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A Thousand Words and More (part 2)
The saga continues with the search for the holy grail of photo book printing. Last week, we reviewed Apple's iPhoto and printing service. This week, we are looking at the online service called Blurb. As I was cruising Apple's forums regarding photo books, I came...
If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words…
What is a book full of pictures worth? That's what I'm going to be looking at over the next few weeks as I delve into online photo books. After getting the suggestion from my wife that she wanted some of the 1,200 or so of our digital photos printed out, I started...
Happy Thanksgiving!
This was passed on to me by a friend, and as a way of wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving, I decided to pass it on to you. Go to the link, sit back, and watch the video. Enjoy!http://www.macorpc.orgAs a side note, Apple is choosing to close its Agents program at the...
Double-Double Vision
Leopard transition, part 2. Here are some further things I have found from my recent switchover:My USB modem didn't automatically get set up during the conversion even though it was already setup in Tiger. No option to Answer Now unless Receive Faxes is on – you just...
Leopard – Seeing Spots
Ok, I took the plunge and pre-ordered Leopard from Amazon for $109.00. Got it a couple of days ago and ran the installer. I will say up front that I got wind of some things to be watchful for during the install, but everything seemed to work out. I have read that...
Baby, I’m Amazed…
I know you may find this hard to believe, but I don't often find myself amazed... at myself. Sure, I put a lot into my work and go the distance for my clients, figure out things, push the envelope and all that, but there are not too many times where I lean back and...
Multiple Operating System Disorder (MOSD)
Now please, have a seat on the couch and I'll tell you all about it. In my role as web developer and consultant, I have often had to look to the ugly step-sister of the computing world (Windows) in order to accomplish some of my tasks, whether it is integration of...
Fresh Squeezed Media!
Have a corrupt file you are looking to recover text and graphics from? Or how about a PowerPoint slide show that you need the photos from? What about grabbing icons and program elements to be used in an application your building? A long time ago on an OS far, far away...
Mr. CD/DVD Disk Art Designer Guy
Here's to you, Mr. CD/DVD Disk Art Designer Guy. After all the time, effort and money is spent developing those slick multimedia and music titles, the producers give you one hour to design the disk art. You suck down a frozen grandé mocha latté (decaf, with soy milk),...