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[Photography] Understanding Photoshop: iPhone App and Learning Tool

(Click on the image above to check out Understanding Photoshop in iTunes)
I am not a Photoshop pro at all. Typically I turn to my wife when I need to do anything semi complex with photos. Usually this leads to her chuckling at me with the “it’s ok my little frail dove” tone. Regardless of this [...]

[iPhone] Duke University adds library image collection to iPhone/iPod Touch application

I wish my local university had an application like DukeMobile!
Duke University Libraries moves historic treasures from library shelves to Apple’s iPhone| MacDaily News
“With the launch of DukeMobile 1.1, the Duke University Libraries now offers the most comprehensive university digital image collection specifically formatted for an iPhone or iTouch device. It includes thousands of photos and [...]

[Video] Apple Education Leadership Summit 2009: “Think Ahead” Video

(Image via “Think Ahead” video)

Recently I attended a Web Developer User Group meeting where we had a speaker from Apple share with us Podcast Producer and some of the new features of iLife ‘09. Toward the end of the session we were shown a short promotional video from Apple. I thought the video was [...]

[News] “AppsWeLike”: Built-In Recommendations for iPhone and iPod Touch Apps

photo credit: edans
To find user opinions for App Store applications you can either surf through the iTunes App Store reviews, subscribe to/read reviews from an application review website, or ask someone what their opinion is.
What if you could also receive recommendations from within an application that you already own?
A service that answers this question was just announced…

[News] iWeb, iMovie, iPhoto, and iLife ‘09 Update: Bug Fixes and Stability Improvements

I just saw this and I plan on updating very soon…

Two issues that I hope these updates fix are some “faces” bugs that I have been having in iPhoto and issues with publishing to an FTP server in iWeb.
For those who have downloaded the update and tried out the applications already… are there noticeable improvements?

[Screencast] Using Garageband ‘09 for creating iPhone Ringtones

I have put together a basic screencast on how to use Garageband ‘09 (in iLife ‘09) for making custom ringtones for your iPhone.
In this video I start creating the ringtone by beginning a new project. You can also begin by using the “iPhone Ringtone” option. I chose to not do it this way because the “iPhone Ringtone” [...]