4 ONLINE AT MACLIFE.COM Revel in the wealth of Mac news, how-to’s, videos, rumors, and podcasts on MacLife.com. 6 CONSIDER Dreaming of a better future for i Tunes. 8 SHARE Yup, we drank the iPad Kool-Aid. Plus: RAM fixes and other reader feedback. 10 START Are the iPad’s apps really worth the extra money? Plus: Mac viruses, and whatever happened to widgets? 16 WIN Step right up to the internet for a chance to win a Zeppelin Mini from Bowers & Wilkins. 18 CRAVE All the gear that’s fit to covet—including new Polaroids and mousepads that double as weapons. 96 THE LIFER It’s the return of the Rik! In this month’s column: Apple vs. Adobe. DEPARTMENTS

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80 Ask Stream Pandora to your Airport Express. Fix fonts killed by Software Update. Should you buy a Time Capsule? Plus: iBooks, Dock freezes, saving audio from You Tube, and more. By Susie Ochs & Scott Rose

84 Control Your Mac From Your iPhone Put your Mac in the palm of your hand with LogMeIn Ignition. By Scott Rose

88 Tilt-Shift in Photoshop Miniaturize the world with some Photoshop trickery.

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91 Do More With Spotlight Finding stuff is only the beginning. Use Spotlight as an app launcher, calculator, phone book, and more. By Susie Ochs

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APPS 50 50 iPhone Web Browsers roundup 52 SAS Survival Guide 52 Editors’ Picks 53 James Cameron’s Avatar adventure game 53 Qrank trivia game 53 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 sports game 53 Angry Birds HD action puzzler 54 iPad Note-Takers roundup

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56 MacBook Pro 15-inch 2.4GHz Core i5 58 Illustrator CS5 vector-drawing app 59 InDesign CS5 graphic-design app 60 Photoshop CS5 Image-editing app 61 Premiere Pro CS5 video-editing app 62 MiCoach fitness tracker