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Copy and Paste Locations in iPhoto ’09

Derrick Story has found yet another hidden feature in iPhoto '09 8.0.2. You can Control-click a photo with geotags attached, choose Copy, then Control-click another photo (or selection of photos) and choose the new command Paste Location. Sneaky, but useful!

Adam Engst No comments

10 Undocumented Changes in iPhoto ’09 8.0.2

Apple doesn't want to tell you about what has changed in the recent updates to iPhoto '09, but Adam has tracked down ten notable changes that will significantly improve your iPhoto experience.

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iMovie ’09 8.0.1 Update Brings More than Just Bug Fixes

Behind the facade of "improves overall stability," Apple's frustratingly vague description of the iMovie 8.0.1 Update, lie a handful of noteworthy changes to iMovie '09.

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‘Take Control of iWeb: iLife ’08 Edition’ Updated for MobileMe and Twitter

For people still using iWeb '08, we have released a free update to "Take Control of iWeb: iLife '08 Edition." (If you own it, click Check for Updates in your copy to update.) In it, author Steve Sande swaps .Mac for MobileMe and explains how to add a Twitter feed to an iWeb page. The iWeb '09 edition of the book is also underway and will be a free update for anyone buying the '08 edition in 2009.

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Liz Castro’s iPhoto Book Themes Site

Confused by all the possibilities available when building a book in iPhoto? Liz Castro has done an incredible job of documenting all the details of each theme.

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Mobile Web Usability Stinks

Let's be real. Browsing the Web on a mobile phone, even an iPhone, is a lousy experience in comparison with using a full-fledged browser on a Mac. Jakob Nielsen explains the problems and offers suggestions on how to improve mobile Web usability in his Alertbox column.

Jeff Carlson No comments

10 Secrets of iMovie ’09

While starting work on the next edition of his book about iMovie, Jeff Carlson reveals 10 tips and new features in iMovie '09 that until now have escaped attention.

Adam Engst No comments

Details of iPhoto ’09’s Flickr Support

Fraser Speirs, who develops the FlickrExport plug-in for iPhoto and doesn't pretend to be unbiased, offers a detailed look at just what iPhoto '09's Flickr support provides in this blog post. Our take: iPhoto's built-in support will be sufficient for basic uses, but serious Flickr users will stick with Fraser's FlickrExport or one of the competing plug-ins.

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Macworld Expo 2009 for Photographers

Photographers had plenty of products to tempt their eyes and wallets at this year's Macworld Expo. Jeff Carlson looks at some items that made an impression.

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Top Mac Software at Macworld Expo 2009

Even if you can download trial versions of most programs from the Web, sometimes a live demo from an expert is just what you need to grasp the point of a program. Here are a few applications that grabbed our attention as we walked the show floor.

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iPhoto ’09 Adds Faces and Places

iPhoto '09 now offers face detection and geotagging capabilities, along with integration with Facebook and Flickr, and new slideshow themes that can sync to an iPhone or iPod touch.

Adam Engst No comments

Take Control News: Font Wrangling and Problem-Solving Made Easy

If you work with fonts professionally, need to solve font-related problems, or just want to understand how fonts work in Mac OS X, our "Take Control of Fonts in Leopard" and "Take Control of Font Problems in Leopard" ebooks have all the information you need.

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Print Classy Discs with the Dymo DiscPainter

There are a variety of ways to label a recordable CD or DVD disc, but if you want attractive results with a quick turnaround, check out the Dymo DiscPainter, a compact printer dedicated to printing on special inkjet-printable discs.

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Improving the HTML Accessibility of Our Cart

After much hair-pulling, we finally figured out why the Download Ebook button on the last screen of our Take Control shopping cart couldn't be seen by Apple's VoiceOver technology.

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Authors and Publishers Settle with Google Book Search

Authors and publishers have agreed to settle with Google over its book search program. The surprising part is that the resulting agreement will likely make millions more books widely available, benefit the public, and increase revenues to Google, authors, and publishers.