sair.am's blog » apple http://blog.sair.am It aint just another WordPress weblog ! Tue, 18 May 2010 04:32:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 my adobe cs5 on its way http://blog.sair.am/archives/2010/05/my-adobe-cs5-on-its-way/ http://blog.sair.am/archives/2010/05/my-adobe-cs5-on-its-way/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 03:00:58 +0000 Sairam Kunala http://blog.sair.am/?p=5166 A friend from college helped me out get a copy of Adobe Creative Suite 5 on a discount. It’s a great thanks to him. The Windows version costs slightly less compared to the Mac version at Amazon

I started searching for tutorials and landed at TutsPlus . I started giving a thought about the positives and negatives of getting a getting a premium membership. I’d start with a 3 month pre-paid member ship as soon as I get my hands on my software . I need to start learning faster. Yes, I L0V3 art, and YES, I have a plan . The execution start month is August 2010.

Psd Premium: Photoshop education from the professionals. AE Premium: After Effects education from the professionals. Vector Premium: vector education from the professionals.

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The comments do not have a timestamp on them when a user commented. Atleast the timestamp on the post/question gives the user information that its more than 1 year old (relatively).

I was trying to find if textmate is worth it or not

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Finally, Steam platform is being released to Mac users as on 12th May(today) worldwide US time.

Yes, the login page still shows it as PC Users .

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How did I know this ? – I was checking out the price to buy 1Password from Agile Web Solutions.

Looks like this is a new software with 43% off :)

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View Larger Map

I learnt that MacBookPro’s that are customized in a US Apple website would get shipped from China to your destination in US. Yes, its FEDEX , not bluedart couriers or professional couriers :P

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  1. http://www.macheist.com/
  2. http://www.macbuzzer.com/
  3. http://www.maczot.com/
  4. http://themacbundles.com/
  5. http://bundleecious.com/
  6. http://www.mupromo.com/
  7. http://macappdeals.com/ – Fetches deals about Mac Apps and Games from various sources.

List of similar deal sites would be updated at http://delicious.com/sairam/mac+software

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Coming back to the actual topic of the post – Macheist.com raised donation for charity close to $426 Grand . The bundle contains 7 8 Mac Apps for just $20 (see screenshots below).Users go there since they want to buy software for cheap and get also could donate to charity. It’s a win-win situation.  This the third time they have done this and was called Mac Heist 3.

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Pricing + Sizes:

16GB = $499 (Wifi) , $629 (+3G)

32GB = $599 (Wifi), $729 (+3G)

64GB = $699(Wifi), $829 (+3G)

Design | Features | Gallery | Specs

Cons: No Camera, No Phone, No multitasking

Pros: 9.7″ display,  iWork, iPhone Apps work, Cheap, High Battery Life

New Applications:

  1. iWork for $9.99
  2. iBooks – Going to be a competitor for Kindle
  3. iPhone apps work.

iPad is cheap when compared with Kindle DX .

Image courtesy: gdgt.com

iBooks:

Games :

Price:

Typing:

Movies:

iPad:

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Eagerly waiting for the iPad/iTablet/iSlate/iBox whatever they are going to call it . Though I don’t have use for it now.

Able to watch live at Ustream – http://www.ustream.tv/leolaporte
Webcam chat at Ustream

APPLE INVITATION :

Update: http://www.ustream.tv/oA streamed the video for about 114k+ users. Thanks to them I could follow the session (almost live)

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