Category: Features

Get Snow Leopard For Free!

Features, How-To, iOS, Mac OS X 0

In this case the deal is legitimate and helps many MobileMe users take the next step to becoming iCloud users. The offer does not extend to non-MobileMe subscribers. It is interesting to note that even though I have already made the transition to iCloud from MobileMe, Apple is still willing to send me a free copy of Snow Leopard.

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Adobe Photoshop Touch – Review

Apps, Features, iPad 2, Photography, Review, Tablet 1

Many photographers, myself included, have been patiently waiting for Adobe to develop a powerful photo-editing app for the iPad to compare with Photoshop. Adobe launched Photoshop Touch last year for the Android platform and Photoshop Touch is now available for the iPad. It is compatible with the iPad 2 and New iPad but the iPad 1 is not supported. As an image editor Adobe included several terrific features gleaned from Photoshop that are not currently found in other photo-editing apps.

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Panda Tea? Sure, I’ll have a cuppa! – MyMac Podcast #395

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The GMen find a new sound that makes them laugh so naturally they play the heck out of it. Guy needs some solutions to arranging his laptop for his son going to college, Gaz gets his new iPad AND an Airport Express all in one week, and they have a lively discussion about Cloud file sharing/storage solutions. Oh, and apparently some guy in China makes tea from Panda Poop.

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Adobe Photoshop CS6 beta available for download

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In this new release, Adobe is expanding the Content-Aware features with Content-Aware Patch and Content-Aware Move tools. Adobe also addressed performance issues with the new Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine that uses the GPU to accelerate tools such as Liquify, Puppet Warp, Transform and Lightning Effects. The user will also experience a new user interface, vector layers and new type style features. Video creation features also get a huge improvement in Photoshop CS6.

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Photo Transformer – Review

Apps, Features, Macintosh, Photography, Review 1

What you really want is to keep all the originals organized in your own folders or in your iPhoto albums, but put together a small selection of the best photos reduced to a manageable size so they can be sent easily. That can be a big, fussy, time-consuming task. Now’s the time for Photo Transformer from Prosoft Engineering.

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Adobe Announce The Release of Lightroom 4.0

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On March 6, 2012, Adobe announced the immediate availability of Lightroom 4.0 for sale. The photography workflow solution from Adobe is now available at the lower price of $149 for the full version; users of previous version of Lightroom can upgrade for the low price of $79.

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Sound Bunny – User Report

Apps, Audio, Features, Macintosh, Review 0

Ever been on a Skype call with the volume turned up so you can hear clearly when a loud system alert nearly knocks you out of your chair? The problem is that the volume control on your Mac is universal; turn up the volume and all sounds are turned up equally.

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Digital Photos from Concept to Completion – Learn By Video Workshop Review

DVD, Features, Photography, Review, Video 0

This video workshop consists of four hours of instruction on selecting subjects for photography, shooting the pictures, and processing them with Adobe Photoshop. The tutorial is theoretically aimed at the beginner to intermediate level student, but you must take that with a grain of salt. If you’re not familiar with the use of Adobe Photoshop, you’ll quickly find yourself in the dark.

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Sonoma Wire Works GuitarJack Model 2 – User Report

Adapter, Apps, Audio, Features, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Music, Review 0

GuitarJack is an audio interface for iPhone and iPad that allows the user to connect a wide range of instruments, microphones, and other audio hardware to the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. This user report takes a look at the latest GuitarJack Model 2 (GJ2), which is designed to be compatible with iPhone 4, iPad 2, iPad, iPod touch (2nd, 3rd and 4th gen.). I tested the unit with an iPhone 4S running iOS 5.01. GJ2 has a broad range of functionality, so make sure to visit the company’s website for full details.

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Mastering Landscape Photography DVD – Learn By Video Workshop – Review

DVD, Features, Photography, Review, Video 0

This is a clear and useful video tutorial presented by landscape photographer Phil Hawkins. It is designed for the beginning photographer and, as you might expect, leaves very little to chance. The strongest compliment I can pay this particular tutorial is this: Once you start watching, you want to continue watching. It’s just under three hours long.

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CameraBag 2 – Review

Apps, Camera, Features, iPhone, Macintosh, Photography, Review 0

CameraBag 2 is an ingenious photo editing program, offering a combination of cutting-edge filter technology with the clout of classic tools. Escalating the use of presets into a new dimension, Nevercenter has thought long and hard about the tools and presets photographers need in order to achieve almost boundless control over images at a price that is, in my opinion, a steal. What’s not to like with an interface as simple and elegant as this?

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Mint for iPhone and iPad – Review

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Mint.com is a free web site that allows users to aggregate their financial information in one place. After creating an account on Mint.com, you can add all of your bank or credit card accounts. From there, Mint.com will combine the transactions of all of your accounts into a single view. Mint.com provides the possibility to clarify each transaction with customizable categories.

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