GoLive has GoneDead

Do you use GoLive? Probably not, but if so, then it’s time to start using something different. The demise of Adobe’s GoLive (finally) has been widely reported, but for the brief scoop read Macworld’s “Adobe discontinues GoLive.”

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[Insert iLife ’08 pun here]

Apple’s new iMacs are all shiny aluminum and glass but I was actually more interested in the revamped iLife ’08—and, to a lesser extent, iWork ’08—application suites. If you haven’t seen Real Steve Jobs do his iLife and iWork ’08 demo yet, you can watch the whole spiel in streaming QuickTime—the iLife ’08 part starts at around 13'30".

If you’d rather read about initial impressions of the new iApps (is that what we should call them?), head over to Macworld’s first looks at Numbers, GarageBand, Keynote, iPhoto, Pages, iMovie, and iDVD.

I’ll save the iLife pun for later. Something like “iLike iLife, uLike iLife 2?”

Edit: Added iMovie and iDVD. —calixton

Apple Inc. turns its attention to… the Mac?

Windows-only readers can skip this post.

For those of you wondering if Apple Inc. still makes computers, today’s special Apple Mac Event was a celebration of (almost*) all things Mac.



The first announcement was the new iMac form-factor. Thinner, sleeker, faster, shinier—the new, aluminimum-clad, 20– and 24-inch iMacs run Intel Core 2 Duo processors from 2.0 to 2.8GHz. Still no built-in Blu-ray burner, but I want one of these new iMacs almost as much as I want an iPhone. The keyboard alone is a thing of beauty.

Despite the new hardware offering, the bulk of the Mac Event time was devoted to iLife and iWork. iLife ’08 has significantly updated versions of iPhoto, iMovie, iWeb, iDVD, and GarageBand (where’s the “i”?). iWork ’08 has revised apps Keynote (presentations) and Pages (word processing), and adds a new spreadsheet application, Numbers. I’ve never been excited about presentations, word processing, or spreadsheets, but I’m beginning to feel some tingling in the extremities.

Finally, .Mac (Apple’s e-mail and online tools service) got a storage and functionality bump (to integrate with iLife ’08), and the Mac mini got a silent processor upgrade.

Now when will TSW get all this new stuff?

*No Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, or Xserve news.

Last of the CS3 reviews?

Are these the last of the Macworld reviews of CS3 products? I’ve actually lost count. In any case, read up on Fireworks CS3 and Contribute CS3 for Mac OS X. (If you know of reviews on the Windows version, put ’em in the comments.)

Flash! CS3! Review!

Do you use Flash? Do you have an Intel Mac? Then maybe you’re interested in Macworld’s review of Flash CS3.

Actually, Flash CS3 is cross-platform… so there should be a review of the Windows version out there somewhere…

Ah, here’s one at CNET.

Okay, now we’re all fair and balanced.

You’ve heard of DreamWeaver…

…and there’s a review of Dreamweaver CS3 at Macworld. But are you familiar with Coda? I haven’t tried it out yet, but you can read up this “one-window Web development for Mac OS X” application at MacUser and Macworld.

Adobe InDesign CS3 Review

Just when you thought all I ever post is links to software reviews… here’s a link to Macworld’s InDesign CS3 software review. This goes along with my links to Macworld’s reviews of Photoshop CS3 and Bridge CS3.

Yup, blog-linking, that’s really what it’s all about.

Adobe CS3 Reviews

For those of you with the wherewithal to keep up with the pace of technology (in this case Adobe Creative Suite 3), Macworld has reviews on Photoshop CS3 and Bridge CS3. It’ll be a while before I personally get a hand on either one (I’m saving my pfennings for an Intel-based Mac) so reading about the new products’ ins-and-outs is as close as I’m going to get.

Adobe announces Creative Suite 3

Have you just gotten used to Creative Suite 2 (maybe even 2.3)? Well, Adobe recently released Creative Suite 3 (CS3) which should be available in a bewildering array of configurations this April. You can find out more info at the Adobe web site or this story at Macworld.com.

No sign of the updated software (or educational pricing) yet at The Scholar's Workstation, but we'll keep an eye peeled for it.