My first reaction when asked to write a post was No Way! I'm a support person. Luckily I got time to think about it. How hard can it be? Danny and Ian B blog all the time with, umm, flair and finesse. But since Focus they've been hard to live with because, like the Conchords, they have a fan (one).

I wanna be a star too, but my job description calls for "calm and methodical". When did that make you a star? But calm and methodical is a good way to approach Photojunction Remix, especially in the beta phase. Especially if you’re an ‘I hate computers’ or ‘I’m not technical’ type.

Some of us don't like change, and PJ Remix is very different to Retro. Although you'll be amazed how familiar it feels after a while. I find it a pleasure to work with. Okay, it’s still a beta, but the more you use it, the more you’ll find the shortcuts that fit your work flow, and the better and quicker you’ll get.

Here are a few things I like:

You can scale the album layout window to 200%. WOW, so much easier to work with.

QuickTime Slideshow interface - so many more options, and the next release will be as fast as Retro.

The Lab File interface is much clearer (just remember that the aperture size list must be in order, smallest to biggest).

One final piece of advice – make sure you give your album designs logical names, so you don’t end up like me with a dozen different albums all named “Test Album”!

Best wishes from Christine

PS Greetings back to everyone who said Hi at Focus.