Mars bars today's PC
Each US Mars lander cost $545m. Yet for all that cash, NASA got a computer with just 128MB of RAM – barely enough to run Windows XP.
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Music on the move
Digital music is the toy of the moment, and while the ubiquitous iPod dominates the market, there are alternatives out there. Digit rounded up some of Apple’s competitors.
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MPC creates saucy 3D chef
The Moving Picture Company’s team of animators rose to the challenge of creating a flamboyant and eccentric caricature of a French chef to act as the brand identity for Schwartz Real Paste sauces.
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Irate over ink
Many consumers feel they aren’t getting their money’s worth from their ink jet printer. So is the cartridge half full or half empty?
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Creativity is off the starting grid
It’ll be as useful as a gift-wrapped cow at a vegetarian’s birthday bash.
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The future of Flash
Macromedia has revealed its intentions to extend Flash technology. DIGIT brings you the lowdown on the future of multimedia application development.
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Photo finishers
Nothing matches the power of Photoshop CS when it comes to image editing - but there are budget alternatives. Digit checked out the bargain options.
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Catalyst sets Tony swinging online
Celebrating the release of Spiderman 2, the latest online 3D game for Kellogg’s Frosties sees Tony the Tiger swinging through the city.
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Preview: Director MX 2004
Director is a formidable application. Its long-term users are dedicated to its Byzantine workflow, and fluent in its scripting environment. The new Flash MX 2004 compatibility and DVD authoring features are sure to attract new customers however, so it’s difficult to go about testing the new release for the former without alienating the latter and vice versa. So instead, we’ll take an early gander at the new features and their possible applications, with reference to improvements and any shortfalls in expectation for this giant of the multimedia-authoring scene.
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Crunch time for Windows security
Windows security has become Microsoft's big headache. Can the company restore faith in its OS with the forthcoming Service Pack 2?
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Film cracks as digital snaps
Professional photographers may laugh off the imminent death of film, but can’t hide that copy of The Photoshop Bible leaning against their computer.
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The Mac turns 20
The Apple Mac is now 20 years old, and while Microsoft dominates the computer landscape, the Macintosh has had a massive impact on the way we work.
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Offspring unleashed
Directors John Williams and David Lea’s most recent work is a video for The Offspring’s single Hit That – and it’s the dog’s bollocks. The video follows the escapades of an unruly mutt on a rampage through a cityscape till he meets his nemesis... a vet intent on canine castration.
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Head to Head: Strong copyright - can it harm art?
The debate: digital creatives face a copyright battle as the Internet, and advanced copying tools, mean work is under threat like never before. So, are stronger copyright controls with harsher penalties the answer, or should we walk away from copyright controls altogether?
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Convert your tape archives to DVD
It's painful to think of your 8mm and VHS recordings fading away after years and use. Converting them to DVD protects those treasured archives, and several companies are offering new packages to simplify the process.
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Weee Will Recycle
Where once they wrestled with giant Photoshop files, extruded 3D models or drew the most beautiful vectors in a swirl of bézier curvature, these multiprocessor systems are now doomed to a life of spreadsheets and the Heat Web site.
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Make a design of the times
With new versions of InDesign, Quark, and Photoshop, expect print to be this year's mini skirt.
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Don't bank on it with Photoshop
I saw that my latest attempt to print money – literally – had been arrested.
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A Mac user's look at the Consumer Electronics Show
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is heavily PC-focussed. But what did it offer the Mac-consumer in 2004?
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Encore Hollywood leads a charmed life
Using Adobe After Effects running on Power Macs, Encore Hollywood's team of artists conjure up some magic visual effects for Charmed.