Wednesday, May 1, 2002

Want to do a presentation without PowerPoint? Try ConceptDraw Presenter TidBITS takes a look at a new competitor to the 800-pound gorilla that is PowerPoint. ConceptDraw Presenter Takes On PowerPoint [TidBITS] 9:17:32 PM comment

A new OS X version of Flash Player Macromedia Flash Player 6.0r29 update release [MacNN] 6:37:10 PM comment

No mention of OS X support for new Epson photo printers MacCentral has a story today about Epson introducing new photographic printers. The high-end photo printers sound intriguing, but noticably absent from the article is any mention of support for OS X. Why when people report on Mac-compatible products these days do they fail to state specifically if OS X is supported? It's time to wake up and realize that people need this information... 1:20:42 PM comment

eMac prices for students are $50 higher than those announced the other day eMac evokes price shock for students. Some college students eager to snap up the new computer are surprised by the price tag when they try to buy one from Apple Computer's online store. [CNET News.com] 1:15:43 PM comment

A new issue of Web Page Design for Designers The May issue of Web Page Design for Designers has a few interesting articles, including: Why Bother with Old Browsers Style Sheets without Tears, Part 2 Adobe Photoshop 7.0 - what's in it for Web designers Flash MX - a major revamp with lots of goodies 12:56:46 PM comment

Microsoft opens photography site Microsoft launches digital photography website. Microsoft has today launched its own digital photography website "Get the big picture". The new website features articles for the full range of digital photographers as well as how Microsoft's XP... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)] 12:13:49 PM comment

Before you upgrade to iPhoto 1.1 I cannot stress enough the importance of backing up your files before making the move to iPhoto 1.1. I am sure that Apple has taken every precaution in testing the installer and the program itself, but it is common sense to back things up before installing new software - especially software that deals with something that cannot be easily recovered like digital images. Safety first... If you don't have a backup program for OS X yet, be sure to back up to CD or to another drive such things as your User folder and the Library folder at the top level of your OS X installation. And it would make sense to back up your Applications folder as well. 8:46:54 AM comment

iPhoto 1.1 release pending MacCentral notes the speculation about iPhoto 1.1 coming soon? As I write this, the update is not yet available on Apple's download page, but it is expected to hit the Net today. iPhoto 1.1 is expected to add a number of enhancements to the original program, but from the looks of it, it won't support storing iPhoto images in multiple libraries. This means longer life for third-party programs like iPhoto Library Manager 1.0 and iPhoto Librarian. As some folks have pointed out, the update to iPhoto 1.1 is available from some sites, including VersionTracker and MacUpdate, but it still is not available through the official Apple Web page for iPhoto. Being conservative with my digital assets, I am waiting for the official release from the Apple site before loading the software on my machines. 8:35:59 AM comment

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