News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
News, Reviews and more from Australia's Macintosh Authority
When I reviewed Acorn 1.0.2 back in October of 2007, I was pleasantly surprised at its capabilities, but wanted a bit more from some of its features, such as better text tools and improved performance. While not designed as a professional-grade image editor, Acorn nonetheless offers an array of editing tools for photography hobbyists and bloggers. And, it’s easy on the pocketbook.
James Dempsey | Nov 4, 2009
If users of the popular photo-sharing service Flickr have one complaint, it’s that the image uploader on the Flickr Web site is horribly inconvenient to use. Flickery offers a desktop-app alternative with a great Mac-like interface and a good balance between features for novice and pro users.
James Dempsey | Jul 20, 2009
If you’ve been using Mac OS X for a while, you’ve likely noticed that many software companies customise their CDs, DVDs, and disk images. These volumes open to a specific size and include an attractive background image neatly surrounding the icons of the volume’s contents. DMG Canvas helps you do the same thing with your own disk images and discs using a simple WYSIWYG editor, letting you focus on the design and appearance rather than on the normally tedious process.
James Dempsey | Apr 22, 2009
Image editors can be scary applications, thanks to difficult learning curves and overly complex menus, toolbars, and palettes. Few of these apps are simple, and as useful as they are, even fewer are fun to use. Ohanaware’s Funtastic Photos 1.0.3, on the other hand, is exactly what the name implies: It makes working with your photos fun, and does it in a dead-simple way. No image editor I’ve seen in the Mac market offers so much, with such ease of use, for such a small price.
James Dempsey | Feb 5, 2009
If you’ve spent any amount of time reading blogs online or flipping through a brochure, you’ve no doubt noticed that the things that catch your eye first are usually images. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Acqualia’s Picturesque 2.0.3—a simple image editor designed to let you take ordinary images and make them beautiful—is a pocket thesaurus.
James Dempsey | Jan 21, 2009
This morning Apple released a new version of its iPhone SDK for developers. iPhone SDK beta 2 includes Interface Builder, a component of Apple’s development tools that lets developers create the interface for their applications. That seems to be the only major change in the latest build, according to the SDK’s read me, which continues to list some known issues. Apple says “this second beta is known to be incompatible with installation folders other than the default /Developer.” Given the importance of UI on the Mac, Interface Builder is a pretty critical tool in the development process, and some developers had chosen to hold off on their efforts until the SDK was revised. Apple unveiled the iPhone SDK at a special event earlier this month, allowing developers to begin building applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Several high-profile companies have already jumped onboard, demoing their applications at the event. Highlighting the demos was AOL with a native AIM client; other applications from Electronic Arts, Salesforce.com, and Apple were also shown.
