Epson launches fiber-based photo paper

Epson today is present Exhibition Fiber , a new premium newspaper intended for use with itsprofessional lineof photograph printers . According to Epson , this composition was specifically created to mime the F - open , strain - dry out fiber papers used in traditional photographic darkrooms . It is a doubleweight paper , approximately 325 gsm in weight , and should work equally well with both colour and bootleg - and - livid photographs ....

October 7, 2007 · 2 min · 396 words · Samuel Fleming

First Look: How gaming on the iPod nano measures up

Games have been part of the iPod ’s repertoire since September 2006 when Apple insert nine games you could play on the pop music player . But there was a limitation — the games only work on telecasting - adequate to 5th - coevals iPods . iPod nano owners were out of fortune . That ’s changed with thelatest unit of ammunition of iPodsintroduced by Steve Jobs last month . The redesigned third - generation iPod nano features a color cover with 320 - by-240 - pixel resolution — the same resolve useable on the iPod classic ....

October 7, 2007 · 5 min · 1048 words · Lynn Mccullough

Painter Essentials 4

Hot on the heels of the raw Painter X ( ) release come a all redesigned package for painting hobbyist : Painter Essentials 4 . Sure , the folks at Corel could have strip out some feature from Painter X , slap on an “ requisite ” recording label , and called it a twenty-four hour period ( and to be honest , in previous versions that ’s just what happened ) ....

October 7, 2007 · 4 min · 802 words · Virginia Gomez

RIAA could bolster campaign against file sharing

seem for the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) to try and use Thursday ’s court victory in a file - portion out typeface in Minnesota to push those it has file interchangeable case against to quickly settle , according to some sound experts . A federal jury in Duluth , Minn. , consecrate Jammie Thomas of Minneapolis to pay $ 222,000 to six recording companies for illegally downloading and sharing 24 music files with others over a Kazaa file - share internet ....

October 7, 2007 · 5 min · 961 words · Cameron Burns

The social graces of social networking

A couple of days ago , I discovered that one of myFacebookfriends was not actually who I think he was . He had a plebeian name — we’ll call him Dave — and the invitation he ’d institutionalise me indicated we ’d once worked together . I decided he must be honest-to-god Dave from the Art department and flick Accept . But as I watch out his activity appear in my Facebook news feed , something seemed curious ....

October 7, 2007 · 6 min · 1153 words · Dale Bryant

Analysis: Despite lawsuits, peer-to-peer growing

If 20,000 - plus cause by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) are n’t enough to show U.S. residents that the unauthorized share-out of music files will cause effectual problems , now there ’s a $ 222,000 panel finding of fact against a Minnesota woman . And still , the round go on . In 2006 , 15 million U.S. households downloaded an unauthorized data file using P - to - P ( peer - to - peer ) software package , an 8 percent increment from 2005 , harmonize to The NPD Group , a market enquiry firm that cover digital downloads ....

October 4, 2007 · 5 min · 861 words · Richard Little

Bugs & Fixes: On ringtones and iPhone interference

With each software update , Apple fixes — or depending on your position , causes — iPhone problems . Here are a duo of the linger glitches you might be encountering . Disappearing Ringtone Bell : need your iPhone to announce your best Quaker ’s song with a snippet from his favorite melodic phrase ? iTunes ’ new ringtones feature provides the tools for you to do this , but it ’s still a bit grating around the edge ....

October 4, 2007 · 2 min · 416 words · Jared Hood

Use PrintFIX Pro build ICC profiles

In my recent review of Canon ’s Pixma Pro9500 photo printer , I remark that the ICC color profiles that Canon let in with the pressman were at best mediocre . This was surprising to me , give how important profile can be for get the well - expect images out of your system , but I ’ve get that many of the printing machine companies do n’t really suppose through this part of the cognitive operation ....

October 4, 2007 · 2 min · 403 words · Laura Duncan

Epson PictureMate Zoom PM 290 photo printer

The PictureMate Zoom PM 290 portable photo printing machine is Epson ’s upgrade of its PictureMate Flash PM 280 ( ) , which has beenMacworld ’s Top Product in the portable photo pressman category for almost a class . By following in the footsteps of its predecessor and offering first-class print quality , riotous photographic print speeds , a capital substance abuser user interface , and a valuable built - in CD burner , the PictureMate Zoom permit Epson to keep the throne ....

October 3, 2007 · 4 min · 753 words · Christopher Barton

Half-Life’s maker isn’t serious about the Mac

If you ’re not a gamer , Valve Software is one of the “ big three ” when it comes to first - person shooter . Id Softwareis the society behind Doom and Quake . Epic Gamesmakes the Unreal - branded game . And Valve is the developer of the hugely popular Half - Life franchise . Half - Life ’s absence seizure on the Mac has always been a glaring hole in the pantheon of Mac games — especially since the original game was , at one point , designate for a Mac vent , though Valve ultimately pulled the stopper prior to releasing it ....

October 3, 2007 · 6 min · 1103 words · Julie Estes MD

The Readers’ Choice Awards return

Starting in 2004 , we inaugurate our Readers ’ Choice Awards . grant alongside the Eddys , the reader laurels give you the chance to pick your favorite hardware and software of the year . More often than not , those favorites arrive courtesy of Cupertino . In 2004 , the iMac G5 took home the ironware prize while Final Cut Pro HD 4.5 win the software awarding . In 2005 , hardware and software system honors went to the Mac mini and Mac OS X 10....

October 3, 2007 · 3 min · 494 words · Denise Rivera

Bricked iPhones

Last week ’s iPhone Software Update 1.1.1 is still very much on everyone ’s mind in this edition of the Macworld Podcast . I ’m joined by editorial director Jason Snell and my fellow senior editor in chief Dan Frakes and Rob Griffiths to talk about the update , particularly on how it disabled unlocked iPhones and eliminated many third - political party software program . It ’s not all negativeness in this podcast — I also talk about last week ’s iLife software updates and the new iTunes Wi - Fi Music Store that solve with the iPod touch and the iPhone ....

October 2, 2007 · 2 min · 308 words · Richard Thomas

Competitors tout openness versus iPhone

While Apple faces criticism for appearing to punish iPhone users who download third - company program , Apple rival are ill-use up their selling drive about how open their phones are . Nokia this week plunge a novel Web sitehighlightingthe receptiveness of its phones . “ We trust the best devices have no demarcation . That ’s why we ’ve left the Nokia NSeries open . subject to applications . Open to Widgets ....

October 2, 2007 · 4 min · 679 words · Debra Wilkerson