Web Design
Flash 5 Matures But Lacks Accessibility (Macworld, December 2000). These days, it's hard to surf the Web without being flashed. Flash 5 is a superb upgrade.

Adobe LiveMotion review (Macworld, Sep 2000). LiveMotion is no Flash killer, but it's a solid program for making basic animation.

Create a Barrier-Free Web Site (Macworld, Aug 2000). How to make your site accessible to physically disabled users.

A Webcam of Your Own (Macworld, Dec 1999). How to create your own Web cam — just like my Mendocino Coast Weathercam. Related reviews: Webcam software (Dec 1999) and the more-recent SiteCam 5.0 review (Sept 2000).

MP3
Now Apple Fans Can Churn Out the Jams, Too (LA Times, Nov 2, 2000). An overview of MP3 on the Mac (see links below more more-detailed stories).

Napster Nabbed! (Radio show from July 26, 2000). The music-swapping service ordered to shut down; plus my opinions on Napster.

MP3 Fans Get New Players, Services--Will Squabbles Stop the Music? (PC World, May 2000). A round-up of a few MP3 portable players, and a look at the legal controversies behind the my.mp3.com service and Napster.

Next Generation of Portable Music Players (PC World, March 2000). A review of RCA's Lyra, Sharp's MD-MT15 Internet Bundle, and Sony's VAIO Music Clip.

SoundJam MP review (Macworld, Nov 1999). Friendly, inexpensive, versatile tool for making and playing MP3 files on the Mac.

So Long, CDs (Macworld, July 1999). A feature article on the MP3 craze and how to make and play MP3s with the Mac.

The Hits Just Keep on Coming as Downloadable Music Rocks the Web (PC World, August 1999). A news story on MP3 and the still-hazy future of online music distribution.

MP3 Means Music (Radio show from Mar 3, 1999). Backgrounder on MP3.

Music and Audio Production
Propellerhead Software's Reason (Macworld, May 2001). More than a software synthesizer, Reason is a virtual recording studio. And it has one of the most appealing user interfaces I've seen.

Spark 1.5 review (Sep 2000). Audio editor is sleek but often slow.

Make Some Noise (August 2000). Tools and techniques for creating a Mac-based recording studio. (Oooh, this was a fun one to write!)

Music in the Key of USB (Mar 2000). A how-to story on getting music and MIDI gear working on USB-equipped Macs.

Video Production
Six DVD Burners Compared (Macworld, December 2001). Forget about CD burners. Today's optical drive of choice is a DVD burner, which lets you create video discs that play in most consumer DVD players.

Matrox RT Mac (Macworld, November 2001). Are you building an editing system around Apple's Final Cut Pro? Check out Matrox's RTMac, a $999 PCI expansion card that kills three video-editing birds with one stone: it allows real-time display of many common transitions and effects, digitizes analog video and audio, and lets you connect a second monitor to your Mac.

Final Cut Pro Expert Guide (Macworld, September 2001). Director Alfred Hitchcock once said, "Drama is life with the dull bits left out." Today, you can cut out the dull bits — or more accurately, assemble the interesting ones — using your Mac and affordable video-editing software. And for a growing number of professional and independent video editors and filmmakers, Apple's Final Cut Pro is the editing program of choice. Note: Don't miss the sidebars on color and media management, which did not appear in the print version of the article.

Adobe After Effects 5 (Macworld, August 2001). After Effects is the best place to whip up video eye candy, and version 5 is the most significant update yet. Adobe has added powerful new compositing and animation features, broadened After Effects' reach to encompass the Web, and enhanced the program's interface in ways that boost productivity and encourage experimentation.

Final Cut Pro 2 (Macworld, July 2001). Forget this summer's blockbusters -- the real on-screen action is among video-editing programs. Earlier this year, Adobe released Premiere 6, a greatly improved version of its editing software (see review). Apple has just returned fire with Final Cut Pro 2, the first major update of its high-end editing package since the product's release in 1999.

Adobe Premiere 6 (Macworld, May 2001). Adobe Premiere has been around almost as long as QuickTime itself, but problems with Premiere 5 left this venerable video editor on the cutting-room floor. With version 6, Premiere has made a comeback.

Apple Brings Movies to a Desktop Near You (LA Times, December 7, 2000). A primer on DV editing.

iMovie 2: The Sequel (Macworld, November 2000). A how-to guide to the new features in Apple's iMovie 2 video editing software.

Boris Red review (Macworld, Oct 2000). Pricey but powerful plug-in brings 3-D motion graphics to video-editing programs.

iMovie 1 review (Macworld, Aug 2000). A four-mouse review of Apple's iMovie digital video editor.

LiveStage Professional (Macworld, May 2000). Powerful but pricey (and often funky) QuickTime authoring tool.

Home-Movie Magic (Macworld, April 2000). A feature article containing tips and tricks for Apple's iMovie digital video editor.

Adobe After Effects 4.1 review (March 2000). Update of venerable video-effects powerhouse. Related articles: After Effects 4.0 review (May 1999)

Adobe After Effects Expert Clinic (Macworld, Jul 1999). Tips for Adobe's motion graphics powerhouse.

Mastering Adobe Premiere 5 (Macworld, Jan 1999). Tips for Adobe Premiere 5.x.

Web Streaming and VR
Cleaner 5 (Macworld, February 2001). Legendary compression tool adds video capture and rudimentary authoring.

QuickTime Streams Past Microsoft Rival (LA Times, Nov 9, 2000). QuickTime 5 and the new Windows Media Player 7 compared.

How it Works: Streaming Audio (PCWorld.com, April 2000). An introduction to the wacky world of streaming audio.

Sorenson Broadcaster review (February 2000). Produce live QuickTime streaming webcasts with this slick but poorly documented tool.

SMIL: Markup for Multimedia (Feb 2000). An overview of the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language, an HTML-like markup language used by RealNetworks' RealSystem G2 and Apple's QuickTime.

Streaming with QuickTime 4 (Macworld, Oct 1999). An overview of streaming with QuickTime 4.

Optimize Video for QuickTime (Macworld, Aug 1998). Getting a bit dated, but its quality-optimizing tips still apply.

Watch This: Streaming Video on Your Web Site (Macworld, Apr 1998). An introduction to streaming video technologies and concepts.

VR Toolbox (Macworld, Apr 2001). QuickTime VR-development tools have evolved very slowly, but the pace is picking up. The VR Worx 2.0, from VR Toolbox, is a major upgrade.

Hardware Technology
Processors Leap Ahead (PC World, Jan 1998). This was the lead news story in this issue, and I collaborated on it with PC World's Bill Snyder and with award-winning technical illustrator Arne Hurty. It's a good roundup of advancements in microprocessor and memory design.

The Future of SCSI (Macworld, Jul 1995). This feature won the 1995 Computer Press Association award for best technical feature. Old now, it's an interesting overview of technologies that have become commonplace today, such as FireWire.

Spam and Online Privacy
Spam Attack: Get Ready for the Bulk E-Mail Deluge (PC World, Aug 1997). A news article on the evils of spam, with tips on fighting back. Dated, but still applicable — alas.

On the Beat with Spam Cop (Radio show from Mar 17, 1999). Interview with Julian Haight, operator of the great Spamcop spam-reporting site.

Privacy in the Online Age (Radio show from Feb 17, 1999). Privacy issues, and an interview with EFF's Tara Lemmey.