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Mac OS X Version 10.5.4 Leopard / SalesRank : 19

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Mac OS X Version 10.5.4 Leopard

Amazon Price : $109.99 15%($20.00) OFF
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DVD-ROM ( ) [ Apple ] [ Release : 2007 / 06 / 12 ]
EAN : 0885909240388 / ASIN : B000FK88JK
[ ListPrice : $129.99 ] [ Used Price:$94.99 ]

Average Customer Review :

4.0stars [ See more reviews ]
Mac OS X with Bootcamp made it easy to add Windows XP to my MacBook so that I could run the programs compatible with my wife's insulin pump and real time glucose meter.

Mac OS X with Bootcamp made it easy to add Windows XP to my MacBook so that I could run the programs compatible with my wife's insulin pump and real time glucose meter.

5stars - "OS 10 Rocks" (Amy C. Le Blanc)
Initially I was hesitant to try a new operating system on my mac, but Leopard turned out to be utterly magnificent. Very little compatibility problems with existing software and it is just as fast if not faster than tiger. A great product.

Initially I was hesitant to try a new operating system on my mac, but Leopard turned out to be utterly magnificent. Very little compatibility problems with existing software and it is just as fast if not faster than tiger. A great product.

5stars - "Leopard is wonderful" (Albert Newton)
I got the Leopard upgrade so I could handle the newest video format output from my Canon HF11 videocam. The computer sees my camera and FinalCut works great. Very happy.

I got the Leopard upgrade so I could handle the newest video format output from my Canon HF11 videocam. The computer sees my camera and FinalCut works great. Very happy.

5stars - "Leopard is all I expected" (S. Mackay)
I waited to upgrade until the bugs were worked out. Installed on a MMD G4 and it works great, although I would recommend maxing your RAM on older machines.

I waited to upgrade until the bugs were worked out. Installed on a MMD G4 and it works great, although I would recommend maxing your RAM on older machines.

4stars - "No problem upgrading older Mac." (M. Richter)

I decided to solve the problem "network setting have been changed by another program", received after I installed a recent Mac security update, with an upgrade from Tiger to Leopard. I had exhausted the possibilities offered by the Mac Fix It forum, and I had not been able to access the internet for a long time. Apple, it seems, has not offered a fix.

Leopard installed easily, and I did a custom install, choosing to not install printer drivers, non-English languages, and a Unix module, saving myself 5 or so gigs of space. The dial up internet is now working great, and surfing on the Web is much faster than with Windows XP, with many less problems. I also installed the recent 10.5.5 update.

5stars - "Fixed network setting problem with Tiger" (pAriana)

VMware Fusion 2 / SalesRank : 32

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VMware Fusion 2

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CD-ROM ( Mac OS X Intel ) [ Smith Micro Software Inc. ] [ Release : 2008 / 10 / 05 ]
EAN : 0717103883675 / ASIN : B001F5VBRU
[ ListPrice : $79.99 ] [ Used Price:$75.41 ]

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4.5stars [ See more reviews ]

This is a truly remarkable product; I have used almost every virtualization product in existence (Virtualbox, VMWare Server/Workstation, Xen, QEMU, KVM...) and none have come close to being as fulfilling and highly integrated as this one, not even the original VMWare products on Windows works this well.

Here is a typical user story:
1) Use bootcamp in OS X to prepare space for a second OS.
2) Install the second OS (I use Windows Vista on a MacBook AIR).
3) Start VMWare in OS X and it will discover your new OS, install guest drivers and provide seamless integration (copy/paste, hibernation, run Windows programs from Mac, share files...).

The speed is good, I have no issue with running multiple programs in OS X and Vista all at once on my Air (fx. Oracle 11 inside Windows Vista). However what I find most amazing is the level of integration; when I close the lid on my MacBook it hibernates all running OSs. I can even assign windows programs to be started when I click a file in OS X.

To sum up this is one of the best software experiences I have had in many years, easily comparable to the pleasures of other famous Mac software (IPhoto, ITunes, QuickSilver..). Get it now.

5stars - "Seamless Integration" (Lars Tackmann)

Have used this for 11 months seamlessly. I love the way you can have PC applications on your Mac dock. One click and you open Windows and the application (example Word). The only problems I have had are with Windows -- the usual slowdowns and crashes. Nothing different from when I had a PC.
Fusion is priced well, too. My only beef is the commitment to partitioning your hard drive. As far as I can tell, you cannot undo this without reformatting your hard drive.

5stars - "Smooth and silky" (K. Blakeley)

I have a new (refurbished) Macbook Pro 2.4ghz/4GB RAM.

All my legacy files and software are Windows so I need to run a WinXP Pro VM on my Mac to continue to use them.

One reason I bought a Mac was to reduce the level of frustration achieved using Wintel for 9 years.

Grrrr.

Fusion was a very promising piece of software which I bought it for half-price to boot almost 30 days ago. I know this because my 30 days of free support is about to expire and I've been getting my money's worth, in quantity if not quality. I am worried because almost (literally) every time I boot it up, I encounter yet another problem. The on-line support is generally OK, never exceptional and sometimes downright lousy. Some of the support folk are truly diligent, I believe. They are likely located in India, based on names and time of day of the responses. This is not a bad thing necessarily as they are working on issues while I am sleeping and I can wake up to a reply.

Some problems:
1. Virtual disks gobbling up the entire physical disk for no reason;
2. Windows Briefcases not handled well and sometimes their use in a way I've done for years on Wintel is prevented. It is a bug. I was told -- it's the OS, not our problem. More than once.
3. cannot right click to get certain context menus, either by a mouse right click or a two-finger-tap on touchpad.
4. one-time strange interaction with Seagate Drive Manager s/w
5. the use of Windows Search to catalogue the virtual drive was hit and miss.
6. newest one is keyboard shortcuts that don't work at all.

Some user error here? Probably. I like documentation, when available. (Don't get me started on Mac docs!)

All in all, there are a bunch of small, annoying bugs that prevent the s/w from actually working as expected. Which is too bad because it is great being able to bounce between Mac and Windows apps, backup my data to both MacOS and NTFS partitions (from the like OS).

If things don't improve soon, I'm inclined to look at either Parallels ($) or VirtualBox (free).

Are these issues with OS X 10.5.6 which I installed a week or two ago? Maybe some, but likely not all.

I encourage you to see what VirtualBox has to too offer first and then maybe parallels before choosing Fusion. I have no experience with either.

1stars - "Exercise in Frustration" (West Coast Paddler)

I never used Parallels so I'm not going to make a comparison between the two, besides, there are plenty of good comparison recommendations between them.

As it is in most every company, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint slide shows abound and since the Mac is becoming fairly common in the workplace, it only stands to reason that you have seamless interoperability between the two. One of the things I noticed about office apps running natively on the Mac, even though they say they "export" or "save as" versions of Windows applications, they don't exactly make the cut. I work a lot in PowerPoint and Excel and often have to share slides or spreadsheets with others to collaborate on projects and presentations. The difficulty I had with doing this was that the version I sent them never seemed to look as good as it did when I was finished with it. I'd get all sorts of complaints from those working with me that my Mac just screwed things up.

I decided to try Fusion, load WIndows on it and just work with it for a bit. I liked it so much I ended up buying it but not only that, I found I was using it every day for other things too.

The latest version of Fusion works really well. Windows seems to run flawlessly (as flawlessly as any Microsoft product can) and allows me to do the bulk of my work on my Mac using Keynote or Pages then work on my spreadsheets through Fusion, Windows and Excel. When I finish my presentation, I go to Windows, open it in PowerPoint and tweak it for my coworkers use. This helps ensure they don't have to make any major changes.

One thing I've noticed is that Excel for Mac just runs like a slug on sandpaper, very slow and a real hassle not to mention it doesn't have all the capabilities I need so running Excel through Fusion with Windows isn't an option.

Recommendations:
I highly recommend anyone considering Fusion to max out your RAM on your machine. All Mac's will thank you anyway but Fusion works must better the more memory you have to throw at it. I also recommend you create a fresh install then take a snapshot of the image and burn that to a DVD for safe keeping. As with any Windows install, after a little while, you'll want to revert back to the fresh install at some point. Windows is like an air filter in your home, after a while, you just need to put another one in because it gets so clogged up with junk it doesn't work as well as it should and only causes problems.

If you're going to run Fusion, be sure you have the latest updates. As with any Windows computer, you need to reboot it frequently. Even though you're running a Mac which doesn't need to be rebooted as often, its still a virtual Windows Computer and will still need to be rebooted at least once a day.

Bottom line, this is a great product, works really well and has a great support team behind it.

5stars - "Fusion Just Works!" (J. Naeve)

I am using this to run Windows XP on my new MacBook Pro. The first thing I recommend is downloading the trial version, it is fully functional. I have no experience with Parallels or any other software of this type. The reviews I read and the trial provided me with no reason to try anything else.

Setup: Must admit that it would have been nice to have better directions, there were a few screens I was not sure of what to do...I just went with what was selected. I also used VWware fusion to install Windows XP by installing Fusion first.

Performance: I only use one program from the Windows side and I do so through Unity mode. The program works great and I am happy with the speed.

Complaint: If I try to print from the PC side, it will not print in color. I tried tech support with no luck.

Overall: I am very happy with the capabilities and performance of this program. It really made the transition to a Mac easy and possible.

5stars - "Smooth..." (J. Buck)

MobileMe Retail / SalesRank : 12

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MobileMe Retail

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DVD-ROM ( Mac OS X ) [ Apple ] [ Release : 2008 / 07 / 12 ]
EAN : 0885909242122 / ASIN : B001BY45QO
[ ListPrice : $99.00 ]

Average Customer Review :

2.0stars [ See more reviews ]

ive been a mac user for years now, and ive always had mobile me (formerly .mac) and while a lot of people find it a waste because they can get their email for free somewhere, ive always been a fan of it. you can store files on the iDisk server and i also use iWeb for my website and everything is easily done with the aid of mobile me. i usually buy it on thanksgiving when its discounted but seeing as they didnt this year, i got it off of amazon instead. i just use this code instead of auto-renewing for 100 dollars. their big thing about mobile me is the ease of syncing but to be honest, they do get some delays in the email from time to time. personally, i think this is a nice tool for keeping everything in 1 spot (file storage/website/email/photo sharing) instead of 5 different programs/sites - granted, it would be much cheaper if you did it separately (email/photosharing are free, you could probably pay for a site and storage pretty low) but the feature of this is to be seamless with your mac and have 1 central spot.

4stars - "great price compared to retail" (R. Fridkin)

I've been a .Mac/mobileme subscriber for years, and the real value is the integration with my system. One-click publishing of photos and movies at full quality, plus fast reliable email and web hosting, flawless sync between all 5 of my macs and iPhone... People will claim that you can get most of these services for free in various other places, which is correct. The value here is in the convenience and integration that you won't find with any other service.

It's no secret that Apple had some major issues with the relaunch of MobileMe, but that was a minor hiccup in what has been for me a rich and robust experience over the years. HIGHLY recommended.

5stars - "Fantastic integration and polish." (J. Roy)

It's no secret that MobileMe had a very rough start. My e-mail was pretty much out of commission for the first couple days. Since then though, it's been great. The service has been reliable and quick every time I've used it for months. I keep all the files I need to access from multiple computers (Macs and Windows) on iDisk. I keep my mail, calendar and address book synced to my iPod Touch through MobileMe. It's integrated well with iWeb so I host my blog and web site there. Apple seems to have worked the bugs out of it.

The only reason it didn't get the fifth star is the price. It either needs a lower price or more functionality.

4stars - "Becoming the product it should have been at launch" (Shelly Ackerman)
Why pay full price for the Mobile Me renewal when you can buy it on Amazon at such a discount? The product shipped quickly and arrived in time for my renewal. The box even had the original price ($99)! I will be renewing this way for the years to come.

Why pay full price for the Mobile Me renewal when you can buy it on Amazon at such a discount? The product shipped quickly and arrived in time for my renewal. The box even had the original price ($99)! I will be renewing this way for the years to come.

5stars - "Great Value" (R. Benton)
I have stuck through DotMac/MobileMe through thick and thin and, for me, it is improved to the point where it is a necessity. The convenience of having the address book and contacts synched between all of our mobile devices and the several Macs at home easily saves me more $ (time still=$) than Amazon's $76 annual fee and even Apple's $99 fee.

I have stuck through DotMac/MobileMe through thick and thin and, for me, it is improved to the point where it is a necessity. The convenience of having the address book and contacts synched between all of our mobile devices and the several Macs at home easily saves me more $ (time still=$) than Amazon's $76 annual fee and even Apple's $99 fee.

4stars - "Much Improved" (David Illig)

MacSpeech Dictate / SalesRank : 82

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MacSpeech Dictate

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CD-ROM ( Mac OS X Intel ) [ MacSpeech, Inc. ] [ Release : 2008 / 02 / 15 ]
EAN : 0806709380876 / ASIN : B0014KJ6EQ
[ ListPrice : $199.99 ] [ Used Price:$149.99 ]

Average Customer Review :

3.0stars [ See more reviews ]

I just received MacSpeech Dictate a few days ago and installed it on my MacBook. I must say I'm impressed. It has exceeded my expectations. I honestly don't know why there are so many negative reviews of this product. It is amazingly accurate (I'd say 90%+) and I can speak at a nearly conversational pace. The only words that seem to trip it up are unusual words that you'd expect to be a problem. I had IBM ViaVoice from a while back, and this is a quantum leap in performance. ViaVoice was more of a "gee whiz" product, MacSpeech is extremely functional

The setup process was about five minutes (as claimed) and the learning curve was very shallow. About the only complaint I can register is that the SLA only allows you to install it on one computer at a time. I'd like to have it on both my MacBook and my iMac, but I'm not going to buy 2 copies. Otherwise, this app rocks!

5stars - "Exceeds my expectations" (scottincarmel)

I am not sure why everyone is writing bad reviews because of their installation problems and problems with the software. My disc was fine and installed normally and quickly.

As for the application its self, it takes about 10 minutes to get used to your voice, but after that, the program recognized almost all of the words that I dictated in a relatively fast pace. The only words it did get wrong was end in stead of and, which was probably my fault because of my pronunciation.

Overall this is a great product, and I would recommend it to any student, who is just an ok typer, but needs to write a lot on the computer.

5stars - "Very good product with a bad rep" (W. Cadge)

I bought the software product as an adaptive device, expecting it to work fairly well and recognizing that voice recognition software is still somewhat in its infancy. The software has thus far exceeded my expectations. Installation and voice training took all of 30 minutes. I did get the post profile crash initially, but figured out it was because the microphone is not recognized by the software correctly initially. The crash reporting mechanism is somewhat laborious and unclear.

To get to the meat of the subject, I used the software to dictate a paper for a course. It took a little getting used to speaking punctuation, but eventually I got into the flow of it and I would say that the software performed with 90-95% accuracy. Some of the software's problems with recognition were simply my problems with not speaking clearly. As I adapted my speech, the software performed more effectively. This did not required me speaking in any different manner, but rather focusing more on the words I was speaking. One suggestion that the software has, and I highly recommend, is to not pay attention to the screen while dictating. Unnatural pauses are placed while you wait for the software to catch up to what you say, making it difficult for the software to pair word groupings. The software WILL catch up. Watching the screen and pausing also tends to destroy one's train of thought, which then changes what the software interprets as having been said.

I would definitely recommend this software to anyone who struggles with sitting in one place or typing for extended periods of time. I would caution and remind purchasers to take the time to get through the voice training offered by the software. I went through all three sets of training twice and it had little trouble with accuracy.

4stars - "Better than expected" (JMW)
the software was for my sister in a hursing home.
she can't type very well, nor speak very well.
the software really helps her.
MacSpeech Dictate

the software was for my sister in a hursing home.
she can't type very well, nor speak very well.
the software really helps her.
MacSpeech Dictate

4stars - "review" (W. wright)

I purchased this product to get me through a temporary disability due to a severely broken left hand. I went with it based on the strength of recommendations by users in reviews like this. They sounded a little too good to be true, but I figured I would give it a try because I was truly desperate for help.

Now I cannot stop telling everybody that they should have one, regardless of whether or not they have a physical impairment that hinders their typing. MacSpeech Dictate is remarkably accurate in rendering one's speech into text that rapidly appears upon the computer screen. I am astonished at this, considering how quickly the training is to get the program to recognize one's voice -- a mere few minutes. A key virtue is that it works with any software application. Yes, you have to keep an eye on it for errors, but it is far easier to correct a few errors than to type the whole thing out by oneself. The effectiveness of this product forbodes a day when computers will no longer require keyboards!

My colleagues all ask me if the software can transcribe interviews -- I gave it a try, but without the ability to train the software with the interviewee's voice, the results are less than adequate. However, one can listen to the interview phrase by phrase, and then repeat them aloud using MacSpeech Dictate, and speedily transcribe it into the computer. And you can set up a voice profile for a research assistant who could do this step for you!

5stars - "works beyond my expectations!" (Lisa Ismy, Technophile)

Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac / SalesRank : 95

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Parallels Desktop 4.0 for Mac

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CD-ROM ( Mac OS X ) [ Nova Development US ] [ Release : 2008 / 11 / 11 ]
EAN : 0727298407112 / ASIN : B001K6OEV4
[ ListPrice : $79.99 ]

Average Customer Review :

3.0stars [ See more reviews ]
Outstanding product. Very easy to set-up a virtual machine that allows you run Windows on your Mac. Seamless experience with both Mac and Windows working together on your desktop

Outstanding product. Very easy to set-up a virtual machine that allows you run Windows on your Mac. Seamless experience with both Mac and Windows working together on your desktop

5stars - "Parallels Desktop 4.0" (J. Louie)

I had Parallels Desktop 3.0 for about 1 year and it was working pretty good. The problems I had were crashes of Parallels Tools software in Vista (it started after upgrade to some newer build) and also I wanted x64 support and better DirectX support.

The Parallels site promised me all things I wanted and also 50% speed up. So that sounded like a miracle.

I didn't want to pay $40 for upgrade, but there was some additional discount for the first buyers, so I finally purchased it via website.

I downloaded and installed it without real problems. The installation was long and it converted my virtual machines to another format, so I understood I won't be able to roll back to 3.0 What a shame! I didn't make a backup.

I have started to use it and noticed there really were some directX improvement - I tested Chicken Little game of 2005 and it worked this time (it didn't work in 3.0) The speed was good enough to play.

But I didn't notice any speed improvements, moreover I found it's about 2-3 times more slow than 3.0

Also saving the OS Snapshots and restoring takes about TEN minutes - it was working in seconds in 3.0

The program eats so much of computer resources that it's very hard to switch back to mac os x applications while it is running - there was no such problem in 3.0

Also the startup, shutdown and suspending are significantly (2-3 times) more slow than in 3.0
I am really dissatisfied with suspending which was working so fast in 3.0
Now it is very disappointing and slow.

I have iMac with Core2Duo and 1.5 Gb of RAM.

The final step which made me angry is when I clicked Check for update button I was told that MY LICENSE DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO UPDATE THE PROGRAM! Wow what a good gift for the customers who upgraded it in the first days after release! Maybe that is a fee for their small discount, I am not sure.

The tech support is really poor as others written. They did everything on their site to make hard for the customers to contact the live person.

And while I was satisified with 3.0, v.4.0 is really a bad move! Better get 3.0 and maybe you will love it.

2stars - "Raw product and false advertising" (A. Kourov)

I am very happy with Parallels 4.0 - I was using the previous version and although I was happy to have Windows on Mac machines I found certain limitations. One inparticuliar was the amount of video ram that you could allocate, it was too low and affected graphic programs and game performance.

With the new version you are able to do your Windows work and play medium end Windows games on Mac without even noticing that you are not on a "PC."

5stars - "Parallels - 2 computers in one - and more" (Paul Weiss)
I have spent a full hour trying to get support for an activation key which was incorrectly given, and NO ONE has been able to solve the problem. I am constantly given another phone number, and then given the wrong kind of activation key (an upgrade when I need a full version key). BUY VMWare Fusion (which I own); I WOULDN'T BLINK AT THIS RIDICULOUS COMPANY WHO HAS TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SUPPORT.

I have spent a full hour trying to get support for an activation key which was incorrectly given, and NO ONE has been able to solve the problem. I am constantly given another phone number, and then given the wrong kind of activation key (an upgrade when I need a full version key). BUY VMWare Fusion (which I own); I WOULDN'T BLINK AT THIS RIDICULOUS COMPANY WHO HAS TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SUPPORT.

1stars - "Horrible, Horrible, Horrible Customer Support" (J. Lowery)
Esta es la segunda versión que tengo de este programa, el mejor programa para mi para poder usar simultáneamente Windows y MACOS, lo único en contra, hace muy lenta mi computadora en comparación con la versión anterior, usando los dos sistemas operativos simultáneamente, tengo 4GB de RAM y uso Leopard y Windows XP.

Esta es la segunda versión que tengo de este programa, el mejor programa para mi para poder usar simultáneamente Windows y MACOS, lo único en contra, hace muy lenta mi computadora en comparación con la versión anterior, usando los dos sistemas operativos simultáneamente, tengo 4GB de RAM y uso Leopard y Windows XP.

5stars - "Buen programa!!!!!" (Jose David Jimenez)

MobileMe Family Pack / SalesRank : 78

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MobileMe Family Pack

Amazon Price : $94.99 36%($54.01) OFF
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DVD-ROM ( Mac OS X ) [ Apple ] [ Release : 2008 / 07 / 12 ]
EAN : 0885909249909 / ASIN : B001BY0C2U
[ ListPrice : $149.00 ]

Average Customer Review :

2.5stars [ See more reviews ]
Probably the only way to keep a multi-user family Mac situation in control. Allows you to ensure that preferences, email accounts, bookmarks, calendars and contacts are fully synchronized. Worthwhile, particularly if you purchase at lower Amazon price.

Probably the only way to keep a multi-user family Mac situation in control. Allows you to ensure that preferences, email accounts, bookmarks, calendars and contacts are fully synchronized. Worthwhile, particularly if you purchase at lower Amazon price.

4stars - "Fairly essential for multiple Mac family" (M. Whalen)

MobileMe Family Pack I had just purchased and signed up for Mobile Me a few days before my hard drive on my MacBook crashed. I had good backups of everything but my address book and contacts. Fortunately, those were all stored on my MobileMe account "in the cloud". After getting the new hard drive (thank you Apple Care) and reloaded my OSX operating system) & programs, I synced my computer with MobileMe *just like magic* all of my calendar appointments & contact information were just there. How cool is that?

If you have an iPhone and don't have MobileMe you are just simply missing out on one of the best parts of the service. In addition to the sync capabilities, you have access to iDisk which will give you a place to store photos and files that are accessible from any web browser. You will also have access to your calendar, contacts & email from any browser.

This is a hard-to-beat service and I would highly recommend the Family pack if you have more than one iPhone in the family.

5stars - "Mobile Me saves the Day" (Douglas D. Walker)

I am a Mac user as I have stop using Windows and Linux. I find the MobileMe experience very good. Sure the launch at first was bad, but I never had any problems. I have my desktop calendar and contacts syncing to my MacBook Pro, Mac Pro, and iPhone (3G). They are all syncing without any problems for myself and my spouse who is a Mac user as well (iMac - MacBook - iPhone (3G)). The family pack is just a cost efficient way to have 5 accounts. You can also renew your existing family account and still save money over what Apple would charge you for a renewal.

I also like the way I can post pictures, movies, and webpages. I tend use the MobileMe over something like Flickr or Picasa or Kodiak as I don't have to worry about my pictures being open for public use. Those other sites cannot guarantee that my pictures are deleted when I remove them from those sites.

The last time is that this service does give you access to Apple's support. I never had any problems with this support system and every time I had to ask a question, the support staff was able to answer my question and give a good explanation to help you understand the process.

This is a very good buy and I would recommend this product especially to anyone having the iPhone and want their contacts synced with their desktop and phone using MobileMe's cloud.

5stars - "Me like MobileMe" (Patrick D. Corey)
Mobile me Rocks. Although most of what I wanted to do I could have done with a single unit, I used the family pack to give one to my brother and one to my sister to use in their families. The sharing of the calendar and contacts is great within the family. And since we all use different computers some apple some dell it makes them all share this stuff together. Its just what we needed.

Mobile me Rocks. Although most of what I wanted to do I could have done with a single unit, I used the family pack to give one to my brother and one to my sister to use in their families. The sharing of the calendar and contacts is great within the family. And since we all use different computers some apple some dell it makes them all share this stuff together. Its just what we needed.

5stars - "Mobil Me Families" (Walter L. Ripps)

I've been a .mac owner for years, and the transition to Mobile Me went very smooth. Mobile Me is a HUGE upgrade from the days of .mac. The website interface is very slick, and has a lot of very cool features. If you own a Mac - buy this. If you own an iPhone - buy this. I know there were some people who signed up back in July during the transition, that didn't have as much luck. This was a very small group of users, and Apple gave them months upon months of free Mobile Me usage. Mobile Me is great, pick it up today.

4stars - "Mobile Me: The best web-based set of apps out there" (trainwrecka)

Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5.4 Leopard [5-User Family Pack] / SalesRank : 108

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Apple Mac OS X Version 10.5.4 Leopard [5-User Family Pack]

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DVD-ROM ( ) [ Apple Computer ] [ Release : 2007 / 10 / 26 ]
EAN : 0885909240555 / ASIN : B000BR0NPO
[ ListPrice : $199.00 ] [ Used Price:$215.24 ]

Average Customer Review :

4.0stars [ See more reviews ]
Stable. Easy to use. Love the new Spaces. Built-in Mail application could have some additional functionality. Otherwise a joy to use.

Stable. Easy to use. Love the new Spaces. Built-in Mail application could have some additional functionality. Otherwise a joy to use.

5stars - "Leopard is exactly what I needed." (Dave)

Ever since have have had OS 10.5, otherwise called Leopard, I have had problems with settings and peripherals. My printer no longer prints on our wireless network even with driver updated. I finally decided I will keep my printer plugged in and wait for the companies to do what they need to do. My very common asp Roadrunner has had trouble handing my e-mail. Apple did straighten that out after talking with a number of their staff. My asp helpers were clueless. I guess I'm going through the growing pains as many have with MS Vista-although my problems haven't been nearly as bad as that fiasco. Actually Leopard is a great product, but there a some trouble spots that need fixing.

3stars - "Leopard has trouble "spots"!" (P. Teicher)

I like the Leopard, and I have shared it with family members who also have a MAC. They agree that it is easy to use. The only thing I had to do...that I'm aware of ... is update RealPlayer. But that was very easy. This has some interesting ways of reminding me of things, and there are still some things I can't find. But I'm a slow learner, and I have to get with my "tutor" to be able to upgrade my brain. But so far, I have not found anything I don't like about it.

4stars - "Ms. Swenson" (N. J. Swenson)
Much needed OS X update works beautifully on my "ancient" G4 Mac. Thank you for being so prompt!

5stars - "Prompt and perfect OS X!" (Mary Lasater)

This OS is nice and well enough designed for Intel processor machines, but for "Power-PC" processor Macs, it's a debacle. I have one of the last of the G5 iMacs (20") and it never crashed at all with Mac OS 10.4. But with 10.5, IT WILL CRASH EVERY SINGLE TIME I use iTunes. Sometimes it crashes when I'm using iTunes, and sometimes it will crash after I use that program and quit the application. It doesn't seem to matter what I do. And yes, this is a legal, registered version of the OS. And yes, I have re-installed it twice, all to no effect. Apple has some serious work to do to make this latest OS viable for their not-too-distant machines. I hear they are completely giving up on their G-Series machines with OS 10.6, so if you have 10.4, hold on to it and don't let go. Until Apple figures it out (IF they even try), users should avoid this OS.

Thanks for reading,
-CL

2stars - "A Disaster for "Power-PC" Macs." (C. Lambeth)

PD+Rescue for iPod Win/Mac / SalesRank : 100

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PD+Rescue for iPod Win/Mac
Primary Contributor:Windows & Macintosh

Amazon Price : $29.99
amazon.com availability ： Out of stock.

CD-ROM ( ) [ RE:LAUNCH ] [ Release : 2005 / 09 / 13 ]
EAN : 0852572001011 / ASIN : B000BNGI7K

Average Customer Review :

4.5stars [ See more reviews ]
I lost my 3000 songs in my iTunes when my computer crashed. and for 1 year I was listening to the same songs over and over again. my ipod never been updated since my PC accident, until I found that this product is exist! I bought it for $30.00 and transfered all my songs back to iTunes without having to spend another $300.00 for a brand new ipod.
very easy to use, well worth the money!

I lost my 3000 songs in my iTunes when my computer crashed. and for 1 year I was listening to the same songs over and over again. my ipod never been updated since my PC accident, until I found that this product is exist! I bought it for $30.00 and transfered all my songs back to iTunes without having to spend another $300.00 for a brand new ipod.
very easy to use, well worth the money!

5stars - "a definite purchase for all ipod owners" (RUDY HARYONO)

I purchased a Cucusoft DVD Ipod Coverter Program. When I went to the help section the screen was different then the one I purchased so the help section was no good. I e-mail the company several times for help and got no answer? The program never did work. Be careful to make sure you can get a refund before you buy. This company claims a 30 day refund. I will probably have to fight this with my credit card company to get my money back. I'm still looking for a good program for my new Ipod Touch. Thanks Ron

1stars - "No Good" (Ronald A. Wawrzyniak)

I thought I had lost it all.

I had to reinstall my Mac OS X software. I put everything over to a external hard drive.... Everything but my music. I lost about at least 2 gigs of music - unbelievable! Then I remembered my ipod. I searched for a solution and found this PD+rescue. The price was worth the gamble. Make sure you read the instructions carefully about changing settings in itunes before you plug in your ipod.

IT WORKED I WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE ALL MY MUSIC. THAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE.

5stars - "Saved it all" (James E. Fanshier)
A couple months ago, i got a new PC and something went wrong when trying to transfer all my music to the new computer. I had 900 songs on my iPod, but none on my computer. Using PD Rescue, i got all the song back and it only took about and hour for the whole process!! The program is easy to use and does what its supposed to. I had no problems!! THANKS PD RESCUE!!!!

A couple months ago, i got a new PC and something went wrong when trying to transfer all my music to the new computer. I had 900 songs on my iPod, but none on my computer. Using PD Rescue, i got all the song back and it only took about and hour for the whole process!! The program is easy to use and does what its supposed to. I had no problems!! THANKS PD RESCUE!!!!

5stars - "Amazing!! Did exactly what i needed!!!" (Marcia Wallen)
This product allowed me to download my most valued songs from my Ipod onto my computer.

4stars - "LOVE THIS PRODUCT" (Self Made)

Drive Genius 2 / SalesRank : 265

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Amazon Price : $59.99 39%($39.01) OFF
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CD-ROM ( Macintosh ) [ ProSoft Engineering ] [ Release : 2008 / 02 / 10 ]
EAN : 0794038521001 / ASIN : B001329LRW
[ ListPrice : $99.00 ] [ Used Price:$44.99 ]

Average Customer Review :

3.0stars [ See more reviews ]
Drive Genius 2

Exactly what I needed! A simple, yet effective, software to manage hard disks (be it internal or external, FW or USB or SATA). The sale's pitch from the company is radically true. Please be sure to read the user's guide, as there are a number of different manipulations that you can do on a HD.
Totally satisfied (specially the re-partition and the defragment options).

Drive Genius 2

Exactly what I needed! A simple, yet effective, software to manage hard disks (be it internal or external, FW or USB or SATA). The sale's pitch from the company is radically true. Please be sure to read the user's guide, as there are a number of different manipulations that you can do on a HD.
Totally satisfied (specially the re-partition and the defragment options).

5stars - "Drive Genius..genius" (Jacques Caron)

I have found Drive Genius v2.1 to be an excellent and important addition to the software I use. I have found it ease to use and fast. It has done an excellent and fast job of defragmentation, scanning, repair to mention just a few of its available functions. It does require boot from a boot disk in order to do its stuff on the boot hard drive but that is normal for all of the software I have used in this category. When working with all of my external hard drives it works from my primary hard drive without the need of the boot disk.

I thought I would mention that I obtained my software through MacHeist and I had an initial problem. Prosoft's technical support was fantastic - well above average. They responded within one day and gave me the information I needed to get up and running. My experience is going to lead me to check out the other software offered by ProSoft.

I used this product on my iMac (2.8 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo)

5stars - "Drive Genius v2.1-Excellent Product / Excellent Service" (BNB)

I was pretty skeptical about using this software after reading the reviews. But I got it from a bundle deal and after the Mac Geniuses uses it so I gave it whirl. After running the part to that identifies files to remove I eliminated 3.5 gigs of space that I wasn't using. It worked great. A week later and I can't detect any problems it caused. I also ran the disc defrag. It also has worked well. I'd say its a great utility to have.

5stars - "It works as promised" (D. Foltz)

Product arrived on time. Packaging is kinda weird -- it's one CD, but comes in a double width DVD case.

Works exactly as expected EXCEPT the disk "cloning" feature will only work if it's not the STARTUP disc being "cloned" -- that's a bit annoying, since freeware applications (such as SuperDuper!) WILL do this. Also, some of the utilities are twins of ones that the OS already provides.

Also, the product has been updated -- update is available from the ProSoft website -- with features which aren't on the CD (the "SlimDrive" option, for example). I'll be figuring out how to create my own boot DVD with this feature, since, like the "cloning" feature, this can only be done on a disk that's NOT the Startup Disk.

Otherwise, it's exactly what I hoped it was -- and, since I'm not INTEL based (yet -- I have a G5 tower) -- I had no compatibility issues, and my system boots from the CD as expected.

One thing -- the software requires a SERIAL NUMBER which comes on a YELLOW sheet inside the double width DVD case. Make sure you keep that somewhere safe -- otherwise, at PRECISELY the moment you really NEED this software, you won't be able to use it.

Cheers!

4stars - "Very Useful Product" (Stephen A. Merritt)

There WERE boot problems with some Intel Mac models running newer Leopard versions when Drive Genius 2 was first released, caused by Apple's footdragging and their delayed release of required startup parameters. However, all other Drive Genius 2 features were and are functional. Prosoft Engineering was head and shoulders above other utility software vendors (who shall remain unnamed) in their response to the fix with the release of v2.0.3. (Don't get me started on the Santa Rosa outfit that always pre-sells its next cure-all version and takes a year to deliver. They are at it again, right now.) Then in September 2008, v2.1 was released with many improvements and the addition of DriveSlim(tm), a clutter finding and eliminating feature. Drive Genius 2.1 is a stable, mature utility that is continually being improved and in nearly all cases, updates at no additional cost to users. Prosoft Engineering is responsive, supportive and comsumer positive. Drive Genius 2.1 is indeed the best product of its type available.

5stars - "Exonerated! Balancing the Bashing- read on..." (William V. Powell)

Norton AntiVirus 11.0 For Mac / SalesRank : 409

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Norton AntiVirus 11.0 For Mac

Amazon Price : $46.99 6%($2.96) OFF
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CD-ROM ( Mac OS X ) [ Symantec ] [ Release : 2007 / 12 / 17 ]
EAN : 0037648624039 / ASIN : B00113O0PQ
[ ListPrice : $49.95 ] [ Used Price:$40.95 ]

Average Customer Review :

3.5stars [ See more reviews ]

i'd really like to have this installed but it brings my newer-ish MBP w/ 4g to it's knees. if you're just browsing the web and reading email you probably won't notice, but if you stress your system in any way, forget it. file system access times and memory usage went way up.

well, $50 down to drain.

everything i've read says the only reason to have antivirus software on your mac is to avoid passing on email-based viruses to PC users.

an alternative to this is software called "little snitch" that monitors and reports all network usage.

1stars - "slow, slow, slow" (J. Blattman)
Norton AntiVirus v.11.0 works great for my PPC G5 Mac running 10.4.11. It installed without any issues, and it's cheap insurance considering all the threats on the Internet. I haven't found any viruses yet, but I do transfer files from my Win XP system - there I've found several in the past year. Bottom line - good peace of mind.

Norton AntiVirus v.11.0 works great for my PPC G5 Mac running 10.4.11. It installed without any issues, and it's cheap insurance considering all the threats on the Internet. I haven't found any viruses yet, but I do transfer files from my Win XP system - there I've found several in the past year. Bottom line - good peace of mind.

4stars - "Norton Works Well for PPC Mac" (R. Duke)
NORTON FOR THE MAC IS EXCELLENT. THIS PRODUCT IS GREAT AND WELL WORTH THE PRICE.

5stars - "GREAT PRODUCT FOR MAC" (Annmarie M. Digangi)

This software works but it really really really slow. Really really really slow. Slows my new imac to a crawl and the slowest of antivirus scans I've ever seen. Just changed over from the PC world and as a creature of habit keep antivirus installed. All the antivirus authors seem to have free trials except Symantec. Probably because you'd be really frustrated and not buy the program... This was the biggest waste of money I've spent on software in a long time. Two stars since it probably does it's job....if it ever finishes the scan. So far six hours on a month old computer.

Update: Well, no longer is it a waste of money. Talked with their very friendly New Delhi tech support and got a refund. Bought Intego and though it's expensive, it does the job efficiently.

2stars - "Very Slow Software" (M. Jaynes)

There are no virus' for OS X.
The only malware was a trojan that the user had to download from a porn site, run and give it your admin password. This would not have stopped it.

If you feel you must use AV software to protect windows users you share files with, get something better like the free ClamX av.

Norton is the only product I ever installed that hosed OS X-constant kernel panics until I uninstalled it.

1stars - "Totally useless" (Johnathan M. Burger)

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