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A few days ago, we introduced a QuickTime video that shows the basic workflow of AKVIS Software’s Coloriage. The following is another video without audio commentary showing how to use Coloriage to convert a Black & White photo image into a color one. By the way, the original photo image comes from Webshots. Continue reading
About 12 days ago, we reviewed a 16-GB USB flash memory drive from A-DATA. A major problem that we’ve found with it is that its Write speed is extremely slow on Macs while it’s fine under Windows XP with the same machine. As we reported, it took almost 4 minutes when we transferred a package containing several files with a total of 72.2 MB from a FireWire-connected external hard disk drive to the USB memory. This Write speed is totally unacceptable.
Does that mean all USB Flash memory sticks are slow on Macs? And what are other affordable hardware alternatives to swap files between Macs and Windows through Boot Camp?
A week ago, I went to a local electronics store to buy a video cable. And I wanted to check out USB Flash memory sticks from other manufacturers. That’s when I saw a package that said SDHC·SD·MCO Card Reader/Writer. (See Screenshot 01.)
 Screenshot 01: Source – MacHouse |
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 Screenshot 03: Source – Amazon.com |
Huh? What is this product? The description of the product shown at the back of the package says that I can insert an SD/SDHC card and then that I can use the card as a USB flash drive. Umm… I have an extra 512-MB flash disk. And the price for this little product was only ¥980 (US$9.50). So I decided to try it out. Continue reading
TOKYO (MacHouse) – Microsoft has released software updates for Office 2004 and 2008 for Mac. According to the company, these software updates are both released partly due to Microsoft security bulletin MS08-043.
Click on the button for more information on Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.1 Update. 
Click on the button for more information on Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.2 Update.
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This QuickTime Overview video shows the basic workflow of AKVIS Software’s Coloriage without audio commentary. For more information on Coloriage, you may want to read the software review that we release a little while ago. Continue reading
More than 20 years ago, I enjoyed watching one TV show ever week. I think it was Alfred Hitchcock Presents. The original work was done in Black & White. They said they used computers to reproduce all episodes in color and aired the whole series a few decades later. A few years ago, I wondered if there were any software applications that would allow me to reproduce a color image out of an image in Black & White like that. And I found none. Then I ran into AKVIS Software’s website by accident about 14 hours ago and found Coloriage. Now, the search is over. This software title lets you reproduce a color image out of a Black & White photo. So let’s see how Coloriage works quickly.
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AKVIS Coloriage comes with a standalone application and a Photoshop plug-in. You can use whichever you want. And the final result won’t change. If you are going to use the Photoshop plug-in, choose AKVIS > Coloriage under Filter after opening a Black & White photo image. (See Screenshot 01-2.) If you are going to use the standalone application version, simply drag and drop a graphic file onto the application windows (See Screenshot 03.) Continue reading