Chroma Player is a new movie player for the Mac, by MiraiLabs, that some say will be competition for Video Lan Client, VLC. Although I am biased when it comes to VLC, I do not believe that Chroma can be … Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications
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FormatPixel Online Publishing
FormatPixel gives you desktop publishing capabilities online. Although you are much more limited compared to industry standards such as InDesign, FormatPixel gives you just enough control to design newsletters, leaflets etc. Above is a screenshot of a quick layout I … Continue reading
Compare Fonts Online
Do you struggle to remember what fonts look like? Would you like to compare fonts against each other without manually formatting individually? Well then give TypeTester a try. TypeTester allows you to compare a number of fonts on the fly, … Continue reading
Final Cut Studio 2 Geni In a Bottle?
Final Cut Studio 2 was released a few days ago, and I am excited by the many new features available. I am especially impresdsev with the new Motion 3 and built in Color correction possibilities in Final Cut Pro 6. … Continue reading
Addictive Joost Juice
Today I was given my Beta access to Joost, following the first Joost Commercial (see the commercial below) that appeared a little more than a week ago. Joost is your online TV application, which comes with a wide range of … Continue reading
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Peepel Online Office?
About a year ago I was excited about Google Docs, yesterday I found Peepel and enjoyed testing it out. Slightly innovating, you can move, rearrange and resize the word processor or spreadsheet windows. The interface is simple enough, and I … Continue reading
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Buddi Budgeting Offline
Buddi is apparently a very easy and basic application approach for simple budgeting. Although an offline application, it’s available for Windows, Linux and Mac. I was looking forward to try it out on my iBook, but since I would have … Continue reading
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BumpTop – Too Much Desktop Control
The below 3D desktop solution from BumpTop illustrates a rather nice interface for working in a 3D “office” desk environment. It’s what I would categorize as EyeCandy. But the solutions might not necessarily be all that positive, so much control, … Continue reading
CS3: Flashy Creative License Launch
Adobe just released their Creative Suite 3 production line dubbed cunningly Creative License. And before even looking under the hood, I was swept away by their flash eyecandy on their Creative License homepage. The upgrade prices are actually more pleasant … Continue reading
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Avid3D 2.1 Should Be Beta?
I’m afraid to say this, but after using Avid 3D seriously this past week, the impression I am left with is that this application should still be in Beta mode. (Official Avid 3D pages: Norway or US/international (Directory Listing Denied … Continue reading
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Official CS 3 Launch Soon…
Adobe is officially launching Adobe Creative Suite 3 on Tuesday in New York, and CS 3 will ship later this spring. However the bundles seem to have changed since CS 2, with a new range of applications. From what I … Continue reading
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Mindomo Online Mapping
Mindomo is another mind-mapping software, although similar to Bubbl.us Online Mapping which I mentioned last month, Mindomo is more advanced. The downside of this being it is not as simple and straightforward as Bubbl.us. Mindomo lets you add notes to … Continue reading