News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
Each month a prize is awarded to the reader who submits what we think is the most interesting letter. Letters of fewer than 200 words are given preference. Comments posted to the AMW forums are also eligible. We reserve the right to edit letters and probably will.
Email your letter to macworldeditor@niche.com.au with a subject header of 'Letter to the editor'; including your full name, address and phone number. Alternatively post your letter to Australian Macworld Mailbox, 142 Dorcas Street South Melbourne, Victoria 3205
Conexus is providing a copy of Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac, worth $119. Parallels 5 lets you seamlessly run Windows and Mac OS X side-by-side, drag-and-drop your files between operating systems, and run Windows software on your Apple computer without rebooting. It's the simple and easy way to use Windows - show as much or as little of the Windows interface as you like - supporting those new to Mac and the very experienced.
www.conexus.com.au
Each month a prize is awarded to the AMW reader who submits the best and most useful tip. Preference will be given to undocumented tips but it is not an exclusive condition.
Email to macworldeditor@niche.com.au with a subject header of either 'Help Reader Tip' and include your full name, address and phone number, or make a contribution in the Help section on www.macworld.com.au/forums.
Liquid Digital gives away an aGent V5 webcam valued at $119.95. The sleek, sophisticated aGent V5 webcam features full-HD 1920 x 1080 2-megapixel quality for excellent video conferencing and other video applications. It also features high-quality German lens, low-light sensor and enhanced digital built-in microphone.
www.liquiddigital.com.au
Each month a prize is awarded to an AMW reader who sends in or posts to the forum the most intriguing query.
Send your query to macworldeditor@niche.com.au or post in the forums www.macworld.com.au/forums.
STM provides a Remedy shoulder bag worth $99.95. STM's Remedy bag is a slim, light shoulder model that provides heavy-duty laptop protection. The black/charcoal bag has a protective laptop section, space for cables and accessories and a slim pocket for a few documents. The adjustable strap has an iPhone/iPod pocket attached.
www.stmbags.com.au
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As I type these words, I am waiting for Apple's Developer Connection web site to ease up sufficiently for me to download the long-awaited Software Developer Kit for the iPhone (and iPod touch, just by the by). In a way, I hate developer-oriented announcements — "here's a really cool thing we're working on, and it's available now, and hoi polloi can have it in about six months". Actually, it's the six months I hate.
