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Part V ✦ Working with Files, Folders, and Applications You can use a wireless controller accessory that enables you to play from anywhere in the room. Other accessories include a 56 Kbps modem adapter and a broadband adapter. Another accessory is the GameCube Game Boy Advance cable, which enables you to connect the GameCube and the Game Boy Advance for more involved and complex games. See www.nintendo.com for more information. Each company that produces a gaming console also makes games for that console. There are other game publishers out there as well. www.sega.com is a good place to look for a variety of games for Xbox, PlayStation 2, and the GameCube. www.midway.com and www.sierra. com are two more publishers you can take a look at. Examining Mac and Linux Network Applications Similar to Windows, the Macintosh and Linux operating systems have their own applications for various uses. You can purchase word processing, spreadsheet, database, photo, drawing, accounting, and many more types of programs for both operating systems. Whether these programs are capable of networking is another question. Many different operating systems exist for both the Mac and Linux. Mac’s operating systems are similar, yet each system version is different enough to require new hardware and soft- ware. Linux, with its open source programming, opens the floodgates for multiple and varied distributions. Because there is so much variety in both operating systems, it is difficult to define specific software for each OS. Following are some ideas of programs you can network, plus some places you can look on the Internet to locate more information about networking applications for the Mac and Linux. Mac software The Macintosh uses the Internet to enable you to share files, pictures, songs, documents, and more with friends and family. With a .Mac account, you can attach to the Internet, to the .Mac site, and share various documents with others. iPhoto and iCal are two programs you can use in such a way: ✦ iPhoto lets you import, organize, edit, and share digital photos. You can crop and touch up photos; you can e-mail photos, store images, and use the images in a variety of applications. iPhoto enables you to take pictures and create albums or slides for others to look at with their .Mac account. ✦ iCal enables you to keep track of your appointments, events, and such using one or multiple calendars. You can view calendars by day, week, or month, you can create a to-do list, you can send and receive e-mail and text messages, and more. In addition, you can publish your calendars online and share them with your family or friends. You can also subscribe to others’ calendars. iChat AV is a video chat program for the Macintosh. You can view people you’re chatting with and hear them too. iChat works with any FireWire DV camera or Web cam, but Apple recommends using the program with iSight, a cameramicrophone device you can purchase separately. Note Chapter 20 ✦ Working with Applications Other applications for the Macintosh are networkable. Many different operating system ver- sions and different versions of applications exist, so you’ll need to research the applications available for the Mac OS you’re using. Linux software Linux is made for networking; therefore, many programs are available for Linux and network- ing, including databases, accounting, groupware, and more. ✦ Database applications enable you to manage large amounts of data so that multiple users can search the data. GNU SQL Server is available for Linux. SQL Server is a rela- tional database management system for larger businesses. If you have a small business, you can use INFORMIX-SE, a database program that is relational and multiuser, but doesn’t require a lot of administration. Other databases you might check into include MySQL, Oracle, and Shore. ✦ Accounting programs range from personal accounting, to small-business accounting, to corporation finances. CBB is a personal accounting program you can use to balance your checkbook. On the other end of the scale, SQL-Ledger Accounting is a multiuser accounting program you can use in your business. ✦ Groupware applications enable a team, or group of people, to share calendars, tasks, contacts, discussions, e-mail, and so on, over the network or Internet. A groupware application made by Axista called Xcolla works well for team collaboration across a network. Achievo and Amphora are two other groupware applications for Linux. Achievo is a Web-based project management application, whereas Amphora offers more basic office, intranet, and groupware functionality. For more information about Linux software, visit www.linuxsoftware.org. Summary In this chapter, you learned about various networking applications, including the following: ✦ Internet applications ✦ Intranet applications ✦ Groupware ✦ Accounting programs ✦ Vertical software ✦ Network games ✦ Mac and Linux applications In the next chapter, you learn about working with files and folders on a network. ✦ ✦ ✦