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Pixelmator

Scott — Thu, 31 May 2007 15:25:52 +0000

Pixelmator looks like a possible Photoshop competitor with a pretty slick UI and is based on Apple’s Core Image technology. It’s supposed to take advantage of GPU-powered image editing, so your video card can handles some of the processing and frees up your CPU for other tasks. It doesn’t look like it will be available until late July 2006, but with a $59 price tag, it could be hard to pass up. We’ll have to see how it compares to Photoshop CS3, though it looks they share many comparable features. (via Daring Fireball)

Buying a Mac?

Scott — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:40:31 +0000

If you’re disheartened by the prospects of a new OS from Microsoft, but you’re under the impression that that damn Apple company updates their products too often, here’s a couple of sites that keep track of Apple’s product cycles and offer recommendations that may prevent you from screaming in agony when your “brand new” laptop gets updated next Tuesday:

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/
http://mactactic.com/

Apple Pro

Scott — Sat, 27 May 2006 16:50:11 +0000

The redesigned Apple Pro section offers a wealth of information from the many industries that Apple products affect. See who is changing the industry and what products their using, or find some tips from other professionals.

Are music labels getting too “greedy?”

Scott — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:26:04 +0000

Steve Jobs said they’re “greedy,” Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman has his own thoughts on Apple and now Microsoft said no to a subscription service because they don’t want to pay the labels’ price tag.

If prices are too high, consumers may go back to stealing/illegal downloading, which could hurt the record industry (though I doubt they’re hurting much, some CEO may not get a new Learjet for the Holidays). If prices stay the same, the record companies are going to incestantly complain and possibly withhold music from online retailers. Seems to me that the consumer is hurt either way, thanks for leaving us out of the equation.