Microsoft Office: Mac 2011 Shipping in October

Which office suite do you use the most?

Finally a new version of Microsoft Office is coming out for the Mac in a couple of months. If you buy the current Office package now you can upgrade to this new version for free. The prices are quite reasonable as compared to what they used to charge for Office but still way more than iWork, Open Office and Google Docs.

So if you or your company lives within Microsoft and the only way you can use a Mac is if you succumb to using Office, we can think of worse deaths but we’re interested to find out which office suite you use and if these new features for Office: Mac 2011 will get you to buy it?

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What’s So Great About Aperture 3?

Looking for a photo editing software that isn’t Photoshop?

With all the digital photos you take from your point-and-shoot, DLSR and cameraphone you probably should get some good photo editing software to tweak some of those photos and add some dramatic effects.

We’ve been playing with Apple’s Aperture 3 for about a month and its a great piece of software for managing and doing touch-ups to your digital photos.

Here is a quick point-form rundown of some of the cool features we like in Aperture 3:

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Adobe Unveils Creative Suite 5

Adobe’s next generation design software is here!

True to their regular release cycles, Adobe Hong Kong kicked off the debut of Creative Suite 5 to the media yesterday in Hong Kong. The new CS5 is the upgrade for 2010 with new features to core software packages like Photoshop, illustrator, InDesign and more. Shipping at the end of April in Hong Kong there will be 5 editions to choose from.

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Photoshop World Hong Kong Showcases CS4 Tips and Tricks with Sneak Peek at CS5

Photoshop Godfather, Russell Brown, makes his triumphant return to HK.

The last time Russell Brown was in Hong Kong was 7 years ago, and the version of Photoshop he showcased then must seem like Jurassic Park compared to what the current Photoshop Creative Suite 4 (CS4) can do for image editing.

In a packed hall at the Hong Kong Exhibition Centre, where Adobe Hong Kong traditionally holds these types of user events (like Cut and Paste), yesterday’s Photoshop World 2009 Hong Kong brought out the eccentric and mad-in-a-good-way Emmy-Award winning Russell Brown to demo some of Photoshop CS4′s capabilities. Hong Kong students, graphic designers and photographers came in their hoards for an onslaught of crazy jokes, free T-shirts and signed CDs and, of course, lots of tips and tricks that would make even the most hardcore user blush (and if you did, Doctor Brown would give you an Adobe T-Shirt!)

Brown has been with Adobe and the Photoshop team for over 25 years, so it was probably no mistake that he let slip some of the “experimental” features that the Adobe technical teams are building. So, what we’re about to share with you are features that we believe will appear in the next version of Photoshop.

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PhotoshopWorld 2009 Hong Kong in November

One day to see Photoshop guru Russell Brown live in Hong Kong.

Mark down November 5th on your calendar as the day to get creative! PhotoshopWorld 2009 is coming to Hong Kong and with it brings one of the legends of Photoshop itself, as Adobe Creative Director/Evangelist/Mad Scientist Russell Brown will be live on stage showing off his mad PSD skillz for the 1-day event.

Register here for the event that will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai for the early bird price of HK$150 (or else its HK$200 at the door) and get see Dr. Brown cover some of the newest features in Photoshop CS4 and some of his legacy favorites, while revealing amazing ways to use them. Special emphasis will be given to Adobe Bridge workflow, new Adobe Camera Raw controls, targeted color adjustment tools, and new 3D support – and much more. This edition of the Russell Brown Show will give you a glimpse into of the future of digital imaging with tips and techniques that you’ve never seen before. Will we get him to spill some of the beans on CS5?

Its an all-day event from 10:30am-6:30pm and will no doubt be as cool and funky as this live version of the Photoshop interface itself: