March 14, 2011
Recently I wrote a review of a powerful application, BetterTouchTool that empowers users to activate all kinds of menu shortcuts and perform other application, desktop, and Finder actions using Apple’s Magic Mouse, Trackpad/Magic Trackpad, or normal mouse. As I mentioned in the previous article, BetterTouchTool will be especially beneficial for Mac users who work in [...]
December 29, 2010
Although you like taking photos, you may not have the time and experience for processing them. In this regard, Apple seems to continually streamline the editing tools in its popular image processing and management application, iPhoto. With an understanding of iPhoto”˜s tools, you can correct problems and make enhancements to your photos with just [...]
November 13, 2010
If you have hundreds of photos on your computer and want to organise them using iPhoto – you’ll probably be banging your head against the nearest wall in no time. The fact alone that you have to import your photos into the application before organising them makes iPhoto an inconvenient app to use. If you [...]
September 17, 2010
The portability of cell phone cameras makes it easy for all of us to take lots of photos nearly anywhere we like. Just because these cameras are small with less features than traditional point-and-shoot and professional digital SLR cameras doesn’t mean you can’t take great photos. But what if you want to print small cell [...]
July 30, 2010
Although Apple’s iPhoto is not a high class professional image editor, it is still a powerful tool for editing and enhancing photos. It can transform a dull, bland and low contrast image and make it pop and sing with just a few added effects and exposure adjustments. In fact, after going through this tutorial, you [...]
April 6, 2010
Choosing a cool, special birthday present is always a problem for me (and most of the people I know). Price tag aside, the biggest headache is choosing the item that the birthday boy/girl would surely love. Vouchers are always a safe bet but they’re not personal. Luckily, I had this conversation with my buddies a [...]
April 1, 2010
I’m not afraid to admit it: I’m an amateur photographer who rarely gets excellent shots – maybe only less than 15% of all my shots are good. Most of my other photos are OK, but they could be better. I’m sure this happens to most amateur photographers. That’s why there are photo editing tools out [...]
March 27, 2010
I have a confession to make. I thought it would be totally simple to select the best 5 free Apple products – and then I realized I was in way over my head! Truth be told, I love my Mac, and all the free applications that go with it (well OK, I am not all [...]
March 12, 2010
One of the best features of Mac OS X applications is the smart folder technology found in the Finder, iTunes, iPhoto, Mail, and Address Book. Smart folders collect files based on rules you set for them. In many cases, smart albums can be the most useful ways to manage your computer content, saving you the [...]
November 3, 2009
I’ve used iPhoto since the time I used my first Mac – the cute G3 Blueberry iBook. While sometimes I do simple photo editing, most of the time I’ve just transferred my shots from camera to the hard drive and keep them save there. But not until I wrote about using the Faces feature that [...]
