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Power Mac G5 Quad 2.5GHz - Thursday 5th January 2006Apple’s first dual-processor, dual-core (DDC) Mac workstation offers many architecture improvements over its predecessor, and delivers huge leaps in performance. The G5 Quad matches its DDC AMD Opteron-based PC rivals, and in many cases the Mac costs less. Dual-core Intel Xeons haven’t shipped yet.

Maya 7 - Monday 21st November 2005Maya 7 is an across-the-board upgrade to the most-respected piece of 3D software on the planet. Most of the improvements will go towards saving animators their single most precious resource: time.

Apple iPod 60GB - Saturday 5th November 2005The new iPod launched by Steve Jobs at a special event in San Francisco was perhaps the most anticipated of all the recent announcements the Apple CEO has made. The new iPod comes with video playback as standard and iTunes as the conduit for transferring moving pictures to the device.

How to be a graphic designer, without losing your soul - Monday 17th October 2005Written by the former creative director of Intro, one of the great movers of the 1990s digital design revolution and a regular MacUser collaborator, this is an authoritative yet chatty guide to the business of graphic design. Its small, squareish format, beautiful paper and elegant text-led design make it even more of a pleasure to read.

Canon EOS 350D - Monday 18th July 2005It’s a fact, not all professional photographers use professional-level cameras. Often there’s sound commercial reasoning behind the choice: why risk an expensive digital SLR when one costing much less will do the job?