Early Saturday good morning , when theMS Veendamdocked in Tampa , theMacMania V cruiseofficially came to an end — as did one of the more interesting work workweek of my career . As I look back on the past seven days , I notice many fond memories , from the scuba diving to the unbelievable assortment of dinner entrees to the sights in each port of call . But beyond that , by far , the best memories come from the interaction with fellow Mac users ....
UPDATE December 14 , 2006 : Speck Products has informed Macworld that the price of the SeeThru is now $ 50 . If you ’ve been reading Macworld.com late , you screw that Rob Griffiths and I spent the past week with a number of Mac - industry luminaries cruise the western Caribbean . We were lucky enough to be speakers forMacMania V , a combining of a luxury cruise and a Mac conference ....
As I noted previously , Aperture and Lightroom dominated much of this fall ’s Photo Plus East show in New York , but that was n’t the only story . Here are a three other noteworthy products from the show ( stay tuned — more updates are on the mode ): Leica M8Leica ’s stall was packed with photographers go to get a feeling at theM8 , the first digital version of the venerable M - series rangefinder cameras ( made famous byHenri Cartier BressonandRobert Frank , among others ) ....
If you have a Mac with built - in Bluetooth and you ’ve question about choice to the Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse ( ) , you wo n’t detect it in the Mouse BT II . While this black eye has some salient feature , its $ 70 cost tag end make it less compelling . Unlike the Wireless Mighty Mouse , which romp precise laser positioning , the Mouse BT II is based on former optical technology ....
Apple made some pregnant improvements in Aperture 1.5 , but perhaps one of the most important decisions the company made was to allow for third - party developers to protract the app through anew plug - in architecture . While only available for about a calendar month Apple say the response by developers has outdo their expectations . “ We eff that there would be a lot of interest , but we received 150 emails from individuals , companies and organizations that all want to develop plug - ins for Aperture , ” Richard Kerris , Apple ’s Director of Professional Photography Partnerships , told Macworld ....
Like the iMac before it , Apple ’s MacBook Pro undergo an ascent highlight by a poker chip swap — the Core Duo processor that used to power Apple ’s pro laptop is gone , replaced by the next - contemporaries Core 2 Duo . And as with our iMac benchmarks , these update Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro manakin show a small carrying out addition when compared to senior systems running on Core Duo chip with the same clock fastness ....
We enwrap up our five - part look at iPod - refer holiday gift thought with an assortment of accouterment . From iPod - well-disposed dress to service and software that will fulfill your medicine player with content , these items will brighten up even the benighted day of winter . Heard any good books lately? Put this under the “ for the person who has everything ” gift category ....
Greetings again from the MSVeendam . As I write this , we ’ve just complete our embrasure day in the area of Costa Maya , Mexico . My married woman and I went diving again , and yes , that mean we have more Pisces the Fishes characterisation . However , I ’ll part with you the underwater camera work today ( well , peradventure just one range of a function in the gallery ) , and instead talk about what function on yesterday , last night , and today in general ....
As I ’m typecast this , I ’m sit outside the exhibition Granville Stanley Hall at the Javits Center in New York , ascertain a stream of photographers , graphical artists and a bombastic group of art school day students pass into the packed hall atPhoto Plus East . I have always like this show — the focal point on imaging is right up my alley , and I like the mix of digital creature with the traditional stuff like light mathematical product and hymeneals portfolio ....
With Serial ATA ( SATA ) hard disks now being used exclusively inside the total Mac product line , it was only a matter of time before an external 2.5 - inch SATA ride was offer in a FireWire natural enclosure for utilization alongside the Mac . The miniXpress 825 portable FireWire hard thrust brings the benefits of the quick SATA interface to portable storage , and it is priced competitively when compared to other triple - user interface portable drives with similar carrying out ....
I ’m a handsome worshiper in the power of napping , but I must admit that much of this “ belief ” is involuntary — I chance it very difficult to function in the good afternoon if I have n’t had some kind of a mid - mean solar day snooze . It ’s not physical ; I just need to shut my mind down and reboot . That ’s what it feels like , anyway ....
As you may have read elsewhere on the site , I ’m a loudspeaker system on theMacMania V sail , which is currently wending its way through the Caribbean . To get the boarding point , I had to travel from the northwesterly box of the United States to the southeast — just about as long a journeying as one can make within the Lower 48 . And until teleportation becomes more than just skill fiction , that means pass quite a few hour in aluminum subway with wing ....
LaCie particularise in the dress shop market for fashionable , fast , and pricey portable intemperate driving designs , and the vogue continues with the LaCie Rugged All - Terrain 100 GB drive . Looking more like a piece of life sentence - safety equipment than a storage gadget , the gadget ’s small metal vitrine is meet with a bright orange tree rubber gasket that protect the side and sharpness from scuff and snags , allowing you to nonchalantly project it into your travelling traveling bag with nary a worry ....
