DTG &Else NEWS Archive: 2009

by Staff

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  • Cell Phone: At Risk 80% of phone users store information on their phones that could easily be used to steal their identities ... 4.2 million are believed to be vulnerable to ID Theft in UK -- a warning from Credant that mobile phone users are loading the device that could blow their world apart
  • Online image editors the top ten online image editors Phoenix Image Editor, Adobe Photoshop Express, LunaPic, Obamanize -- good stuff! We'll even show you some of our favorite samples.
  • PhotoFreebies plug-ins for Photoshop The Plugin Site has upgraded to Version 2.0 of PhotoFreebies for Windows. PhotoFreebies 2 is a collection of 12 Photoshop-compatible plugins for performing simple but useful photo adjustments and effects. They can be used with more than 60 different image editing applications e.g. Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro, Photo-Paint, PhotoImpact and many others.
  • The Droplet Song Deke McClelland Is Singing in the Droplets -- The Droplet Song--The Next Hilarious Music Video is now on dekePod - Deke is the author of over 80 books and a popular lecturer on Adobe Photoshop and the larger realm of computer graphics and design
  • Search Engine Optimization for Flash For years the major misconception is that Flash-based applications are SEO-unfriendly and can't be indexed by search engines. And that's the myth Flash expert Todd Perkins dispels in this highly anticipated new Adobe Developer Library book
  • Your Book as Your Business Card What is 6" by 9," usually weighs roughly one pound, and is giving an increasing number of business leaders an advantage over the competition? A book. 'The book as a business card' has added a new and powerful tool for marketing
  • The Nikon D90 Companion Here's a full-on photography class that covers everything including technical matters and exposure theory, composition theory, and how to find images and expand your visual sense. However, unlike a regular photography class, this book is built specifically around the D90, which means every concept is written about in terms of the D90's controls and features.
  • Power Printing with iPrint You remember Steve Becker? Well, now he's rolled out the latest release of iPrint, adding powerful new features to OS X - it enables users to instantly print just the data they select in any program by using a simple keyboard shortcut. IPrint both boosts users productivity and saves them a significant amount of money by reducing the amount of ink, toner, and paper that's used.
  • Graphic Inspector finds graphic problems Graphic Inspector 1.5.6, is a quality control solution which checks entire folders of graphic files for potential problems. The software lets graphic professionals of any trade instantly get crucial info on multiple graphic files instead of checking them manually.
  • Freeware TeXShop, iPlace and Minimamente Mac Free Freeware reviews continue -- now we look at TeXShop a great Tex previewer, iPlace web image browsing manager, and a collection of great desktop icons, called Minimamente, to dress up your OS. This is page two of a three part series.
  • iPhoto Buddy, Burn data, Barbie Adventures Mac Free Freeware reviews continue -- now we look at iPhoto Buddy - a great iPhoto add-on, Burn that data for CD/DVD burning, and an off-the-wall little freeware game called Barbie Seahorse Adventures. This is page three of a three part series.
  • Easy timers and counters Having problems keeping track of time -- or timing events or schedules? This app provides unique features such as tilt and shake control, timer linking, and customized pictures and text. It comes complete with unique tilt and shake control, timer linking, and provision for customized pictures and text.
  • InPreflight for Adobe InDesign Problem? Getting InDesign files to the printer. Solution: InPreflight the quality control, packaging automation and reporting solution for Adobe InDesign that quickly gathers extensive information about document fonts, colors and links and lets users instantly locate potential problems according to preflight presets -- even fonts in all EPS files.
  • ResizeMe again ResizeMe 2 is the latest and greatest batch image and photo editor for Mac OS X Leopard. The new version extends ResizeMe's image operations to drop shadows, reflections, text watermarks and image format conversions. The new version also offers a completely new user interface featuring a live preview window for users to see all edits before they commit them.
  • Funtastic Photos We wrote about Funtastic before -- now it's been upgraded with 37 modifications and 7 all new features! Funtastic Photos is a user friendly photo editor for the Mac for non-permanent and easily reversible photo effects, and over 50 simple to use 1-Click Styles
  • Screen Graphics Editing Tools for Designers Opacity streamlines the image creation workflow by combining a great vector editor and pixel editor with native support for all screen graphics formats. Version 1.3 adds an improved Pen Tool, improved Text editing, and several other new features that makes Opacity even better for designers.
  • Posterino gets new features Easy editor creates photo collages, frames, postcards, greeting cards and contact sheets from digital images -- supports auto-placement of photos, export of posters or postcards, custom template creation, and various image manipulation routines such as cropping and rotation.
  • Color Efex Pro for Lightroom Color Efex Pro is now compatible with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom -- photographic filters for retouching and creative enhancements. The update is free to current owners of Color Efex Pro 3.0. (Site features some really helpful video training!)
  • TAGA's 61st Annual Technical Conference The Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) has announced the keynote speakers for its 61st Annual Technical Conference taking place on March 15 - 18 in New Orleans

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