Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus joins Capitol Macintosh December 9 for his always exciting, entertaining, and enlightening annual "State of the Macintosh" address.

This year Bob will present his favorite applications, games, and utilities for the Mac as well as showing off unique features of Apple's iSight and iPod, and El Gato System's EyeHome digital media player.

Bob is one of the world's leading authorities on the Macintosh. He has written almost 50 best-selling computer books including his newest titles, "Garage Band for Dummies" and "Mac OS X For Dummies, Panther Edition." His books have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide, and have been translated into more than a dozen languages.

Bob has written columns, reviews, and feature articles for almost every magazine with the word "Mac" in its title and currently writes the "Dr. Mac" column for the Houston Chronicle technology page each Friday, the "Dr. Mac's Rants & Raves" column for The Mac Observer every other Friday, and "Dr. Mac: The OS X Files" column in MacDesign magazine six times a year.

While proud to be known for his keen knowledge of the Mac and its history, Bob likes to be known for his humorous relaxed writing style and ability to translate "techie" jargon into usable and fun advice for normal folks.

Bob is a great supporter of Mac user groups, making hundreds of appearances and presentations over the years. We are thrilled to welcome Bob back once again and know you'll enjoy his keen insight and candid remarks about "The State of the Mac" as we prepare to begin 2005.

Helpful Links New from Bob LeVitus: GarageBand for Dummies New from Bob LeVitus: Dr. Mac: The OS X Files, Panther Edition Coming Soon from Bob: Mac OS X "Tiger" for Dummies Bob's conference sessions at Macworld Expo in January 2005 include: So You Wanna Be A Rock and Roll Star How to Become an OS X 10.3 Panther Power User Without Really Trying Check out the Meeting Notes from Bob's presentation to CapMac in December, 2002 Bob calls Austin “one of the greatest cities of all time - up there with Athens, Rome, and Paris. Really.”