Author Archives: Stephen Beale

About Stephen Beale

Stephen Beale has been writing about computer technology since 1983. He’s the author of seven books on computer applications in the graphic arts and a former news and reviews editor for Macworld. He’s currently editor of a website for public relations professionals in health and medicine.

Software Review: Flash CS5

HOW’s longtime technology columnist Stephen Beale spent several months test-driving the new Adobe Creative Suite 5. Read his in-depth review of Flash CS5.
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Software Review: Fireworks CS5

HOW’s longtime technology columnist Stephen Beale spent several months test-driving the new Adobe Creative Suite 5. Read his in-depth review of Fireworks CS5.
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Software Review: Dreamweaver CS5

HOW’s longtime technology columnist Stephen Beale spent several months test-driving the new Adobe Creative Suite 5. Read his in-depth review of Dreamweaver CS5. More

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Software Review: Photoshop CS5

HOW’s longtime technology columnist Stephen Beale spent several months test-driving the new Adobe Creative Suite 5. Read his in-depth review of Photoshop CS5. More

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Software Review: Illustrator CS5

HOW’s longtime technology columnist Stephen Beale spent several months test-driving the new Adobe Creative Suite 5. Read his in-depth review of Illustrator CS5.
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Software Review: Flash Catalyst

HOW’s longtime technology columnist Stephen Beale spent several months test-driving the new Adobe Creative Suite 5. Read his in-depth review of Flash Catalyst. More

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Inside Adobe Creative Suite 5

HOW’s longtime technology columnist Stephen Beale spent weeks test-driving the new Creative Suite from Adobe. Find out what designers can love (or not) about the latest generation of tools on their desktops.
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Software Review: InDesignCS5

HOW’s longtime technology columnist Stephen Beale spent several months test-driving the new Adobe Creative Suite 5. Read his in-depth review of InDesign CS5.
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Project Management Tools in Action

In HOW’s June 2009 issue, Technology columnist Stephen Beale reviewed leading project-management tools for creative firms. He also spoke with real users to gauge the pros and cons of each program, and to get their advice on how best to implement these tools. Here’s what they told him. More

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InDesign CS4 vs. QuarkXPress 8

Our longtime technology columnist dials up the newest versions of InDesign CS4 and QuarkXPress 8 for a side-by-side comparison. See which program is right for you. More

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