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Because of the cyclone (which is gone now), I’ve spent some hours playing with the software I got when I bought my Apple MacBook. One of those is Comic Life which allows you to build comics out of digital photos. As you can see, my first ever comic is on Ashvin’s and Prema’s new baby (who still has no official name) and, as expected, I had a lot of fun doing it.
Comic Life is fully integrated with iLife. For instance, it fetches photos from iPhoto seamelessly. Another nice feature is the built-in text manipulation and distortion facilities (I’ve used that for the ‘Welcome!’ caption). Obviously Comic Life handles balloons (the areas where text appear) with grace.
Incidentally, Comic Life is not the only software you get freely when you buy a Mac. You also get:
- iLife ’06 (includes iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, iWeb and the extremely powerful music composition software, GarageBand)
- Front Row with a real remote (I can connect my MacBook to my TV and experience real multimedia!)
- Big Bang Board Games
- OmniOutliner
You also get Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive and a 30-day trial of iWork but I don’t need those… except that I’ve been thinking a lot about Keynote 3 lately as I do a lot of presentations.
Personally, I like the free software very much. They are fun, easy to use and, at the same time, bloody effective. Hey, that’s what Apple is 
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February 25th, 2007 at 15:22
lol
nice one..
decidement i’ve not been the only one trying stuff out during the cyclone..
i was trying to solve some puzzle..some rather complicated :-s on http://ouverture-facile.com
February 25th, 2007 at 15:47
Hi Sundeep,
I’ve looked at ouverture facile and I find the puzzles interesting. Thanks for the link.
February 25th, 2007 at 17:40
am on level 23
some are really really….grrrrrr…simple
February 26th, 2007 at 02:57
Great start, Avinash!
The expression on Anya’s face is priceless!!!
February 26th, 2007 at 13:40
Wow..that is fantastic…My son who is a Mac convert is urging me to be converted…that software and the easy of working with it adds up to my eventual conversion. Thanks for the input and keep on blogging and pushing for hi speed interconnectivity…
April 14th, 2007 at 14:48
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