APPLEMATTERS REVIEWS

Viveza for Aperture 2.1

  With the 2.0 update of Apple's professional image management and adjustment program, Aperture, developers can take advantage of its new much requested and plug-in …(read more)

Use TextExpander to Launch Applications and More

Like many other Mac users, I use QuickSilver, Spotlight, and sometimes the little buggy, mouse-drive controlled launcher, Sapiens, to launch applications, websites, folders, and documents. …(read more)

Essentials 2 for Apple iPhoto

There is little argument that Apple's premiere image editing program, iPhoto '08 is powerfully useful effective Mac users and serious amateur photographers. Apple has built …(read more)

Build a video playing screen saver with Quartz Composer

If you're wondering what Quartz Composer is it turns out it is a node based visual programming language introduced way back when Tiger came out. …(read more)

Using the New Airport Express an n Router

First off, I got this idea from a friend, but the implementation rocks, so I thought I'd share it with everyone. He didn't do this …(read more)

MacPorts: Free and Open Source for the Mac

In the past, I have written a lot about the power of the OS X platform that it derives from its UNIX roots. Not only …(read more)

My 10 Current Favorite iPhone Apps

Back in September, I did my first round-up of native iPhone applications that had caught my fancy. Since then, I've removed a lot of them, …(read more)

Obsessing Over iTunes: Super Smart Playlists

Welcome to the first part of my series for people who obsess about every aspect of their iTunes collection -- from metadata to playlists to …(read more)

The Best Old Mac Game Ever

Today’s computer enthusiasts push their new gaming rigs to the limit and boast how many frames can be pumped in the time it takes for …(read more)

Will Your Mac’s Next Word Processor Be Online and from Adobe?

Having never re-installed MS Office after I upgraded to Leopard, I occasionally find myself needing a Word alternative. The answer, I discovered, is online. As …(read more)

Video Monitoring with iChat, an eMac, and a Cheap USB Camera

As my Mac is in a room not attached to our house, I had setup iChat as an audio-only intercom so my kids could easily …(read more)

Apple Says I Love You with a Bouquet of Software Upgrades

It’s Valentine’s day this week and Apple reminds us it loves us with significant software upgrades to OS X, Aperture, and Apple TV. First off …(read more)