Lightroom Beta 2 is now available from Adobe Labs. It’s now Universal among some other improvements. Go check it out. (Via John Nack on Adobe.)
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Video of the Multi-Touch Interaction Research Apple recently applied for a patent that appears very similar to this. Check out the video, it’s pretty cool. (Via digg toplinks.)
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So when Apple announced the new Intel-based Mac portable, the MacBook Pro, many jumped to the conclusion that the iBook would be dubbed the “MacBook” sans the Pro. But if you stop and think about what else was announced at Macworld (the Intel-based iMac), you can start making sense of it all and realize why it will remain iBook and won’t be MacBook.
Without even factoring in some of the latest rumors and trademark names recently being filed by Apple, we can apply some logic to the naming scheme set forth using what we know so far. If you think the iBook will be re-dubbed the MacBook then it stands to reason that the iMac should’ve been renamed just “Mac”. Tired as it may be, the lowercase “i” preceding hardware and software names is used by Apple to signify its consumer-level offerings. On the other side of things, “Power” for hardware and “Pro” for software were tacked on to names of professional-level offerings. I think Apple is merely attempting to tidy up it’s naming conventions for it’s professional software and hardware products as it has ended up with its consumer-level wares.
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Sphere: Related ContentThe Color Replacement Tool in Photoshop. So many features show up in new versions that some don’t get the attention they deserve. This tool is one of them. (Via Veerle.)
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John summarizes the FAQ and makes it clear what Adobe is working on. Here are the main take aways:
- No, the current versions of Creative Suite 2 and
MacromediaStudio 8 will not be transitioned to Universal. - Yes, they are working to bring their applications to Universal. So expect CS3 and what ever the evolution of Studio 8 to be Universal.
- Lightroom will be made available as a Universal application very soon.
Working with Dual Screens
Believe it or not, I’ve somehow managed to get by never working on two displays at once though all these years. Lately, I’ve had friends tell me they’ve made the switch to dual screens and said they would never go back. I never could quite grasp the appeal for working with two screens at once. I’ve always thought it would be more trouble than it’s worth. Well, today I had my first true experience working with dual screens. And although the jury is still out on this way of working for me, I’ve found it cumbersome at times and promising at other times. But ultimately it just made me think more about the whole working setup.
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