Archive for June, 2007

Manga Studio

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Containing elements of both drawing and page layout applications, Manga Studio is a software product that allows users to layout, draw, and finish comic/manga stories.

The program, which was developed in Japan where it is know as Comic Studio, is a mature product that is used by many professional comic and manga artists. It supports many […]

Dell Axim X51v Pocket PC Review

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Today I am reviewing the Dell Axim X51v Pocket PC.

I have been using this device for about a year. At the time it came out, it was far more advanced compared to most other pocket PC devices due to its fast processor (624MHz), versatile connectivity (WiFi, Bluetooth, IRDA, USB), expandability (CF, SD cards), and high […]

TeamSpeak

Monday, June 25th, 2007

There are a lot of programs with VoIP built into them, but I’ve found that it’s pretty dismal due to the time delay and overall quality.

While gaming it’s hard to hear what most people are saying and that doesn’t help if they trying to tell you that there’s someone creeping up on you. There are […]

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 is Adobe’s latest addition to its suite of industry leading software for graphic artists.

Compared to Photoshop, Lightroom brings a focus on the productivity and workflow needs for working photographers, adding database tools to manage photo libraries, and a responsive new interface specialized to the needs of digital photographers. Work in Lightroom is […]

Design Patterns - The Strategy Pattern

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

Even though design patterns exist to make the life of a software developer/programmer easier, they present a learning curve for those not practiced in this area.

The problem with patterns is that there exist so many of them. Speak to any talented software developer and ask him/her about design patterns and they’ll probably quote the “Singleton,” […]

Microsoft Web 2.0

Saturday, June 23rd, 2007

With the dominance of Web2.0 services like MySpace, Youtube, and Slideshare, Adobe Flash has gone from being only for mere entertainment purposes to a highly functional tool for creating alternative, intuitive, and user-friendly online web services and applications.

It was much debated in industry circles that Microsoft would probably buy Macromedia but Adobe played hard and […]