LapWorks’ new US$64.95 iPad Space Dock (http://www.lapworks.com) could easily become my favorite iPad stand. It’s flexible, durable and portable — the three things I look for in a stand for my Apple tablet. Of course, that’s in addition to affordability — and the Space Dock is a little on the steep side, pricewise, though you can grab it for $54.95 for a limited time.
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By Cyndy Cashman
The new features in Flash Professional CS5 (US$699; $199 for upgrades) from Adobe (http://www.adobe.com) should bring smiles to the faces of both designers and developers. Two big improvements in the way Flash handles video are the ability to preview an imported video on the Stage and adjust its parameters on the fly.
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This MacNews Category Review is the first of our multi-part look at retail management software for the Mac. Products covered include 3in1 FileMaker Pro Template: Retail Planning Catalog, 7Office Sales Cycle Management, Advanced SaleSmartz Pro, AdWorks, AlfsIt, AlphaMag, ArsMagna, Auction Tender, AuthPay, AutoPrice, Barcode X, BC Boutique, Biz Basics Gold, BusinessMind, Checkout, Clothing Organizer, CRM, Days Off Calculator, DB Retailer’s Advantage, deCount, deLUXE, EB Suite CRM, Equisis Detail, fileWorkerFILIAEL, Filobase Gestion, FloristWare, FrameReady and gBoutique
Just Mobile’s UpStand (http://www.just-mobile.com) is an US$49.95 iPad stand tht looks like what I suspect an iPad stand from Apple would look like if they decided to make one — even down to the packaging.
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By Daniel M. East
One of the primary frustrations of many professional photographers, designers, and illustrators in the digital realm seems to be color consistency. While there are quite a few software and hardware calibration tools available today, coordinating all of your hardware so that they’re all on the same page can seem like a shot in the dark. With the US$599 Spyder3 Studio SR package from Datacolor (http://www.datacolor.com), this task just got a whole lot easier (and more accurate).
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