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Jeff Carlson is a freelance writer, designer, and late-nighter. He has authored and edited a number of best-selling books about the iPad, video editing, Web design, and the Mac. He is a columnist for The Seattle Times, a senior editor at TidBITS, and contributes regularly to magazines such as Macworld, HOW Magazine, and Photoshop Elements Techniques.
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Jeff Carlson (.Thou... : 434 articles
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TidBITS: 319 articles
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Macworld: 26 articles
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PC World: 24 articles
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The Seattle Times: 23 articles
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May 2012: 3 articles
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April 2012: 6 articles
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March 2012: 5 articles
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February 2012: 3 articles
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January 2012: 4 articles
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December 2011: 4 articles
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November 2011: 7 articles
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October 2011: 6 articles
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September 2011: 2 articles
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August 2011: 2 articles
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- Apple Hardens Security with Mac OS X 10.7.4 and Safari 5.1.7
- TidBITS · Wednesday, 9 May 2012
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- Apple today released two important updates for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and the Mac version of Safari.Mac OS X 10.7.4 closes a security error introduced in 10.7.3 that exposed a user’s password if they upgraded to Lion while leaving the legacy version of ...
- How to time-stamp your video in iMovie
- Macworld · Wednesday, 9 May 2012
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- Sometimes you just need that video to have a time stamp. If so, Jeff Carlson walks you through some simple steps.
- iOS 5.1.1 Addresses Bugs
- TidBITS · Monday, 7 May 2012
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- Apple today released iOS 5.1.1, a bug-fix update that addresses a handful of disclosed issues for all iOS 5-compatible devices. From Apple’s tech note, iOS 5.1.1:Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen ...
- PDFpen app for Mac, iPad, comes in handy for tax-day signatures
- The Seattle Times · Friday, 27 April 2012
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- On tax day, April 17, I had a document problem. My federal taxes were completed (I used TurboTax on my Mac), but I needed to fill out some paperwork to make a contribution to my retirement account. This being the modern age, when I can file my taxes ...
- Apple Reports $11.6 Billion Q2 2012 Profit
- TidBITS · Tuesday, 24 April 2012
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- By now, the biggest surprise of a quarterly results statement from Apple would be if the company inexplicably lost a bunch of money. But, given that there’s been no sudden asteroid impact in Cupertino (thankfully), we’re left with the expected: ...
- Adobe Announces Creative Suite 6 and Creative Cloud
- TidBITS · Monday, 23 April 2012
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- After releasing some teasing public betas, notably one for Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe has formally announced Creative Suite 6 (CS6), a major update to its entire line of creative content applications. However, the biggest news this time isn’t new ...
- "iPad Pocket Guide, 3rd Edition" now on Kindle
- Jeff Carlson (.Thought) · Wednesday, 11 April 2012
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- Just one week after I finished The iPad for Photographers, Apple announced the third-generation iPad and I embarked on a heads-down, super fast update of my iPad Pocket Guide. The paper version of that book is still being printed, but...
- Use Dropbox to Check Family Macs for Flashback
- TidBITS · Tuesday, 10 April 2012
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- The Flashback malware that has reportedly infected more than half a million Macs creates the kind of situation that’s ripe for confusion by friends and family members who aren’t technologically savvy. (See “How to Detect and Protect Against Updated ...
- PhotoSync Bridges the Mac/iOS Divide for Images
- TidBITS · Sunday, 1 April 2012
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- Now that all of Apple’s current iOS devices contain decent cameras, people are shooting and storing hundreds or even thousands of photos on their devices. Getting the images off an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, though, can be tricky.Should you import ...
- New iPad's display and apps earn top grades
- The Seattle Times · Friday, 30 March 2012
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- When I wrote about the third-generation iPad at its introduction (Business, March 7), I noted that in my brief hands-on time I wasn't immediately struck by the increased resolution of its Retina display. Now that I've used an iPad extensively in the ...
- iTunes Match Improves Sonos Music Selection
- TidBITS · Sunday, 18 March 2012
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- I wasn’t initially excited about iTunes Match, Apple’s service for accessing music you’ve purchased via iCloud, but I signed up for it anyway because I knew I’d need to write about it for TidBITS and my books about the iPad. The purchase of a Sonos ...
- Intuit Releases Quicken Mac 2007 OS X Lion Compatible
- TidBITS · Thursday, 8 March 2012
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- One of the highest-profile casualties of the switch to Mac OS X 10.7 Lion was Quicken 2007 for Mac, an aging version of Intuit’s finance application that was never updated for Intel hardware. Nonetheless, many people were comfortable enough with it ...
- Reflection Mirrors iOS Devices on the Mac
- TidBITS · Monday, 5 March 2012
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- When Apple first introduced Keynote for the iPad, I thought it was a neat proof of concept. But I had a hard time getting around the disconnect of using a handheld tablet as a presentation device, unless you’re presenting to two people next to ...
- Mac OS X 10.7.3 Supplemental Update
- TidBITS · Monday, 5 March 2012
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- Apple has released Mac OS X 10.7.3 Supplemental Update, a tiny update to Lion that “resolves an issue when restoring a Mac from a Time Machine backup.” That’s it, Apple offers no other information. We’re guessing the issue in question was important ...
- iPad 3 Expected at 7 March 2012 Apple Event
- TidBITS · Tuesday, 28 February 2012
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- Some rumors do turn out to be true, and next week we’ll see which of the others become fact as well. March 7 was the date bandied about online for a media event announcing the third generation of the iPad. Apple sent invitations to media outlets ...
- Smaller Macworld still offers up surprises
- The Seattle Times · Friday, 3 February 2012
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- When Apple decided to stop exhibiting at Macworld Expo in 2009, many people assumed that was the end of the show. The event, now dubbed Macworld | iWorld, was held a week ago and is much smaller than the cavernous expos of old. Still, I found myself ...
- Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3
- TidBITS · Wednesday, 1 February 2012
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- Apple has updated Final Cut Pro X to version 10.0.3, a minor version number adjustment that doesn’t properly convey the scope of significant changes to the professional video editor. Introduced to controversy last year, the new version adds several ...
- iOS Photo and Video Highlights of Macworld | iWorld 2012
- TidBITS · Monday, 30 January 2012
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- Since the introduction of the iPhone, Macworld Expo has focused heavily on iOS and apps, and this year’s Macworld | iWorld event was no different. Amid the booths demonstrating all manner of apps, photography and videography were particularly well ...
- Creative audio workarounds in iMovie for iOS
- Macworld · Tuesday, 17 January 2012
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- These techniques go a long way toward making the process of working with audio easier in iMovie's mobile app.
- Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Public Beta
- TidBITS · Monday, 16 January 2012
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- Continuing a successful tradition started with the first version in 2006, Adobe has released a free public beta of Photoshop Lightroom. Version 4 of the professional photo cataloging and editing application adds a new map module for tracking ...
- Where did all that disk space go? DaisyDisk helps you tidy up
- The Seattle Times · Friday, 6 January 2012
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- DaisyDisk scans your hard disk — or any other connected volume — and reveals, in a clever starburst-style graph, which files are taking up the most space.
- Aperture 3.2.2
- TidBITS · Monday, 12 December 2011
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- The last update to Apple’s professional photo organizer and editor added iCloud compatibility, but didn’t quite dial in fixes to a few issues. Now, Aperture 3.2.2 looks like the version that works out those kinks. In addition to resolving an issue ...
- The iPad’s Helpful Ears
- TidBITS · Monday, 5 December 2011
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- I often listen to music on my iPad, but I forget that the iPad can listen as well. I discovered this recently when my brother-in-law recommended a TV show called “From the Edge with Peter Lik.”The show is about Lik, an accomplished landscape ...
- iOS App Review: OmniOutliner plots out a path to iPad success
- Macworld · Monday, 5 December 2011
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- From its emphasis on speedy outline creation to its ability to work deeply within outlines without having to pass it off to the Mac, the iPad version of The Omni Group's outline tool gets the job done.
- NaNoWriMo 2011 and “Winning”
- Jeff Carlson (.Thought) · Monday, 5 December 2011
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- On Wednesday night, I sat in our oversized brown chair and wrote a scene involving a double-cross, a sniper, a scientist, a Samoan, a former government spook, and a bronze pig. 1,439 words later, the scene was mostly finished and,...
