Tuesday, May 30, 2006 Filed in:
Apple
Be sure to
take a quick peek at my latest book,
Apple
Training Series : iWork 06 with iLife 06.
It was co-written
with the entire office at RHED Pixel. It goes
in-depth on both Pages and Keynote and shows off
the latest features. We use pages to create
newsletters and flyers for the office and I
usually use Keynote to create dynamic multimedia
presentations. The book is full-color and comes
with a DVD-ROM and all the source files you need
to get hands-on with both programs.
For a free handout, click here.
For more information, click
here.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 Filed in:
Motion
Graphics
While at the National Association of
Broadcaster's show, I picked up a copy of
Zaxwerks' ProAnimator. This product is both a
program and a plug-in. It is useful for creating
animated text or logos. You can import Adobe
Illustrator files, 3D models, or type original
text in using any system font. It's fast and easy
and give impressive results.
For more info.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 Filed in:
Adobe
| Apple
The fine folks at Logitech sent one of
these over for me to play with. It's an
alternative input device for Mac users (primarily
for Adobe apps - for now). It allows for a
customizable interface and is really comfortable
to use. Essentially, you can program frequently
used tools to be literally 'at hand' or via a
custom floating palette on-screen. So far, it's a
winner, and I'll update you as I go deeper.
To find out
more.
Monday, May 29, 2006 Filed in:
Apple
Took the
plunge and bought a MacBook Pro 17 inch laptop.
Been using it for about two weeks and figured I'd
share my thoughts.
Pros:
- It's
fast as heck
- The Dual layer DVD and FW800 port are back in
- The screen is beautiful from almost any angle
- Running apps under Rosetta (like Photoshop) is
pretty smooth
- The built-in iSight camera makes it easier to
see my family while on the road.
Cons:
-
After a while, it feels like you can cook an egg
on it (with great power comes great warmth)
- My Wireless Internet card doesn't fit as Apple
felt the need to adopt a new Express Card format
which no one has released wireless cards for
- Can't get any spare batteries and Apple's site
says shipping in 2-3 weeks (no luck in stores
either)
All in all... very happy and I suspect with time
the missing hardware will come available and the
charred flesh on my lap will grow numb
Monday, May 29, 2006 Filed in:
Video
When using
Final Cut Pro, it's a little too easy to corrupt
your user preferences (especially if you have
multiple video decks hooked up). This useful
program allows you to quickly backup and restore
your user preferences. This shareware program
allows you to save the following:
• User preferences
• Audio/Video settings
• System settings
• Windowsettings
• Keyboard setup
• Easy setups
Free download
Monday, May 29, 2006 Filed in:
Business
We've
switched the office over to a new calendar
program. We've outgrown iCal and needed something
beefier. After a lot of searching and trials, we
decided upon CC Calendar (Scheduling Edition).
The Calendar is essentially a Filemaker Pro file,
which means you can share it with other users in
the office. It's totally flexible and allows for
tracking of rooms, people, and to-do items. And
as far as iCal goes, it even offers syncing
options.
To download a
demo.
To download FileMaker Pro
demo.
Saturday, May 20, 2006 Filed in:
Adobe
Adobe has
released an important maintenance update to
Photoshop CS. No, it does not make it a Universal
application for Mac users, but it does fix
several little things, including:
• Photoshop no longer hangs for several
seconds when using painting tools with quick
strokes.
• Documents containing a large number of
text layers now open more quickly.
• Problems related to palettes (slow
redraw, palettes go white, possible crash) have
been addressed.
• Slow performance when toggling layer
visibility has been fixed.
• Info palette numbers are now displayed
and updated when moving a curve point in Curves
via the cursor keys.
• Problems opening certain TIFF and PSB
files greater than 2GB have been resolved.
The download is free and should be downloaded by
all users.
Download Mac
Download
Windows
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