ATPM - About This Particular Macintosh

ATPM 15.07 - Cover

About This Particular Macintosh: About the personal computing experience™--Cover art by Chris Dudar

ATPM 15.07 - Sponsors

Sponsors

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ATPM 15.07 - Welcome

rleitao@atpm.com (Robert Paul Leitao)

Welcome
Author: Robert Paul Leitao

Warm up to each issue of ATPM with a brief welcome by Robert Paul Leitao and a spin of what’s been going on that could affect your personal computing experience. This month, Snow Leopard, name that iPhone, Pre-Mature, a new MacBook Pro, and more.

ATPM 15.07 - E-Mail

E-Mail

We’d love to hear your thoughts about our publication. We always welcome your comments, criticisms, suggestions, and praise. Or, if you have an opinion or announcement about the Macintosh platform in general, that’s OK too. Send your e-mail to editor@atpm.com. All mail becomes the property of ATPM.

This month, responses to: Controlling Your Mac, Switching to ADSL2+, font management software, on-screen font rendering, Posterino, and the new MacBook Pro’s keyboard.

ATPM 15.07 - Bloggable: Secrecy Boils Over

wmeltzer@atpm.com (Wes Meltzer)

Bloggable
Article Title: Secrecy Boils Over
Author: Wes Meltzer

Wes Meltzer ponders how one person’s health can fuel so much discussion in the blogosphere.

ATPM 15.07 - MacMuser: iPine

MacMuser
Article Title: iPine
Author: Mark Tennent

No, Mark Tennent isn’t talking about some new app involving trees. He just wants the new iPhone. But, does he want the contract that comes with it?

ATPM 15.07 - MacMuser: Suggestions Requested for Router Replacement

MacMuser
Article Title: Suggestions Requested for Router Replacement
Author: Mark Tennent

Mark Tennent solicits reader opinion for a new router.

ATPM 15.07 - Segments: Small Macs: The Next Generation

mglidden@atpm.com (Matthew Glidden)

Segments: Slices from the Macintosh Life
Article Title: Small Macs: The Next Generation
Author: Matthew Glidden

What’s it like to skip Mac generations entirely? We examine a jump from 1999’s retro-small Mac Cube to the aptly named 2009 Mac mini.

ATPM 15.07 - Desktop Pictures: Florida Flora

Desktop Pictures
Article Title: Florida Flora
Author: Delwin Finch

Delwin Finch, a friend of ATPM web editor Lee Bennett, has a growing passion for macro photography and offered some of his floral shots for this month’s desktop photos.

ATPM 15.07 - Out at Five

mjohnson@atpm.com (Matt Johnson)

Out at Five
Author: Matt Johnson

Cartoonist Matt Johnson returns to ATPM with his new series, Out at Five

ATPM 15.07 - Qaptain Qwerty

Qaptain Qwerty
Article Title: The Angst of Internet Oh-Nine
Author: Linus Ly

Retweet about karma catharsis and friend rejection.

ATPM 15.07 - Review: Ballistix AURA Pro-Tour

Accessory Review
Article Title: Ballistix AURA Pro-Tour
Author: Lee Bennett and Ben Tanner

Lee Bennett enlists the help of pro photographer Ben Tanner to review this backpack from Slappa especially suited for camera gear.

ATPM 15.07 - Review: PopChar X 4.2

lly@atpm.com (Linus Ly)

Software Review
Article Title: PopChar X 4.2
Author: Linus Ly

Type olé or ä, and more, easily with PopChar, at a price.

ATPM 15.07 - Review: Prizmo 1.0.1

eblair@atpm.com (Eric Blair)

Software Review
Article Title: Prizmo 1.0.1
Author: Eric Blair

Prizmo simplifies the process of digitizing the paper in your life without tying you to a scanner.

ATPM 15.07 - Review: Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard

Book Review
Article Title: Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard
Author: Ed Eubanks Jr.

A fine book for getting started in syncing and working with devices, Take Control of Syncing Data in Leopard doesn’t quite deliver on its title.

ATPM 15.07 - Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

We’ve read your mind (we think)! Whether it’s a question on how to subscribe or unsubscribe from ATPM or how you can contribute to a future issue (yes, you can write for ATPM), we’ve got you covered on our FAQ page. And in case we’re not as clairvoyant as we thought, simply e-mail us and we’ll get an answer to you right away.

ATPM 15.06 - Cover

About This Particular Macintosh: About the personal computing experience™--Cover art by Heather Sitarzewski

ATPM 15.06 - Sponsors

Sponsors

ATPM is a free publication thanks to our volunteer staff and our sponsors. Your support is also appreciated and we provide several options by which you can help keep ATPM free.

ATPM 15.06 - Welcome

rleitao@atpm.com (Robert Paul Leitao)

ATPM 15.06 - E-Mail

E-Mail

We’d love to hear your thoughts about our publication. We always welcome your comments, criticisms, suggestions, and praise. Or, if you have an opinion or announcement about the Macintosh platform in general, that’s OK too. Send your e-mail to editor@atpm.com. All mail becomes the property of ATPM.

This month carries lots of reader feedback on topics including: using a second monitor with Front Row, accessing files remotely via File Sharing, Time Machine, and more.

ATPM 15.06 - MacMuser: Sitting on the Font Fence

MacMuser
Article Title: Sitting on the Font Fence
Author: Mark Tennent

Mark Tennent has plenty to say on the topic of font management.

ATPM 15.06 - MacMuser: Switching to ADSL2+

MacMuser
Article Title: Switching to ADSL2+
Author: Mark Tennent

Mark Tennent talks about a recent upgrade to ADSL2+.

ATPM 15.06 - Next Actions: Master List, June 2009

Next Actions
Article Title: Master List, June 2009
Author: Ed Eubanks Jr.

Ed Eubanks Jr. updates his GTD Master List.

ATPM 15.06 - How To: Controlling Your Mac: Multiple Computers and Monitors, One Keyboard, No Switches

sroque@atpm.com (Sylvester Roque)

How To
Article Title: Controlling Your Mac: Multiple Computers and Monitors, One Keyboard, No Switches
Author: Sylvester Roque

It may be hard to believe you can control more than one Mac with only one keyboard and no KVM switches, but Sylvester Roque is here to tell you how.

ATPM 15.06 - Desktop Pictures: Tanzania Safari, Part 2

Desktop Pictures
Article Title: Tanzania Safari, Part 2
Author: David Siebecker

Reader David Siebecker returns with a second batch of photos from a 2006 Tanzania safari.

ATPM 15.06 - Qaptain Qwerty

Qaptain Qwerty
Author: Linus Ly

Apple inside news from the highly reliable rumor mill of Qaptain Qwerty.

ATPM 15.06 - Review: iBloodTracker 2.0

eritterskamp@atpm.com (Ellyn Ritterskamp)

Software Review
Article Title: iBloodTracker 2.0
Author: Ellyn Ritterskamp

This app keeps your blood pressure readings and makes a chart, but is it worth the fee?

ATPM 15.06 - Review: Posterino 1.5.1

lly@atpm.com (Linus Ly)

Software Review
Article Title: Posterino 1.5.1
Author: Linus Ly

Posterino is great for composing themed posters. Just be ready to pay for printing or to supply your own poster printing software and lots of time.

ATPM 15.06 - Review: Smashing Tennis

eritterskamp@atpm.com (Ellyn Ritterskamp)

Software Review
Article Title: Smashing Tennis
Author: Ellyn Ritterskamp

A simplistic tennis game that may be fine for kids, but Ellyn Ritterskamp found it a bit lacking.

ATPM 15.06 - Review: ZoFunk Cases

Accessory Reviews
Article Title: ZoFunk Cases
Author: Chris Lawson

Three different types of cases from ZoFunk elicit decidedly distinctive opinions.

ATPM 15.06 - Frequently Asked Questions