Apple has posted an extensive article detailing its presence at this week’s National School Board Association (NSBA) Technology + Learning (T+L) Conference in Dallas. Apple demonstrated its “commitment to helping students excel” by showcasing Mac OS X, the new Curriculum Mobile Labs, and PowerSchool. The company also highlighted Henrico County Public School’s (Virginia) one-to-one technology initiative.
Read MoreFreeSoft today announced Silhouette, a new plug-in for Adobe Illustrator that allows users to convert bitmap images to vector images with unique correction tools. The plug-in fixes logos that were badly oriented in a scanner, sharpens rounded or truncated corners, deletes useless points, converts flat curves into straight lines, aligns segments of straight lines on the same axis, smoothes curves, and simplifies curves while keeping their appearance. Silhouette is compatible with Adobe Illustrator 8, 9 and 10, and sells for US$244.
Read MoreOver the course of the past week, MacDesktops has posted 14 new desktop pictures, including: Black and Blue (Art), George Harrison (Music), Golden Gate (Landscapes – Water), I dream in titanium (Apple – PowerBook G4), San Onofre Sunset (Landscapes – Water), and Stockholm Winter (Landscapes – Water). Mandolux has added seven new desktops: five SR-71 Blackbird (Aerospace/Finale), one Technosis/Anthraxis (Abstract), and one more Vector-based (Female/Drawing).
Read MoreApple has posted yet another new celebrity “Switch” commercial, this time featuring the popular music group De La Soul. In the ad, they say that they’ve created a lot of their songs a Mac, and declare that the Mac is “a great brain.”
Read MoreEpson today announced the availability of a Print Image Matching II plug-in (P.I.M. II) for Adobe Photoshop 7.0, 6.0, and Photoshop Elements 1.0 and 2.0. The new plug-in enables “Photoshop users who own a P.I.M. II-enabled digital camera and P.I.M. II-enabled Epson photo printer to take advantage of the print matching and automatic benefits offered by Print Image Matching technology to create the best possible prints quickly and easily.” The P.I.M.
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