While rival phonemakers and wireless-service providers have lined up to take on iPhone, “whizzy technology won’t be enough to beat Apple,” report Cliff Edwards and Bruce Einhorn (businessweek.com). “What’s made the iPhone a hit is its smooth integration of hardware and software and its easy operation. The device weaves together a wide array of computer-like functions in a way that even technophobes can master in minutes.”

The version of Preview that comes with Mac OS X Leopard is “more than just a fast and efficient program for reading PDFs,” writes Kirk McElhearn (macworld.com). Using the latest version of Preview, you can “enhance your images, annotate and merge PDFs, print multiple images on one page, and more—all without opening a specialized (and often expensive) image editor or PDF tool.” Take a look.

If you’ve seen The Simpsons, you’ve seen the work of Rough Draft Studios. In fact, the Glendale, CA-based animation powerhouse has been churning out hit after animated hit for decades. And they’re just as animated about the Macs they use. Says Scott Vanzo, Director of CGI and Chief Technology Officer at Rough Draft. “The work we do involves everything from traditional 2D animation to 3D CGI to video editing. An iMac can be an office machine one day, and the next day it can be put into production. Every Mac in the studio can do what we need it to do. There simply isn’t another platfor