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DealBITS Discount: Save 20% on HoudahGeo

If you didn't win a copy of HoudahGeo in last week's DealBITS drawing, don't fret, since you can still save 20 percent on the geocoding software through 18-May-08.Read more...

Lovingly Craft Your HTML

Writing HTML by hand has the same relationship to graphical Web authoring tools as a chisel has to a jackhammer.Read more...

ScreenFlow: Screencasting on Steroids

Make a movie of what's happening on your computer screen - how snazzy can that be? With ScreenFlow, it can be very snazzy indeed. This program has knocked my socks off - with my shoes on.Read more...

DealBITS Drawing: Win a Copy of HoudahGeo

If you've ever wanted to geocode your photos, check out this DealBITS drawing for HoudahGeo, which provides a variety of automatic and manual ways of assigning geographic coordinates to images and can help you share your photos via Flickr or Google Earth.Read more...

Hand Coding HTML Is Still in Vogue

Graphical Web design tools are all well and good, but most sites with any substantial amount of regularly updated content still code by hand - including TidBITS and the venerable New York Times.Read more...

Cataloging Photos and Storing Them on the Computer

Digital photography lets us shoot thousands of images, but keeping track of them is a growing concern. Charles Maurer looks at programs that enable you to apply keywords and other metadata to your photos so you can find them easily later.Read more...

Final Cut Now Ready to Serve

Final Cut Server is now shipping after a year's delay, giving video professionals the capability to manage video and audio assets.Read more...

64-bit Controversy Accompanies Lightroom 2 Beta

Adobe announced the Lightroom 2 beta last week, which features multiple-monitor support, the capability to apply edits to select portions of an image, and smart collections. However, news that Lightroom 2 is 64-bit capable on the Mac brought up the news that the next version of Photoshop would not be.Read more...

Adobe Adjusts Photoshop Express Terms of Service

Adobe has updated the terms of service for the online photo-editing service Photoshop Express, after users complained that the original wording gave the company overreaching ownership of shared images.Read more...

Aperture 2.1 Adds Plug-in Capability to Edit Photos

Apple has released Aperture 2.1, which features an architecture that enables developers to create plug-ins for editing images. One plug-in, Dodge & Burn, is included with the update.Read more...

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Photoshop Express Offers Free Photo Editing on the Web

Adobe has made public a beta of Photoshop Express, a Web-based service that brings photo editing to your Web browser.Read more...

Take Control News: Produce Professional-Looking Sites with iWeb

Our latest ebook looks in depth at Apple's iWeb '08 - check it out if you've been confused by iWeb's features or unhappy with your results.Read more...

Adobe Ships Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac OS X

Photoshop Elements 6 provides full-featured photo-editing for those who want more than iPhoto but who aren't up to learning the complexities of Photoshop.Read more...

Automating Text-to-Speech Video Narration

We mistakenly identified the narrator of an Aperture 2.0.1 instruction video as Victoria, one of the voices available in Mac OS X's text-to-speech options. Apple's Sal Soghoian introduces us to the real voice, Lucy, and shows how to automate the use of text-to-speech voices in presentations.Read more...

Aperture 2.0.1 Update Enhanced by AppleScript

In addition to providing the usual complement of bug fixes and performance enhancements typical of a maintenance update, Aperture 2.0.1 adds enhanced AppleScript functionality to the professional photo organizer and editor.Read more...

iPhoto 7.1.3 Fixes Books and Cards

iPhoto 7.1.3 addresses issues with wire-bound books and cards, and will hopefully help keep iPhoto out of therapy.Read more...

Apple Releases Aperture 2

Aperture 2 is now available, bringing plenty of new features and performance improvements to Apple's digital photo management and editing application.Read more...

Linotype FontExplorer Broken by 10.5.2, Fixed Already

Version 1.2.3 of FontExplorer adds Leopard compatibility, and fixes problems introduced by Mac OS X 10.5.2.Read more...

iPhoto Print Products Available in Australia and New Zealand

Six years after releasing iPhoto, Apple has finally made it possible for users in Australia and New Zealand to purchase books, cards, calendars, and prints.Read more...

DealBITS Discount: Save 20% on Sound Studio 3

If you didn't win a copy of Sound Studio 3 in last week's DealBITS drawing, you can still pick up a copy at 20 percent off... until 20-Feb-08.Read more...

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