rnA book that argues that there is a better way than the ruthless, cut throat and self-absorbed approach to work and relationships that is often pushed as the best way to get ahead. The Power of NiceHow to conquer the world with kindnessBy Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin KovalInspired Living, 2007ISBN: 9781741750959 This seems to …
iPhoto is a great piece of software and this latest version covers lot of the bases a digital photographer needs. This book examines it all. iPhoto 6The Missing ManualBy David Pogue and Derrick StoryO’Reilly Media, 2006ISBN: 0-596-52725-X iPhoto comes with new Macs and is part of the iLife collection. But there is no written manual …
For the increasing numbers of Windows users who are switching over to the Mac, there lies a different way of working. They need help with that transition and this book provides it. Switching to the Mac – Tiger EditionThe Missing ManualBy David Pogue & Adam GoldsteinO’Reilly Media, 2005ISBN: 0-596-00660-8 With so many people making the …
With so many using Flickr as one of their main ways to display their images, there is much need for a book like this. Flickr Hacks Tips & Tools for Sharing Photos OnlineBy Paul Bausch & Jim BumgardnerO’Reilly Media, 2006ISBN: 0-596-10245-3 This book should appeal to Flickr users from just beyond the rank beginner to …
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FileMaker is one of the most useful programs to all sorts of computer users. It is just off most people’s radar. This book should help to make it more accessible. FileMaker Pro 8The Missing ManualBy Geoff Coffey & Susan ProsserO’Reilly Media, 2005ISBN: 0-596-00579-2 So many of us need to track information in one way or …
The iPod is less intuitive in some ways than you might expect and this book aims to bring you up to speed very quickly on the power of the iPod. iPod & iTunesThe Missing Manual, Fourth EditionBy J.D. BiersdorferO’Reilly Media, 2006ISBN: 0-596-52675-X For those new to the iPod experience, this book sets out to fill …
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rnMake is a stunning magazine of technology DIY projects. Now at volume 9, O’Reilly has collected the first year’s worth, volumes 1 to 4, and published them in a slipbinder. Make: technology on your timeThe First YearO’Reilly Media, 2005ISBN: 0596526776 Make: is one of those great magazine ideas. A magazine for the do it yourself …
We test the Pentax K100D digital camera for its suitability for infrared photography. 1/8 second at f3.5 and 200ISO 2 seconds at f16 and 200ISO What we found when we put a Hoya R72 filter on the camera was that the new Pentax K100D has a fairly weak infrared blocking filter. So exposure times are …
In this last, extra part, I cover how to determine just how much blur is enough? One thing I haven’t covered in this series was how to determine just how much to blur the image. So let’s cover that now. This is the way I work: 1. Open the Camera RAW (I always work in …
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Concluding our exploration of Layers, Gaussian Blur and Blending Modes, Part 4 explores the topic of when and why you might choose to use this approach. Before: Over the last three articles we have explored various ways to create a particular look and how do we do it. In this, last, article, I want to …
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