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While Apple could include Photos under the iLife rubric as the replacement for iPhoto, I doubt that the company will do so. Rather, I suspect the new app will be marketed much like iTunes, as a standalone app that’s bundled with the operating system. If so, this would technically mean that only two apps remain as part of iLife: iMovie and GarageBand. Macworld

A Basic Introduction to Adobe Lightroom Adobe Lightroom gives photographers a way to import, organize, process, and export their photos from start to finish. Underlying the program’s workflow is its ability to edit images without permanently altering the original files. Alan Kesselhaut, founder of Princeton Photo Workshop, will show the many aspects of Lightroom. Alan’s presentation will include: A basic overview of Adobe Lightroom and the Library ...

See on Scoop.it – From the Apple Orchard What can you do with a billion iPhones? What can all of us do with a billion iPhones?  Analysts, telcos, networking firms and research consultants expect more than 4 billion smartphones in use by the end of this decade, maybe sooner. Khürt Williams‘s insight: Put on a monocle, stick out a pinky and say "1 Billion 1iPhones". See on techpinions.com

See on Scoop.it – From the Apple Orchard John Paczkowski, writing for Recode: If you’ve been anticipating the debut of some new category-defining hardware at Apple’s upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference, a word of advice: Dial back your expectations or be disappointed. Khürt Williams‘s insight: That’s no surprise.  WWDC = World Wide Developers Conference. See on recode.net

I love HDR photography. In case you don’t know what that is you can head over to Trey Ratcliff’s web site for an explanation. Here’s my quick version. In HDR photography the photographers takes at least two (three or more is better) exposure bracketed and through the magic of software algorithms combines them into a single image. As you can tell ...

One of the things that makes smart phone photography so popular is the near instant way in which one can snap a photo to share with family, friends, the world. It has led to the appearance and the rise of services such as Instagram and Pressgram and smart phone accessories like the Olloclip and the Glif. However, even though there are some great smartphone ...

Bob LeVitus, often called “Dr. Mac,” has written about Apple technology for over twenty-five years. He’s written or co-written more than 65 popular computer books, with over two million copies sold worldwide. His most recent titles include: iPad For Dummies, iPhone For Dummies, and Mac OS X Mountain Lion For Dummies, all for Wiley Publishing. For over 15 years Bob has been the Apple technology ...

Reading books in electronic form (eBooks) on a portable device has taken decades to develop and become practical. From LCD display research at RCA Labs in the late 1960s, to Alan Kay’s Dynabook concept in 1972, to the Project Gutenberg literature digitization efforts of the ’70s and ’80s, to MIT’s E Ink display technology and the first portable eBook reader (the Rocket eBook) in ...

Our discussion group begins before the regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. in a nearby room. Ask questions that you may feel take up too much time, are embarrassed to ask, or can’t be articulated well during the main meeting. PMUG Answers is led by Jeff Gorman of Creative Computing. As you meet your fellow members, you will find others with similar interests and those with ...

PRINCETON MACINTOSH USERS GROUP PRINCETON, NJ 08540 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Khurt Williams PHONE : 609-375-8479 EMAIL: publicity@pmug-nj.org PMUG site: http://pmug-nj.org/ TOPIC: Making your digital life better SPEAKERS: Breanna Johnson of LaCie LOCATION: Stuart Hall, Room 6, Princeton Theological Seminary, (Alexander St), Princeton, New Jersey. See http://pmug-nj.org/ for map and directions. WHEN: Tuesday, Febraury 11, 2014, 7:30 p.m. ...