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Apple adds keywords to App Store additions

by Dave Caolo (RSS feed) on Jul 29th, 2009

Earlier this week, Apple took a step towards making iPhone and iPod touch apps easier to find. Specifically, developers can now add comma-separated keywords to their apps, up to 255 characters.

Hopefully this will make it easier to find apps, because it's certainly not easy now. The categories are so vast and each one so densely packed (there are 65,000+ apps in the store as of this writing), that finding the one app that will do what I want is a chore.

Keywording is a small step, but as Tim Cook noted in last week's earnings conference call, there is plenty of room for "further improvement" in app listings and search/accessibility for finding the apps you want.

Since the store's purpose is to drive iPhone sales (from Apple's perspective), we're sure they're motivated to get it right.

Update: At least one developer is reporting an issue with the new service.

[via AppleInsider]

Tags: app store, AppStore, keyword

Filed under: iLife, Software, Productivity

iPhoto Keyword Assistant and Manager plugins updated

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Mar 15th, 2007

The two major keyword plugins for iPhoto have both been updated recently. First up is everyone's favorite free alternative, Ken Ferry's Keyword Assistant which we've covered in the past. This new 1.9.4 version adds a panel with tag keyword auto-completion, and it can also alphabetize the keyword list.

Next is Keyword Manager, a shareware plugin for iPhoto that brings some more robust features to the table for seriously serious iPhoto keyword junkies. New in version 1.2 is:
  • Copy and paste keywords between photos
  • Jump directly to next untagged photo
  • Fixed crash bug in Dutch version
  • Minor stability bugs fixed
  • Japanse localization
  • German localization
  • Chinese localization
A demo is of course available, while a single license to Keyword Manager is $19 from Bullstorm Software.

Tags: assistant, bullstorm, iphoto, ken ferry, KenFerry, keyword, keyword assistant, keyword manager, KeywordAssistant, KeywordManager, keywords, manager, tag, tags

Filed under: iLife, Software, Cool tools, Productivity

Keyword Manager 1.1 adds major keyword management features, more

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Jan 28th, 2007



Keyword Manager from Bullstorm scored a license purchase from yours truly the day we found it, and the feature-packed iPhoto keyword plugin recently had an unassuming but handy upgrade to v1.1. Clicking on the "What's New?" heading at Bullstorm's site reveals a strong list of new features, including:
  • Address Book auto-completion
  • Share keywords between photo libraries
  • Alphabetic sorting of keyword lists
  • Preferences windows
  • Built-in software update
If you've been looking for an easier-to-use and more powerful way to wrangle your iPhoto library, I highly recommend giving Keyword Manager's full-featured demo a try. One of its most useful features, besides highly streamlining the tagging/keyword assigning process, is its ability to filter keywords in a search. This is something iPhoto is sorely lacking, but Keyword Manager makes it easy to pick keywords to both search for and exclude. This feature alone is easily worth a good portion of the plugin's $19 USD (€19 in Sweden and EU) for a single license.

Tags: add on, AddOn, iphoto, keyword, keyword manager, KeywordManager, keywords, plugin, tag, tagging, tags

Filed under: iLife, Software, Productivity

Keyword Manager for iPhoto

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Nov 20th, 2006


For as long as I can remember, Ken Ferry's Keyword Assistant has been the only iPhoto plugin (at least, AFAIK) for adding some real power and, dare I say, "tagging" to iPhoto's keyword system. Now there's a new kid on the block by the name of Keyword Manager, and it definitely brings some interesting features to the table. Keyword Manager uses two separate windows that both have their own keyboard shortcuts for toggling visibility. The first is a Quick Assigner window (pictured on right) which, as you might guess, allows you to quickly tag add keywords to your photos. It offers keyword completion (via a slick drop down menu) and support for multiple word keywords. The second panel (on left) is a very nice Keyword Manager, allowing you to organize keywords in a hierarchy to help keep your organization in check. Naturally, since both of these panels have their own keyboard shortcuts, you can call them even when in iPhoto's full-screen mode. All this is done with a very nice iPhoto Adjustment Panel-like UI.

Now Keyword Manager is pretty impressive, but I think they're reaching just a little too high by charging $19 for a plugin, especially in light of Keyword Assistant being free. I think $14.99 would hit the sweet spot for a plugin like this, but then again, I admittedly haven't plunged into organizing my increasingly sprawling iPhoto library yet, so YMMV.

[Update: Commenters Jools tipped us off to promotional codes at VersionTracker that drop the price to $12 in the US or €12 in the EU: VT-542U845 (US) and VT-542E845 (EU). No word on how long those codes are good for, but that's a much more reasonable price in my book.]

Keyword Manager is available from Bullstorm, and a demo is available which allows you to assign keywords 75 times before requiring a license.

Thanks Bernt

Tags: iphoto, keyword, keyword manager, KeywordManager, keywords, management, manager, managing, tag, tagging, tags

Filed under: iLife, Software, Cool tools, Productivity

Keyword Assistant updated for iPhoto 6.0.5

by David Chartier (RSS feed) on Sep 30th, 2006



Apple updated their apps for Aperture 1.5's arrival, and Ken Ferry stayed right in step and updated his fantastic Keyword Assistant plugin for iPhoto, which we've mentioned before. Version 1.9.3 also brings a Russian localization to the table, meaning it now works in English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Swedish.

Ken offers Keyword Assistant for free from his .Mac homepage.

Tags: .mac, assistant, dotmac, iphoto, keyword, plugin, tag, tagging, tags

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