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Thanks commentators you convinced me - Version: 09, 9/6/2009 10:46AM PST
cathy247
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Huh?? - Version: 09, 5/16/2009 08:01PM PST
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leskern_dotmac
Two stars for iLife?
That's insane.
No single suite of applications has done more for me in 25 years of using computers.
That's insane.
No single suite of applications has done more for me in 25 years of using computers.
iWeb is bugged 
- Version: 09, 3/7/2009 08:29AM PST
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Hetty
I would not advise people to buy iLife09. In particular iWeb is very bugged. The blog does not work as advertised. It places images in the wrong entries on the main blog index page and the rss feed it produces is faulty.
There was no problem with iWeb2, but now blogging has practically become impossible.
And there are more issues with iWeb3.
It seems Apple is going for bling, by adding useful stuff like YouTube and html widgets, but the bugs are defeating these small improvements. iWeb3 is unstable. Even for personal, amateur use it is of no use, unless Apple releases a bug fix.
There was no problem with iWeb2, but now blogging has practically become impossible.
And there are more issues with iWeb3.
It seems Apple is going for bling, by adding useful stuff like YouTube and html widgets, but the bugs are defeating these small improvements. iWeb3 is unstable. Even for personal, amateur use it is of no use, unless Apple releases a bug fix.
Is it worth it? - Version: 09, 2/2/2009 11:07AM PST
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roddy_mckay
Although I mainly use iWeb, I upgraded to iLife '09 for the improvements in iPhoto and I have no complaints.
iWeb has been dumbed down, has no user requested features added and the new FTP is causing havoc!
If you are into building websites, you may be better to stick with '08 until Apple gets its act together or, preferably, a new development team for iWeb.
I don't do movies so I can't comment about this.
My thing is music. I wouldn't consider using GarageBand nor would I recommend it to anybody except, maybe, those who know absolutely nothing about recording.
The integration of the iLife applications is useful for me, occasionally, for using between iPhoto and iWeb. The ability to pull music files from iTunes is not.
I detest iTunes and have "ordered" it not to launch under any circumstances.
The concept of iLife is great - the implementation is not so good.
If you use a least two of the applications is good value for money.
iWeb has been dumbed down, has no user requested features added and the new FTP is causing havoc!
If you are into building websites, you may be better to stick with '08 until Apple gets its act together or, preferably, a new development team for iWeb.
I don't do movies so I can't comment about this.
My thing is music. I wouldn't consider using GarageBand nor would I recommend it to anybody except, maybe, those who know absolutely nothing about recording.
The integration of the iLife applications is useful for me, occasionally, for using between iPhoto and iWeb. The ability to pull music files from iTunes is not.
I detest iTunes and have "ordered" it not to launch under any circumstances.
The concept of iLife is great - the implementation is not so good.
If you use a least two of the applications is good value for money.
Complain, complain, complain - Version: 09, 1/28/2009 03:17AM PST
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MarkusWinter
Get real guys.
You only want to do Photos - how about Adobe's Photoshop Elements, Google's Picassa, or GraphicConverter
You only want to make a website - how about RapidWeaver, Sandbox, NVU, etc etc
The whole point of iLife is the tight integration between them all. And that at a price which only gets you a single app from other vendors.
So what if I don't have a use for GarageBand? iLife gives me the potential to grow. My 75 year old father started with iPhoto and iTunes 3 years ago, then got into iDVD, and is now making his way into iMovie. And I never ever hear him moan and whine as the commentators here do.
You only want to do Photos - how about Adobe's Photoshop Elements, Google's Picassa, or GraphicConverter
You only want to make a website - how about RapidWeaver, Sandbox, NVU, etc etc
The whole point of iLife is the tight integration between them all. And that at a price which only gets you a single app from other vendors.
So what if I don't have a use for GarageBand? iLife gives me the potential to grow. My 75 year old father started with iPhoto and iTunes 3 years ago, then got into iDVD, and is now making his way into iMovie. And I never ever hear him moan and whine as the commentators here do.
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Stop the bundling, I only want iPhoto - Version: 09, 1/28/2009 01:37AM PST
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iGreg
I agree with BusyGuyy. I only want iPhoto and am refusing to buy anymore upgrades for the whole iLife. Paying $80 almost every year just to get an upgrade to iPhoto is a waste of money.
iLife/iPhoto installation delated existing iPhoto Library - Version: 09, 1/27/2009 04:15PM PST
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TomMartin
Just got iLife 09 in Mail and installed on MacPro 2.4gHz running 10.5.6
Fired up iPhoto 09... asked me where Library was... heck if I know: oh, it's been deleted by installer. I am not happy camper
Fired up iPhoto 09... asked me where Library was... heck if I know: oh, it's been deleted by installer. I am not happy camper
PPC vs Intel. - Version: 09, 1/27/2009 04:11PM PST
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airbornemedia
How much of the iLife 09 software will work properly on a PPC system? I seem to remember that the 08 suite's version had a few features that didn't show up unless you were Intel based.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
It's over for OS X 10.4.11 users... - Version: 09, 1/27/2009 05:05AM PST
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Fred R. Fertik
Apple forgot about OS X 10.4.11 users! I've been using iPhoto with all of its revisions since the beginning and was hoping for badly needed improvements. Now it will never happen since iLife 09 is only for OS X 10.5.xx leaving me no choice but to consider third party software... and upgrading to OS X 10.5.xx is not the answer. How sad...
Surely it can't be just me - Version: 09, 1/26/2009 07:33PM PST
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BusyGuyy
who dislikes the growing practice of packaging various otherwise-unrelated products. It is only a marketing tactic to bundle these apps together. They otherwise have no connection with one another. (Not to mention the other "great" marketing tactic of naming something after the year of release. It's stupid!)
Too bad if all you want is iWeb. Apple forces you to buy the whole package. Not fair. I'm surprised that consumer organizations have not protested. Or government agencies forced a change.
And putting iLife into VersionTracker is a bad joke. It makes it clumsy, for example, for someone to give a good review to one component and a bad one to another.
Offering a package at reduced cost to supplement individual offerings is ok but it's a fraud on the consumer to force people to buy the whole package in order to get just the one component you want. Surely this is not the Apple way?
Too bad if all you want is iWeb. Apple forces you to buy the whole package. Not fair. I'm surprised that consumer organizations have not protested. Or government agencies forced a change.
And putting iLife into VersionTracker is a bad joke. It makes it clumsy, for example, for someone to give a good review to one component and a bad one to another.
Offering a package at reduced cost to supplement individual offerings is ok but it's a fraud on the consumer to force people to buy the whole package in order to get just the one component you want. Surely this is not the Apple way?
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I've always found that applications designed to do too many things are jacks of all trades masters of none. I'll take the advice of one of the writers and use Sandvox that I've already purchased for designing a website and buy one of the more targeted writing tools I'm already trialling.