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Get creative in the cloud with the Aviary web suite

By Ian C. Anderson | Published: April 20, 2010
As it currently stands, Adobe is the king of software aiding the creative professional.  Photoshop is the most famous Adobe offering, followed by such titles as Premiere and AfterEffects (video editing and effects), Illustrator (vector graphics), Flash and Dreamweaver (web design and animation), and Soundbooth and Audition (audio editing). Ten years ago, it would’ve seemed silly [...]
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Keep passwords in the cloud with LastPass

By Ian C. Anderson | Published: April 11, 2010
Ever since the dawn of the internet, users have had to remember a slew of usernames and passwords. At first users on had to remember 1 or 2 passwords, but these days, the list of accounts that a frequent web user has can be upwards of dozens. The first solution? Use the same password [...]
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Ditch that planner for RTM and GCal

By Ian C. Anderson | Published: March 18, 2010
There are some applications that I think fit perfectly in the context of cloud computing, and I think two of those are calendars and task management (i.e. a to-do list).  We’ve all been in this situation: What are you doing the weekend after next? Uhmmmmm I think I’m free?  I’ll have to check my calendar and get [...]
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MOG : All Access review

By Ian C. Anderson | Published: March 16, 2010
On Monday, I reviewed the Lala.com streaming music service in the cloud.  Today, I’ll be looking at one of its main competitors, MOG.com.  MOG takes the problem of global music access and attacks it in a different way than Lala, using a $5/month all access pass to their entire music library.  There’s still a concept [...]
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How Lala.com Could Conquer the Music Industry

By Ian C. Anderson | Published: March 15, 2010
Lala.com is an on-demand online music streaming service that was recently acquired by Apple.  I’m a musician, as well as an avid music listener.  I’m also not a fan of Apple products.  However, I don’t see myself ditching it anytime soon. I started using Lala before Apple bought it, and it’s solved a difficult problem of [...]
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