I want my damn Photoshop!

Jul 31

I want my damn Photoshop!

Photo friends, how many times have you heard yourself screaming those very words in your head? There you are, marooned on your friend’s or sister-in-law’s computer away from the awesome pixel transforming power of Adobe Photoshop. Sure, you just use online photo editing tools in Flickr for a quick crop, color adjustment or the like but if you need real...

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The Hunt for Inspiration

Jun 08

The Hunt for Inspiration

Jack London once said “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a mouse.” Okay he might have said club instead of mouse.  Same difference these days in the realm of digital creation. If you’d like to discover amazing photographs by no one in particular, without a similar subject,  and with the only thing that makes them alike...

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Online Photo Edits in Flickr with Picnik

Apr 11

If you’re not on a photo-sharing site then go with Flickr.  In fact, if you’re on Google’s Picasa and you’re not using their desktop software you might want to switch because now Flickr has integrated Picnik with robust tools for editing your photos right on the web.   This is a huge advantage if you’re just sharing your photos on...

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Top 9 Free iPhone Apps for New Users

Oct 21

Top 9 Free iPhone Apps for New Users

Hello new iPhone user.  Killed that Crackberry and moving over to iPhonedom? I am what’s known as the seasoned iPhone user.  Okay, no one calls me that.  But perhaps techie or “West Coast Tech Support” is throw around in my direction.  Whatever the name I keep getting new iPhone users asking what apps they should install. The application store...

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What is an RSS Feed?

Aug 09

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It’s hard to explain it any better than the folks from Common...

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Fun With Live Writer Blog Software

Aug 08

Today I’m trying out Windows Live Writer, which is a free software package from Microsoft.  Yes, Microsoft does give away software from time to time.   This one is meant for putting up posts on Microsoft Live Blogs (this is not one) but it also supports other kinds.  So far it hasn’t allowed me to italicize a word but it does offer a groovy wysiwyg editor...

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