Tag Archive for 'Mac OS X'

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Mac Vector App Showdown

Published on May 14, 2008 in tools. 0 Comments Tags: Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, art, CS3, design, illustrator, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, review, shareware, software, vector.

A good, informative post over at TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog) comparing low-cost vector software applications for Mac OS X byÂ indepedent developers. The review is specifically comparing tools and techniques available in Adobe Illustrator CS3.

The comparison covers four applications: DrawBerry, EazyDraw, Lineform, and VectorDesigner. I have demoed all of these at one point or another, and found each to have their stregths and weaknesses.

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InDesign CS3 & Mac OSX 10.5 “Leopard”: The Good, The Bad & The Not-Too-Shabby

Published on May 6, 2008 in reviews. 0 Comments Tags: 10.5, Adobe, Apple, art, Creative Suite, CS3, illustrator, InDesign, Intel, Leopard, Mac, Mac OS X, MacPro, software.

A while back I was ranting about the myriad issues I had been reading about concerning Adobe InDesign CS3 and Apple’s (then) new operating system Mac OSX 10.5 “Leopard”. I am happy to report that upon upgrading to 10.5, and using InDesign CS3, everything has been working (for the most part) just great.

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Indie Vector Graphics App DrawIt – Free ‘Lite’ Version Now Available

Published on February 18, 2008 in software. 0 Comments Tags: free, graphic design, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, shareware, software, vector.

Vector graphics software application DrawIt is one of many recent entries into the indie Mac developer vector graphics software field, including LineForm DrawBerry, VectorDesigner, and EazyDraw among others. Not only has the full version been updated to version 3.3.1, but a 1.0 release of the new — and free — lite version of DrawIt is now available as well.

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Adobe InDesign CS3 5.02 Update Released – 10.5 Fixes On Apple’s Shoulders

Published on January 22, 2008 in software. 0 Comments Tags: 10.5, Adobe, art, Creative Suite, CS3, graphic design, InDesign, Leopard, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, software.

Adobe just released anÂ incremental update to InDesign CS3 (5.02), and it’s so new it seems to not be in the auto-update as of yet. Per the Read Me file:

Â This update fixes known issues with Anchored Objects, Character Alignment, Step and Repeat,Â Indexing and Table of Contents, Text and Fonts, Dictionaries, Color, Scripting, Graphics Import/Export, InDesign Interchange files (INX), XML, Library files, and Printing, as well as otherÂ miscellaneous issues.Â

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11+ Excellent Mac OS X applications for a phenomenal price: MacHeist 2

Published on January 15, 2008 in software and tools. 0 Comments Tags: Apple, art, discount, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, Photoshop, shareware, software.

As you may have noticed on this blog, I am a bit of a software junkie, particularly shareware/freeware. I love the ingenious functionality some of these independent developers bring to OS X, and also the direct access you have to the creators of the software.

MacHeist 2Â is, as the name implies, a followup to an extremelyÂ Mac-only discount shareware software bundleÂ promotion that debuted in the winter of 2007. Until January 23, 2008 at midnight, for $49 you can snag $370 worth of quality software.Â Last year’s apps were decent, this year’s apps are outstanding. My only regret is that I already own most of the apps that I would want out of the bundle!Â Â

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