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Archive for September, 2006

To Only My Very Best of Friends…

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

To only my very best of friends To all of you:
I must send my thanks to whoever sent me the one about rat poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing. (more…)

Writely Moving to Google Accounts

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

 Writely Switching To Google Account Logins

Writely, the online word processing system acquired by Google earlier this year, has taken one extra step into becoming a breathing member of the Google Borg by requiring that their userbase make the switch from their old Writely user login to that of Google Accounts.

The Google Account program is a unified username & password login which spreads over Google News, Personalized Google Search, AdWords and Google Checkout among other Google Services.

A Wiser Cowboy…

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

Laughing catsA young, well-educated man on a business trip gets on the plane to find himself seated next to an older, weathered man in a western snap shirt, faded jeans and a cowboy hat. Thinking himself above the old cowboy, the young man decides to make sport of him. “You know,” he says, “I’ve heard these flights go much more quickly if you strike up a conversation with a fellow passenger. So, let’s talk.”

The cowboy looks at him wryly and says, “Well I s’pose that’d be all right. What would you like to discuss?”

“Oh, I don’t know, “says the young man with a hint of sarcasm, “How about nuclear proliferation?”

“Hmm,” says the cowboy, sensing the young man’s attempt to belittle him, “That could be an interesting topic. But, let me ask you a question first — horses, cows, and deer all eat the same stuff–grass. Yet, a deer passes little pellets, a cow turns out a flat patty, and a horse makes muffins of dried poop. Why do you suppose that is?”
Dumbfounded, the young man replies, “I haven’t the slightest idea.”
“So tell me then,” says the cowboy with a smile, “How is it that you feel qualified to
discuss nukes when you don’t know shit?”

New* 20/20 MD - Photoshop Plugin

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Since the advent of digital imaging, we all spend too much time in front of a computer fixing photos, and not enough time behind a camera taking photos. That is about to change.

Introducing 20/20 Color MD, an amazing Adobe Photoshop plug-in that works like an eye exam to quickly color correct your photos. It takes care of all your correction needs, including dynamic range, color balance, brightness, and saturation. There’s even a great highlight and shadow feature built right in.

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Adobe Indesign CS2 Tip - Editing Goes Drag - n - Drop

Monday, September 18th, 2006

 

Adobe InDesign CS2 Tip—Editing Goes Drag-and-Drop 
Layers magazine Tip of the Day

If you do a lot of text editing, once you try drag-and-drop text you can’t live without it. To see if this feature is enabled, go to your Type Preferences (InDesign [PC: Edit]>Preferences>Type), in the Drag and Drop Text Editing area, and click Enable in Layout View if it’s not already selected.

Now just select some text, click-and-drag that text, and drop it when an insertion point appears at your desired point. Cool and a lot faster then Cut and Paste.

Tip provided by Jeff Witchel

Back on the Blog Track <–

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Hey guys/gals…sorry for being out for so long, I just got caught up on work and home life..you know how that goes! 

Anyway’s, I know that I have been promising you guys great topics and part 2 of Graphic design Inspirations and more but since I been behind on things in the real world I just haven’t had anytime for any of my sites.

I’ll make a note to self and promise you all that I’ll have some good stuff up for this weekend including part 2.

Thanks for being a part of my blog guys/gals…leave some comments if you feel :)

Warner warms up to YouTube Agreement

Monday, September 18th, 2006

New York (NY) - Warner Music Group (WMG) and YouTube today announced a joint partnership in which Warner will distribute its copyrighted content through the increasingly popular video sharing site. Warner is the first company to announce support for YouTube’s new “content identification and royalty reporting” system, which YouTube says will be generally available by the end of the year. (more…)

Apple & Google side-by-side on iTV

Monday, September 18th, 2006

 Google and Apple could be snuggling together after rumours circulated about them working together on Apple’s new iTV project.

iTV, which is due for release early next year priced $299, will allow users to watch content stored on their PC on their home television. The service offered is quite similar to products already on the market such as Wintal set top boxes and even Microsoft’s Xbox 360, which can work in conjunction with Vista or Media Centre to play content from your networked PC. (more…)

Quickie Links for all #4

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

Here are a couple of links I found useful for everyone that visits B4P they are on a spreaded category, but im sure most of you can find it useful and some entertaining.

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Update
Microsoft Unveils ZUNE Today
Problogger - Communication Skills for Bloggers
B4P On Adsense Tips for the newbie
Tabblo - Photo Sharing Community
bLaugh.com - The (UN)Official Comic of the Blogosphere

InTuIt & Google Combined…

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

INTUIT is to feature several of Google’s products, including search and advertising, in its QuickBooks accounting software aimed at small businesses.

The deal between the two Silicon Valley companies marks the latest in a string of business partnerships where hardware and software makers have agreed to feature Google software. (more…)