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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