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From newest to oldest...
Macs:
Moving Beyond "Easy to Use"
(12-20-02) Sabin Densmore. Jaguar
should become the standard environment
in which web developers work. Period.
No discussion.
Beauty
and Brains: Disturbing Jaguar Tendencies
(12-13-02) András Puiz.
There are some details in Jaguar
that possibly signal unfavorable
things to come. András Puiz
discusses some, hoping that Apple
will eventually get back on the
right track.
Wireless
on the Wild Side (11-22-02)
Jerry Curry. Jerry takes us on
the wild side of setting up a wireless
connection to the Internet in rural
Canada.
Putting
Jaguar into Perspective, Part 2:
Jaguar for Real Work – Usability
in a Wider Sense (9-13-02)
András Puiz.We've heard
usability complaints about OS X
since the beginings. Having worried
along with the best of them, András
Puiz has now had a chance to try
out Jaguar for real work. He now
tells you how usable he's found
OS X in reality, putting academic
debates aside.
Putting
Jaguar into Perspective, Part One:
Introduction and Appearance
(9-6-02) András Puiz. Now
that Jaguar is out, András
Puiz revisits OS X, and looks at
the bigger picture. The first part
of his new mini-series presents
a brief historic overview, and
discusses some of the visual elements
in Aqua.
Jaguar
Special Edition - Mail and Address
Book Reborn (8-24-02) Marc
Messer. For those moving on up
from 10.1 and for those just diving
into the apps for the first time,
Marc looks at what's new in Mail
and Address Book
Bye
Bye Film (8-16-02) Matt shares
his recent conversion to Digital
SLR Photography and the enthusiasm
that comes with it. Canon D60 and
S9000 discussed.
Numbered
Days (7-5-02) Taking After
Effects for a test drive was more
telling than Matt expected. His
G4 is living on borrowed time.
Note
from Dis (7-5-02) Pat St-Arnaud.
A look at the past, present, and
consequences of software piracy.
RGB
& CMYK + PMS = Color Confusion
(6-21-02) Matt explains the difference
between RGB and CMYK Color environments
and how each functions with a sidebar
on PMS (Spot) colors.
Flash
MX Tutorial 2- Tell me what happened
to tellTarget (5-31-02) Matt
shows you how to control a movie
clip with the "with"
command rather than the depreciated
"tellTarget" command.
This tute assumes some basic Flash
knowledge and very basic Action
Scripting experience.
Flash
MX Tutorial 1 - Loading an External
Text File (5-17-02) Matt shows
you how to load an external text
file into a movie clip. This little
widget is easy to update and quick
to download. This step-by-step
tute assumes some Flash knowledge
and very basic Action Scripting
experience.
Epiphany
(3-15-02) There are basically two
types of designers: those that
design because they can and those
that design because they must.
Why
Lovers of New iMacs and iBooks
Owe Thanks to the Cube's Failure
(3-15-02) András Puiz. Basking
in the glory of the "sweet
new iBook" and the "revolutionary
iMac," one tends to forget
about Apple's earlier stab at miniaturization
and really classy design: the Cube.
However, it might well have been
the very death of the Cube that
gave us both the new iBook and
the flat-panel iMac."
Is
My On-Line Presence a Waste of
Time? (3-8-02) David Schultz.
Impending surgery gets Dave thinking
about his mortality, wasting his
life, and opiate addiction. Yeah,
a real up-liftng piece!
Mac at the X-Roads (3-8-02)
Stephen Bollinger. We hate to have
to say this again, but OS X is
ready for prime time.
Surplus
Attention Syndrome (3-01-02)
Matt realizes he doesn't really
have a short attention span, just
the desire to keep learning.
"The
Buzzkill Project" (2-18-02)
When planning your next business
presentation here a few pointers
to take into consideration.
Digital
Camera Buying Guide (2-13-02).
Matt Frederick. We asked Tate and
Matt to tell us what to look for
in a digital camera. Here's Matt's
response.
Browser Wars (02-08-02) Kate
Wolfe-Jenson. Anti-competitive
behavior, standards compliance,
and solving a no-win situation
Our Airport Needs a Tower (02-08-02)
Gerry Curry. Where did Apple go
right, and where did Apple go wrong
with it's AirPort technology?
Photography:
What's your excuse for going digital?
(02-08-02) András Puiz.
Should everyone get a digital camera?
András doesn't think so,
even though a photographer friend
is desperately trying to get his
Sony back.
Why
iPhoto Matters - A Lot. (01-31-02)
David Schultz. The professor kicks
off a two week theme at Aplelust
- digital imaging and photography
with iPhoto. In this thematic introduction
he tells us why iPhoto matters
more than many realize.
Digital
Photography: Diary of a Beginner
Prosumer (01-31-02) Pierre
Igot. As part of our 2-week "Digital
Photography" special edition,
Pierre shares with us details of
his first few weeks as the owner
of a new "prosumer" digital
camera."
"Pixel-Perfect":
Such a 20th-Century Concept
(1-17-02) Brian Tinemann. Ever
since the release of Mac OS X,
there has been a weird, tacit push
by Apple -- a stealth paradigm
shift...