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Macs Macs Basics Reviews Tips & Tricks From Tom Nelson, your Guide to Macs This is the first week of iPad availability, and while there's been a ton of press coverage about the iPad, I haven't noticed too many places asking iPad owners how they plan to use their shiny new devices. I hope you About: Macs readers will have some interesting insights, and unusual uses for your iPad. Stop by the 'iPad As a Sketch Book' article and tell us how you're using your iPad. In other news this week, Apple is giving a sneak peek at iPhone 4.0, and the Lightroom 2.7 Release Candidate is available as a free download. iPad As Sketch Book? Or, How Are You Using Your iPad? I'm doomed. It's as simple as that. We didn't plan to buy an iPad this year, preferring to save a bit of cash, as well as wait until iPad 2.0 makes its appearance. But when Autodesk decided to bring its SketchBook Pro painting and drawing application to the iPad, it made us think (when I say 'us' I mean that in the royal sense, because my artist wife is the one who mentioned it) about how useful the iPad would be as a sketchbook... Read more Rumor: New MacBooks and MacBook Pros This Month According to a Taiwanese newspaper, Apple is expected to release new MacBooks and MacBook Pros based on Intel's mobile versions of the Core i3, i5, and i7 processors. The report claims that Apple was ready to launch the new laptops in March, but was constrained by shortages of the Core i5 processors... Read more Review: ArtRage Studio 3 Painting programs have been around since the days of the very first Mac. While they've all been fun, most, at least the free and inexpensive ones, are a pale imitation of the real thing. ArtRage Studio 3 is a satisfying exception to the rule. Painting with ArtRage Studio is almost as much fun as painting with traditional art tools, and at $40, it's a steal. It's versatile enough to please artists, and inviting enough to be fun for non-artists. It's also addictive (don't say we didn't warn you). Review: ArtRage Studio 3 Review: ArtRage Studio Pro 3 Add a Recent Applications Stack to the Dock The Dock is one of OS X's best features. It puts applications and documents at your fingertips, where you can access them with a click of the mouse. But what if an application or document is one that you don't use often enough to deserve its own space in the Dock? For example, I often make heavy use of an application for a day or two, and then rarely use it again for several months. It certainly doesn't deserve to take up dedicated space in the Dock, but it would be handy to be able to access it quickly during those few days I'm using it heavily. The solution is to create a 'Recent Applications Stack' for your Dock. Here's How Macs Ads iPAD iPAD App Companies Buy iPAD Touch Need an iPAD iPAD com BR Featured Articles Pick the Right External Drive How to Copy iPod Music to Your Mac Mac OS X Startup Keyboard Shortcuts Install an Internal Hard Drive in Your Mac Pro Access Your AOL Email Using Apple's Mail Back Up Your Startup Disk   More from About.com Disney Trip Planner Everything you need to plan the perfect Disney vacation -- from when to go and what to do, to saving money and picking a hotel. More > Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Tom Nelson Macs Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Macs newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   iPad News Apple Claims Over 300,000 iPads Sold First Day Do You Own an iPad? Aki Mahjong for the iPad, iPhone, and OS X: Tom's Budget Software Pick Advertisement