Category «Announcements»

Adobe releases Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Mac

Adobe has released Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Macintosh. We recently reviewed Elements 4.0 for Windows. Amazon.com is selling 4.0 for Mac for 79.99, and there is a $20 rebate for existing customers. Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 for Macintosh Delivers Editing Magic to Digital Photo Enthusiasts New version of No. 1 selling consumer photo-editing software* provides …

New (to me) digital camera

My father-in-law enjoys taking pictures. He jumped on the digital bandwagon years ago with one of the first main-stream 1 megapixel digital cameras Kodak sold. Every 1-2 years he gets a new one (always Kodak), and I benefit because I get his old one. I have to admit that I’ve never purchased a digital camera …

Shorten a URL – Track a Link

I recently asked in a couple of issues of the PCIN newsletter if anyone had any suggestions for me. I wanted to shorten links without having to use a service like TinyURL.com and at the same time, track the popularity of these links (how often they were clicked). I did receive a few responses, with …

Adobe announces update to Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements

Adobe announced today they are releasing an update to both Photoshop Element and Premiere Elements. Photoshop Elements 4.0 and Premiere Elements 2.0 will be available as stand alone products or as a bundle. The press release is below. Link to Premiere Elements 2.0 press release Link to Photoshop Elements 4.0 press release Adobe Introduces Photoshop …

Free Opera Browser today only

Opera is giving away registration keys for their 8.02 version of their Opera Browser. The CNET.com download site has a notice posted: Note: For one day only, you can get an ad-free version of Opera. Simply e-mail registerme@opera.com to obtain a registration code. This offer is valid from 12 a.m. Tuesday, August 30 to 12 …

The Retro Technology of Tomorrow

From California Computer News: Last year, someone took a bulky old-style phone and made a cell-phone headset out of it. It was at once the dorkiest and coolest headset around and understandably a big hit online. This is not an isolated case. At Radio Shack, you can now buy modern phones that look so old-fashioned …

Microsoft Officially Names Longhorn

Microsoft has officially named their next Windows release, previously known by the name Longhorn. The next generation of Windows will be named Vista and should feature a new user interface, built in RSS support and a new document format based on XML. You can view the press release here and view the unveiling as a …