Join us at MacTech Pro Chicago About the Event Date: July 17, 2019 Time: All Day. See Detailed Schedule. Registration at 8:30am Sessions start at 9am. Day ends by 6pm. Location: Marriott Chicago Medical Center/UIC Sessions Chair: Ben Greiner
By Laura Excell
Nikon (www.nikonusa.com) has entered the mirrorless camera market with a strong start by introducing their new Nikon 1 system (which starts at US$649.95 in pricing), which includes the J1 and V1 cameras.
WordPress (https://wordpress.com) is the favorite web site design/content management system I’ve tried. The free and open source blogging tool has been incredibly successful, rising from a handful of users to the most-used blog tool in its category.
WordPress is relatively easy to set up and use. But it has features and quirks that can take a new user a while to learn. “WordPress: The Missing Manual” by Matthew MacDonald will get you up to speed quickly and cut down on the learning curve.
Now that the entire Mac line — except for the long-in-the-tooth Mac Pro — sports USB 3.0 connectivity, Mac users have access to a wide range of inexpensive, back-up/secondary drives. The Backup Plus portable from Seagate Technology (http://www.seagate.com) is one of the best such products.
By Bruce Bicknell
Beauty in a box? Believe it or not, here’s an interesting program that really allows you to do complete makeovers on your images with the click of a button and Intensity sliders. Perfect365 — a free download from ArcSoft (www.arcsoft.com) allows you to see results quickly with standard tricks such as face reshaping, teeth whitening, and blemish removal. But it’s really more, so let’s take a look.
