgrade. Includes MacBench 5.0 scores and an extensive suite of "real world" tests

Zero To 500Mhz In Several Nano Seconds - A Review Of Sonnet's Newest Cache Slot Card - There is a lot to like about Sonnet's new 500Mhz L2 Cache slot card but it has a potential bug or two that you may have to put up with if you want, or need, top of the line performance.

DreamWeaver 2.0 - We took this WYSIWYG web page editor for a two week test drive and give you the our impressions.

USB Scrolling Mouse- We look at this two button mouse from XLR8 and became quickly hooked on the scroll function.

"Render This Baby" - Vimage's G3 Upgrade Shows Impressive Performance - We do an extensive review of the Vpower PF G3/325 upgrade card for "upgrade challenged" Macs

SurfDoubler Plus - The software that allows you to share one internet connection among several computers, filter content and limit online time.

InterView: Video Capture for the Rest of Us - We look at the USB adapter from XLR8 that brings video capture and editing to the masses.

MACh Carrier G3/400 The "Upgradable Upgrade" From XLR8 - We review the PCI upgrade card from XLR8 that accepts ZIF G3 daughtercards. Includes extensive MacBench and "real world" benchmarks.

Adobe GoLive 4.0 - Bringing Together Yin, Yang, & Kitchen Sink for Web Designers & Developers. Dave Ream, a web designer for Stanford University, took GoLive for a spin and was (mostly) pleased by what he found.

TtileTrack Jukebox A DJ's Dream - We got a sneak peak at this slick program that controls your Sony CD changer and lets you generate an endless number of custom Play lists. If you have a Sony changer or are thinking of getting one this is a must read!

TitleTrack 2.0 A CD Player for the Audiophile - We take a look at the TitleTrack CD program that does a whole lot more than just play CDs.

XLR8's MachSpeed G3/400 PCI Upgrade Card - We overclocked this baby to 420MHz and took it for a test drive. Fasten your seatbelts and read our review of this screamer. Links provided for test results at the default 400MHz as well...

iMac, Looking To The future and the Past - A Review - William Tell went to the market to buy a loaf of bread and came back with an iMac in tow. Boy does he go on and on about that machine.

Sonnet L2 Cache G3 Upgrade Cards - We look at four offerings from Sonnet Technologies that bring "upgrade challenged" Macs up to G3 status via the Level 2 Cache slot. Includes installation and stability notes as well as extensive benchmarks.

XLR8's MachSpeed ZIF G3 Upgrade Card They say size doesn't matter and this tiny upgrade card is proof. We benchmark and review this tiny card that packs a punch.

Update Agent Two clicks to a rejuvenated Mac - A review of , software that makes sure that all of your software is up to date.

PowerLogix PowerForce G3/300 PCI Upgrade Card May the Force be With You! - We review this bolt of thunder from PowerLogix. Includes installation notes and extensive benchmarks. Sorry about the pun...

Virtual Game Station Virtually Irresistible - We take a look at from Connectix. A whole new world of games has just opened up to the Mac community.

Vpower G3/366 PCI Upgrade Card Power to the People! - We review the that breathes new life into your aging Mac. Includes installation notes and extensive benchmarks.

Sonnet PCI G3 Upgrade Cards - We look at two offerings from Sonnet Technologies, the 266MHz and 300MHz Crescendo cards. Includes installation and stability notes as well as extensive benchmarks.

SmartSound for Multimedia A Smart Little Program - We take a look at , a soundtrack program for non-musicians.

Vpower G3/300 Lots of Power in a Small Package - We look at this PCI upgrade card from Vimage. Includes Installation notes and extensive benchmarks.

CalComp's Creation Station Unleash The Artist Inside - Ron Gordon reviews the new 4x5 graphics tablet from CalComp

5 PCI G3 Upgrade Cards Compared - We provide an overview of several different G3 upgrade cards from various manufacturers. Includes MacBench and "real world" test scores.

Cyberdog - Mary Grimsley takes a look at the dog Apple wants to put to sleep. If you are tired of bloated browsers that try do everything but make your morning coffee this is the program and article for you. Includes links to Cyberdog resources as well as an online petition being sent to Apple.