Using a Mac to create roadmaps for surgeons - more details
With a wireless remote, Dr. Maki Sugimoto uses his Mac Pro and OsiriX software to superimpose a 3D image on the body of the cancer patient in his operating room. The image allows him to make highly precise incisions and treat his patient with minimally...

Quick Tip of the Week: Boolean Spotlight Searches - more details
In Mac OS X Leopard, Spotlight has become an even more valuable resource. In addition to searching any Mac on your network, Spotlight also lets you take advantage of Boolean search operators—AND, OR, NOT—and other rich search vocabulary. That means...

New MacBook a Laptop Editors’ Choice - more details
“It’s not just beautiful,” says Dana Wollman (laptopmag.com) of the new MacBook. “It breaks the mold for thin-and-light notebooks. The new MacBook’s unibody aluminum construction, one-of-a-kind touchpad, and edge-to-edge glass display draw yo...

In Action: Everybody Hates Chris - more details
Now in its fourth season, Everybody Hates Chris — a runaway success for the CW network — “looks more like the Wire or Homicide than it does like any sitcom you’ve ever seen,” notes the show’s Executive Producer Ali LeRoi. Using Final Cut Pr...

iPhone and iPod touch got game - more details
“iPhone and iPod touch owners can download hundreds of games from Apple’s popular App Store,” reports Marc Saltzman (usatoday.com). While some are free, “most games range from $1.99 to $9.99 and take advantage of the iPhone’s touch-screen, bu...

Apple introduces new MacBook family - more details
The new MacBook family redefines notebook design while dramatically lowering the entry price for advanced notebook features, including all-metal enclosures, pro-performance notebook graphics, brilliant instant-on LED-backlit displays, and new large, gl...

Coming Attractions: The Secret Life of Bees - more details
Based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees tells the touching story of 14-year old Lily Owens (Dakota Fanning). Haunted by the memory of her mother, Lily flees an abusive household with her friend Rosaleen ...

Producing Coldplay: An Interview with Markus Dravs - more details
“Logic gives me the best of both worlds,” says Markus Dravs. The music producer used Logic to produce Coldplay’s latest album Viva la Vida. In fact, he’s been using Logic for “a good 10 years now.” Dravs notes: “It’s amazing to see how ...

iPhone named 2008 Gadget of the Year - more details
After they tallied the votes, iPhone came up a big winner in the 2008 British Technology Awards. It not only claimed the award for Gadget of the Year but won the Best Mobile Technology, Most Stylish Technology, and Technological Innovation of the Year ...

TV Guide: Prime Time Publishing - more details
“We were amazed at how easy it was to work with so many images,” says TV Guide photo editor Godofredo Astudillo. He’s talking about the 200,000 images amassed for TV Guide’s all-important Fall Preview issue. And the amazement is for Aperture, t...