stevesmart.com : category : the_switch http://www.stevesmart.com/ stevesmart.com is the homebase for Steve Smart, a visual motion artist, part-time Flash developer, Father and Husband. en-us steve@stevesmart.com 2006-09-06T10:29:30-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Sigh - New iMacs! Already!? $%@$% http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/001266.php Well, barely a week has gone by since I've gotten my shiny new fast intel iMac and Apple has already rolled out shinier, faster and bigger iMacs. Wow, 24" display on an iMac? I remember the first time I saw... 1266@http://www.stevesmart.com/ The Switch 2006-09-06T10:29:30-06:00 Gimpshop - It's Photoshop Like, Sort Of http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/001255.php Since I needed a little more image polishing power than iPhoto could give me (even though it's really killer) and since Adobe apparently won't have a Universal version of Photoshop until early next year, I started a search for a... 1255@http://www.stevesmart.com/ The Switch 2006-08-31T23:35:07-06:00 Another Player in the WinXP on Intel Mac Game http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/001254.php In addition to Bootcamp and Parallels, there's another option for those wanting to run Windows applications on their new Intel-based Macs. CrossOver Mac from Codeweavers promises the ability to run Windows apps on top of Mac OS X Tiger, without... 1254@http://www.stevesmart.com/ The Switch 2006-08-31T15:54:24-06:00 That Sound You Hear is Me Smiling http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/001241.php My new iMac was delivered today. I won't have a chance to play with it, though, until Monday as our weekend is quite jammed with birthday activities and visiting grandparents for our daughter's second birthday. In the meantime, I... 1241@http://www.stevesmart.com/ The Switch 2006-08-25T17:01:38-06:00 Apple Announces New Intel Based Mac Pro http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/001196.php During his keynote today at the 2006 WWDC, Steve Jobs announced the long awaited replacement to the G5 PowerMac workstation: the new Xeon powered Mac Pro. During the keynote, Jobs also showed the first preview Leopard, the next generation of... 1196@http://www.stevesmart.com/ The Switch 2006-08-07T14:49:00-06:00 Apple and Recycling http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/001191.php While reading up on Apple a bit while I count my pennies and save for a new iMac, I found that Apple will recycle your old computer for you and even pay for shipping via FedEx. (CRTs too!) This really... 1191@http://www.stevesmart.com/ The Switch 2006-08-01T15:43:39-06:00 Boot Camp - Best of Both Worlds? http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/001061.php As I'm sure you are aware, Apple released a tool last week called Boot Camp. Scheduled to be a part of Leopard (the next iteration of Apple's super successful OS-X), Boot Camp is now being released as a beta and... 1061@http://www.stevesmart.com/ The Switch 2006-04-13T16:44:30-06:00 I'm Switching Back http://www.stevesmart.com/archives/001060.php After much thinking and pondering and waxing nostalgic about all things Mac (as well and Macromedia and Adobe), I've decided that, screw it, I'm saving my freelance pennies and buying a 20" Intel-based iMac for my home office. (I've even... 1060@http://www.stevesmart.com/ The Switch 2006-04-06T16:33:16-06:00