Published at Computerworld – 2/27/2009
If you’re a Mac user and you haven’t tried iLife ‘09 yet (or even if you have, but haven’t explored every app yet), here’s the skinny on all the features that make this a must-have upgrade. From the revolutionary Faces and Places features in iPhoto to learning an instrument in Garage Band to finally filling in some long-time gaps in iWeb, this update has something for everyone.
Published at Computerworld – 2/26/2009
The future of web-browsing (at least with Apple’s Safari) offers up a number of great new features including a Top Sites view, Cover Flow as a way to quickly review your bookmarked or previously viewed pages, and a new take on tabbed-browsing. There’s also a lot of powerful under-the-hood changes that seriously increase rendering of pages and that add compliance for emerging open web development standards. Get all the details about why I sold on Safari 4 (even as a beta) within my first of using it.
Published at Computerworld – 2/8/2009
With the exception of the online document sharing service, iWork.com, Apple’s iWork ‘09 doesn’t introduce many revolutionary new features. It does, however, offer up a healthy dose of refinements to an already powerful suite of office and productivity applications for both consumers and business users. And iWork.com itself provides an interesting take on simplifying collaboration. Find out all the details in this review.
Published at InformIT – 2/6/2009
Managing a large number of workstations is a challenging prospect for any IT department. When you have a mix of Macs and PCs to support, secure, and manage this challenge can seem like it doubles because of the need to manage two rather different platforms. With the right tools, however, you can streamline and simplify the process. Check out this article for my top three picks.
Published at Datamation – 2/3/2009
Mac users today are not lacking in options for office/productivity software. Apple’s latest version of iWork, Microsoft’s Office 2008 for Mac, and the web-based Google Docs are all options for home users, students, and businesses. Having put all three to the test, I can say that all of them can be good choices, but understanding the features you need and your comfort with the varying interfaces is key to making the right choice.
