There was a time when CorelDraw was the preeminent graphic application. Ever since the Corel lost it’s focus and ventured into an assortment of dead-end ventures like Wordperfect and the Linux-based OS, CorelDraw has been eclipsed by Adobe Illustrator. Under new management, CorelDraw X3 was released two years ago and seemed to be focused on becoming a serious contender once again. Now, the inevitable CorelDraw X4 has been released. Is it good? The company claims that the software has 50 new features or enhancements. We were at a lost as to what these could be. What we did find were some pretty good additions.
- CorelDraw X4 finally rids itself of its ugly interface. This is a new beginning for the old-timer.
- A new improved PowerTrace means faster output. It’s still underwhelming though, compared to Live Trace.
- More clipart! (Yeah, bet you didn’t expect that?)
- A nice and useful dedicated function for interactive tables. So useful for making tabular data. And since CorelDraw is used by many office users, this feature makes sense.
- Raw support and new filters.
- Many more…
Not exactly a groundbreaking release, but a very solid one nevertheless.
Starcraft 2 reveals the revamped Siege Tank. It is now called Crucio. Doesn’t sound nice; I prefer the old name Arclite. Looks cool though. The transformation animation is slick. But what I am really interested in is the Zerg race. How come they aren’t releasing any details of that yet? Hmph.
Remember how boring it was writing down a list of things to do? You took a pencil and a piece of paper, jotted down stuff, and later, forgot where you put the damn list. Well not anymore. Web 2.0 gives us the newest version of the To-Do list in the form of Remember the Milk. Here’s a list you can view anywhere there’s an internet connection. It has enough bells and whistles to qualify as a planner too. And with a logo as cute as that, how can you forget your list? It’s at rememberthemilk.com