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Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 is priced at US$199 through April 30, 2007, then climbs to its regular $299 price. The public beta will expire on February 28, 2007. Camera Raw 3.7 adds Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 support to Photoshop CS2, Photoshop Elements 4 and 5, and Premier Elements 3.0. It supports over 150 cameras, and adds the…

The Mac is a perfectly good option as the hub of a home entertainment center, and Apple has already shown that with its Front Row application. If you want to take that to the next level, however, itis time to look at MediaCentral from equinux. MediaCentral recognizes iTunes audio and video content, displays your iPhoto…

A survey of 50 Best Buy stores revealed that about 80 percent of the locations are selling fewer copies of Microsoftis new operating system than expected. 72 percent of the stores are also stating that Vista is driving sales of new PCs to consumers. The increase in PC sales is due to a pent up…

Launch iChat. Itis in your Applications folder, and probably also in your Dock. Make sure your iChat status is set to Offline. Choose iChat > Preferences. Select Accounts. iChatis default server port is 5190.

Of particular interest was a link to a deeply technical and wide ranging analysis of the DRM in Vista by Peter Gutmann. Basically, Vista comprises a dream platform for Hollywood in which pervasive DRM provides Microsoft and its partners with a new monopoly on content distribution. Peter Gutmann went on to explain the effects: "These…

Advertising is the key. Through eye-catching graphics and memorable slogans, snake oil salesmen sell their wares to an unsuspecting public, duping them out of hard earn cash for paraphernalia that sometimes doesnit work and is often dangerous, even deadly. “Iid walk a mile for a Camel,” (Addictive, cancerous). “Coke, The Pause That Refreshes,” (originally made…

The trick is called browser spoofing, and itis not hard to do. Since your Web browser gladly identifies itself to any Web server that asks, all you have to do is make your browser lie and say that it is the browser that the server really wants it to be. All you need to do…

Microsoft announced on Thursday that the translator to convert between the Open Document Format (ODF) and their own Open XML file format is now available. The current phase, Release 1, supports only MS Word and is compatible with Word XP, Word 2003, and Word 2007. Phase 2 will support Excel and Powerpoint. Microsoftis announcement also…

North American customers and those in the German speaking countries appear to have a different view of Apple without Steve Jobs at the helm after he retires. That was the surprising result of an iDelphi poll published on Thursday. Both North American and German speaking customers were asked two questions: 1. When will Steve Jobs…

The commercial depicted an Orwellian 1984-style future that crumbles when a woman throws a sledgehammer through a screen showing the face “big brother” to reveal the first Macintosh computer. Appleis 1984 commercial.

Apple sued to get the names of sources that provided information about a product code named “Asteroid” to Apple Insider and PowerPage. Both sites refused to provide Apple with any information, and claimed that they were protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – specifically, freedom of the press. The lawyers representing Apple…

Although most of the information about the economics of the Apple/Cingular deal are secret, there are bits of information that help build a bigger picture. Cingular, for example, has revealed that there will be no revenue sharing between the companies over new iTunes Store users as a result of the iPhone. For now, Cingular has…

The quality of your microphone can make the difference between a good podcast and a professional podcast. The Podcaster from Rode is one microphone that can give you that studio sounding quality without requiring extra hardware. The Podcaster is a dynamic mic that connects to your Mac via USB and does not require any type…

A Gartner analyst maintains that Apple shouldnit consider the Microsoft Vista rollout an opportunity, but rather a diversion from Appleis strengths. The Gartner analysis was presented at the IT-Enquirer on Tuesday. Because Vista is a distraction for IT professionals who would rather go about their business rather than spend day and night testing and certifying…

Appleis Safari Web browser is perfectly fine, but it isnit the only option available. In fact, one of the best browsers Iive ever used doesnit come from Apple – it hails from the Omni Group, and itis called OmniWeb. OmniWeb is a full-featured browser, complete with RSS support, a robust history and bookmark system, and…

This issue affects Intel-based Core Duo MacBook Pro, MacBook, and Mac mini computers, but not Core 2 Duo systems. AirPort Extreme Update 2007-001 is available via Appleis Software Update application, or as a stand-alone installer from the Apple Web site.

Printer pools work like this: If you have more than one printer on your network, or maybe a couple of printers that are similar, you can group them together in a printer pool. When you choose a pool instead of a single printer to output a document from any application, your Mac figures out which…

Not every computer operating system now running is ready for the automatic switch to Daylight Saving Time (DST) when it arrives on March 11th, 2007. Charles Moore at The Low End Mac discussed the situation, another possible “Y2K” scenario, on Friday. Mac OS X has been patched to account for the new, earlier change over…

During the Hurricanes of 2004, I often went out in the wind and rain just to experience the nature of the storms first hand. I love the moodiness of fog, the sharpness of a clear and starry night, the awe of an approaching thunderhead, the bite of an Arctic cold front, and the sauna-like heat…

Road Trip Effect Pro from Sol Robots is one of those interesting applications that addresses a need you may not even realize you have. Once I started experimenting with its map animation tools, however, I realized that there are all kinds of uses for an app like this. Road Trip Effect Pro has one primary…