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Product Overview
.Mac
Rich Media Podcasting
A podcast is a form of broadcast that is distributed as a digital media fi le. You can
subscribe to a podcast from a link on a web page or a listing in the iTunes Music Store,
then play it on your computer or download it to your iPod.
Podcasts can range from a simple audio recording to a photo podcast that synchronizes
still images with a soundtrack to a video podcast that includes a chapter menu for
skipping to specifi c sections. Podcasts can also include links to any web page. iLife ’06
allows you to create the full range of podcasts right in GarageBand and iMovie HD.
A single click sends your podcast to iWeb, which creates a new podcast episode
(similar to a blog entry). From iWeb, publish your podcast to .Mac with a click. This
makes your podcast available through your website; .Mac automatically handles
subscription links and RSS feeds. You can also submit your podcast to be listed in
the iTunes Music Store if you like.
An annual .Mac membership includes a generous allocation of 10GB of data transfer
per month, so you shouldn’t have to worry about having enough capacity for your
friends and family to download your podcasts. If your show becomes wildly popular,
you can upgrade your data transfer allocation and online storage in a single step.
The increased storage will let you archive your most popular podcasts, keeping them
available for years to come. For more information, visit www.mac.com.
Stunning Online Slideshows
.Mac now includes an exciting new way to view slideshows through a browser. The
.Mac slideshow viewer sets your slides against a dramatic black background, complete
with a refl ection e∂ ect at the bottom of the slide.
The slideshow plays automatically when it opens. Use the convenient controls at the
bottom of the viewer to pause the slideshow or to step forward and back through the
slides. If you want to jump to a particular slide, scroll through the thumbnail views at
the top of the screen, then click the slide you want to see.