Timbuktu Pro 8.5

Macintosh users and tech support crews have long used Netopia ’s Timbuktu Pro ( , June 2004 ) to interact with other machines over a web connection — through screen command , data file transfer , or vocalization or text chat with remote drug user . Whereas edition 7.0 get Panther compatibility , but not much in the way of new feature , Timbuktu Pro 8.5 embraces OS X ’s underpinnings to deliver increased security department and flexibleness ....

October 24, 2005 · 6 min · 1108 words · Mr. Robert Rodriguez

Feral announces Black & White 2 for Mac

UK game publisherFeral Interactivewill be bringing Lionhead ’s new strategy game Black & White 2 for the Macintosh . The subsequence to an earlier game that Feral also brought to the Macintosh , Black & White 2 is a strategy game with a focus on moral choices : You are a divinity in hunt of following in the domain of Eden . You make choices to become a kind or good-hearted god , and the decisions you make not only feign your worshippers , but also determine how knock-down you become ....

October 23, 2005 · 2 min · 337 words · Luis Martin

Aperture: Real workflow for professional photographers

While on hand for Apple Computer Inc. ’s big professional promulgation on Wednesday , I saw a demo of Aperture , its late software system offer for the professional grocery . A lot of people at once began compare it to Adobe Photoshop , but there is no way to compare this to any other coating out there . This software is truly unequaled . Aperture replicates , in the digital space , the means lensman for geezerhood have wreak in the parallel world ....

October 20, 2005 · 6 min · 1186 words · Austin Sanders

Grab ‘impossible’ screenshots

Whether you ’re remotely trying to help oneself a acquaintance troubleshoot their scheme or putting together a education document for your office , sometimes you might take to take a picture of your screen . Mac OS X has some splendid screenshot tools available , both built - in and third - party . In cause you ’re not familiar , or if you just need a brief refresher course , here ’s a summary :...

October 20, 2005 · 3 min · 564 words · Elizabeth Hart

What’s next for Apple?

This just in off the fake news telegram … Apple to moderate no special events next week CUPERTINO , CALIF . ( Imaginary News Service)—After holding two press events in as many weeks to introduce thevideo iPod , refurbished iMac , dual - core Power Mac , and Aperture image - editing software , Apple announced it was not scheduling a special outcome next week to reveal new products ....

October 20, 2005 · 3 min · 499 words · Matthew Payne

Dual-core chips: Twice as nice?

three-fold - central processing unit machine have been a never-ending part of the Mac landscape since Apple put a pair of 500MHz G4 chips into a Power Mac back in 2000 . But that landscape shifted Wednesday when Apple introduce a refreshen Power Mac line of credit built around double - core chips . Apple’sPower Macsnow feature dual - core 2.0GHz and 2.3GHz PowerPC chips from IBM . There ’s also a twofold - core , double - processor 2....

October 19, 2005 · 8 min · 1508 words · Troy Martinez

Five workflows for geeks

A robot programme to do your bidding — who would pass that up ? But many people think of Automator , Apple ’s newest Mac - automation tool , as a tool for founder who are too frightened to learn how to use AppleScript . In fact , Automator can be quite potent — especially when combined with other OS X features , such as Unix commands , image handling , and even AppleScripts ....

October 19, 2005 · 12 min · 2363 words · Michael Wright

Video iPod: What we’ve learned

Thanks to an earlier - than - expected arrival at our local Apple Store , we ’ve had our script on somevideo iPodsfor a little more than a day . And in that meter , we ’ve learned a few thing about TV creation and viewing — so allow me to share . • Ripping DVDs is pretty easy , but do n’t use H.264 . If you own a DVD and want to put it on your video iPod , that sounds like average use to me ....

October 19, 2005 · 4 min · 836 words · Patricia Adams

Apple updates PowerBooks, Power Macs, intros Aperture

This concludes MacCentral ’s live coverage of Apple ’s special event in New York City . Please visit our news program Thomas Nelson Page for more . Apple vice chairwoman of world-wide product grocery store David Moody speak to invited guest at a special press issue on Wednesday in New York City . Today ’s event is all about bringing innovations to creative pro , Moody distinguish the assembled . “ We have several promulgation cross hardware and software , ” he said ....

October 18, 2005 · 5 min · 857 words · Michael Allison

Apple: Aperture not a Photoshop competitor

Apple on Wednesday entered into a new market segment with the announcement of its first professional - level picture taking program : Aperture . Once the sole knowledge base of Adobe Systems ’ Photoshop , Aperture invoke to photographers by simplify the work flow effect many professionals have encountered over the years . “ I was blow away , ” notable sport picture taking Heinz Kluetmeier , told MacCentral after Apple ’s event in New York ....

October 18, 2005 · 4 min · 706 words · Michael Nielsen

Close-up on Aperture

When I heard that Apple was going to make an announcement to co-occur with the PhotoPlus Expo in New York City , I carry to see an in advance version of iPhoto . What I got was something so much more exciting — a pro - plane software that promises to at last make work with raw image as well-to-do as working with JPEGs . Aperture , which will be useable in November for $ 499 , provides tools for managing , assort , compare , editing , and publishing your photos ....

October 18, 2005 · 5 min · 920 words · Linda Parker

Flash Professional 8 review

Expert’s Rating Pros Cons Our Verdict Flash Professional 8 constitutes a saltation in the evolutionary chemical chain for Macromedia ’s entanglement picture and liveliness author computer programme ; it provide significant sweetening in scripting , graphical effect , Web - telecasting display , and development of media destined for nomadic devices . ( Macromedia is also offer , for the first time , Flash Basic 8 , a lower - priced reading of the computer software that includes much of the political program ’s magnetic core functionality , but which is point to designers who do n’t demand gamey - remnant digital video or mobile phone authoring feature ....

October 17, 2005 · 5 min · 998 words · Dr. Christopher Newton DVM

FlashPaper 2

FlashPaper 2 , part of the Macromedia Studio 8 ’s version of Contribute 3 ( , February 2005 ) , allows you to effortlessly convert Microsoft Office papers to Flash ( SWF ) file . Incorporating FlashPaper 2 into Contribute get sense , especially for stage business environments where content developers who create documents can export them to Flash without jazz the program : Contribute produce HTML pages for citizenry who do n’t recognize HTML ; FlashPaper creates Flash file for masses who do n’t know Flash ....

October 17, 2005 · 3 min · 555 words · Erica Lopez