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Photoshop CS6 Beta top 5 features

Linda — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:00:15 +0000

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Wow!

Linda — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:53:51 +0000

Rarely do I run across a website that causes the immediate WOW sensation. Cookiesound.com is one of them. It’s one of the most beautiful photography sites I’ve run across.

Adding Rain to an Image

Linda — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:28:21 +0000

Having taken pictures myself where the rain just doesn’t really show up well in the image, I found this technique an intriguing concept. I definitely plan to give it a try.

Halloween Lantern Carving in Photoshop

Linda — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 08:29:13 +0000

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Google Chrome

Linda — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:26:21 +0000

My new default browser: Google Chrome! For years it has been Firefox. But I’ve become so frustrated by the slowness and constant “try agains” after the last update, I’ve decided to move on. Google Chrome’s simplicity, speed, and appearance are wonderful. I hope this is the beginning of a long relationship.

Three Quick & Easy Photo Border Tricks

Linda — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:08:21 +0000

In the past, I’ve used layers to get these effects. Gavin’s methods are much easier. I particularly like the canvas-size method.

Spam Free WordPress

Linda — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:28:28 +0000

Wow! It really works as advertised!

How’s that for getting to the bottom line? I’ve lost track of how many spam-filter plug-ins for WordPress I’ve tried. Spam Free WordPress is the first one that works every time. I’m THRILLED!

Rating: ★★★★★

To buy, or not to buy, that is the question

Linda — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:34:50 +0000

Whether ’tis nobler in the budget to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous cost…

I’ve been using Adobe Web Design for years and absolutely love it. Unfortunately upgrading to the latest version is always painful because of the cost. So as a general rule I upgrade other version. I’m currently using CS4 so in keeping with my own discipline, I should be waiting until version CS6 to upgrade. Well aarrgh…reviews out on CS5 have me wavering.Gavin Hoey did a YouTube preview video of a talk he gave at Photoshop World 2011 detailing his top 5 features of Photoshop CS and they are rather cool.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmV6-dWsPSE

Polaroid Montage in Photoshop

Linda — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 10:13:21 +0000

Gavin Hoey shows how to make a Polaroid frame from scratch and apply it to an image to make a mini montage.

WP to Twitter

Linda — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:23:11 +0000

I’ve been using TwitterTools for several years now to update my Twitter account when I post to my website. Although it is reliable, I’ve been unhappy with the ability to customize post by post. This morning I’ve found a new Plugin, WP to Twitter that I hope will accomplish this.

The first test ran as advertised. I was able to type in a custom tweet at the bottom of the page. I chose not to use the supplied shortcodes. I do however want to include a link to my blog…

Second test ran as advertised. I edited this post to include results of first test and a star rating for the plugin. I left the tweet box blank. It did not tweet the update as instructed in the defaults setup.

My last test is to add the final custom post information I want to tweet with a tiny url link. I changed the default setup to allow edit updates but left default information blank.

SWEET! Everything is working just the way I want. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-to-twitter/

Rating: ★★★★★