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MySpace adds MySpace Apps – Watch Out Facebook…

Good news for all you MySpacers…Myspace.com finally took the big step. I know that im probably late on this news but hey give m a break, I just discovered it myself. Hundreds of applications already added for everyone to add a little more bling, Rss Feeds, Galleries, Flash Friend Galleries, voting systems and much, much more.

That’s all I needed, to get dizzier when I visit other peoples pages >>>LOL…J/K.
Good job on finally catching up to the big FB Tom

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Alien Skin’s Software: Exposure 2 – Fantastic Vintage Effects For Your Digital Photography

Okay, about 3 maybe 4 weeks ago I received a CD in the mail from the Alien Skin’s Lab introducing to me the latest release of their new version of Exposure…Exposure 2. I have never got to look into Exposure 1 in the past, but I have done some reviews on some previous releases of Alien Skin’s Software.

This new piece of software really caught my attention once I installed it. Simply because I get true dynamic finished looks at a touch of a button. Exposure 2 is a plug-in (naturally), it is run from within Photoshop’s filter menu and is started in either color or black and white mode which is a smart move from the guys/gals over at Alien Skin’s Lab.

Alien Skin’s Exposure 2 is compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS2 & CS3 which is great for the many people who haven’t gotten the upgrade. Installation is simple, just slip in the disk, click and go. Of course registration is required but after all that you are on your way on to getting great photography finishes once installed.

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Go Media Arsenal – Vector pack 10

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Movable Type Goes Open Source

As of today, and forever forward, Movable Type is open source. This means you can freely modify, redistribute, and use Movable Type for any purpose you choose.
Whooooa….watch out WordPress…time to open up the vault and let out the goodies!

Read more on this happening here <–

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Effective advertising – Happy Customers

No matter how you put it, Firefox still kicks its competitors butt!

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California software pirates fined & sentenced

In what the federal government called the “largest CD and DVD pirating scheme to be prosecuted in the United States,” two men were fined and sentenced to federal prison terms this week.

Ye Teng Wen, also known as Michael Wen, and Hao He, also known as Kevin He, both of Union City, Calif., were sentenced to 37 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, a $125,000 fine and a $500 mandatory special assessment. On June 4, a third man, Yaobin Zhai, also known as Ben Zhai, of Fremont, Calif., received the same sentence but was ordered to pay $6.9 million in restitution. (more…)

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Free Adobe Lightroom Presets

I’m not one to pass up free stuff so I thought I’d mention this one. Jack Davis (renowned Photoshop educator, author and Photoshop Hall of Famer) has worked with onOne Software to create one-click photo presets that work specifically with Lightroom. There are over 80 presets that work with the tone, color, as well as many other types of specialized conversions that you can achieve with your photos. As you can imagine, with 80 of them, the possibilities are pretty remarkable. So hat’s off to Jack and the team at onOne Software for jumping into what will be a brand new avenue for creativity with Photoshop Lightroom.

Download the presets here.

Source: LRKT

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