Ron Wilder

Digital Photography How-To: Making Web Galleries with iPhoto

Putting a photo gallery on the Web -- whether it's your professional portfolio or a family album -- is a sure-fire way to share images and attract attention to them Applications such as iPhoto, which ships with Mac OS X, makes it easy to post a basic portfolio -- but the shareware program ImageRodeo gives it a professional sheen.

Learning the Ins and Outs of Mac OS X

In this article, we'll examine the unique aspects of Mac OS X and show you how to capitalize, and in some cases improve, on the new features.

The Mac Authority: iTunes Brings the Digital Audio World to Every Mac

With all the current products to encode and decode CDs, as well as software available that made it possible to create your own audio CDs, what could they do to differentiate themselves? Make it easy, that's what. And with their release of iTunes they did just that. It's powerful, it's fast, and it's easy. Oh, and it's absolutely free to boot.

Inside Web Design: Surveying Your Viewers to Add Interactivity to Your Site

The premise for the survey function is relatively simple. Through the use of a server-side include, you insert the code that displays the survey, similar to the one shown in Figure A. Once the viewer makes his choice, he then clicks the Vote button to submit his selection.

The Mac Authority: Maximizing Your Mac

Over the years, the Mac has made tremendous strides in performance, culminating in the G4--arguably the fastest consumer computer on the market today. But short of buying a new computer, what can you do to squeeze the most performance from your computer? In this article, we'll review everything you can do to make sure your computer is screaming.

The Mac Authority: Become an Indie Film Director with iMovie 2

[Over] the last few years they've been quietly finishing three pieces of the puzzle that will make the Mac again the platform of choice for the creative professional--QuickTime, FireWire and iMovie 2.

The Mac Authority: Make Mac OS X Your Own with Just a Few Changes

Mac users are a peculiar breed. We claim how great our user interface is but then the very first thing we do is learn how to change its appearance. Sometimes Apple helps by letting us create themes, but usually the major changes, the customization that screams "This is my Mac and I'm my own person," comes from a little healthy hacking.

Avoiding the Routine with Dreamweaver Templates

Once you've figured out the basic design of your site, the remainder of your work is largely repetitious. Put a little text here, insert a graphic there. Click, click, click, drag, click. Boring! And in a way, it's sort of anti-climactic. After all, you've already done the challenging stuff. All that's left is the grunt work.

Becoming a Master in Your Digital Darkroom

If you've ever been smitten by the photography bug, you've probably yearned at least once or twice to try your hand at processing your own prints in the darkroom. However, many people are hesitant to try it, fearing they'll irreparably damage their negatives.

Making the Trip Easy with the Location Manager

Most iBook and PowerBook users have two, maybe three, primary locations where they use their laptop-at home, at the office and on an occasional road trip. Each of these locations undoubtedly has different specifications. For example, unless you're a major gearhead, you probably don't have a network in your home.

Rediscovering Image Maps

In this month's edition of "Inside Web Design," Element K's writers present a step-by-step presentation of building an image map.

The Mac Authority: Making the Most of Acrobat

This software, which today is found on nearly as many computers as that boring solitaire game, is the most powerful ally in the job of sharing documents across platforms, yet you rarely read about it.

Adding a Search Engine to Your Web Site

Good site navigation is an essential means of making sure your viewers find what they want on your Web site. That's pretty obvious stuff. The real questions are how much is it going to cost you, or your clients, and how much of your time is it going to take to implement such an arduous task.

Getting the Most From Your Digital Camera

After you've captured the images, what do you do with them? What's the best way to store, print, and share them with your friends? In this article, we'll review how to maximize your investment in your digital camera and have a little fun along the way.

Making a Splash with Flash: An Animation Primer

This month, we'll begin by reviewing the program's interface and then use it to build a very basic Flash animation, similar to the one shown in Figure A, that would be suitable for an intro movie for your Web site.

There's a Lot to Love About Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0

Being the die-hard Mac fans that we are, it's sometimes difficult to admit that every so often Microsoft does something right. But, we have to give credit where credit's due--their recent release of Internet Explorer 5.0 is by far the best browser to hit the Web.

Learning to Use Color on Your Web Site

We often think of a good eye for color as something innate rather than something learned. But in fact, given the proper tools, and possibly a few electrical shocks along the way, even a person who's colorblind can pick color schemes that are pleasing to the eye.

With Final Cut Pro, it's Look Out Hollywood

(Element K) Over the last few years, with all the new gadgets and technology, it has become increasingly more difficult to wow us. That was, of course, until Apple got into the digital video-editing game with Final Cut Pro.

Does Your Site Scream "Rookie"?

(Element K) We all remember the first Web pages we created. At the time, we thought they were all that and a bag of chips. But looking back, they contained a number of things that just screamed "rookie," "amateur," "newbie." Now, that you're a professional you've surely overcome your newbie ways, right?