To begin with, that discussed in the article, the program will best be run on powerful computers, laptops, MacPro or MacBook Pro, for example, a program for creating presentations Keynote pretty demanding on resources, with the help of MacBook Air is quite possible to create a presentation, so only time it may take much more. In addition, no problems causing job iPhoto to "air", but there may be a problem with the time it takes for the transport and processing images from an external source, the less powerful computer, the longer it takes. The same can be said about the work of the new "chips" - is, for example, face recognition system. Therefore, if you're going to buy these programs, then read the recommended settings (as indicated on the packaging).
I resisted for a long time, as in childhood, when I explained that the condensed milk - something very tasty, but I thought it was poison. I resisted, and one night went to cards so that your hands have opened themselves true "MacBook" and started "pages." The first thing that you notice when you start - it's a huge number of forms, you can choose a simple a clean sheet (and do, as a rule), we can choose a ready-made form for a particular purpose. For example, to create invitations, or even what. Second, what to look for - is the kind of program. If you choose a clean sheet, before you and will be a blank slate, nothing more, the bottom line, you can quickly zoom in and see the number of words (a useful thing for me), pages, there is a small toolbar with so fashionable now as strikethrough tool.Wrote in his diary on this subject, namely how do not like this new fashion to write, and then run through written, then go on, like how to allocate a dual meaning.
Go ahead and start typing. To begin with extremely pleased with the new strap at the top of the page where you can write something like "all rights reserved, and th-th-th", and that the comment will be visible on all pages of your document. The program looks like something very easy, here's what the first impression is created. The menu is not overloaded elements, in general, to you the most basic. For example, here you write a nice report with pictures, boxes and other things. Or write a nice report. Or instrument made. Or something like that. Now safely click on the icon "Full Screen" to view your document on a black background, so you do not distract. Beautiful? Yes. And so you can watch something and just work without being distracted by what is happening in the background. Near the transition icon is an icon in Fullscreen "Structure" by clicking on it, we can view the document structure, paragraphs and so on. Who would actually surprised. Interesting thing and paste the text block, in fact, is known to every baby "away". Although the blocks can be placed, and notes, comments, links and so on. Also a good thing. Incidentally, immediately recommend that you memorize the shortcut keys for quick control Pages, if you're just like me, a novice, I immediately remember a bunch of CMD + Z, it cancels the insert blocks of text, figures, tables, etc., so you can rapidly remove the fruits of failed experiments. 
One of the most important pieces that I like best - it is possible to export a document with which you are currently working on. In my case, writing, editing finish sending a file via email, here this process is inextricably linked with the program itself. For example, here is this same file called iLife, I'm going to send a proofreader for layout, plus a copy editor. I will need to go in the "Export" and choose where the tab "Send in Mail format, then select the format. This can be PDF, Word or Pages, select the target, automatically generated email with an attachment, you need only add recipients and send it. Surely the main issue for any "switcher", and not only will be: but as to the preservation and viewing of the file itself on computers with Windows? Yes, just as with documents created in Word. As mentioned above, you can quickly send a document in this format when you save recipients or select Word. A couple of months that I'm behind this program, yet appeals to the files have been reported.
In addition, there is also an opportunity to publish a document on iWork.com: create a letter of invitation to view, your recipients can download the document itself - a fairly comfortable service. True, I did not quite understand the essence, for me, it's easier to send a file attachment from an e-mail. On the other hand, it allows you to quickly and work together to bring the document in order, adding the comment. Hopefully, eventually will be able to complete the work with the document directly in the network, together with the person who created this very paper, for me it would have been manna from heaven. Say, written by Alex Ikonnikov text on his "Poppy", threw in iWork, called me back, and right on the spot, I would have told him what and where you want to fix, how to work and so on.Commentaries something special can not eat. But it is good.
From the cases of workers slowly move to the affairs of the family. Namely to iLife. And even more specifically - to iPhoto. Major changes in the latest version linked to interesting possibilities for cataloging your images, however, the program still loves to create his own library, so keep that in mind. That is, if you just copy to your hard drive a certain number of photos, and then exporting them to iPhoto, it makes sense to remove the exported somewhere in the external storage device, program, and so leave the photos in its bosom. Many users of such liberties do not like me too, honestly. See, the thing is that in addition to photos on vacation with your family and so on, there is also work. Shooting subjects. Here's how: the object is removed, then the pictures rapidly being transferred to a PC or laptop, viewed through Picasa to Windows, the right remains, rubbish removed. After that, a folder with pictures going to ftp-server. Not for nothing am I here mention Picasa, the third version is very fast, nice looks and sees everything directly. Also, I think we ought to talk about it separately. So, if I was doing these simple things with iPhoto, even afraid to imagine how much you spend much time. This program is for family training, relaxing and leisurely creation of quality photo albums for viewing with family and friends. New features allow you to create all sorts of beautiful slide show and two clicks to send those same slide show on Apple TV or iPhone (iPod Touch is also a list of supported devices). You can make calendars and print them for gifts. But the most important changes in the other. Firstly, a search for persons. Any parent secretly dreams about how he would pull out all the photos with their fumes into a single pile, but do not go crazy on the amount of material that would have shoveled. Pictures of children at home, traveling, my grandmother, my friends, the zoo in kindergarten and so on. In the bowels of iPhoto is such an opportunity. Thing works as follows: choose "People" in the menu, and then we need a picture of Chad in the face, select frames the face, run a search, smoke. Then consider that we have selected, and either reject the proposed entity, or affirm. In my case, the program no persons have not forgotten, but it added a lot of extra pictures not with those persons who were interested. But in any case, I felt the magic. And so, a quiet - just the program works. If you want to find the same child, but when the shot was from the side, the search technique is the same: choose the most typical photo, select frames, go. 
Two more interesting menu - these are the events and places. Events, in fact, - very simple but effective "trick»: iPhoto analyzes the data shots and folds of images over time, to be exact, according to the number. That is, here you go for a walk today and took a camera. Nasnimali, hooked up to the "poppy", exported the frames, the menu's call this group of pictures "walked around the city." Or "Beautiful Spring."Or "I'm back peeping at pretty girls and boys." In short, whatever you can call it an event, the main thing is that it's easier to navigate the array of photos, which are usually a bunch of moves on the hard drive and are waiting in the wings when the owner knows.
With places still just hardly your camera is equipped with GPS for putting "geometok, but many camera phones can do this easily. Well, iPhoto can independently "pulling" the coordinates of the image data and display on the map your location, or you can manually select a location for the event. The technique is simple: in front of you card, which you will fill the flags-events well, and only then you will be able to show parents exactly how and exactly where you were in Amsterdam (and what to do, the gallery opens in one click), as danced anywhere in a club in Nice, and with whom learned about in Thailand. And as familiar.
The general impression from iPhoto is - is a program-housekeeper. In this series. That is, she will come, will put all of you here, dust smahnet (editing is much borrowed from Aperture), will help find a lost will indicate that it was yesterday, and so on. But best of all it is suitable for those who love slowly, intermittently, quietly make a nice library of images. Talking about family gentlemen who have lots of pictures of and about the children must not be forgotten. Function of "person" was invented specifically for them, it seems.
Review of the program included in iLife and iWork 09, the cost of each is just over four thousand. In my opinion, the price is more than adequate, in addition, you can download and try demo versions here. Maybe you like all kinds of chips in the new iMovie? Or will you learn to play guitar?