Thoughts on the Schillernote
Posted on January 7, 2009 by Jarrod Skeggs Tweet This
Some would say that the Keynote, or as I like to call it, Schillernote, was a bit underwhelming yesterday. At first, I really thought the same thing. But, once Kevin and I made it to the South Hall and actually got to get by Apple's booth I began to change my tune. We both got some hands on time with iLife '09 and iWork '09. We discovered a few things that Phil didn't reveal during the keynote.
One of the first cool things we discovered was support for video layering in iMovie '09. Apple's video editing app has always been an amazing value but I'd say this enhancement alone is worth the $79 price tag.
Another nice enhancement to the iLife '09 suite came in iWeb. Phil didn't mention iWeb at all during the Keynote, but the new version allows for creating multiple sites that can be published to either MobileMe or any domain that you have registered and hosted. As well, it includes widget capability. A couple of the coolest widgets being RSS feeds and YouTube channels. Another cool feature in iWeb is the inclusion of some Facebook integration so that when you update your site built with iWeb a story is posted to your wall.
As we get more hands on time I'll post about some the other cool enhancements we discover.
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Tags: Apple, iLife '09, iMovie, iWeb, iWork '09, Mac, Macworld Expo
