Type of Article: MacTech Reviews

By David Creamer

As the Creative Suite versions of the Adobe (http://www.adobe.com) software mature, the list of new features for each program grows smaller, but the new features seem to be getting better. This release has some nice features, making this an important upgrade for those using Illustrator for more artistic purposes — of course, many of those features are useful for graphic designers, too. Here are the top new features for Illustrator CS5 (a.k.a. version 15).

This MacNews Category Review looks at driver’s ed products for the Mac. Products covered include GPS Academy, Online Drivers Ed and Virtual Drive of America.

By ‘Doctor Dave’ Greenbaum

While many people can do occasional typing on the iPad or iPhone via the virtual keyboard, serious keyboarding simply isn’t possible without a true external keyboard. While Apple offers two options, they are limiting and the US$99.95 Matias Folding Keyboard (http://matias.ca/foldingkeyboard/index.php) provides an ideal third option for serious iPad typists.

For the most part you probably won’t need to use a stylus with your iPad. However, if you’re sketching, drawing or using a handwriting-recognition app like WritePad (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/writepad/id293033512?mt=8), you will need one.
Just Mobile (http://www.just-mobile.com) offers the US$19.95 sculpted-from-aluminum AluPen for just that purpose.