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Worth 1000 Words
April 1st, 2004
April 1st, 2004
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is one of those funny technologies … a fantastic idea but not half as useful as you think it’s going to be, a bit like digital TV or Matrix sequels.
Three X Series, Energi To Go, LogMeIn Pro, NEC Accusync 193WXM
January 8th, 2008
January 8th, 2008
Mobile data for web isn’t new, but complicated pricing has been a barrier to entry for most Australian consumers. X Series is a step in the right direction in that regard, but it’ll remain to be seen if we take to mobile data as wholeheartedly as the Koreans or Japanese.
HTC Touch Dual, iMac, Folder Synchronizer X
April 1st, 2008
April 1st, 2008
For such a large computer, it may have been a better idea to put the USB and Firewire ports on the side rather than the back. Most of us have more than three USB devices nowadays and you’ll find yourself constantly turning it around to swap cables, but the 2.8GHz chip and 2GB of Ram really performed, chewing through heavy tasks with gusto.
Quark Xpress 6.0
March 9th, 2004
March 9th, 2004
A very long time coming, Quark finally get with the program (Mac OSX) and not only give millions a reason to finally upgrade to Apple’s chrome-plated OS, but give graphic designers the first serious update in almost a decade.
Games set big agenda
November 20th, 2012
November 20th, 2012
Australia is making a disproportionately large impact. Hollywood can’t get enough of our actors and increasingly our directors and screenwriters. When asked if we make as big a splash in gaming, Hutchinson says we already have, just not the way you think
Microsoft Expression Studio
July 1st, 2008
July 1st, 2008
After going through each installer separately we were finally ready to go. Unlike Adobe Creative Suite, Expression Studio is an online only tool. It works only in RGB, and — when it comes to the drawing component — in 72dpi by default. But there were strengths to be found.
Tomorrow’s AI Helper, Today
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Why you are your best cyber security
In case you've been living under a rock, online security is back ...
May 20th, 2014
Killer Career Move
For Alex Hutchinson, Australian creative director behind Assassin's Creed III, shepherding the ...
December 10th, 2012
Games set big agenda
In case you're still in any doubt about the cultural impact of ...
November 20th, 2012
Adobe Touch Apps
Adobe is barnstorming both the app and the tablet markets with tools ...
August 4th, 2012