iPhoto

Creating slideshows on your Mac is relatively easy. All Macs come with iLife when you purchase them new. Between iPhoto and iDVD, you can come up with some pretty impressive stuff. While you can create some impressive looking shows to non-mac people, sometimes you want something more to add that 'wow' effect. This is where Boinx Software's FotoMagico 2 comes in. It offers an array of features to create give your slideshow the edge that it needs. READ MORE »

Last year, there were a few new electronics, which I think of as bonus items, that I thought about buying. ‘Bonus electronics’ are the fun things, that you don’t need to live or work, they don’t count as a tax deduction later. I briefly considered an AppleTV, but, just couldn’t see, for me that I get much out of it. I thought I’d rather wait for a more robust product. What I did get was the Nintendo Wii. I’ve had a lot of fun with it, and it has been well worth the hassle it took to track one down READ MORE »

Update February 17, 2008: I finally managed to get this review back up on the web after thinkmac.net's sudden crash. The original date of publication was September 2, 2007. READ MORE »

I think by now you should know I am a fan of the whole Missing Manual series. If I had my way, I would read everyone of them from cover to cover.

My latest undertaking has been iPhoto 6: The Missing Manual. Written by David Pogue and Derrick Story (fitting name for an author, eh), we are brought into the witty pages of 'The Missing Manual' series once again. iPhoto 6 is a premiere photo management tool in the iLife 06' suite from Apple. With more and more features added to each iteration of iPhoto, you need a tangible guide to help keep your pictures looking great on your Mac.
Content:
The newest release is broken into 5 major sections covering: Digital Cameras, iPhoto Basics, Meet Your Public, iPhoto Stunts, and Appendixes. READ MORE »