The publication of the April/May issue was ‘ever so slightly’ delayed this time, but we think you’ll enjoy the 60-page bumper issue now that it is here.

Download the April/May 2010 Spotlight

Download April/May 2010 Spotlight (7.4MB PDF)

What’s included in this issue?

Articles in this issue include;

• About The Smith Family – Provides some details about what this independent children’s charity does. (Nicholas’ Dashboard also explains why AppleUsers.org has adopted The Smith Family as our preferred charity to support)
• How Apple Changed My Life – One person’s experiences with over 40 years of computers and more than 20 years with Apple devices.
• Creativity @ AUSOM in its 30th Year – explains what Australia’s largest Apple User Group did to celebrate 30 years of existence
• Bookmarks in Safari (Part 1) – Explains how to use the Bookmarks Bar
• Publishing iCalendars – Explains who to create and publish iCals to the Web for others to subscribe to
• Keyboard Kool – Helps you finds those special symbols or text characters
• Four Changes We Want to See from Apple in 2010 – The name says it all 🙂
• Amazon Releases Kindle for the Mac and Explains iPad Plans
• Zombie Authors Threaten Fiction Ebook Market, from the Grave! – Explains how hundreds of thousands of books are now available in ebook format – yet their authors have passed away!
• Transferring Vinyl LPs to Digital – One users’ approach to this perennial topic of interest for many
• The MacBundles Launches a New Low-Price ‘Build Your Own Bundle’ Store

Our regular columns are also present, including;

• AppleUsers Contest, which a great selection of applications, physical books, ebooks and Squiz Cards all up for grabs
• Joy of Tech has another iPad related cartoon, this time ‘explaining’ why the iPad has been delayed internationally
• Our resident Spotlight Cook provides an appropriately named dish – ‘Apple Fool’
• The What’s New section has been broken up into two segments – What’s New for iPhones and What’s New for Macs
• Book Reviews of
  • Macworld Mac OS X Hints Superguide, Snow Leopard Edition
  • Take Control of Screen Sharing in Snow Leopard
  • Layout in Pages ’09: The Missing Manual
  • The Non-Designer’s Presentation Book: Principles for effective presentation design
  • Publishing a Blog with Blogger
• Christopher Breen’s Mac 911
• Discount Corner
• Two AppleUsers Discs of the Month – the ‘Ultimate iLife & iWork Companion’ and ‘Widgets, Widgets & more Widgets!’