Brand: MacTech

Knoll Light Factory update supports Adobe CS5

Posted by | Aug 25, 2010 | , |

Red Giant Software (http://www.redgiantsoftware.com) has released Light Factory 2.7, an update of its plug-in that now supports Adobe CS5/64-bit processing along with new tools.

Knoll Light Factory is a motion graphics tool best known for its high-fidelity simulations of light effects called flares, which simulate reflections from a bright light source as seen through a camera’s lens. It was created by John Knoll, Photoshop co-creator and “Star Wars” effects guru.

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Barclays Capital reiterates ‘overweight’ rating for Apple

Posted by | Aug 25, 2010 | , |

Barclays Capital reiterated its “overweight” rating on iPhone maker Apple Inc. with a price target of $340, as reported by “IB Times” (http://macosg.me/2/ry).

“We continue to believe Apple’s valuation is very attractive and believe shares can benefit driven by strong iPad demand, a new iPhone upgrade cycle, significant international expansion, and additional new products expected later this year,” said Ben Reitzes, an analyst at Barclays Capital.

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Texas launches iTunes program for teachers, students

Texas launches iTunes program for teachers, students

Posted by | Aug 25, 2010 | , |

Texas students can now download podcasts, videos and other multimedia lessons directly from iTunes through a new online program aimed at providing free, supplementary coursework that can be accessed anywhere, state officials announced Tuesday.

The Texas Education iTunes U channel allows teachers to upload material from their classes to help students understand new concepts or do more research in a specific subject area. Students and parents can access the material through home or school computers, and those with iPods can download the information to the handheld devices.

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Apple removes Boot Camp support from Mac OS X server edition

Apple removes Boot Camp support from Mac OS X server edition

Posted by | Aug 25, 2010 | , |

Apple has removed support for Boot Camp from all new Macs shipping with the server edition of Mac OS X, notes “Hexus” (http://macosg.me/2/rr). 

Boot Camp is designed to simplify Windows installation on a Mactel by providing a simple graphical step-by-step assistant application to dynamically create a second partition on the hard drive for Windows, to burn a CD with all the necessary Windows drivers, and to install Windows from a Windows installation CD. After installation is complete, users can choose to run either Mac OS X or Windows when they restart their computer.

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