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A podcast from the May 2008 meeting of the Lawrence Apple Users Group. This month’s meeting revolved around using Apple’s .Mac service to the fullest.

The meeting opened up with introductions, recent Apple news, and opening questions. This was followed by a presentation from Brian Best of Best Macs on the ins and outs of Apple’s .Mac service, recently renamed MobileMe.

The meeting concluded with our monthly door prize, which included free training on .Mac with Best Macs as well as Stox courtesy of Prosoft Engineering.

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When I first saw the Pzizz booth at Macworld 2007, I wasn’t really impressed with the product. I got a demo, tried it, wasn’t interested and moved on. The produce sounded too new age: help you sleep and help you be more alert. Isn’t that like when Unilver bought Ben and Jerry’s and Slimfast the same day? Yawn, literally. Then they sponsored a full naptime area at MacWorld 2008 and I decided to give the product another try after meeting with the developer and getting some tips on usage.

The concept of Pzizz is fairly sound - if you pardon the pun. The brain reacts to sounds in certain ways and you can gently nudge your brain into certain patterns. This isn’t anything like subliminal messages or hypnosis. You won’t suddenly bark like a dog or cluck like a chicken on command.
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Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual

My review of Leopard: The Missing Manual won’t be nearly as complete as David Pogue’s typical brilliance. How can someone write about the Mona Lisa? You must actually experience it to fully understand it. (Ohh…now I just made my trip to France tax-deductible). As always, Pogue’s Missing Manuals contain the nitty-gritty of every available function and possible combination. I compared the excellent Tiger edition with the Leopard edition side by side to see what changed.
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