Reverse iPhoto’s crop orientation

When take photographs , most citizenry take them in “ landscape ” orientation — the picture show is wider than it is marvellous . There are some shots , though , that require “ portrait ” mode , which are grandiloquent than they are encompassing . For example , a barb of a waterfall or a hulk pine tree may be much more impressive in portrayal way than in landscape painting mode ....

May 22, 2006 · 3 min · 459 words · Amber Allison

We gotcher iPod guide right here

I recall it like it was yesterday , a call from my book editor in chief … . “ So you heard about this iPod affair that Apple ’s doing ? ” “ Uh huh . ” “ Think there ’s a book in it ? ” “ Jeez , I dunno . I think of , it ’s just a music musician , right ? How much could there be to say about it ?...

May 22, 2006 · 2 min · 359 words · Lawrence Lyons

17-inch MacBook Pro

At first glimpse , you could well mistake the new 17 - inch MacBook Pro for its predecessor , the legendary 17 - column inch PowerBook G4 (; January 2006 ) . The young model has roughly the same dimensions — at 15.4 - by-10.4 - by-1.0 inches and 6.8 Sudanese pound , it ’s a shade wider , but a tenth part of a punt light — and it retains the intimate aluminium enclosing and satiny design ....

May 18, 2006 · 11 min · 2160 words · Joseph Graham

Best Flickr groups for Mac users

So it does n’t surprise me at all to discover that same sense of Mac community awake and well on the online photo - sharing siteFlickr . If you ’ve somehow missed Flickr , here ’s the scoop : Flickr lets you upload your pic , impute keywords depict their message , and then publish them for other Flickr members to see and comment on . ( Of naturally , you’re able to choose to keep them private ....

May 18, 2006 · 2 min · 396 words · Michelle Hudson

First Look: MacBook: What you need to know

The release of the MacBook Pro was heavy news show : It was Apple ’s first laptop with two processing cores , the first to use Intel fries , and had the feature set and price tag professional user are accustomed to . The new MacBook , on the other hand , replaces both the iBook and the 12 - inch PowerBook G4 in Apple ’s product line . As you might expect from a product that put back both a consumer and professional system , the MacBook is a fascinating hybrid of in high spirits - end feature and monetary value - witting technology ....

May 18, 2006 · 13 min · 2736 words · Luke Ayers

Olympus Evolt E-330 Digital SLR

Olympus ’ Evolt E-330 , an acclivity of the company ’s old E-300 model , is unique among mid - range digital SLR television camera for two reason : First , it ’s the only DSLR currently available that allows you to utilize its LCD screen as a viewfinder , and second , it ’s the first time I ’ve seen an rise that offers a low pixel count than its predecessor — though the slight difference in pixel count wo n’t affect the image caliber ....

May 18, 2006 · 5 min · 1044 words · Kevin Mcgee

Pentax ist DL Digital SLR

With a street price of around $ 600 and a canonical lineament set , the Pentax ist DL offers a good entry - storey option for draw a bead on digital SLR shooters on a budget . The ist DL provides all of the reflexive and manual control that most photographers demand , wrap in a small-scale body with a round-eyed control layout . regrettably , the tv camera suffers from many of the same image quality problems as its predecessor , the ist DS ( ) ....

May 18, 2006 · 4 min · 680 words · Dr. Krystal White

Steering away from the MacBook

Man , that pitch-dark MacBook is really sexy - looking . Too bad it is n’t better for gambling , but I opine I ca n’t have everything . It give me more ground to consider upgrade to a MacBook Pro when the time is right , though . All the proof I needed came from James Galbraith ’s recent benchmarks for the new MacBook — less than 18 skeletal frame per secondment , playing Unreal Tournament 2004 , compared to more than 63 human body per second for the 17 - inch MacBook Pro ....

May 18, 2006 · 4 min · 830 words · Mrs. Mary Dennis

Colorize Mail messages

You may be cognizant that Apple ’s Mail program has the power to color incoming subject matter , using the Rules section of its Preferences — check out the News from Apple convention at Mail - > Preferences - > Rules for an illustration of how this work out . But did you know you’re able to apply your own colour dodge to already - get messages ( as well as sent messages ) , straightaway in the Mail viewer window ?...

May 17, 2006 · 3 min · 564 words · Hannah Hendrix

First Look: MacBook benchmarks in black and white

The 13 - column inch MacBook unveil by Apple Tuesday outperformed the dissipated iBook G4 in all but one of our tests and also matched up well against a PowerBook with a 1.67GHz G4 processor , concord to Macworld science lab test . We test two of the a la mode Intel - based laptop computer : a white MacBook with a 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo crisp and a contraband - matte laptop power by a 2GHz dual - core group processor ....

May 17, 2006 · 4 min · 678 words · James James

Hands on with Apple’s new MacBook with Windows

Apple has released the MacBook , an Intel - based 13.3 - column inch widescreen notebook which replaces both its iBook and the 12 - in PowerBook . Tonight , I ’m using one — and thanks to Boot Camp , it ’s running Windows XP as well as Mac OS X. ( I ’m using the US$ 1499 black version . ) I have n’t had enough meter with the motorcar to give any definitive finding of fact on it , but so far I ’m let a really dear sentence ....

May 17, 2006 · 8 min · 1616 words · Jon Pace

Inside Apple’s new Fifth Ave. store

tolerate in the trace of some of the world ’s retail giants — Bergdorf Goodman , FAO Schwarz and Trump Towers flanking it — a shining glass square block stands in the center of a public plaza , adorned with only the lighted logotype of Apple Computer . On Fifth Avenue , one of the world ’s better - known shopping addresses , the company on Thursday lease the wraps off their new flagship store , a 10,000 square base subterranean retail storehouse nestle comfortably in the midsection of a public space ( complete with fountains , marble seating and free WiFi good manners of Apple ) between 58th and 59th street in Manhattan ....

May 17, 2006 · 6 min · 1141 words · Elizabeth Quinn

Introducing Macworld’s iPod and iTunes Superguide

Macworldis blessed with a magnanimous roster of expert writers . The most obvious example may be in the Earth of the iPod , iTunes , and digital music , which is where Christopher Breen , Dan Frakes , Jim Heid , and others hold tribunal on a even basis . The result : we write some of the skilful stuff on the planet about the iPod and iTunes . If you tear page out of the cartridge holder and print article out from both Macworld....

May 17, 2006 · 4 min · 659 words · Michael Ferrell