Tom Gorham

AppleScript saves the day with automatic save for Pages

by Tom Gorham on 9 August 2010 in iWork
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As with all the iWork applications, Pages doesn’t save files automatically, so it’s AppleScript to the rescue again to protect you from lost work… It’s one of the near-irrefutable properties of Sod’s law that when disasters happen, they happen at the worst possible time. So it was that there was a level of inevitability surrounding [...]

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Keynote versus Photoshop? Not as crazy as its sounds

by Tom Gorham on 26 July 2010 in iWork
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It may be billed as a presentation tool, but Keynote can actually turn its hand to a variety of tasks, such as web page mockups and illustrations. Eton headmaster William Horman certainly wasn’t thinking of presentation programs when he wrote, almost 500 years ago, that necessity was the mother of invention. However, it’s a sentiment [...]

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Using numbers to enjoy splendid isolation

by Tom Gorham on 29 June 2010 in iWork

Working out the number of artists in an iTunes library is no easy task, so it was Numbers that came to the rescue to solve this conundrum… iWork’s component applications can turn their hand to all manner of tasks. They can help you write novels, organise your personal finances and take your presentations to another [...]

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Finding the Keynote within the keynote

by Tom Gorham on 18 June 2010 in iWork

Apple’s keynote addresses often offer up clues to what’s in store for its presentation application, but deciphering them isn’t always easy… Duplicating Apple keynote effects can be tough. As Apple’s star has moved into the ascendant over the past few years, the minutiae of its keynotes have been analysed at frustrating length by technology pundits [...]

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iWork is a real hit when it comes to charts

by Tom Gorham on 28 May 2010 in iWork

Creating good-looking charts and graphs can be a real chore in Excel. Thankfully, iWork’s built-in templates make the whole process a breeze. As befits a suite made by Apple, iWork applications carry a deserved reputation for good looks. Base a document on one of its built-in templates and it’s well nigh impossible to produce something [...]

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10 reasons why you should start using iWork.com

by Tom Gorham on 18 May 2010 in iWork

iWork.com has been much maligned and mostly shunned since its launch last year, but despite its flaws, this free online service has a lot to offer. Let’s say that you’re asked to name Apple’s least-impressive software over the past 10 years. After considering the anaemic .Mac Backup application or pondering the disappointment of the Mac [...]

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