Storage companies are betting a technology once reserved for businesses will appeal to consumers dealing with large files shared by multiple PCs and a need for data protection.

Source: CNET
Written by Stephan Shankland

Get ready for network-attached storage for consumers. With NAS, standalone disk storage systems are accessed by a PC over a network rather than being plugged directly into a computer’s USB port or internal drive bay.

Adobe Seen Reporting First-Quarter Results Inline With Estimates
Source: Yahoo Business News Via AP

NEW YORK (AP) — Publishing software maker Adobe Systems Inc. reports first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, March 22, after market close. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Source: RobGalbraith.com
Written by Eamon Hickey

The New York Times web site has posted a correction for the cover photo from last Sunday’s Times Magazine.

Source: PhotoshopSupport.com

Photoshop Soup2Nuts is a conference that raises funds for digital imaging education and technical training for those who are economically limited. Proceeds go to help non-profits that support education, technology and the arts. This year’s recipients are: Washtenaw Community College, Michigan Center for the Photographic Arts, Michigan Women’s Foundation and the Michigan Theater.

Soucre: Macworld
Written by Jason Snell

Yesterday (March 16, 2006) was a milestone day for the Mac. A pair of enterprising hackers got Windows XP to boot on an Intel-based Mac, and won almost $14,000 for their troubles.

Opinion: Research on Web useability is easy to find, but not so for operating systems and hardware. We need a new lexicon for understanding differences between devices.

Source: Publish
Written by Andreas Pfeiffer

In 2005 and early 2006, my company, Pfeiffer Consulting, conducted an extensive research project collecting information about Macintosh and Windows operating systems.

Bryan Lamkin, senior vice president of its Creative Solutions Group has retired and will be replaced by former Sun executive vice president for software, John Loiacono (see CNET article. Bryan is a long time veteran of Adobe having served as Photoshop’s product manager for the first Windows version, Photoshop 2.5.

Very popular with, and supportive of the engineers on Adobe’s pro apps, Bryan will be missed. We wish him well and hope Mr. Loiacono can fill Bryan’s rather large shoes – literally (Bryan is a pretty tall guy with big feet).
:~)

Bryan from my Adobe Visit shoot.

Shantanu has some kind words about Bryan at Bryan’s retirement party in February at Adobe headquarters.

Bryan shows off a gift given to him at the party.

Bryan Lamkin.

We’ll miss you Bryan and wish you the best in whatever you do. How’s that new Canon 5D working out for ya?

Photos by George Jardine were taken at Bryan’s retirement party in San Jose during Adobe’s annual Tech Summit in February 2006.

See the April 5th, 2005 PSN interview with Bryan.

Former Sun Executive John Loiacono to Head Adobe’s Design, Web, Imaging, Video and Audio Business

Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 16, 2006–Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE – News) today announced the appointment of John Loiacono as senior vice president, Creative Solutions. In this role, Loiacono will have responsibility for the development, delivery and marketing of Adobe’s entire creative software portfolio, including flagship brands such as Adobe® Creative Suite, Macromedia® Studio®, Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe Illustrator®, Adobe InDesign®, Adobe Premiere Pro®, Macromedia Flash® Professional and Macromedia Dreamweaver®. Based at the company’s headquarters in San Jose, he will report to Shantanu Narayen, Adobe’s president and chief operating officer.

SAN JOSE, Calif. –(Business Wire)– March 16, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced it will Webcast its first quarter fiscal year 2006 earnings conference call on March 22, 2006.

Press Release: Aperture 1.1—the first Universal version of Aperture—offers increased computer and camera compatibility. The upgrade allows photographers to run Aperture on both PowerPC-based and the new Intel-based Macintosh computers, including MacBook Pro. Developed in consultation with pro photographers, Aperture 1.1—scheduled for release in March—will be available for $499. Current owners of Aperture 1.0 can upgrade to Aperture 1.1 via Software Update. In addition to enhanced compatibility, Aperture 1.1 also provides a variety of significant performance and feature enhancements.

Source: CNET
Written by Stephen Shankland

John Loiacono, Sun Microsystems’ executive vice president for software, is leaving the company to join Adobe Systems as senior vice president of its Creative Solutions Group, CNET News.com has learned.

…with a few friends for the Epson Print Academy in Washington DC!

Hey, is it cherry blossom time?

Source: Photoshop Support Knowledgebase

Issue: When you install Mac OS X, you receive the error message, “Adobe [application name] cannot be installed on this computer. Please install the BSD Subsystem.”

Source: Photoshop Support Knowledgebase

To install Photoshop, you must be logged in to Windows with Administrator rights. To use scratch disk files, ICC profiles, preferences files, and application files, you must have read and write access to the folders listed in the table below.

Left to right is Kevin Tieskoetter-Lightroom engineer, Mark Hamburg-Lightroom “Founder” and Jeff Schewe-photographer. Photo by George Jardine.

George Jardine, Pro Photography Evangelist of Adobe has posted two new iTunes Podcasts about Adobe Lightroom.

Press Release: Sophia Antipolis, France – REALVIZ, a leader in image processing software development, has confirmed, that version 5.1 of their multi award-winning panorama software, Stitcher is now available. With version 5.1 Stitcher now also becomes available in German, in addition to English and French. The release of version 5.1 also accompanies the launch of a brand-new website (http://stitcher.realviz.com), dedicated to the REALVIZ stitching products, Stitcher & Stitcher Express.

Flash Security Bulletin

Summary: Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Flash Player that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious SWF must be loaded in Flash Player by the user for an attacker to exploit these vulnerabilities. Users are recommended to update to the most current version of Flash Player available for their platform.

Press Release: Photoshop World Conference & Expo is opening its Tech Expo at the Miami Convention Center to the public for one day only on Thurs., March 23 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (http://www.photoshopworld.com/ticket/).

Source: Adobe Bridge Support Knowledgebase

Issue: After you start Adobe Bridge 1.0.3, you receive one of the following error messages:

– “Online Services encountered an error. The service will now be terminated or paused if possible (Error: )”

– “There was a problem with your internet connection. Please check that you are connected to the internet and try again.”

For a modern planetarium show, an astronomer/program producer created a variety of fake UFO images as a way of showing audiences how easily such photos can be done.

Source: Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
Written by Tom Callen

As the producer responsible for bringing Cosmonova’s* latest public planetarium show, “UFO-The Truth is Here,” to reality, I knew that one aspect of the UFO phenomenon that would be important to cover would be that of fake photographs.

Source: Opinion Journal
Written by Douglas Gantenbein

Weston Naef sounds almost misty-eyed when discussing Kodak Tri-X, a black-and-white 35mm film first made in the 1950s and a staple of photojournalism for decades. “It was a wonderful 400-speed film,” says Mr. Naef, curator of photography for the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, referring to Tri-X’s ability to capture an image in low light, known as its “speed.” “And then it could be ‘pushed’ [chemically altered during development] to 1200, or even 2400″–meaning it could be used in even lower light.

Jamie Caliri’s artistry flies to top spot

Source: Digital Animators
Written by Ko Maruyama

There were few outstanding commercials during this year’s Superbowl broadcast, but no one would contest that United Airline’s “Dragon” soars above them all.

Photographer illustrates the art of family living.

Source: Springfiled News-Leader
Written by Sony Hocklander

Springfield photographer Julie Blackmon’s whimsical, somewhat surreal series, “Domestic Vacations,” captures the messy, charming chaos of family life.

MultimediaPhoto has released Photomatix Tone Mapping Plug-In 1.0 for Mac and Windows. The plug-in for Photoshop CS2 and compatible applications, is designed to improve the output of HDR images (for example, from digital SLR cameras) when they are downconverted for use in other creative applications.

Source: ZDNet Australia
Written by Renal LeMay

Microsoft has temporarily halted development work on some aspects of its upcoming professional graphics application as it tries to bring companion tools and its next-generation Windows Vista operating system to market.