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By Richard Burke 1 comments
Picasa is a free application from Google that can be downloaded for free (see link below). It is a very popular application and many users are enamored by the ability to upload their images and share their photo albums online. Those of us who are ... more »
By Select Visions 1 comments
Using HTML Tags for links are just a sentence away from someone clicking on a link and directing traffic to a website or picture you are trying to promote. There are several ways you can do this. These are simple ways I have found to be effective... more »
By eHow Computers Editor 0 comments
The social networking elements of MySpace have been matched by the creative tools available to the website's users. The average MySpace member can play her favorite music, show her favorite videos and post her favorite pictures for friends to ... more »
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Nero is one of the many CD, DVD and home entertainment software packages on the market today. If you need to copy many different types of information from your hard drive onto a mixed-mode CD, Nero can accomplish that with a few clicks of your ... more »
By Nuggit 2 comments
Quick how-to guide to getting started with Orbit Download Manager. This tutorial uses a Windows computer... more »
By 40skydiver 2 comments
Do you need to organize your email? Let Outlook's auto create feature get you pointed in the right direction... more »
By webchic 1 comments
I'm sure you've seen people do something much faster on their PC than you would take...it seems just a few keystrokes and voila! Well, we have a few of the tricks they use just for you!.. more »
By Richard Burke 0 comments
Scribus is a free, open source page makeup program. It compares in some way to Quark and InDesign, but is not as robust in some features (see Resources below to download). When used in conjunction with Ghostscript software (see Resources below), ... more »
By eHow Internet Editor 0 comments
Use the Clean Up HTML command in Macromedia Dreamweaver 3.0 to remove extraneous tags and streamline your HTML code... more »
By Richard Burke 0 comments
You may have an artifact in a scanned image or digital image that you want to remove from the background. The eraser tool only works on the background and with the background color that you select. In most ways it behaves like a paintbrush that ... more »
By Richard Burke 0 comments
The history panel in Adobe Photoshop is a tool allowing the user to delete actions or edit specific actions. It is a way to step backward through all the actions you have performed on an image and start over from a specific point. You can also ... more »
By eHow Computers Editor 1 comments
Microsoft’s new Vista operating system includes an updated version of Windows Media Player that functions in much the same way as previous versions. You can use the new version of Windows Media Player that comes with Vista to play audio or video ... more »
By Richard Burke 0 comments
Adobe Photoshop has fourteen different categories of special effect filters. They are easy to use and allow the user to completely change and enhance an image. The PAINT DAUBS special effect allows you to "paint" the subject matter of ... more »
By Richard Burke 0 comments
Adobe Photoshop has over 15 Artistic Filters that allow the user to turn their photographic images into simulated artwork. For those of us that can't paint, these filters are ways for us to manipulate images to achieve specific effects. The ... more »
By Richard Burke 0 comments
Adobe Photoshop has fourteen different categories of special effect filters. They are easy to use and allow the user to completely change and enhance an image. The TWIRL special effect allows you to skew the subject matter of your image. Like ... more »
By Richard Burke 1 comments
In the old days of Photography, I would try all sorts of tricks in the color darkroom to try to turn a photograph in to a watercolor. I never did discover the secret. Now in the days of digital photography it is easy to do with Adobe Photoshop. ... more »
By eHow Computers Editor 0 comments
Microsoft Access 2003 allows for the quick and easy management of large fields of data, and one of the ways it does this is through the Find Unmatched function. Use this feature to compare tables of data and find the entries that are “unmatched,” ... more »
By Richard Burke 0 comments
There are times that you may want to add color to an image to restore color to a faded image or add color to a black and white image. This original photograph from 1974 was printed on a warm tone sepia paper, Agfa Portriga Rapid. The image was ... more »
By Richard Burke 0 comments
Opacity is the amount of transparency that exists in an image. If an image has 100% opacity it is not transparent at all. As you decrease the amount of opacity it becomes more transparent. You may want to lighten an image so you can add text ... more »
By Alexia Petrakos 2 comments
Included with Mac OS X Tiger is a program called "Automator" which allows you to create your own mini-programs using various actions from many of the programs on your Apple computer. You can create a program on your Mac to back up a set of ... more »
By David Sarokin 5 comments
Bcc, or 'blind carbon copy' (how quaint) is a way to send an email to a recipient with the address hidden, so that no other recipient knows about it. But if the bcc box in Outlook isn't turned on, here's how to find it... more »
By eHow Computers Editor 0 comments
The BIOS password is the first password that comes up when a computer is turned on. A user can set a BIOS password in system set up. Once it's set, it's impossible to get to the operating system without entering the password. Forgetting a BIOS ... more »
By chadchouehow 4 comments
Capture or takeing snap shot for window screen is very useful trick. You can use this screen to call for help. You also can use this trick to teach people use software... more »
By 40skydiver 2 comments
Color coding your notes in Outlook is easy and handy... more »
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The iPhone burst onto the scene June 29, 2007 amid a flurry of excitement and anticipation. This revolutionary phone incorporates a cell phone, camera, media player, text messenger and visual voicemail capabilities. You can also check your ... more »