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Volume 20 No. 5

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While the Apple spotlight has been on

the overwhelming and continued success of

its iPod, Apple’s albeit “mini” but growing

share of the computer marketplace,

developers continue to spawn some new

and “renewed” products. Here’s a few I’ve

been working with that you may want to

consider for your Mac’s arsenal.

Virtual PC 7

After having purchased Connectix almost

two years ago, this past fall Microsoft’s

Macintosh Business Unit once again has

shown its commitment to the Mac OS

platform, by releasing under its own brand,

Virtual PC 7 (VPC7). Virtual PC, (http://

www.microsoft. com/mac/pr oducts/

virtualpc/virtualpc.aspx?pid=virtualpc)

in its various flavours allow you to run

Windows on your Macintosh. While

previous VPC versions were cursed as being

slow and clunky, the latest version, virtually

re-written, pardon the pun - has been

optimized to take advantage of the

processing power of Apple’s G5 64-bit

processing power. Depending on your

computer and application, expect a

performance increase from 10-30%. If you

are looking for the full impact of a 3GHZ,

Intel processor and want to run the latest 3-

D games, VPC7 is not for you. Buy a

physical PC if you must.

However, if you do need that cross

platform compatibility, whether to run a

specific PC only application or to simplify

integration in a Windows environment and

don’t want another box on your desktop,

then VPC 7 is the right solution.

To run VPC7 you will need to have at

least a G3 running at 700MHz or better. I

tried running VPC7 w/XP Pro on a 500

MHz iMac with 384MB Ram and it choked.

On an 867MHz PowerBook G4, it ran

somewhat faster than version VPC 5 w/

Windows 98SE, I had installed previously.

For those who have experienced previous

versions, the Setup Assistant made the install

a breeze. Because VPC uses the Mac OS

clipboard, cutting and pasting between

platforms is seamless. Printing from PC

applications was improved, as VPC7 will

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Virtual PC 7, QuicKeys X3, MacJournal 3.0.3,

PocketMac’s Safari Scrapbook 1.0

By Greg Gazin,

Gadget Guy

select the default printer as designated by

the Mac OS (10.3) automatically. As before,

you can “freeze” or save the state of your

PC instead of shutting down each time. This

is now much faster and can be done with a

single click. And finally, I’m now

compatible with my accountant and that

makes both of us happy.

VPC 7, for owners of a current Windows

OS retails for $195; Bundled with Windows

XP Professional $375 and $729 bundled

with Office: Mac 2004 Professional Edition

with XP Professional. Other bundled and

standalone versions are available for

Windows 2000 and XP Home users as well

as those who have previous versions of VPC

or Office Mac.

QuicKeys X3

Using your computer each day, I’m sure

there are a significant number of tasks that

you do over and over again. Whether it’s

checking your e-mail, the latest sports

scores, logging into e-Bay, copying a file or

entering your name and address in a text

file, wouldn’t it be nice if these tasks could

be automated or done with a simple click or

a keystroke? If yes, the latest version of

Startly Technologies’ QuicKeys X3

(www.quickeys.com) $129 is a product to

have a look at. It offers a selection of tools

that will allow you to automate a simple

task or a series of actions or shortcuts, like a

macro.

The interface has been redesigned for ease

of navigation. With the release of X3 (for

Mac OS 10.3, a shortcut can be triggered

not only from the mouse or a keyboard, but

also by voice and time as well. With your

microphone enabled, tell your computer to

empty the trash or check your mail at exactly

8:30 AM. You can even assign a button on

various USB devices to do that as well.

Shortcuts can be set up using a record

feature where the application tracks each

action and records them as a step. You can

also use their extensive editor to fine-tune

or change any required tasks.

Another neat feature added to X3 is called

application event. This allows for a shortcut

to be triggered once a particular event has

occurred. For example, perhaps you want

your trash to be emptied once something is

deposited into it or clear your cache when

you close Internet Explorer. To maximize

its value, shortcuts can also include

equations and variables.

One final new feature I’d like to cover,

(there are more- see their website), is called

Subscopes. This feature allows you to

control where shortcuts can be used- i.e.:

system-wide or application specific location.

For example, you can set F2 to enter your

name and address in Word or perhaps use it

to set a Bookmark in Safari.

Using QuicKeys effectively will not only

save time, it will reduce errors and increase

your productivity as a whole. The CD

includes a starter set of predefined shortcuts.

The box includes 200+ page hardcopy

manual with step-by-step instructions and

great ideas for shortcuts.

Programmer types may tell you that you

can use Applescript to do the same. Try

QuicKeys, it’ll save time and the interface

is much nicer.

(Startly is offering incentives to those

who are migrating from Windows version

or those back to Mac version 1.0).

MacJournal 3.0.3

Subtitled “Chronicle Your Life”, this

application is not just for diaries and it’s

certainly not just for journalists. If you’ve

ever had to jot down notes, make to-do

lists, manage scripts, brainstorm or generate

ideas, then MacJournal (http://

www.marinersoftware.com) is one to

consider.

Journals are like folders or binders that

contain one or more entries. Each entry has

a topic name. Entries work like a word

processing document with all the features

you’d expect from a basic word processor

and more. You can insert, a hyperlink where

you can link selected text to a URL, date

and time, a checkbox and even an artists

name and song, when appropriate. And

because the application has been designed

using Mac OS X’s Cocoa interface it

supports OS X toolbar applications. Use

the default toolbar or customize it by adding

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