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Apple tops customer satisfaction survey ?The latest rankings from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) show that Apple has dramatically outpaced its rival computer makers in the hearts of U.S. consumers,? reports Asher Hawkins (forbes.com). The ACSI survey ?ranks Apple at 85? out of 100, ?11 points above the computer-maker industry average.? In fact, ?Apple?s rating is also an all-time high for the computer industry.? Ben Horton: Photos from the Edge Pro photographer Ben Horton may depend on his unique vision to capture compelling images, but he relies on his Macs and Aperture 2 to process, perfect and present his photos to the world. ?The whole app feels right,? he says. ?It?s easy to maneuver and all the editing tools are in one place. I don?t like to spend a lot of time figuring out how to use a program, and with Aperture, I don?t have to.? App Store Pick of the Week: 2 Across Do you crossword? Then you?re gonna love 2 Across. Eliza Block?s stellar crossword puzzle game for iPhone and iPod touch lets you download puzzles from a variety of sources ? including the Times, Washington Post, and The Onion ? and solve them on the go. 2 Across gets rave reviews from puzzle fans, and Block has even made a new Lite Edition available for the thriftiest puzzlers. Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of the Warner Brothers Studio How better to celebrate the 85th anniversary of the legendary Warner Brothers Studio than by watching some of the great films they?ve produced over the years? And that?s just what we?re doing at iTunes, making it easy for you to find such box-office hits as Matrix Reloaded, Goodfellas, Risky Business, Blade Runner, and eighty-one other classic Warner Brothers films, many newly restored for the occasion. Mac-based startup brings new ideas to customer service ?When you?re starting a small company,? explains Lane Becker, ?every minute and every dollar counts.? That?s why he and co-founders Thor and Amy Muller chose an all-Apple infrastructure for Get Satisfaction, the startup they launched to bring peer-to-peer customer assistance to corporate customer service. Coming Attractions: Hamlet 2 On August 27, you can meet actor, comedian, and writer Steve Coogan as he visits the Apple Retail Store, SoHo to discuss his new movie, Hamlet 2. The hilarious (and irreverent) comedy ? the comedy smash of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival ? arrives in theaters on August 22. In addition to Coogan, the movie stars Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, David Arquette, and Elisabeth Shue. Enjoy the Hamlet 2 trailer. The Bank Job delivers the goods Part crime drama, part political intrigue, the Bank Job nabbed critical acclaim when it stole into theaters this year. Now available for both purchase ($14.99) and rental ($3.99), the film tells the story of a successful 1971 bank heist that scored not only millions of pounds in cash and jewelry but also incriminating evidence implicating members of the royal family in murder, corruption, and a sex scandal. App Store Pick of the Week: SportsTap Wouldn?t it be great if you could enjoy up-to-the-minute Olympics coverage no matter where you go. Now you can. With SportsTap for iPhone and iPod touch. In addition to Olympics coverage, the free sports application ? billed as ?the ultimate mobile sports portal? ? offers box scores and detailed stats on the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA, LPGA, and even local sports teams. Twelve reasons to choose a Mac for your college student ?Issues are the last things a kid needs at college and Macs have fewer issues with viruses, malware, and icky stuff like that,? explains Bob LeVitus (chron.com). He recently sent his own daughter off to college with ? what else? ? her own Mac, and to help fellow parents make the right choice for their undergrads, LeVitus lists the twelve reasons ?why your student should take a Mac to college.? Blomeley Communications: Remote Control Coverage On location in Beijing, athlete cum filmmaker Steve Omischi captures HD footage of the Olympic games, edits it in Final Cut Pro, and transfers his rough cuts to Final Cut Server. That?s when the production crew at Blomeley Communications takes over. But, wait, the post-production crew is thousands of miles away, back home in Ottawa, Canada. How do they accomplish their remote control Olympic coverage? Preamp solutions aplenty for the Mac Not too long ago, Jim Dalrymple (macworld.com)) announced that his long-desired goal of recording his own Blues album on his Mac had run into a bit of a musical snag. He ran out of mic preamps for recording. Not to worry, readers came to the rescue, and in his latest Creative Note, Dalrymple describes the solutions that got his project back on track. Quick Tip of the Week: Multiple Burns WIth Disk Utility in Mac OS X Leopard, you can write to some types of optical media multiple times ? not just once. Doing so allows you to fill up those discs with more data and make them an even more economical storage destination. To find out how, watch the most recent Quick Tip of the Week.