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Most people are aware of viruses and the damage they can cause. Although rootkits have been around for a long time, it is only now becoming something that the average consumer is aware of. The site AntiRootkit.com aims to help people understand what rootkits are, highlight news regarding rootkits, and provide information on software to …
I received this press relesas in my inbox today: Adobe Introduces New Photoshop Elements & Premiere Elements Best-Selling Photo and Video Software Feature New Levels of Integration and Creativity SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sept. 24, 2007 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced two major upgrades to its digital photo and video software for consumers: …
I previously wrote about white balance and how setting your camera white balance control to the proper setting for the scenario you are shooting will give you more accurate colours. But what if that is not what you want? Overriding your white balance let’s you control how your camera records your images. To maintain the …
There are lots of Internet speed tests around, but a good one I came across the other day is the MySpeed Broadband VoIP and Speed Test. As the title indicates, it tells you how a VoIP connection would be. But it also provides you with overall upload and download speed tests, and shows the results …
I think I’ve mentioned before that I am a big fan of “portable” programs. By this, I mean programs that you do not need to install. You can just run the executable from anywhere (including a USB drive), and it will run. I came across a defrag utility recently that doesn’t need to be installed. …
I came across an article in wikiHow called “How to Fix a Scratched CD“: While compact discs (CDs) are remarkably durable, it’s nearly impossible to prevent scratches and scuffs from occurring from time to time. The resulting damage can be either a skip in your favorite Bob Marley track or, in the case of data …
Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Elements are both powerful photo editors. For the hobbyist, Photoshop Elements can be used to handle most, if not all of your photo editing needs. For serious photographers and professionals, the full version of Photoshop offers more tools for complete control over your photos. Both programs, and many other photo …
There are many utilities out there that will show you the space used in the various folders on your system. One of the better ones is WinDirStat. WinDirStat is a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Microsoft Windows (all current variants). WinDirStat reads the whole directory tree once and then presents it in …
This is from the TechRepublic Microsoft Windows Blog: Windows Vista’s hard disk imaging utility, Complete PC Backup, allows users you to create an image file that contains the complete contents and structure of a hard disk. If you want this capability in Windows XP, you don’t have to pay for a third-party utility, such as …
Study and Practice Today’s tip could be applied to just about anything you wish to excel at. It is something I have mentioned in the past and is well clichéd: Practice makes perfect. If you aren’t out practicing photography, you aren’t out improving your photography. Of course, you could take tens of thousands of photographs …