A dubiousness we often get here atFeedbackis “ Why do you spend so many pages covering such - and - such ? ” Compare , for model , the letter we received about two clause in our November outlet . Our review of Web web internet browser ? Most of you thought this was a ok topic , even if you disagreed with our conclusions . Our news narration about the iPod nano ? That one inspire a few reader to ask for more iPod coverage , but they were far outnumber by people who wish we ’d never cross the things again .
Is Firefox the best?
Derek Van Loon — After reading your critical review of Web browsers , I tried Firefox for three days . I really wanted the computer programme to put to work out , but , sadly , I found that it offered more problems than solution . Way too many sites ( let in Apple.com and Hotmail.com ) just did n’t work properly . It ’s too bad , because I really like the reference and minimal brain damage - ons . For now , while I ’ll keep try Firefox at home , I ’ll be using Safari or Microsoft net Explorer at work , where I necessitate to be productive . Firefox is an first-class starting time , but it ’s far from the arrant Safari alternative you described in your clause .
Victor F. Gorodinsky — One small comment about Jeffery Battersby ’s review of WWW web internet browser : he talks about Mozilla ’s Firefox and Camino , but why does n’t he name the Mozilla internet browser itself ? I use it sometimes , and it ’s a very decent program . One matter it has that Firefox lacks is the ability to create Web pages , thanks to Composer . I come up that feature very useful .
More iPod-hatin’
Stephen Leonard — It has been say before , but you ’re devoting several parliamentary procedure of magnitude too much of your magazine to iPods . Yes , they ’re cute and clever . Yes , they ’re make gobs of money for Apple , which is good . But they have little or nothing to do with using a Mac computer , which is what your reader turn to your maga - zine for . Devoting the cover , and several pages , of the November number to iPods shows a seriously flawed linear perspective in your editorial entourage . Get back to covering issues related to computer use . Leave iPods , cars , cooking , aeroplane , horticulture , golf game , and intimate apparel to other magazines .
Charles Hatch — I was dismayed to read the all right print in your narration about the unexampled iPod nano ( Mac Beat , November 2005 ) . Why would Apple not set aside the nano to sync over FireWire , like my miniskirt ? My eMac does n’t have USB 2.0 , so I ’ve been using a tail - to - FireWire overseas telegram to synchronize my iPod . The nano looks cool , but I ca n’t habituate it if I ca n’t pinch it up .
Better blogging
Steve Staskiewicz — I noticed a glaring omission in your story about blogging puppet for the Mac ( “ Spinning a Better entanglement , ” November 2005 ) . It made no mention ofEcto($18 ) , the excellent creature built for the Mac ( and for Windows , too , but I ’ll forgive them for that ) . This course of study works with a wide variety of blogging platforms and makes post and redact a ginger nut .
Adobe responds
Chad Siegel ( Product Manager , Adobe)—Galen Gruman ’s review of Adobe InCopy CS2 raised interesting point about how InCopy work , but it did n’t effectively communicate the problem InCopy is trying to solve (; November 2005 ) . InCopy is n’t intended to address file versioning between interior designer and editors in complex publication work flow , as his introduction suggests . or else , InCopy tries to streamline the workflow between designers and editor program in small creative teams by allowing them to work in parallel on the same layout . With InCopy , editors no longer have to write blindly and then conform their transcript once it is placed in the design , nor do editor and interior decorator have to pass paper proof back and forth in round of corrections . Instead , multiple editors can get at delegate content like a shot within an InDesign layout and then indite to fit in the Layout view or in a pick of text edition horizon . Meanwhile , the graphic designer can cover working in parallel on the layout . InCopy CS2 cost - effectively lend some of the exponent and productivity of expensive , high-pitched - last editorial systems to smaller originative squad , so they can collaborate more efficiently on content while enhancing quality .
CDMA = No Bluetooth?
Christian Ramos — I sense bind to head out a big piece of misinformation in your NovemberMobile Mac ( Get Online with a Cell Phone ) . You stated , “ If you have a CDMA cell phone [ … ] you may not have Bluetooth . ” In reality , Bluetooth has been available on CDMA - carrier speech sound for over a year now .
Doctor, my eyes
Jerry King – I have to save about the presentation of the information in your magazine . On pages 54 and 55 of your November result , you have a sidebar ( extend Safari ) pass across the bottom of the pages . The background for the sidebar is dark blue - purple . The title is orange , so it ’s readable . The main text is white and is also readable . The illustrations are grizzly and seeable . But the universal resource locator in the clause appear in a blue that ’s just slimly dissimilar from the backcloth coloring material . Please have your editors jibe layouts more closely for readability .
It ’s hard to photograph the iPod and make what ’s on screenland vindicated and readable ; however , in the case of November ’s top , we took our own photograph of the nano ( rather than use one ply by Apple ) at the last possible minute . Purely because of our deadlines , we had to use Apple ’s ply nano screen door image . We opt not to use images supplied by Apple . But sometimes , because of time or mathematical product - availableness constraints , it ’s unavoidable.—Ed .
