I heard earlier this year that Google will be pushing out the ability to upload, store and organize any file type within Google Docs. This is totally cool because sometimes you simple don’t want to share Word Docs or PowerPoints. I’m always looking for free stuff, especially free online storage sites! Now, I’m not too …
Monthly Archives: January 2010
How to use the Magnetic Lasso Tool in Photoshop
The magnetic lasso tool in Photoshop has to be one of the greatest features ever added to a paint program. It is amazing how snappy and precise the tool is out of the box. Go ahead and try it for yourself. Simply click the icon and start tracing an area of your image and watch …
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Prince Viking Song
Ok, I know Prince is from Minnesota, but I had no idea that he was so interested in football that he would actually want to write a song for the Vikings. The new Prince Viking song is called “Purple and and Gold.” and here are the lyrics: the veil of the sky draws open the …
Exchange Server Smarthost
Does anybody have any experience with the Exchange Server SmartHost? I’ve heard of so many people running their own mail servers using Smarthost and get bounces from many many ISPs. Gotta love Exchange Server…sooo smart.
Honda Releases the New Pontiac Aztek
The new Honda Crosstour…I don’t know what to say. Honda calls it “modern styling.” I call it…um…I don’t know what to call it. Pontiac Aztek I think these two are related.
USA Control of the Internet is No More?
I know this is a bit of old news, but some of my readers aren’t aware of how the Internet and domain names are maintained. The Internet Gets a Global Upgrade is a great article that summaries and explains what went down last September when the contract between ICANN and the U.S. Government expired. What …
Design Ideas to Make Things Interesting
Design ideas guest post from Uchenna Amaeful, an expert in the field of creating great design ideas. Graphic Design ideas can be generated from the combination of two or more highly professional graphics together with your specific needs and taste, to come up with many kinds of graphic designs project ideas that meet your specifications. …
Great Packaging Design
Great packaging design is crucial to the success of a product. Many companies forget that when designing a product package, it is critical to keep in mind your audience. Great packaging design also involves important design considerations such as label design and color selection among other things. Putting a Package to the Test has some …
Making Great PowerPoint Presentations
At one time or another, we all seemed tasked at creating a great PowerPoint presentation. Out of the box, you can be pretty creative with your first PowerPoint presentation. However, you’ve got to be careful to not put too much stuff in it. You’ll bore your audience and make a mockery of what designers hold …
Can you play regular DVDs on a Blu-Ray Player?
A few people have recently asked me if they could play regular DVDs on a Blu-Ray player. The answer is YES. In fact, the Blue-Ray player will up-convert your DVDs to 1080i. I think the trend will be Blue-Ray players for now on anyways. Sure, some will cost a pretty penny, but there are …
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