Chapter 20. Panther's Internet Software Suite

Apple is unabashedly intrigued by the possibilities of the Internet. With each new release of Mac OS X, more clever tendrils reach out from the Mac to the world's biggest network. There's the Safari Web browser, of course, but also Sherlock, iCal (Mac OS X's calendar program), iSync (which keeps your address book, calendar, and to-do list synchronized with your cellphone, iPod, PalmPilot, and other Macs), and iChat AV (an America Online-compatible instant-messenger/voice chat/videoconferencing program, which non-Panther peons must buy for themselves at $30).

This chapter tackles each item in this motley crew.