Prepare for Office 2004 for Mac
With Microsoft's Office tools for Mac due a major upgrade next month, Digit takes a look at what Mac users can expect from Office 2004.
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Needed: lessons in old skool design
Trumpets, you say… I can kind of see why they’d be good on a monitor...
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The Mill plays pinball wizard for Ford
Ford Fiesta’s TV ad see the miniaturized car racing around a giant pinball table courtesy of The Mill’s Flame artist Barnsley and some almost invisible 3D effects.
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8mp wonders of the world
As digital photographers become more demanding, we checked out a new batch of 8mp cameras from Canon, Konica, Nikon and Olympus set to vie for your cash.
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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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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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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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Britney vamps for Toxic
Britney Spears’ video for her latest single Toxic casts the star in the role of a femme fatale out to wreak revenge on a cheating ex-boyfriend. Directed by Joseph Kahn, the video pitches Spears into several roles.
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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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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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Mr President
Nick Bell has just taken up his role as president of D&AD – responsible for the world-famous Yellow Pencil awards. In his first-ever interview, Nick outlines his thoughts and plans for the creative industry.
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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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yU+co conjures up slick sequence for Paycheck
Hollywood design studio yU+co combined graphics, animation, and clever lighting techniques in the creation of the title and a four-minute opening sequence for John Woo’s latest thriller Paycheck.
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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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Apple sets iPod ads in motion
Directed by Dave Meyer, Apple’s iPod TV ads continue the theme of its popular print campaign, which features silhouettes dancing to music from their iPods, with effects created by Alex Brodie.