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Final Draft 8 Review

Written on August 01, 2009 by Liam Cassidy and 19 people have commented

If you’ve ever harbored the desire to write for the silver screen and tried to do something about it, you’ll already know about Final Draft, the showbiz industry’s favorite scriptwriting software.
Everyone in Hollywood uses it; Studio Execs, beleaguered Producers, hot-shot directors… even Michael Bay uses it, but don’t let that last one put you off. [...]

iPhone Developer Too Cheap to Buy Icons [UPDATED]

Written on December 29, 2008 by Olly Farshi and 23 people have commented

It may be the season of good-will, but one naughty iPhone-developer has decided to play the role of Scrooge in the iTunes App Store.
Movies, created by French developer, Olivier Bernal, went live at the App Store on December 19. The app, retailing at $2.99, allows users to grab essential information on the latest box-office releases.
The [...]

Using an Xbox or PS3 With a Cinema Display

Written on October 10, 2008 by David Appleyard and 7 people have commented

As an avid Apple fan, I use a MacBook as my primary machine along with a Cinema Display to provide some extra screen estate. When choosing to buy the display, I never really considered the possibility that I would need to plug any device into it other than my laptop so didn’t opt for one [...]

Glass Cinema Displays?

Written on August 09, 2007 by Josh Pigford and 49 people have commented

On Tuesday, when Jobs announced the new iMac, he really made an effort to sell the new materials…aluminum and glass (which are two major components of the new iMac).
Glass is significantly more durable than the current material used in the LCD screens. It’s almost completely scratch resistant and has a much smaller chance of getting [...]