Mecca is a new browser by the prolific Todd Ditchendorf of Fluid fame. It is currently in the works, and features:

• Open Plug-in Architecture
• Built-in Userscripting
• Userstyles
• ÜberView for Plug-in Split Views
• Global Keyboard Shortcut
• Single-Window Browsing Mode
• BrowsaBrowsa Plug-in for Sidebars
• Session Restore
• Full-Screen Mode
• Customizable Shortcuts
• Integrated Gears-loading (InputManager)
• Hidden “Closed” Windows
• Thumbnail Plug-in for CoverFlow
• TinyURL creation/expansion
• Automatic Software Updates
• Custom User-Agent Strings
• Full WebInspector
• Custom Window Opacity/Level/Style

It looks very interesting!

At one time, you needed a desk that could handle a mountain of paper, a two-foot-deep monitor, a printer, and a CPU the size of a Labrador. Today, your entire computer is an inch thick and your printer is in your closet connected to your WiFi.

OneLessDesk’s two independent decks give you a lot of options. Don’t have a desktop computer? You could put your notebook on the lower deck and connect it to a big display on the upper deck. Find uses for OneLessDesk in your loft, cube, den, reception area, bedroom, or dorm.

When the lower deck is pushed under the upper deck, your OneLessDesk™ occupies about one foot of room space. Just think of all the extra room you’ll have. If you ever wanted to convert your home office to a karate dojo, this would be the time.

Even the newest, coolest computers create an unsightly mess of cables and accessories. OneLessDesk’s out-of-sight, rear-facing shelf provides a great home for your wires, power strip, external hard drives, USB hub, and even small speakers – all in ventilated, heat-sinking comfort. The shelf comes complete with wire management features built in. So you can face your day with confidence.

OneLessDesk is constructed entirely of welded, thick steel, sporting a gorgeous, durable powdercoat finish that compliments all your gear. But OneLessDesk is not a museum piece. Its upper deck can easily support the size and weight of two 24-inch flat-panel displays with enough room left over for your speakers, iPhone, iPod, and more.

OneLessDesk’s lower deck is no mere keyboard tray. Its 12-inch by 30-inch work surface provides space for your keyboard, mouse, pen tablet or paperwork. And the lower deck’s height is ergonomically correct. Which means you’ll look good and be comfortable while you work.

This book offers a simple to read, fast way to discover all that’s new in Mac OS X Leopard, and how to make the most of it, whether you are new to the Mac, or simply upgrading from a previous version of Mac OS X.

New additions to the operating system are showcased, including the changes to the Dock and Finder, and new features such as Stacks, Cover Flow, and Quick View introduced, before the book moves on to give a basic guide to using the Mac-creating folders, moving files, installing applications, and burning CDs, for example.

Communication and organization are covered with chapters on Mail and iChat, including information on how to get the most of the latest features such as creating to-do items, and reading RSS feeds in Mail, and sharing screens in iChat. There are chapters that cover Spaces and Time Machine, perhaps the most talked about feature in this release of Mac OS X.

iLife is fully dealt with, with discrete chapters on iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie and iDVD, and GarageBand, followed with a chapter on iWeb showing how to share your creations, and using Front Row to be entertained by them.

The final chapters of the book give an overview of some more advanced areas of using a Mac, namely how Mac OS X itself works, and also how to develop for the Mac. These chapters are intended only to give a glimpse as to the possibilities-the book is primarily aimed at regular users.

A number of appendices conclude the book, one providing a guide to those users who are switching from Windows, and another that contains a useful list of recommended Mac applications for a wide array of uses.

In the authors own words “This book isn’t a bible or tome about how to do anything and everything with Mac OS X, instead its goal is to introduce the major features of Mac OS X so you can be up and running quickly”.

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Five Apple laptops positioned in chronological order, all booted at the same time to compare how long each takes to boot up. From Left to Right:

• PowerBook G4 (Titanium)
• iBook G4 (14″)
• PowerBook G4 (12″)
• MacBook (Core 2 Duo)
• MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo)

Still the top-selling software suite for Mac users, Microsoft Office has been improved and enhanced to take advantage of the latest Mac OS X features. You’ll find lots of new features in Office 2008 for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Entourage, but not a page of printed instructions to guide you through the changes. Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual gives you the friendly, thorough introduction you need, whether you’re a beginner who can’t do more than point and click, or a power user who’s ready to tackle a few advanced techniques.

To cover Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Entourage, this guide gives you four superb books in one – a separate section each for program! You can manage your day and create professional-looking documents, spreadsheets, and presentations in no time. Office 2008 has been redesigned so that the windows, toolbars, and icons blend in better with your other Mac applications. But there are still plenty of oddities. That’s why this Missing Manual isn’t shy about pointing out which features are gems in the rough – and which are duds. With it, you’ll learn how to:

• Navigate the new user interface with its bigger and more graphic toolbars
• Use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage separately or together
• Keep track of appointments and manage daily priorities with the My Day feature
• Create newsletters, flyers, brochures, and more with Word’s Publishing Layout View
• Build financial documents like budgets and invoices with Excel’s Ledger Sheets
• Get quick access to all document templates and graphics with the Elements Gallery
• Organize all of your Office projects using Entourage’s Project Center
• Scan or import digital camera images directly into any of the programs
• Customize each program with power-user techniques

With Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual, you get objective and entertaining instruction to help you tap into all of the features of this powerful suite, so you can get more done in less time.

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