How To Edit RAW Photos in Adobe Camera Raw

Related In this article I’m going to cover how to edit photos in Adobe Camera Raw. Well, because it provides better options for editing images outside the camera. Most people can’t see a difference between an image shot in JPEG or RAW mode. RAW image options are not touched in the process of capture. This provides photographers better control over editing their images. All current dSLR cameras and some compact digital cameras feature RAW mode capability....

April 5, 2010 · 1 min · 198 words · Dr. Jennifer Mcguire

3 Best Thunderbird Extensions to Enhance Your Address Book

By adding several new options and much more flexibility, Thunderbird is back yet again! Of course, Thunderbird’s greatest feature remains its extendability. Either way, the address book will open in a new window. Thunderbird 3 supports tabs. Especially not in the contact summary page. It’s not possible to highlight and subsequently copy text from the book or contact summary page. Unfortunately, these photos are only displayed in the address book and nowhere else....

April 4, 2010 · 1 min · 152 words · William Johnson

10 Ways How Photoshop Changed The History Of Photography

Related In the past, you had to be very patient as adigital photographer. To capture a sunrise you had to get up at the crack of dawn. Models had to spend hours in the makeup room and studios had to be well lit. Everything I just mentioned changed instantly with the invention of Photoshop. Photoshop has changed the history ofdigital photography. Images that are photoshopped really have me doubting reality sometimes....

April 2, 2010 · 2 min · 273 words · Dylan Cameron

10 Websites for TV Show & Movie Soundtracks

Related Sometimes it’s the music that makes the movies. You have to be a Martian not to have heard about either of those two. Yes, it’s the magic of movies. But even as the movie unspools, music lends a bit of its own too. Just for the nitpickers, let’s use the more precise term ofsoundtrack. Today, we also know it as aFilm Scoreor more promotionally asOST(Original Soundtrack). Am I coming off like a besotted fan of movie tunes?...

April 2, 2010 · 2 min · 371 words · Victoria Knight

How To Tell If Someone Is Using Your Wireless Network

There can also be legal implications. Although you’re not guilty, proving this can be lengthy, difficult, and frustrating. This could be construed as stealing from the service provider. In this article I would like to show you how anyone can tell if someone is logging on. Personally, I use a LinkSys because I think their routers are the best. That is why the screenshots in this article will be from a LinkSys interface....

April 2, 2010 · 2 min · 353 words · Joseph Wilson

Sync Folders With Your USB Drive Using Allway Sync [Windows]

Related As a student, I carry my USB stick with me everywhere. The issue is, I also use my Windows PC regularly as well. One downloads Allway Sync, and lets the software do everything. Step 1: Get Allway Media Sync DownloadAllway Media Syncand complete the installation process. Go ahead and boot it up for the first time; you should be welcomed by the main screen. Go ahead and smack the two drop down folder types that you want to add....

April 2, 2010 · 2 min · 293 words · Linda Smith

7 Things That Are Easier To Do In Ubuntu Than In Windows

I’d like to say that using Ubuntu is actually easier and better than using Windows. If you’re a MakeUseOf reader, however, you’re undoubtedly a fan of free software. Most of the very best free software is open source. Don’t believe me? Here are some examples. Let’s examine the typical installation scenario for Windows users. Pretend there’s a person named Sally, and that Sally wants to install VLC Media Player. Now let’s pretend Sally is an Ubuntu user....

April 1, 2010 · 2 min · 312 words · Sean Brown

Build A Remote Control Internet TV & Drop Your Cable Company

For some people, such a proposition would be easier than for other people. There are still a few major drawbacks to getting your TV entertainment from the Internet. The first is that the video streams for all of your favorite shows are scattered throughout the Internet. The second potential problem people worry about is resolution. Most streaming video doesn’t have the rich clarity and definition of digital cable television. You won’t need to enter the “media server” because your remote control will do everything....

April 1, 2010 · 1 min · 164 words · Katherine Guzman

How To Develop A Simple iPhone App & Submit It To iTunes

The news features all sorts ofarticlesabout kids as young as 9 that can make them. If they can do it, surely the rest of us can, too? Like cooking, there is a bit of a process involved in “cooking” up an app. Now that we have all seen the fine print, here are the exciting steps to app happiness! Step 1: Craft A Brainy Idea Have a unique idea for an app?...

April 1, 2010 · 3 min · 463 words · Stanley Snyder

How to Edit Your Photos Easily With iPhoto [Mac]

Most of my other photos are OK, but they could be better. I’m sure this happens to most amateur photographers. That’s why there are photo editing tools out there. Mac users need to look no further for such tools. Let’s look at the available tools in iPhoto that you could use to make your photos better. iPhoto will switch to “Edit mode”. There will be three main edit panes on the screen:...

April 1, 2010 · 1 min · 95 words · Andrew Ruiz

3 Ways You Can Learn To Speed Read Online

Can I learn to speed read? This is not only a question but also an argument - Is speed reading real? I can safely say that it is! Let’s take a look at what resources are available for you online. It will flash each word in front of the screen quickly at a pace of 300 words per minute. Practice with different texts and at different speeds. It assists with what they call line reading....

March 31, 2010 · 2 min · 226 words · Stephanie Potter

7 Sites To Help You Recover From A Bad Day

The best way I know how to recover from a bad day is to vent it out somewhere. One website for each day of the coming week. Their purpose is two-fold. BadHap BadHap is all about bad, unfortunate happenings that strike you any day, any time. On BadHap, you’re free to post your own and read about others too. Or better yet, has ended up worse? Mega Gripe Open up and let rip all your frustrations....

March 29, 2010 · 2 min · 276 words · Jeffrey Ray

How To Read Your Camera's Histogram And Take Perfectly Balanced Images

Related Digital photography provides us with a variety of tools to help make better photos. For this tutorial we’re going to primarily in Photoshop to understand how it works. What is the Histogram? Over-exposed Images Many images we capture might tend to be over or under-exposed. If you expose for the buildings, the background sky gets overexposed. In the Histogram, the graph shows a bias to the right end. However, it’s often difficult to achieve a balanced graph for most photos....

March 29, 2010 · 1 min · 149 words · Reginald Bell