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Lunacore is a young site that focuses on writing detailed Photoshop tutorials of high quality that are easy to understand, tips, FAQ, training, advice and articles that can help users with this powerful product. Lunacore tries to show those things that are not covered in the manual or at least not in great detail. The …
I recently received the following email: Hi, I have an online game you may wish to link to. Name: Geosense URL: http://www.geosense.net An online, one-two player geography based game. Play alone or compete against an online opponent to locate cities as quickly and accurately as you can. Simple, competitive, addictive. Thanks, Jeff I checked it …
From Yahoo! News: A senior U.S. official rejected calls on Thursday for a U.N. body to take over control of the main computers that direct traffic on the Internet, reiterating U.S. intentions to keep its historical role as the medium’s principal overseer. “We will not agree to the U.N. taking over the management of the …
Determine a site (or web page) page rank by filling in the form at http://www.mygooglepagerank.com/ and submitting it. It returns the page rank immediately. As of right now, the page rank for the PCIN Update blog is As of right now, the page rank for the PCIN.net main page is Note: Both of these values …
From TechRepublic: Demand for used computers in some developing regions of the world is outstripping supplies, a new study has shown. One in every dozen computers used worldwide is a “secondary PC,” and about 152.5 million used systems were shipped in 2004, according to a study released Wednesday by market research firm Gartner. Secondary PCs …
I have a Dell Axim x30. I love it. I’ve acquired a few pieces of software that I’m supposed to be reviewing, but I haven’t got around to it yet. I don’t expect that PCIN will focus too much on handheld computers, but if I can get a hold of some things, I will certainly …
Convert to PDF from any application by simply ‘printing’ to the PrimoPDF printer – it couldn’t be easier! Within minutes, you can create high-quality PDFs by converting from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and virtually any other printable file type. I haven’t tried it, but PrimoPDF by activePDF sounds like a good utility. SnapFiles, FileForum at BetaNews, …
Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with your definitions. Define your world. I heard someone use the word “kife” the other day, and I didn’t know what it was. My sister pulled up Urban Dictionary, and told me what the definition was. It appears to be a wiki-type dictionary. You can add a word, and …
From the Monterey County Herald: In Pacific Grove, parking meters don’t grant those magical few minutes on someone else’s dime. Each time a car pulls away from a space, the meter automatically resets to zero. And in other places where short-term parking is free, rubbing the meter maid’s chalk mark off your tires won’t save …
Last week I finished up my two part series on digital camera features. This week we discuss sensor proportion (aspect ratio) and framing your shot for printing. Digital camera sensors come in basically two rectangular shapes. Digital SLR’s use a sensor that has an aspect of 2:3. Most other digital cameras use a ratio of …