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 TUTORIAL: Read This If You Have A Wordpress Blog
Awhile back I was on a forum and and I read a thread about someone getting hacked. It happened to me too, with 3 of my Wordpress blogs. (One of my colleagues told me, otherwise I might never have found out.) In the wake of that, several things happened. . . . keep reading
 TUTORIAL: 10 Steps to Failure in Any Business
Let's face it. In business we're all looking for success, in the form of relationships, quality products/services and of course, sales. Sometimes, though, it's useful to look at what causes a business to fail, which is the subject of this article. 1. Ignore advice from successful people who want you to do well. 2. Be extremely negative to your staff. . . . keep reading
 PHOTOGRAPHY TUTORIAL: How to Buy a Digital Camera
In this article you'll find a variety of helpful tips to consider when buying a digital camera. You'll find out about lenses, batteries, get the skinny on megapixels, optical vs. digital zoom, memory cards, battery types, recommended camera types and more. . . . keep reading
 PHOTO-PAINT TUTORIAL: How to Fix Barrel and Pincushion Distortion: Part 1
From time to time, one encounters image problems, largely as the result of the lenses used when taking pictures. In this article, we're going to address two of these issues, namely barrel and pincushion distortion and fixing tilted verticals. It's even worse if the image contains a combination of both. That can be challenging indeed and in my view, you're better off to use plug-ins to deal with these issues. . . . keep reading
 AUDIO: Interview with Scott Georgeson
In this interview I speak with Scott Georgeson. I refer to Scott as the man behind the scenes. This is because when you purchase the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 and go through the tutorials, you'll hear Scott's voice as he takes you on a tour of the interface and other aspects of the applications. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: Upgrade Your RAM
After the hard drive, the next bit of hardware to look at is the amount of RAM you have on your computer. The amount of RAM is another important factor governing how well your computer will run. As a case in point, let's say you have 2GB of RAM on your computer. That might appear to be enough, but if you're running multiple applications, especially graphics programs, that can eat up your RAM quickly. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: Clean Your Computer
After writing so many steps about cleaning your hard drive of malware (spyware, viruses, etc.), it seems strange to write another section about cleaning your computer, but this step is about physically cleaning the computer. Whether you realize it or not, an enemy of your computer's performance is dust. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: Buy a Router
Which type of router to buy depends on your setup, as to whether that's for a LAN with cables only or a wireless setup for the home or office. For the most part we're going to look at the home setup. On the PC side of the equation, those would be D-Link and Linksys. I personally use Linksys, a broadband firewall router, with 4 port switch/VPN Endpoint. This type of firewall is relatively easy to use and set up. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: Straighten Image in Corel PHOTO-PAINT
Image straightening is a new feature that allows precise positioning correction of images that have been poorly photographed or incorrectly scanned. The first step is to have a look at the controls. At the top of the dialog box are are the tools that control the postioning of the image. They are the Rotate tools, the Pan tool and the Zoom In/Out, Zoom image to fit and Zoom image to normal size. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: Photoshop Compatibility in Corel PHOTO-PAINT
A new feature in PHOTO-PAINT X4 is support for the Photoshop workspace. To activate it, go to Tools: Options. In the Options dialog box, you'll see that the X4 workspace is enabled by default. To activate the Photoshop workspace enable the Photoshop workspace (which removes the checkbox from the X4 workspace). . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: ConceptShare in Corel PHOTO-PAINT X4
ConceptShare is collaboration tool that allows you to share designs, ideas and receive real-time feedback. The first step is to open an account in PHOTO-PAINT. Once you log into your account, you can create multiple workspaces which can contain a variety of documents and/or designs. Each workspace offers separate user permissions and you can invite other users to view one or more workspaces. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: Improved Tone Curve in PHOTO-PAINT X4
The Tone Curve gives you the ability to make color and tonal corrections by the composite channel (RGB red, green and blue channels combined) or individually. Using a graph, pixel values are plotted along its length. The graph is where you adjust the shadows, midtones and highlights. To access this filter, click on Adjust: Tone Curve. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: An Overview of PHOTO-PAINT X4
PHOTO-PAINT X4 has a number of new improvements, such as the improved Tone Curve, New Lenses, Straighten image and more. In this article we'll cover the most visible new features, as well as few others. One of the first things you'll see is the new welcome screen. On the bottom left are five headings: Quick Start, What's New, Learning Tools, Gallery and Update. Mousing over any of these headings will give you more information in the pane on the right. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: Spyware Removal with PestPatrol
PestPatrol comes in two variations: standard and corporate. For the purpose of this step we're using the standard edition. One can compare PestPatrol to a virus scanner. When a pest is identified, the program allows you to learn more about what it is before removing it. Information about pests is available in the help file and on the Web site. If you don't want to delete the pest, you can ignore it or send it to quarantine. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: YOUSENDIT
Do need to send large files over the Internet? Then chances are you run into issues with sending those files. Email will only do so much and while you can use FTP, it can be cumbersome. There's a new option, called YOUSENDIT> . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: The Jing Project
In this post I want to turn you onto a new resource for sharing and collaboration. It's called the Jing Project and it's a free piece of software that adds visuals to your online conversations. This can be in the form of screen captures or video. . . . keep reading
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VIDEO TUTORIAL: Stardock Fences
Looking for a way to reduce the clutter on your desktop? Here's a great product by Stardock. The program is called "Fences" and it organizes your icons behind "fences" on your desktop. It's a great organizational tool, quick to install and easy to use. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: Creating Realistic Masks with 3D and Photoshop
In this column, I'm going to show you how I used Poser, 3DS Max and Photoshop to create masks for a series titled: "The Faces of Denial." In addition to software, I used photography of textures and an image of my face as the background for one of the masks. In this last case, the image made extensive use of masking, blending and gradients. You can download all three masks (as TIFF files) to see what I've done. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: PHOTO-PAINT: From Beginning to End
In this tutorial we're going to look at the process of creating a banner in PHOTO-PAINT. This banner (760 x 175 pixels) makes use of a wide variety of techniques, such as masked images, blending Objects (layers) selective erasing, stacking of Objects, Blending modes, typography and more. In another tutorial, we looked at how to use Objects and created a simple composition. Here, we're going to expand upon that. . . . keep reading
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PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL: An Electrifying Performance
This richly colored image of a musician playing an electric violin had some truly humble origins. It began as the image you see below left, of the violinist posing for me in a music store. As you can also see, there was some blurring involved, but I felt this would add to the overal image. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: How to Make Money by Writing for Magazines
In this tutorial I give you access to my number one tool for getting work as a freelance writer, a query letter that I've used for well over ten years and which has enabled me to make tens of thousands of dollars. On the surface, what you'll see will appear very simple, but in that lies the strength of the method. . . . keep reading
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CorelDRAW TUTORIAL: Merge to New Document
One of the most exciting features to come out of CorelDraw X4 was the addition of Merge to New Document in the Print Merge options. Print Merge has allowed CorelDraw users to leverage the power of the database and other structured forms of data with design to create an automated generation of varied but similar documents. . . . keep reading
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REVIEW: Wacom Intuos 3
It was with great interest that I was able to work with one of the new tablets. In this case, it was a 6x8 tablet with a USB connection. One of the first things that caught my attention was the way the tablet is delivered. All of the components, even the mouse, carefully packaged to prevent any damage during shipment. . . . keep reading
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PHOTOGRAPHY TUTORIAL: Quality Slide Scanning
Scanning is an important task that many of us carry out, whether for a print project or to build catalogs of images for clients. But the process can be mired in difficulties that can ruin your scans. One reason for this is that each slide scanning device operates within a particular color space or gamut. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: How to Create Consistent Web Layouts
Web page design is often a challenging process, due in part to the rapid advances in technology. In this tutorial are ten tips that you can use when designing Web pages. Some of the topics covered are: Create a Storyboard, Viewing Sizes, Image Slicing and much more. . . . keep reading
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TUTORIAL: CRT/LCD Monitors: Which is the Best Choice?
If you're planning to buy a monitor, the first thing to consider is how it will be used. If you use desktop applications such as word processing, email, programming, etc., an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) monitor will probably be an acceptable choice, but if you perform photographic color correction and need accurate color a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) monitor is likely the better option. . . . keep reading
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CorelDRAW TUTORIAL: Jumping Text Across Broken Paths
This CorelDRAW tutorial came out of an online challenge upon which I stumbled upon in a Usenet Forum two years ago. A user was asking if CorelDRAW could duplicate an effect seen in Adobe Illustrator. I looked at it and thought, "Yes, this is possible." . I've recreated my steps of discovery in CorelDRAW to obtain this effect. . . . keep reading
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CorelDRAW TUTORIAL: A Text Cursor Primer
One of the strengths of CorelDRAW is its ability to manipulate text artistically. One favorite application is to fit text along or around an unusual shape. For many versions of CorelDRAW, the preferred way of accomplishing this was to use the Text: Fit Text to Path command. In CorelDRAW version 14, the command is more intuitive. . . . keep reading
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CorelDRAW TUTORIAL: How to Create a Custom Corporate Palette
A customer supplies you with their logo, which is done in Pantone colors, and asks you to build a piece of marketing collateral around the color scheme presented that logo's colors. If you will be doing this repeatedly for this customer it makes sense to create a custom color palette that uses colors based upon the customer's logos. . . . keep reading
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