Some ideas for using the XMP Creator metadata (name, title, e-mail, address, website) that can be attached to Adobe files such as PDF, Illustrator, and PSD. Obviously, this type of thing would work for any file containing such metadata.
File metadata in a PDF file:
Contextual menu commands exposing the metadata:
Another variation…
Open the file in a PDF [...]
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The pop-up menu would allow switching between Moods and Genres.
Comments on iTunes 7.
Visual
The second the main window came to view, I noticed that iTunes 7 does not use the system theme alternate row color, neither Aqua (#edf3fe) or Graphite (#f0f0f0). The color itself (#f1f5fa) is more subtle than either one, so I’m okay with the change.
Not a fan of the bottom button design.
Not a [...]
As part of a series of Mac Pro performance tests before putting down for a new system, I watched the 1080p trailer for The Departed, looking for smoothness in playback and scaling. No problems there, but I did catch a mighty fugly interface in the trailer itself.
Screen 1: Windows Explorer tree, buttons stolen from Safari, [...]
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