I’m sure you guys have ran across this or at least heard of it. Malware disguising itself as an anti-malware program and asking for money to fix your computer. Here’s a picture of the most realistic one yet.
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This is a tip from Paul Thurrott‘s Supersite for Windows. You may know the keyboard shortcut for Internet Explorer start fullscreen mode is F11. What you don’t know is the same shortcut works in for Windows Explorer and other applications. Many other shortcuts work as well. I’ll let Paul tell you more about it.
Here is a recently restored photo that I have been working on. A lot of what was wrong with this photo was not fixed by Photoshop. It was very stained and very dirty. I had to remove the dirt covering the picture first. If you Google cleaning photos it will tell you much better techniques [...]
Consolidate Firefox's Chrome
Posted: September 16, 2009 in TipsTags: browser, Chrome, extention, Firefox, tip, web browser
This tip from Gena Trapani of Lifehacker.
Windows 7 Book
Posted: September 15, 2009 in TipsTags: book, Microsoft, Paul Thurrott, Supersite, Tips, Windows, Windows 7
As you may know there is a new version of Windows (Windows 7) coming out October 22. What you don’t know is there are already books on the subject. One of these is Windows 7 Secrets by Paul Thurrott (co-host of the Windows Weekly poadcast on the TWIT network and creator of the Supersite for [...]
Here’s a great Windows 7 tip from Veronica at Techzilla.
In April I submitted a post about creating a selection using the “Pin Tool” in Photoshop. Since I made that post I found a great tutorial on this subject. If you are Photoshop user this is a must learn skill. http://www.5min.com/Embeded/86624983/ More DIY videos at 5min.com After you close the path you must turn the [...]
Black and White Background Trick
Posted: May 1, 2009 in TutorialsTags: Photoshop, selection, tip, tutorial
Just like on the previous PhotoShop tip I use the “Pen Tool” to select the subject (fireplug in this case). Invert the selection. Open “Hue and Saturation”. I reduce “Saturation” to -100. This photo has a second “saturation layer” that brightens the yellows in the leaves in the foreground making them brighter and reduced the [...]
This is a photo taken with my new Canon 50D but what I am most excited about is the Photoshop skill the I perfected. You see this photograph had terrible clutter in the background. (I think there was even a guy with his finger in his nose back there. Otherwise it is a great picture.) [...]
Color Calibration Tool
Posted: February 16, 2009 in TipsTags: calibration, graphics, photo, Photoshop, tip
One of the great new features of Windows 7 is the “Display Color Calibration Tool.” The “Display Color Calibration Tool” assist you in optimizing your monitor and computer’s display adapter for best viewing. This tool is not as good as using a colorimeter but it seems to be as good as other software solutions like [...]
