Yes, creating Websites is fun and rewarding work. And nothing is more fun and rewarding than creating Flash Websites, or other Flash applications, such as online movies or training courses. Nowadays, learning to use Flash … Read More
IE 8 – New Features, Same Performance Issues
OK. So we have another IE, version 8. Once again Microsoft piles on the features, changes the interface, and introduces frustrating new “security” with disregard for the enduser. It’s a toss-up as to whether a … Read More
Undo and Redo Made Easier for InDesign
Ok. So everybody knows that you can have multiple undos and redos in InDesign. The problem is that you have to continuously step backwards until you get your document back to where your want it. … Read More
Selective Focus and Vignettes Made Easy with FocalPoint
Over the years you learn how to do many things in Photoshop. Some of them, no matter how many times you do them, are time consuming and tedious. Selective focus, causing certain aspects of a … Read More
CtrlChanges Tracks Changes in InDesign Documents
Ctrl has released a CS4 version of CtrlChanges, an InDesign plug-in that tracks and displays changes in InDesign documents. While this is very useful in environments with multiple designers working the same documents, the plug-in … Read More
Another Do-It-Yourself Website Designer
So, once again we see software that claims it can turn you into a Web designer in an instant. I looked briefly at this. Don’t worry, it won’t put any of us out of a … Read More
Increase Your VoIP Quality
Does Voice over IP (VoIP) save you money on phone service? Absolutely. Sometimes as much as 50 percent over standard plain old telephone service (POTS) phone lines. But having bad VoIP service or excessive downtime … Read More
Writers Market Website Down for the Count
For those of you who use the Writer’s Market website, or those thinking about it, to help market your wares, beware. A little over two months ago they did a redesign that totally ruined the … Read More
Google Announces New Tools to Help You Watch your ISP
Saturation, or oversubscription and congestion, are common problems on most Internet Service Provider backbones. During peak hours, traffic hogs can cause you ISPs network to slow to a crawl, playing havoc with critical applications, such … Read More
Self Publishing Online with Blub
To say that the book market has gone soft is a woeful understatement. Like so many other industries, the Internet has all but killed the hardcopy publishing industry. It is harder than ever to sell … Read More