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Undeniable Proof That You Need Replicant

The most significant Apple story for 2007 is the incredible number of fantastic products it released. OK, maybe not every item was terrific. Nevertheless, they were all still exciting and created significant buzz. What other company can say that?

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Undeniable Proof That You Need Replicant

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  1. The most significant Apple story for 2007 is the remarkable number of terrific items it launched. OK, perhaps not every product was excellent. However, they were all still amazing and created significant buzz. What other business can say that? Here's my appearance back at Apple's year. I offer my quick evaluation of each brand-new item-- with the advantage of end-of-year hindsight. iPhone Calling iPhone. The creation of the year. The gadget of the year. The you-name-it of the year. Could this product potentially measure up to all this hype? Yes. Absolutely. Obviously, it is not perfect. Where is voice dialing and integrated GPS, for starters? I am currently drooling over the expected 3G iPhone 2.0 being available in 2008. However, the 1.0 variation is still as near to an out-of-the-park home run as anyone could wish for. For my money, it's the most innovative item Apple has actually produced because the initial Mac in 1984. It's already hard for me to picture how I handled without one. Whether I am searching for an area in Maps, examining motion picture times in Safari, listening to my voicemail with the incredible ease of its visual user interface, sending out a quick e- mail message, enjoying music (which I do more often now that I constantly have an iPod with me), or playing among the games I added after hacking the gadget, it seems that I am constantly using my iPhone for something. Leapin' Leopards Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. A mixed bag. Yes, it has some interesting brand-new features. I am particularly keen on screen sharing and Back to My Mac. Time Device is likewise a plus. However, the more I utilize Leopard, the more I find that it really offers really little in the method of "needs to have" functions. Certainly, if I was required to go back to Tiger tomorrow, I would not object. In fact, I would invite a go back to the Dock in Tiger (with its hierarchical folder menus) or the firewall in Tiger (with its capability to turn private ports on and off). Then there are the too-numerous start-up and login problems in Leopard (see my recent MacFixIt column for precisely what I mean here). I have the sense that, with all the other things Apple had going on in 2007, Leopard was not given the attention it required. It may take until around variation 10.5.3 before Leopard is genuinely a "finished" product. More Required for Apple TELEVISION Apple TELEVISION. I own one and I enjoy it. I have it linked to my home theater system in my living-room. Nevertheless, my significant usage of it is for playing music, not video. For streaming music from iTunes, it is a far better option than the AirTunes element of an AirPort Express-- since Apple TELEVISION uses a video user interface and push-button control. Even much better, by syncing files to the Apple TV's disk drive, you can play music without needing to be linked to a Mac at all.

  2. For Apple TV to live up to its name and be truly beneficial as a "TELEVISION," it requires a considerable upgrade. An apparent starting point would be some sort of DVR-like ability. AirPort's Landing AirPort Extreme. If you are thinking about upgrading to a brand-new AirPort Extreme Base Station for the speed increase of the 802.11 n network, you most likely should not trouble. In specific, if you utilize your WiFi network simply for linking to the Web, your Internet speed is a bottleneck that will avoid you from seeing any overall speed gain as compared to 802.11 g. Actually, the speed outcome can be even worse than no gain at all (as I detailed in the MacFixIt column months ago), due to issues with signal strength particular to "n" networks. Still, the capability to add a networked hard disk to the Extreme is a plus. Of course, if you have no wireless router at all, the AirPort Extreme would make a beneficial purchase. Touch: Crippled iPhone? iPod touch. I have done an almost 180 degree turn here since the preliminary release of the iPod touch. My very first response was: Great! Here is the iPhone-less iPhone that users have been clamoring for. Now you can have the iPhone's touchscreen interface without needing to spend for a two-year phone agreement. My more recent response, nevertheless, is closer to "What's the point?" I understand I am showing my iPhone predisposition here but ... the iPod touch does so much less than the iPhone that I keep feeling the touch is just a paralyzed iPhone. For US$ 100 more in preliminary expense, you can have an iPhone with the same 8 GB of memory, all of its included functions and conserve yourself having to bring around a 2nd device as an iPod. If you are willing to choose AT&T (NYSE: T) as your smart phone provider, the iPhone is the method to go. New Nano, New Life iPod nano. The brand-new nano is a worthwhile follower to the previous generation nano. I was specifically pleased to see that it now plays video, although I think most users will not be viewing much video on it. On the disadvantage, I am not a fan of the upgraded "fatter" shape. iLife '08. I still have actually blended feelings about iMovie. It is absolutely easier to make a fast movie now, however I miss out on the timeline controls that I now require to update to Last Cut Express to get. For iPhoto, its most significant new function is Events. Personally, I do not have much use for it. Certainly, it often gets in my way, creating events instantly that I would prefer not be created. The improvements in GarageBand are cool. I had a good time with Magic GarageBand. The capability to easily make multiple takes of a recording is definitely useful. In general, iLife '08, a bit similar to Leopard, is a rewarding but not vital upgrade. Still, if you are updating to Leopard, you'll probably wish to update here as well. Naturally, if you purchase a new Mac, you get the new iLife consisted of. A Nicer Workplace iWork '08. Numbers provides iWork a spreadsheet, and it's an exceptional one, with Apple's anticipated attention to visual look and user interface information. Pages and Keynote have actually been perfectly updated also. The tracking feature in Pages is an especially huge plus; animations in Keynote provide some fun brand-new choices. iWork '08 might not be ready to replace Office for many users, however it keeps getting better with each brand-

  3. new version. If you do not definitely need Workplace, iWork '08 is an excellent option. Those Mac ads. Lastly, a word about those "I'm a Mac; I'm a PC" advertisements. Some may discover them a bit irritating. Some may claim they overstate the advantages of a Mac. Some might feel they have started to wear their welcome. Not me. I still find them to be one of Apple's finest ever ad campaigns. I take pleasure in each new batch. I particularly took pleasure in the special one that opened the WWDC this year (you can still see it here). If nothing else, the advertisements are a fun method to feel good about the Mac, and why not? It's been an excellent year for the Mac and all the rest of Apple. As I said at the start, even if not every product was a neutronium total success, you still have to be impressed by the large number of deserving items Apple put out. It's hard to imagine Apple topping itself in 2008, however we'll quickly start to see. Macworld Expo is simply around the corner.

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