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114,000 Viruses?
Not on a Mac.

By the end of 2005, there were 114,000 known viruses for PCs. In March 2006 alone, 850 new threats were detected against Windows. Zero for Mac. While no computer connected to the Internet will ever be 100% immune from attack, Mac OS X has helped the Mac keep its clean bill of health with a superior UNIX foundation and security features that go above and beyond the norm for PCs. When you get a Mac, only your enthusiasm is contagious.

Architecture

Tailored to Your Imagination
With the Mac Pro, the 30-inch Cinema HD Display, Apple’s iLife software, Mac OS X and your choice of third-party applications, you have an architectural workstation whose power, stability and ease of use give you the power to design on your own terms.

The Designer’s Dream
Coupled with some of the industry’s most powerful drawing and building design applications, like Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD or Nemetschek’s VectorWorks, the Mac Pro lets your imagination take flight. Use SketchUp to quickly develop, modify and present 3D models. Work in Piranesi to turn simple 3D renderings into beautiful, high quality 3D images. Or employ FastTrack Schedule 8 to manage your workflow and projects.

You can also take advantage of the most popular office productivity tools such as Microsoft Office, QuickBooks and FileMaker Pro. And with Mac OS X, you can work worry-free, knowing that your system contains one of the most stable operating systems in the world. Virtually immune from viruses and system crashes, Mac OS X reduces IT support calls and computer downtime.

Be Prepared to Impress
Effective communication with your clients is key to a successful project. With a Mac Pro and the eye-popping 30-inch Cinema HD Display to showcase your work, your clients will be bowled over by over 4 million pixels of lustrous color and clarity. If you need even more visual real estate, pair two Cinema HD displays together to give yourself and your clients the ultimate design experience.

When it’s time to take your creations on the road, use the 17-inch Macbook Pro, with its breathtaking widescreen display, to make your work truly come alive. It’s your digital portfolio for showing clients a fly-through of your latest plans or a slideshow of your different design options. And with the Macbook Pro's high performance architecture, you can quickly make changes in front of your client, giving you unprecedented freedom and control.

As your firm grows, look into the new iMac and Apple’s Xserve servers. The iMac is the innovative, 2-inch thin desktop that can handle all of your office manager’s computing needs while freeing up desk space and turning heads. The Xserve line of servers offers phenomenal processing power, massive storage capacity and remote management tools — all of which make it a perfect solution for sharing and protecting your firm’s designs.

Apple can also help you to market your business with professional-grade yet simple-to-use software. For example, Keynote, Apple’s presentation application, lets you create presentations that defy standard templates. And Apple’s iLife suite can help you to easily manage digital photos, edit movies and create custom DVDs that compel clients to take notice.

Stability and Security with Mac OS X
With Mac, you won’t need to hire an IT staff to support your practice. The Apple operating system, Mac OS X “Leopard,” is an innovative, standards-based, secure and stable platform so your patient records are safe and your network isn’t prone to viruses or other malicious attacks. Should you need assistance, there are plenty of resources available, including the Business Consultant, Genius, and Creative teams at the Apple retail stores and the Apple Consultants Network.

The "Switch"
If you already have a Windows-based practice, it is easier than ever to add a Mac to any network. And now that Macs do Windows, there is no reason not integrate Macs into your office. Not only can you manage your practice more efficiently, you can also market your practice better. That’s because every new Mac comes with iLife ’08, Apple’s suite of powerful multimedia tools that enable you to manage patient photos, create your own practice website, and publish your own podcasts with ease.

Airport Extreme Base Station

The sleek, easy-to-use AirPort Extreme Base Station is the perfect wireless access point for home, school, or small business. Blazing fast, it delivers up to five times the performance and up to twice the range compared to 802.11g routers.1 And you can use it with Macs, PCs and other Wi-Fi devices such as iPhone and Apple TV.

  • Easy wireless networking
  • Up to 5x the performance, 2x the range
  • Print without wires
  • Share your hard drive
  • Strong security and access control
  • Works with Apple TV and more

The Press

Macs for Docs
Salon Transcripts Exploits Mac Advantages
All the World on a Mac
iPods and Airplanes
 Apple Leads Industry in Customer Service
iMac is a "design benchmark"
iMac is "fully-featured, compared to other systems

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Equipment Noise Crowding Your Office?


ACL24TD
Equipment Cabinets
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Eliminate extra office noise with specially designed cabinets from AcoustiLock. This line of cabinets is ideal for pre- and post- audio professionals, small or large offices, training rooms, and home studios.

These cabinets can be purchased directly from MacMan. Visit our AcoustiLock web page for more information.
Software Corner
Parallels Desktop for the Mac
When you still need to run Windows...

Parallels Desktop for Mac is the leading virtualization solution for the Mac, enabling Mac users to run Windows simultaneously with their Mac OS X on any Intel-powered Mac.

  • Run Mac and Windows applications simultaneously without rebooting
  • Seamlessly connect to any network
  • Copy/Paste between Mac and Windows desktop
  • Up to 95% native speed

If you have thought about purchasing a Mac but a Windows application has been holding you back, Parallels is your solution.

Contact us to learn more about Parallels or stop in for a demonstration.

Photoshop CS3


Upgrade to Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium—from InDesign 2.0 through CS3; Photoshop 7.0 through CS3; Photoshop CS3 Extended; Illustrator 10 through CS3; Flash (Professional or Basic) 8, MX 2004, MX; Dreamweaver 8, MX 2004, or MX

Upgrade offers new features and goes Intel-native.

Use native files any way you need to
Open native Photoshop files in Illustrator, import them into InDesign layouts or Flash projects, and copy them into Dreamweaver. Open Illustrator files in Photoshop and import them into InDesign layouts and Flash projects. Open and edit Adobe PDF files in Illustrator and Photoshop, and place them in InDesign layouts.

Explore more creative possibilities
With Adobe InDesign CS3 you can experience new levels of productivity. It offers powerful features for creating graphically rich, complex documents; professional typographic controls; and robust, reliable printing.

Take advantage of industry-leading image editing and illustration
Experience unrivaled image editing and compositing, and even perform advanced image analysis, using Photoshop CS3 Extended. Produce inspired vector graphics with Illustrator CS3, which lets you interactively explore, apply, and control color. And work seamlessly between the two components with native file format support.

Become more proficient at web and interactive design
Fluid web workflows help you get up to speed quickly in Flash, which now features a more familiar Adobe-standard interface, an object-oriented drawing mode, and a Pen tool like the one in Illustrator. And jump-start web page designs using CSS layouts in Dreamweaver.

MacDraft Professional

Powerful 2D design, drafting and technical illustration in one easy-to-use, affordable package. Now with PowerPC and Intel compatability. Designed for CAD users of all levels, Microspot MacDraft Professional offers a full complement of drawing tools as well as both ANSI and international standard dimensioning capabilities. Its multilayered, scaled drawing environment supports both feet/inches and metric dimensions. In addition, MacDraft Pro offers linked dimensioning to automatically update dimensions as you modify components.

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iWork '08


Apple's amazing productivity suite for the Mac, iWork '08 includes three applications: Pages '08 for word processing with an incredible sense of style; Numbers '08 for powerful, compelling spreadsheets made easy; and Keynote '08 for cinema-quality presentations for everyone.

Numbers ’08
Introducing Numbers ’08, an innovative spreadsheet application that lets you organize your data to fit the way you think. Do everything from setting up the family budget to completing a lab report to creating complex financial documents.

  • More than 150 functions
  • Intelligent tables
  • 2D and 3D charts
  • Interactive print view
  • Apple-designed templates for home, education, and business
  • Import from and export to Microsoft Excel and other formats

Pages ’08
Writing comes naturally when you’re using Pages ’08. Start with one of over 140 templates to write beautiful letters, resumes, reports, business plans, and more. And create media-rich newsletters, brochures, and flyers with point-and-click ease.

  • Streamlined word processing
  • Powerful page layout
  • Change tracking
  • Advanced image tools
  • More than 140 Apple-designed templates, including 80 new templates
  • Import from and export to Microsoft Word and other formats

Keynote ’08
Create stunning, cinema-quality presentations more easily than ever with Keynote ’08. Use new animation tools to move and scale images along a path. Or rotate them on the face of a cube or on a turntable. Add dazzling text effects and slide transitions. Even record and deliver narrated presentations.

  • More than 35 Apple-designed themes
  • Smart Builds with drop zones
  • Powerful graphics tools, including Instant Alpha
  • Built-in voiceover recording
  • Export to YouTube™, iPhone, and iPod
  • Import from and export to Microsoft
  • PowerPoint and other formats
"iMovie '08 is a must-have upgrade"

“For anyone who wants to edit digital video,” says Ryan Faas (Computerworld) in his review of the newest version of the iLife suite, “iMovie ‘08 is a must-have upgrade. There are no consumer video-editing tools on the market that come close to its interface for either ease of editing or organizational features. Add to that the professional-level titles, transitions and results that it allows, and iMovie alone can justify the cost of upgrading to the new version of iLife.” [Aug 22, 2007] Read more