Technology Blog

So Adobe have created a set of tools for building HTML5 content via Dreamweaver.

Press release here-

http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/201005/051910HTML5Pack.html

Download here-

http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/html5pack.html

Apple have updated the entry level MacBook-
2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB DDR3 memory
250GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics
Built-in 10-hour battery (WOW)
Polycarbonate unibody enclosure

More here-

http://www.apple.com/nz/macbook/

WorkFlowMax have today released a major update to its SaaS workflow solution.-

https://my.workflowmax.com/help/Latest%20Changes%2016%20May%202010.htm

If you, like me, like your games, you may already have a PC with a number of games loaded and you might already subscribe to Steam’s game delivery system.

Well its now available for Mac, released this past week, with a number of games already available.

While still a little buggy and with numerous updates being delivered each day it opens up a new option for Mac gamers.

Portal is free to download until May 24th, puzzle game built on the Half Life engine.

Torchlight is a top down RPG, great fun to play.

More games are being released each week.

Steam has many advantages to purchasing from retail shops, automatic updates, better pricing, steam cloud save game files and more.

Go get it now.

On Simcity.

I saw this the other night and thought WOW, this guy had too much spare time, scary-

http://www.viceland.com/blogs/uk-games/2010/05/10/the-totalitarian-buddhist-who-beat-sim-city/

Recently there has been a lot of coverage regarding this debate. Apple have said never, they are currently being investigated by the FTC for this.

There are a lot of pro’s and con’s for both sides, Apple and its supporters are hedging their bets on an emerging technology to replace flash in the long run and provide a better user experience for new mobile devices.

In the past few days some heavyweights have had their say-

http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/opera-joins-in-jobs-v-flash-argument-687597

http://hothardware.com/News/Microsofts-Take-On-Flash-HTML5-Is-The-Future-But-Well-Support-Adobe/

Looks like the tide is slowly turning…

This is for all those people who said it would not take off, Apple have announced Monday one million in 28 days of iPad sales.

Apple release

That is less than half the time for the iPhone to reach that milestone.

Wired post

Apple are struggling to keep up with demand and prices on auction sites are high.

3G version was released this weekend and demand is high for that one too, good luck getting your sim to work, or do as this guy did- http://twitpic.com/photos/gupmyster

Ok so you have an iPad that you have obtained by whatever means outside the US, great stuff, but you cannot purchase or download the iWork suite or books. If you want to know how to do this drop me an email.

ROFLMAO

The daily show’s Jon Stewart’s take on the recent Apple-Gizmodo shenanigans, really funny-

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-april-28-2010/appholes

CS5 has officially been released to market today, yes while we have been selling free upgrades over the past few weeks since the official CS5 launch, you are still unable to get serial numbers and install media. Adobe should start contacting all eligible CS4 upgrade customers soon.

In the meantime, you can download a trial version of CS5 which are now live to download, go to -

http://www.adobe.com/downloads/

Hover over the product you wish to install, and click the try button, then you will need to register or sign in with an Adobe account (free) to download the relevant installer for Windows or Mac. The downloads range from 3GB to 8GB in size.

Run the installer and choose install 30 day demo and enjoy the new features.