As noted by MacRumors, as of late September, Apple had approximately 164,000 full-time employees worldwide, the company disclosed in a filing. That’s up from the 161,000 full-time employees that the company reported a year ago. In the filing, Apple also notes that it...
According to the latest Canalys data, worldwide tablet shipments increased by 11% year-on-year in quarter three (Q3) of 2024, reaching 37.4 million units. This marks the third consecutive quarter of growth for the tablet market, notes the research group. The overall...
As Apple prepares to launch its next M2 Macs, the company is already ramping up testing of M3 chips, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says in his latest “Power On” newsletter. From his report: The company has begun putting next-generation Macs with the...
deGeo is as easy as it gets when it comes to stripping geotags from photos. With just a few taps, the app allows you to view your photos, parse the geotag information and remove that private information before sharing your photos with family, friends and more. deGeo...
Twelve South’s US$59.99 StayGo mini is a great travel accessory for the iPad or a Mac laptop. Since all Apple’s portables have few ports, this small peripheral offers added functionality. It provides four ports: USB A 2.0, HDMI, USB-C, and headphone out. The...
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By Erik Vlietinck
CameraBag 2 is standalone application with a collection of filters and effects for editing images. It’s easy to use, comes with a huge collection of presets, and offers total control over adjustments and effects. Although it can be used for applying just one of the many presets — called styles — users can create their own styles from scratch.
By Pete Collins
About 10 years ago I borrowed (stole) my sister’s Intuos2 tablet and I’ve rarely used a mouse since. I almost can’t work without my tablets.
When I heard that Wacom was coming out with the Intuos5, I couldn’t figure out how they were going to add anything that the Intuos4 didn’t already have since it was so good. Boy, was I naive. There are a couple of new functions that make this upgrade a no-brainer.
By Jay Nelson
Photographers and other creative people have many reasons to convert a photo into a sketch or painting. Let’s say that the subject of a photo is important, but poor lighting makes it unsalvageable as a photo.
By converting it to a sketch you can make it an object worth keeping. Or maybe you’re given several photos to use in a layout, but they’re too different from each other to harmonize; just convert them all to pencil sketches for instant harmony! Or maybe a client simply requests a hand-painted effect but you have 10 untrained thumbs.
The iPod may be “old news” in the Apple world, but it’s still the best selling MP3 player in the universe. And it has lots of features you may not be aware of.
Enter “iPod: The Missing Manual” from O’Reilly Publishing. It shows you how to play music, movies, and slideshows; shoot photos and videos; and navigate Apple’s redesigned iTunes media-management program. Topics include:
° Fill it up. Load your iPod with music, photos, movies, TV shows, games, ebooks, and podcasts.
° Manage your stuff. Download media and apps from the iTunes and App Stores, then organize your collection.
