Category: 630: Apple Final Cut Studio, Logic and Microsoft Office Updates + Apple’s Q3 Numbers

I got an email today from my brother who said that his iPhone had gotten wet. There’s definitely hope for it, but it was an important reminder that the best thing to do when a computer, phone or other device meets potentially disastrous liquid consequences is to turn it off and leave it off. The…

This week we have great offer on a Small Dog Refurbished 4GB iPod nano 3G in silver. This is the square iPod nano that came out before the current rectangular version. The iPod nano 3G can play music, videos, podcasts, some games, and is compatible with the Nike+ Sport Kit. We’ve bundled it with an…

In Tuesday’s Q3 earnings announcement, Apple crushed the street like King Kong crushes bananas. Apple earned $1.35 per share, up nearly 12% year over year (having earned $1.19/share in Q3 2008). The company generated $8.34 billion in revenue, booking $1.3 billion in profit. Apple now has over $31 billion in cash on hand (up $2.2…

__See below for rebate details.__ Microsoft has released a *Service Pack update for Office 2008 for Mac,* and it delivers substantial changes. Service Pack 2 not only includes stability fixes, but additional features for PowerPoint and speed increases for Word and Excel. Among the featured *general Office 2008 improvements* (from Microsoft): * *Stability is improved.*…

Along with Logic Studio, Apple has introduced a new version of Logic Express, Logic Express 9. I’ve used Logic Express 8 for about 14 months, and I absolutely love it. It was a perfect step up from GarageBand. I found it relatively easy to use and very powerful. Logic Express looks to be even better,…

Today Apple released a major update to Logic Studio with more than over 200 new features and enhancements. The new version includes Logic Pro 9, MainStage 2, Soundtrack Pro 3, Compressor 3.5, and WaveBurner 1.6. Apple says Logic is for “guitar players, live performers, and all musicians who record, edit, and mix their own music.…

Mediamakers rejoice. Today Apple introduced a new version of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Studio 3. The suite includes Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 3, Color 1.5, and Compressor 3.5. DVD Studio Pro had an incremental update from 4.2.1 to 4.2.2, and no, it does not yet have Blu-ray support (though Blu-ray…

_Dear Friends,_ It’s Kali, writing for Don this week while he and Grace are cavorting down South on their latest motorcycle journey. It’s been an exciting week due to the surprise upgrades to Final Cut Studio, Logic Studio and Logic Express. Ed has covered the upgrades to Final Cut Studio 3, Logic Studio and Logic…