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Unlimited song hosting offered for Mac musicians. Looking for a place to let others listen to your GarageBand creations? MacJams.com on Friday announced that its service can be used to host unlimited numbers of songs for all musicians who use Macs in their composition. Using MacJams.com hosting, you can upload original creations so that others can listen to them. [MacCentral News]
Finally, a desktop with great guts (Detroit Free Press). If a new desktop computer is the object of your holiday hopes this season, look no farther than the new G5 iMac from Apple. I said it when I first tested it and I'll say it again after two months of use: This is the finest personal computer I've ever used, hands down. Nothing comes close. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for iMac]
Apple invites you to try Motion for 30 days. You can now download a 30-day trial version of Motion from Apple's Web site. The software, which integrates seamlessly with Final Cut Pro HD and DVD Studio Pro 3, enables you to add effects to your digital video and "explore new creative territory using self-propelled behavior animation [and] character-by-character title animation." Motion, which you can purchase by itself for US$299 or bundled with Final Cut Pro HD and DVD Studio Pro 3 for $1,299, requires Mac OS X v10.3.5, an 867MHz G4 or G5 processor, 512MB RAM (2GB recommended), 10GB hard drive space, a 4X AGP slot and a high-end ATI or nVidia video card. Apple offers a Motion Compatibility Checker that you can download and run on your computer if you're unsure if it meets those minimum specs. [MacCentral News]
Fortune praise for G5 iMac (Macworld UK). Fortune Magazine has declared Apple's G5 iMac as the "best electronics product of the year". The magazine's effusive in its praise for Apple's creation, describing it as "an engineering marvel". The product wins high praise because it integrates the speakers and computer within the display. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for iMac]