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Why does Safari crash so much?

February 24, 2011 By 15 Comments
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I have hated Safari since Tiger. Granted, it was an improvement over IE for Mac but a sneeze or butterfly breeze can cause Safari to crash. Its  slow response to ad servers is infuriating and, OMG! Heaven forbid a webpage like HuffPO, NYTimes or BusinessInsider has a flash ad in its header. Initially I thought it was specific to my computer, my ISP, or my deodorant. However, I never seem to have the same issues with Firefox. Sometimes Firefox launches and loads a webpage while Safari is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: MacOsX, Workflow Tagged With: browser, crash, mac, safari

Review: Disc Cover by BeLight Software

February 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Even though CD's are becoming less used, DVDs for data storage are still going strong, and personal projects such as iMovie and iPhoto still have a strong usage of labeling  for stored material. Disc Cover 3 is a delightful software that allows you to print DVD labels and covers and case booklets for music, archives, and anything you are saving to disc.  Jewel case inserts can be made easily and cleanly from a tremendous number of pre-designed templates with layouts and art importable from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews, Software Tagged With: belight software, disc cover, dvd, label, labeling dvd, review

Download: Dr. Roach’s Photoshop CS4 for Beginners

February 16, 2011 By 2 Comments
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Update: Now that CS5 version has been released as an app, we are no longer offering this pdf for free However, Adobe Photoshop CS4: An Introduction by Dr. Michael N. Roach is now for sale as a PDF Price: $4.99 Sample Pages: There are still a lot of people using Photoshop CS4 even though Photoshop CS5, and now Photoshop CS5.5, has been out for some time. We were contacted by a few students who are still in need of this information so, in the spirit of sharing, this series … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photoshop, Tutorials Tagged With: ebook, michael roach, photoshop, photoshop book, photoshop lessons, settings, toolbar

What is Growl and why is it installed on my mac?

February 15, 2011 By 1 Comment
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I bought the family pack of Snow Leopard prior to launch. And yet, for someone who has packed up and moved across the country as well as out of the country at a moment's notice, I am resistant to change. At least where my computer is concerned. David Allison and Dr. Roach both upgraded immediately upon receipt and detail their process in separate posts: UPGRADING TO SNOW LEOPARD by David Allison Snow Leopard: One More Installation by Dr. Roach In both cases, the upgrade didn't seem … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photoshop, Software Tagged With: Adobe, CS5, growl, mac OS X, photoshop, snow leopard

Dr. Roach’s Guide to Photoshop CS4 For Beginners: Preferences

February 9, 2011 By 7 Comments
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There are still a lot of people using Photoshop CS4 even though Photoshop CS5 has been out for some time. In the spirit of sharing, this series of downloadable lecture notes for CS4 is placed online for those who may need some help with the basics of the program. Much of the basics remain unchanged in CS5 and I believe that the original tutorial will prove useful for many of the steps of the revised Photoshop CS5, but there are minor differences sometimes. Originally, these notes were part of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Photoshop, Tutorials Tagged With: cs4, photoshop, tutorial

Review: THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY: An Approach to Personal Expression

January 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
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I always enjoy receiving a review copy of any book from Rocky Nook Press because I know two things about it in advance: (1) the book itself will be printed on Acid-Free paper, and will still show its illustrations with brilliance and clarity for years to come, and (2) the book will be bound in such a manner that it will behave itself and lie open beside my computer without the necessity of putting weights on each side of the open volume in order to make it lie down quietly and allow me to enjoy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Photography, Reviews Tagged With: architectural photography, art photography, black and white photography, Books, Bruce Barnbaum, landscape photography, Photography, Rocky Nook, slot canyon photography, The Art Of Photography

HD Flip Into Action

October 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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A Review of the Flip Slide HD by Eron Howell Flip into action, shoot your quick video, flip it up to utube or share with a friend on the easy to use Flip Slide HD, 16 GB, video Camera. Yes, the new Flip HD video camcorder is easy to use, has good HD quality for such a small camera, but has some serious drawbacks. When shooting your video you have little to no controls, very few settings, so it’s basically a point and shoot camera. It can shoot up to 4 hours of HD quality video. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Lifestyles, Gadgets, Workflow Tagged With: cisco, flip, flip camera, flip video, slide, slide hd, slidehd, SlideHD camcorder, SlideHD video camera, the flip

Awesome Iphone Real World Application

October 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Homemade Spacecraft from Luke Geissbuhler on Vimeo. Video from an iphone attached to a weather balloon that rose into the upper stratosphere and recorded the blackness of space. Visit www.brooklynspaceprogram.org for all the info. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Lifestyles, Gadgets, Photography, Workflow Tagged With: brooklyn, iPhone, space

Another sunny day in digital paradise

September 30, 2010 By 2 Comments
Another sunny day in digital paradise | DigitalAppleJuice

Ah, the wonderful rays of summer sun falling on beatific scenes. The sweet smell of fragrant flowers, the gentle hum of bees busy about their work. The sudden sound of a camera motor whirring to re-cock the shutter. And perhaps the one I like best... the sound of not having to reload my camera with film. Kind of like the sound of one hand clapping, isn’t it? Yep, I like digital. I’m thoroughly entrenched in the world of CMOS and CCD, compact flash and lithium ion batteries. Bigger hard … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Digital Lifestyles, Photography, Workflow Tagged With: compact flash, lithium ion battery, nikkor 24mm, nikon d300

Review- Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3: A Photographer’s Handbook

September 27, 2010 By 2 Comments
Amazon.com_ Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3_ A Photographer_s Handbook (9781933952673)_ Stephen Laskevitch_ Books

I recently received a review copy of Rocky Nook's Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3: A Photographer's Handbook by Stephen Laskevitch. I always enjoy receiving a book from Rocky Nook to review because they print their books on acid-free paper and the reproduction quality is as outstanding as the content. As a workshop teacher I am always interested in another teacher's approach and quite admire the methodical, logical, and easily-understood approach that Stephen Laskevitch uses in Photoshop CS5 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reviews, Workflow Tagged With: adobe photoshop, Books, CS5, image processing, Lightroom, Photography, Rocky Nook

2010 Speed Racer™ International Art Competition

September 7, 2010 By 1 Comment
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It should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me that I watch cartoons.  When I was younger I watched Looney Tunes in the afternoon and Saturday morning cartoons late into my college years. Later, weekdays 4:30pm was "time for Animaniacs" and my zeal for Yakko, Wakko and Dot infected the whole office causing the daily afternoon work stoppage. Now its Family Guy, South Park, Wallace & Grommett, and ,yes, Shaun The Sheep. So I was immeditely drawn (***groan**) to the recent(ly found) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Commerce, Digital Lifestyles, Sequential Art Tagged With: art competition, art competition prizes, art contest, cartoon art competition, cartoon art contest, cartoon competition, cartoon contest, competition for artists, contest for artists, drawing competition, drawing contest, enter art competition, illustration competition, illustration contest, Maximillian Gallery 2010 Speed Racer international art competition, painting competition, painting contest, photography competition, photography contest, Speed Racer art, Speed Racer art competition, video competition, video contest
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