MacSpeech Dictate

Welcome to the brand new MacSpeech Dictate, the premier speech recognition solution for the Macintosh. Written from the ground up for the Mac, MacSpeech Dictate¿s features, accuracy, and capabilities make it as fun, productive, and intuitive to use as the Mac itself. The all-new MacSpeech Dictate provides: Amazing Accuracy. MacSpeech Dictate will astonish you with its accuracy. You simply talk and leave the recognition to MacSpeech Dictate. Minimal Training Required. MacSpeech Dictate provides astounding accuracy and productivity. With just five minutes or less of training, you'll be using MacSpeech Dictate's superior capabilities. Essential Command Capabilities. Instead of using your mouse to select menu commands or your keyboard to type shortcuts, just speak a command. MacSpeech Dictate executes it for you. What could be easier? Uses the Legendary Dragon Speech Recognition Engine by Nuance. At the core of MacSpeech Dictate is the world-renowned Dragon speech recognition engine by Nuance. It¿s the brains and brawn behind MacSpeech Dictate¿s phenomenal accuracy capabilities. Works With The Apps You Already Have. Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress, and more. And MacSpeech Dictate works great with Apple¿s applications as well, including iChat, Mail, iPhoto, Keynote, and more. Comes With Everything You Need, Including Headphones. There are no hidden costs. MacSpeech Dictate includes everything you need to be instantly productive as soon as start using it, including a high quality headphone/microphone unit. Built Especially For The Mac. Mac users expect only the best from the applications they use on their Macs. MacSpeech Dictate was built from the ground up to ensure the ultimate experience for Mac users.System Requirements. Intel-based Mac, Mac OS X 10.4.11 or greater "Tiger", Mac OS X 10.5.1 or greater "Leopard", Internet connection required for product registration., Internal microphone is not supported.

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iLife 09

iLife '09 makes it easier than ever to get the most out of the photos, movies, and music on your Mac. In iPhoto '09, you can organize and find your photos in two new ways: Faces, based on who is in your photos, and Places, based on where they were taken. iMovie '09 lets you make the movie you want in the time you have. With new themes, you can give your movie a professional look in seconds. Or use the new Precision Editor to fine-tune your masterpiece. With Basic Lessons in GarageBand '09, you can learn to play piano and guitar. And you can compose and record your own songs with new guitar amps and stompbox effects.

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Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 64 MB Cache

WD Advanced Format technology increases media format efficiency, thus enabling larger drive capacities. WD Advanced Format drives are specifically optimized for Mac and the latest Windows operating systems such as Windows Vista and Windows 7. WD Advanced Format drives work with legacy operating systems such as Windows XP but require the use of the free WD Align software available on www.wdc.com/advformat. Available in capacities up to 2 TB, WD Caviar® Green™ SATA hard drives reduce power consumption by up to 40% and offer best-in-class acoustics and operating temperature. Based on WD's exclusive GreenPower™ technology, these drives are designed to deliver power savings as the primary attribute. As hard drive capacities increase, the power required to run those drives increases as well. WD Caviar Green drives make it possible for energy-conscious customers to build systems with higher capacities and the right balance of system performance, ensured reliability, and energy conservation. They are ideal for PCs, external storage and other devices that require lower power consumption and cool, quiet operation.

Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD10EARS

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VMware Fusion 3

With a highly optimized 64-bit engine, advanced memory and CPU management technology, VMware Fusion 3 runs the most demanding Mac and Windows applications side-by-side at maximum speeds without rebooting. With over 50 new features and a new ultra-fast Migration Assistant for Windows, it’s never been easier to run Windows on your Mac.

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Apple MacBook Pro MC373LL/A 15.4 Inch Laptop

The new MacBook Pro 15-inch models set all-new benchmarks for Mac notebooks. The 15-inch MacBook Pro feature Intel Core i7 processors, which boost performance up to 50 percent(1) and reach Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.33GHz. Next-generation NVIDIA graphics bring high performance to everything from 3D games to photos and videos. And the built-in battery lasts up to 10 hours (8 to 9 hours on the 15-inch models).(2) (1) Up to 50 percent faster compared with previous-generation MacBook Pro. (2) Testing conducted by Apple in March 2010 using preproduction 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo–based 13-inch MacBook Pro, 2.66GHz Intel Core i7–based 15-inch MacBook Pro, and 2.53GHz Intel Core i5–based 17-inch MacBook Pro. Battery life depends on configuration and use. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information. The wireless productivity test measures battery life by wirelessly browsing various websites and editing text in a word processing document with display brightness set to 50%.

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Apple Mac mini MC239LL/A Desktop

Mac mini is made from sleek, anodized aluminum with refined, rounded corners and a pearly white cover. But the power of its design is on the inside: the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, advanced graphics, and more, faster memory. And there?s plenty of storage space - for just about anything. Who knew something so small could be so huge?

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Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 64 MB Cache

WD Advanced Format technology increases media format efficiency, thus enabling larger drive capacities. WD Advanced Format drives are specifically optimized for Mac and the latest Windows operating systems such as Windows Vista and Windows 7. WD Advanced Format drives work with legacy operating systems such as Windows XP but require the use of the free WD Align software available on www.wdc.com/advformat. Available in capacities up to 2 TB, WD Caviar® Green™ SATA hard drives reduce power consumption by up to 40% and offer best-in-class acoustics and operating temperature. Based on WD's exclusive GreenPower™ technology, these drives are designed to deliver power savings as the primary attribute. As hard drive capacities increase, the power required to run those drives increases as well. WD Caviar Green drives make it possible for energy-conscious customers to build systems with higher capacities and the right balance of system performance, ensured reliability, and energy conservation. They are ideal for PCs, external storage and other devices that require lower power consumption and cool, quiet operation.

Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD20EARS

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Western Digital 1.5 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 64 MB

WD Advanced Format technology increases media format efficiency, thus enabling larger drive capacities. WD Advanced Format drives are specifically optimized for Mac and the latest Windows operating systems such as Windows Vista and Windows 7. WD Advanced Format drives work with legacy operating systems such as Windows XP but require the use of the free WD Align software available on www.wdc.com/advformat. Available in capacities up to 2 TB, WD Caviar® Green™ SATA hard drives reduce power consumption by up to 40% and offer best-in-class acoustics and operating temperature. Based on WD's exclusive GreenPower™ technology, these drives are designed to deliver power savings as the primary attribute. As hard drive capacities increase, the power required to run those drives increases as well. WD Caviar Green drives make it possible for energy-conscious customers to build systems with higher capacities and the right balance of system performance, ensured reliability, and energy conservation. They are ideal for PCs, external storage and other devices that require lower power consumption and cool, quiet operation.

Western Digital 1.5 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD15EARS

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Apple Mac mini MC238LL/A Desktop

Mac mini is made from sleek, anodized aluminum with refined, rounded corners and a pearly white cover. But the power of its design is on the inside: the Intel Core 2 Duo processor, advanced graphics, and more, faster memory. And there?s plenty of storage space - for just about anything. Who knew something so small could be so huge?

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PK 8 Picture Keeper (8,000 photo capacity)

Picture Keeper is the ideal solution; a simple and safe way to backup photos on our PC or Mac. Imagine loosing all the wonderful photos you have of family outings, gatherings, recitals or life's most precious moments. Too scary to think about! Recovering photos from a crashed hard drive can cost you upwards of $500.00. Picture Keeper helps you to keep those valued photos safe and secure. Picture Keeper is the combination of a USB flash memory drive with embedded software. With just a few clicks, Picture Keeper eliminates hours of clicking, dragging and burning to CD. Simply plug Picture Keeper into any USB port, click OK/Start Backup and then Picture Keeper automatically finds and saves all of your personal photos stored in your Documents folder, My Pictures folder and on the desk top (the most likely places that photos are saved). For Mac users, Picture Keeper will backup photos contained within iPhoto. There is no software to install or configure. No confusing wizards to click through! The Picture Keeper software simply runs off the flash drive. Need to have prints made? No worries. Take Picture Keeper along to your favorite photo processing center. There you simply plug Picture Keeper into the kiosk's USB port. Now choose the photos you want to print. Want to share photos from your latest adventure or of your kids with Grandma? Take Picture Keeper along and simply plug it into the USB port on any digital picture frame. You can now view the photos stored on the Picture Keeper drive as a slide show. You can even plug Picture Keeper into the television USB port and play the slide show on the big screen. Now, that makes sense! Whether you are a scrapbooker, shutterbug or just like to capture life's best moments, you'll simply be amazed at how easy and fast Picture Keeper is to use. Picture Keeper is available in 3 sizes. PK-4 can store 4,000 photos. PK-8 can store 8,000 photos and PK-16 can store 16,000 photos.

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Apple MacBook Pro MC372LL/A 15.4 Inch Laptop

The new MacBook Pro 15-inch models set all-new benchmarks for Mac notebooks. The 15-inch MacBook Pro feature Intel Core i5 processors, which boost performance up to 50 percent(1) and reach Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.33GHz. Next-generation NVIDIA graphics bring high performance to everything from 3D games to photos and videos. And the built-in battery lasts up to 10 hours (8 to 9 hours on the 15-inch models).(2) (1) Up to 50 percent faster compared with previous-generation MacBook Pro. (2) Testing conducted by Apple in March 2010 using preproduction 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo–based 13-inch MacBook Pro, 2.66GHz Intel Core i7–based 15-inch MacBook Pro, and 2.53GHz Intel Core i5–based 17-inch MacBook Pro. Battery life depends on configuration and use. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information. The wireless productivity test measures battery life by wirelessly browsing various websites and editing text in a word processing document with display brightness set to 50%.

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QuickBooks 2010 for Mac

QuickBooks for Mac can easily organize your finances, identify ways to save money and manage your business better. Stay on top of it all with important information in one place. Create invoices, track payments and manage expenses. Get insight into your business with access to over 100 reports.

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iWork 09

iWork ’09, Apple’s office productivity suite, is the easiest way to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations the Mac way. Pages is both a streamlined word processor and an easy-to-use page layout application. It allows you to be a writer one minute and a designer the next, always with a perfect document in the works. Numbers, with its' great-looking templates, easy-to-create formulas, and dynamic tables and charts, gives you simple ways to make sense of your data. Use Keynote to create your presentations, and you’ll be a hard act to follow. Its' powerful yet easy-to-use tools and dazzling effects put the show in slideshow. Packed with over 250 Apple-designed themes and templates—including 60 new designs overall—iWork lets you create projects that look polished from the first page or slide. And iWork is compatible with Microsoft Office, so it’s easy to share your work.

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MobileMe Individual (Updated 2009 Version)

MobileMe is the service from Apple that automatically pushes new email, contacts, and calendar events over the air to your iPhone and keeps everything in sync across your Mac, PC, and the web. So your important information is up to date everywhere you go—no docking required. MobileMe also gives you an elegant online Gallery for sharing your photos with friends and family, and iDisk for accessing and sharing files via your computer, the web, and your iPhone. And if you ever lose your iPhone, MobileMe can help you find it or remotely wipe your data to protect your privacy. Note that the Find My iPhone feature is not available in all areas.

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Roxio Toast 10 Titanium

TOAST 10 TITANIUMFOR MAC

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