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What’s the secret word?
Anyone who remembers the old Groucho Marx TV Show "You Bet Your Life" knows that Groucho would always ask, "What's the secret word?" at a particular point in the show. Today, in our heightened concern for security, we are getting asked for the secret word everywhere...
Web Builder’s Review – Sandvox (1.2.7)
Finally, we come to the last installment of my Web Builder's Review series. Today we are looking at Karelia Software's Sandvox (SV), Apple Design Award's 2007 runner up for the Best OS X User Experience. The folks at Karelia were kind enough to give me a temporary...
Web Builder’s Review – RapidWeaver (4.0)
Following close in the footsteps of iWeb, comes RealMacSoftware's RapidWeaver (RW). The timing of this article (meaning I waited so long that this article...) coincided with the just-released version 4.0 of the company's software, so that is the one I will be...
Web Builder’s Review – iWeb ’08 (2.0.3)
Everyone using a Mac probably has some version of the iLife suite of apps on their system. iLife comes with iTunes, GarageBand, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD and iWeb. For the price (free with new systems, $79 otherwise) it's a tough act to follow. Even though iLife '08 has...
Special Software Bundle
For those of you who read my blog... thanks. I just wanted to let you know of super software deal, I just came across. Macupdate has special software promotions and this one rocks. Check it out below.http://www.mupromo.com/If they sell 6,100 copies (they have sold...
Back on the Chain Gang
Like the old Pretenders song, I am back on the chain gang. Work has been going gang busters and I have neglected my blog, waiting for that next article idea to come up, hopefully in conjunction with some insight I have gleaned (no, I didn't have to look up that word)...
DVD HD is dead, long live BluRay!
Well, they finally gave in. Paramount, the last major film studio to hold out for the HD DVD format, has given in by throwing their support behind BluRay. So what does that mean for the rest of us? Right now, Amazon has most of it's collection of HD DVDs on sale for a...
The Final Word? (part 4)
This is the fourth installment of my photo book service review. I hope you have had as fun reading them as I have had reviewing them. As I mentioned at the series start, my goal was to do four reviews and then by judging the response, perhaps do four more. Well this...
A Few Words More (part 3)
Okay, here we are at part 3 of our 4 part series on photo book services. This installment is going to deal with HP's Snapfish photo service. Originally self-owned, it was purchased by HP about a year ago. Seems to be the most inexpensive of all the services (not...