In addition to Office, Mac also has another office application called iWork. Apple's iWork software, containing Pages, Numbers, and Keynote the functioning and use the same with Word, Excel and Power Point. Files created in Office also opened with iWork is still biased, and vice versa, with some adjustments.
In addition to Office and iWork, of course we can install the free office productivity such as OpenOffice, NeoOffice, and StarOffice.
Browser
Mac is the default browser from Safari. Its performance is very lightweight and fast, but often not compatible with some websites. As an alternative can be replaced by Mozilla Firefox for Mac. Another option is Google Chrome, Flock and Opera. It could be argued that almost all browser makers also released a Mac version. Including Internet Explorer also had no Mac version, but now no longer exists
Chat
On a Mac can use Messenger and Adium. Adium is better because it can be used online with multiple accounts at once, ie Messenger, Windows Live and others
Download Manager
In Windows there are any Download Manager and the Mac can use SpeedDownload or iGetter.
E-mail Application
Existing email service to use POP3 Mail facility which has become the default Mac. Microsoft's Outlook Express or Thunderbird from Mozilla is also available.
Compression Tools
Of course we are familiar with the Windows file compression like RAR and ZIP. On a Mac, software that is reliable for the compression is StuffIt Deluxe. For several files that can not be opened with StuffIt can wear UnrarX, Simplyrar, or Unarchiver.
As for the file extension 7z can use 7-Zip application. If the file is parsed will unite with the format 001, 002 and so on can be used Ajoiner or Split & concat.
Video and Music Player
Inherited from the Mac would have known through the iPod and iPhone, namely iTunes.
Video player that has been prepared is QuickTime, but they can only open the MOV only. Required plugins for other formats. Perian, all in one plugin for QuickTime could be a solution.
Limitations QuickTime allows users to find other alternatives such as VLC. If needed a more reliable video player then Plex can be used, and is automatically compatible with the remote control of certain types of congenital Mac.
Computer world is always quick in its evolution. Since developed several decades ago, computer form has evolved several times. Desktop and notebook probably the best known. Later appeared netbook, ultraportable notebooks, all in one PC, and Apple last introduced a new category of tablet as the increasingly popular.
The change is not just up to here. The ideas developed are also increasingly revolutionary. Vendor Intel also try creating a new category called ultrabook. The term ultrabook Intel delivered at the event Computex 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan, which was held May 31 through June 4, 2011. Ultrabook is a kind of notebook that is lightweight, but still equipped with high performance capabilities and have features such as tablets. The price is quite cheap, which is in the range below 1000 U.S. dollars.
One of the advantages andalanya is shaped quite differently. When opened you see is a PC, but if taken, just stay close and suddenly become a tablet. Is this a PC, tablet, I do not know. Not the problem of form and appearance alone. The first product will be released to the market as a category are made by Asus ultrabook with UX series. This product will exit the market started the Christmas holiday season and the coming New Year.
Latest Products labeled ultrabook created as a tool to provide very fast response. The device is designed to be active, continues to connect, and more responsive, similar to the tablet that much in circulation today, such as iPad and other Android-based devices. It is estimated ultrabook will dominate the laptop market to 40 percent at the end of 2011 this.
The more competition the day got hotter tablet computing devices. It is characterized by the emergence of competitors iPad, which has held the world market share of tablet PCs. At the exhibition site information Technology Computex 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan, May 31-June 4, 2011, dozens of new tablet even present to take part in the thriving business center into.
One of the vendors who come to enliven the MSI that was issued a new tablet. At the event, MSI introduced the four choices tablets at a time, not only for the needs of individual consumers, but also the needs of professionals.
Senior Director of Sales Division, MSI Notebook Chern Sambora, on the sidelines of the exhibition Computex 2011, say, for the tablet PC, MSI targeting business customers who are used to using the Windows operating system. Currently, MSI is preparing two units of tablet PCs based on Windows 7, namely MSI WindPad 110W and 120W WindPad.
In addition to Windows 7-based tablet PC, MSI also manufactures tablet PCs based on Android. Tablet PC Android is WindPad Enjoy Enjoy 7 and 10 who use the Cortex A8 processor and WindPad 100A 1.2 GHz processor with Nvidia Tegra 2 Dual Core ARM Cortex A9.
To date, MSI is producing WindPad 110W and is expected to begin to be marketed beginning in June 2011. The WindPad Enjoy Enjoy 7 and 10 will be available starting July 2011, while WindPad 120W began marketing authorization in September 2011.
Specifications: WindPad 110W: Dual Core AMD Brazos Z01 + HD 6250 Windows 7 Home Premium / Professional Screen 10-inch multitouch screen 2GB DDR3 memory (max. 4GB) Media store 32GB/64GB respectively Dual camera 1.3 megapixel Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, and 3G (optional) mini-HDMI plugs, USB, SD Card reader Sensor: ALS (ambient light sensor), G-Sensor (accelerometer), motor (vibration), GPS (optional) Weight 850 grams Battery life up to 6 hours
Here are some basic underwater photograpy tips for beginner photographer.
1 Get close to your subject - preferably within 12 inches. Water reduces color, contrast, and sharpness
2 Make sure your camera flash is turned on, preferable in "forced flash mode"
3 For best composition - get low, shoot at an upwards angle, don't center the subject, try to fill your frame with the subject. Down shoot "down" at the subject
4 Make sure the subject's eyes are in focus
5 Get your diving skills down before you start using a camera underwater
6 Practise topside with your camera inside the housing. Try taking close-ups of flowers and household objects
7 To minimize backscatter, buy an external strobe/flash and position it away from your underwater camera housing
8 Set your camera to the highest resolution, and the lowest ISO to begin with
9 Use auto white-balance when using a flash/strobe, and custom white balance or underwater mode when not using a flash
10 Learn how to use manual mode or apertur priority mode if your camera offers it, so you control the balance between the natural light and the light from your flash
11 If you are shooting with natural light, shoot in 20ft of water or less, with the sun behind you
12 For quickest focus, use spot focus mode. Learn how to focus on an area without taking a photo (pressing the shutter button halfway) and recomposing.
13 If your underwater photos don't look sharp, check to see which shutter speed was used, it should needs to be 1/30th for still objects, 1/60th for slow moving objects, and 1/125th of faster for faster moving fish.
14 Most underwater photos can use an increase in contrast when post-processing your photos - but don't overdo it.
Underwater photography Tips for underwater compact camera users
1 Cover the front of the housing directly in front of the internal flash with duct tape when adding an external strobe that is optically fired, otherwise you will still get backscatter from the internal flash.
2Make sure you understand the focusing distance of your camera in and out of macro mode. Use macro mode when you are within the macro focusing distance.
3 If you use an external flash, make sure you place it as far away from your housing as possible, and your internal flash is blocked, to reduce backscatter.
4 Bring a dive light with you to help your camera auto-focus
5 If you turn your flash off, either manual white balance your camera, or set it to underwater mode
6 Don't use digital zoom
For people using only a compact camera and internal flash:
7 the lower the visibility, the closer to the subject you must be to avoid backscatter
8 avoid using the flash when shooting more than 3-4ft away for better colors in your underwater photos
9 when not using the flash, make sure you use manual white balance mode
10when using the flash, make sure white balance is set to auto
11look into using wet lense for a wider range of focal lengths
Mistakes beginner photographers make
1 Use manual white balance every 5-10ft when shooting ambient light. Newbies often don't do this and end up with blue photos.
2 Taking photos with a lack of contrast; You should shoot in clear water, get closer, use strobes to light the subject. Use Photoshop to increase the contrast.
3 Taking photos with a lack of color; The solution is to shoot with strobes! block out ambient light with a fast shutter speed. Get closer. Make sure your settings are not letting in too much ambient light.
4 Lack of subject, or taking a photo that is cluttered without a clear subject. Solution – try CFWAor fill-the-frame techniques.
5 Lack of sharpness; See the section on geting sharp photos.
6 Too much backscatter; see the backscatter underwater section;
7 Shooting only in landscape mode; think portrait, shoot vertically 50% of the time
8 Don't shoot a subject more than 2-3ft away if possible; this is also called “shooting through too much water”
9 Having a distraction background.
10 Thinking you can use a long zoom lens (e.g. - 18-200mm zoom underwater) – not a good idea. Either there won’t be a port long enough, or performance will suffer at the long or the short end.
11 Trying to shoot a busy reef in 1 photo. Try to isolate subjects on the reef, instead of creating a cluttered photo
12 Trying to shoot a fish 2 or 3ft away at F22, after shooting a nudibranch very close-up. It won't work, the subject will be very underexposed due to strobe falloff. Dial-down to a larger aperture, such as F7
13 Accidentally shooting at ISO1600 or at small jpeg quality the entire dive. Always check your ISO and JPEG/RAW quality before starting a dive, this should be part of your test-shot routine.
14 Oversaturating your photos. Many beginners pump up the saturation too much. Try increasing the saturation only 5-10% at most.
15 Not using the lens for what its for, and therefore trying to shoot through too much water.
More underwater photo tips
1 Get out and shoot. Find a place to dive near where you live.
2 Share your photos, show them to your friends.
3 Shoot in raw mode if possible
4 Anticipate what you might see underwater, adjust your strobe, f-stop ahead. It would be big mistake, to see a shark and having your camera at F22
5a if you find a good static background, look for a good foreground subject
5b if you find a good static foreground subject for wide-angle, wait for a good background to "swim by"
6 learn how to use your histogram and highlights screen, and use them often
7 check photos UW for sharpness, by viewing at 100% magnification
8 use a 100mm or 105mm lens to emphasize or isolate the subject, and reduce the background
9 Compose subjects parallel to the camera for close-up macro photography if possible, to get all of the subject in the focal plane
10 Get the exposure right in camera; don't rely on post-processing
Underwater photography tips for advanced underwater shooters
1 get inspiration from others, but inspire to be different. As a friend of mine said, Imitate, then innovate.
2 to get the best reds - shoot close, within 2ft. Remember, the light has to travel there and back, a total of 4ft, some red color is already being lost
3 think about your background
4 think about ideal color combinations
5 think diagonal compositions
6 use your DOF appropriately, blur out distracting background if needed
7 previsualize your shots
8 think about the best lens to use for the type of shot you want to get
9 shoot in raw, expose to the right, bracket your shots
10 get it right in camera. Experienced shooters will need to do very little processing on the computer
11 use excellent equipment, especially the best lens and strobes you can get.
12 when shooting macro with a dSLR, move your center focus point around so you can focus on the eyes/rhinophores of the subject, without having the focal point in the center.
13 don't approach subjects from above, get at their level, observe them for a while, and approach slowly
14 Bring your macro lens & port with you on the boat if you are going out to shoot wide angle. If sky is dark and cloudy, you’ll be able to switch to macro before the dive, while your camera is dry, and shoot WA another time.
15 If you only own cooler strobes such as Inon or S&S, try gelling them for your wide angle shots to 4500-4800K, for better colors and a bluer background. Ikelites and subtronics will already be warm enough.
Underwater photography tips for common problems underwater
1 Strobe is firing erratically.
Solution - there is moisture is in the system somewhere, immediately surface, and dry out strobe, sync cord & bulkhead connections
2 Strobe power is getting low.
Turn up the ISO and shoot at a larger aperture to use less of your strobe battery power.
3 Reflections in your photo when taken sunny shots with a dome port.
At certain angles, metal inside your wide-angle lens can reflect light that shows up in your photos. This will usually only occur at certain angles, and shooting at a slightly different angle will usually solve the problem. Scratches in your dome port can also cause this issue, and those can be removed with a mesh kit if your port is acrylic. It is also sometimes possible to put tape over these metal or gold strips inside your wide-angle lens to reduce the chance of reflections.
4 I'm diving and there is nothing to photograph -
Try to think of ideas from the artistic composition section or creative shooting section.
5 My photographs are partially black on the top or the bottom.
You accidentally set your shutter speed faster than the sync speed your camera supports. Bring your shutter speed back down to the sync speed.
6 I'm shooting wide angle and the visibility isn't as good as I had hoped
Think about shooting some silhouttes or black and white photos.
7 I'm trying a split shot, and the area underwater or above water is always blurry.
Focus on the underwater subject, and use a very small aperture. Bump up your ISO if necessary.
8 My photos are coming out red or orange
Your white balance setting is probably wrong. When using a flash or strobe, don't use the cloudy white balance setting, use auto or sunny. Also, don't use the underwater mode with a flash or strobe.
9 I'm using a strobe or internal flash, but my colors are not looking very good
You may be letting in too much ambient light. If your shooting at F5.6, 1/60th for macro, or even worse, F2.8 1/60th, that is letting in too much light in shallow depths. You want most of your light to come from your strobe or internal flash for macro, try shooting at F8, 1/250th for better reds and oranges.
