Decisions, decisions: from new Macs to page-layout programs, choosing is tough. (From the Editor's Desk).

YOU CAN BELIEVE THE HYPE--THE NEW iMAC IS A VERY cool machine. Shortly after I sat down for my first extended session on one, I wanted to take it home: its flat screen is wonderful and bright, its performance is quite good, and its overall feel is excellent. I've heard some folks complain about the design, but I think it works.

Then I played around on one of the new Power Macs with two 1GHz PowerPC 04 chips, and I walked away wanting one of those, too.

And last year, we saw Apple return to the top of its game in the portables market-with the Titanium PowerBook 04, which is ...

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