Apple Updates .Mac Portal Interface and Offers New Member Benefits

Apple's .Mac web site front page has been updated and members are offered three new benefits:

New Web Publishing Options--Get ready to get even more out of HomePage web publishing. The new file-sharing template My Downloads lets you create multiple, customized download pages to give visitors access to files on your iDisk. A new External HTML template makes it possible to integrate HTML pages into your .Mac site, complete with convenient HomePage features like counters and feedback buttons. You'll want to give your online photo albums and movies a fresh look, too–HomePage has six new photo album templates, three new movie templates, plus a new template for journals. Now use HomePage in Windows, too: You can create and edit your web pages using Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6. Find out more.

New iCards Integrated with .Mac Address Book--Sending party invites, birth announcements, and "new address" notes? It's all much easier now that iCards includes seamless integration with your .Mac Address Book. Search for an address by recipient name, send iCards to multiple addresses, plus access your Quick Addresses list. The completely redesigned iCards e-greetings site offers more than 200 new cards, plus a convenient categories list that puts everything right at your fingertips, so you'll find the perfect card for every occasion. With automatic text resizing and six new typestyles, iCards gives you plenty of space and options for expressing yourself. Find out more

Free Norton Parental Control Plus Symantec Discount--Great news for families. .Mac members get a free download of Norton Parental Control software from Symantec, the world leader in Internet security. Norton Parental Control helps you protect your children when they're using the Internet. It lets you block or allow access to websites by category and by specific URL, and create custom settings for each child. Download Norton Parental Control and find out more about the exclusive .Mac member discount on Symantec's line of products for the Mac.