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Magical mystery tour

by Howard Oakley on 26 November 2010 in Help

Sometime in the dim and distant past, perhaps when I upgraded to Adobe CS3 or CS4, something went awry with my Photoshop installation. Ever since then, the program has started up with an alert informing me that one or more files is missing from its Application Support folder, exhorting me to re-install it all to fix the problem. Nevertheless, once I’ve dismissed that alert, it appears to run fine and I have neither fixed the problem by re-installation nor worked out just what it’s whingeing about.

Patent reform pending

by Kenny Hemphill on 25 November 2010 in Last Word

Reports that Microsoft is using Android-related patents to stop Asus and Acer shipping netbooks with Android on them may or may not be wide of the mark. However, by claiming it’s owed licence fees for every Android installation, wherever that occurs, Microsoft has shown what it’s prepared to do to regain a competitive edge.

Apple’s Xserve loses its x factor

by Nik Rawlinson on 24 November 2010 in Editorial

I don’t own an Xserve, and it’s unlikely I ever would have bought one, but that doesn’t mean I don’t mourn its passing. Xserve was an iconic product and, despite the fact that the most any of us ever saw of it was the 19in slice of its front screwed into a server rack, it looked just as good – and as understated – as a MacBook Pro or Mac mini. Its looks alone aren’t why I’m sorry to see it go, though. I’m concerned about public perception.

Four features to add to iWork

by Tom Gorham on 22 November 2010 in iWork

By the time you read this, shrinkwrapped and snazzy copies of Microsoft Office 11 will probably be gracing the shelves of your local PC World or Apple Store. While I don’t plan to use a column about iWork to talk about Office – particularly when I’ve not used the product, even in beta form – [...]

Give soundtracks a licence to thrill

by Will Head on 21 November 2010 in Video

You could be forgiven for thinking that all you need to make a good video is great moving images. Unfortunately, it’s not just the action that occurs in front of the camera that you need to worry about. If you’ve got amazing video but awful sound, the end result just won’t work. Music also plays [...]

Don’t let your photos gather dust

by Dave Stevenson on 20 November 2010 in Photography

The advent – and eventual victory – of digital over film has improved life for most photographers. Apart from a few curmudgeonly film-only stalwarts, digital is faster, more reliable, more affordable and, generally, better quality. All of which I’ve covered here before, but there’s one thing that routinely makes me wish I’d stuck with 35mm. [...]

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