Adobe InDesign Tutorial on 'Liquid Layout'

Here is a very nice video on InDesign CS6 by Anne-Marie Concepcion on 'Working with Liquid Layout'. Enjoy!



Resource: Adobe TV

PS Clipping Mask basics

Here's a great tutorial by Eric Renno who has his own blog TipSquirrel.com.  He was a finalist in The Next Adobe Photoshop Evangelist and Deke’s Techniques Photoshop Challenge. 

How to OCR a PDF to Editable Text on Mac

Mac users needing to edit text from a scanned PDF, you will need to use a OCR converter.  Here's a suggested one for free download. (Source from www.alifesoft.com)

Free Mac PDF Converter Pro:
How to OCR a PDF to Editable Text on Mac

Great Video Intro to InDesign CS6 Liquid Layout

Here's a great video on InDesign CS6 Liquid layout from Adobe TV.  It's such a learning place for tutorials and resources.  Check out the subsequent set of videos on the same topic.



Link to this episode: http://adobe.ly/Jo3aGi

InDesign CS 6 new features from the expert

Here's another great tutorial on InDesign CS6 new features by Terry White, Engineer from Adobe.  He's specialized in Photoshop and InDesign.

Learn from Julieanne Kost, Principal Digital Imaging Evangelist, Adobe Systems, Inc.

Check this out!!  She is awesome. Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom tutorials.

Julieanne Kost. Principal Digital Imaging Evangelist, Adobe Systems, Inc. Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom tutorials.

Create your free forum on lefora.com

Lefora.com is a site to create free forums with no download or setup time.  It has no limits on the amount of posts or members participating in the forum.  You can run public or private forums as many as you like with no restrictions.  Storage is 10GB storage free, and you can add more storage by paying a monthly fee.

Using the Lefora editor, members can take the URL of the photo or youtube video and paste it into the post box to embed them into a topic. Posts are integrated with Facebook, Twitters and Myspace to allow members share a link to a topic on their own social network choices. Friends can easily invite others with 1-click via email.

Here's a comparison chart of lefora.com with other free forum options.

http://www.lefora.com/features/comparison/

Take a ride- forums made easy!! Visit lefora.com

How to publish an iBooks using Apple's iBook Author

Here's a very nicely done video on the last steps on publishing your iBooks after you are done with iBooks Author.  It details out the steps in depth and even shows you a web site to buy a ISBN number, which can cost a lot from what Apple suggests.  The website it suggests is epubbud.com where you can get an ISBN for $5.

As mentioned in the video, please do take time to read the Apple contract and license agreement carefully. Your iBook will be selling on Apple's bookstore for free or for a price ranging from $.99- $39.99.  Even if  you are giving your book away free, you still will be required to go through the entire procedure as if you were selling your book for a fee.

How to insert Audio into a WordPress.com blog

I have been researching how to insert audio into a WordPress.com blog I have, and realized that I need to Upgrade Space in order to be able to upload audio files from my computer.  Otherwise, the only way of playing audio on the blog is to use the default player and use a shortcode for linking to the audio file hosted somewhere on the internet.

Take a look at this very useful guide I found on this.

http://en.support.wordpress.com/audio/

Guides to the use of Kindle Fire

I just purchased the Kindle Fire and is wondering how to transfer files from my computer to it - files such as music, documents, eBooks etc.  I found out that you will need to have a mini USB to a USB port cable to connect between the computer and the Fire.  This cable does not come with the Fire.  Another option, you can use the Amazon Cloud Drive, and upload your files to it, then when you tap on the CLOUD option on the device, it should automatically see the files on the Cloud Drive.

If you have a epub, I also found an application called Calibre (download) to easily convert it into a .mobi format to be read on the Fire. Another thing to remember, sign in to the same account you use for the Cloud Drive and the Kindle Fire.  To turn on Flash Player on your Kindle, which is not by default, tap on WEB, and choose the Option icon at the bottom of the screen, and click Settings (this is different from the Kindle Setting on the top right corner). Then you will scroll to find Enable Flash and turn it on.

Lots of nice discoveries as I am exploring the way into using  my new Kindle.  I love it!

This CNET link has a thorough guide for How to use the Kindle Fire -

http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57341517-285/your-complete-guide-to-the-kindle-fire/

Check out the supported files for the Kindle Fire.  Not all formats are supported.

Scanning - Understanding image resolution

Here's an in-depth article on scanning.  It clearly explains what image resolution is and how do you calculate for different screen sizes.

http://www.scantips.com/basics1c.html

Article: Digital Trends » Google Maps boosts photo integration with 3D tours of famous landmarks

Now I can sit back in my couch and visit my travel destinations in my imaginary land.  Google Maps bring to you photos of places all over the globe in 3D simulated format and even video.

Cool stuff!!  I am the kind of person that never really likes to travel, but I like to read about picture books of places and share my friends' travel albums.  With Google Maps, perhaps I will fall in love with a place, then I will consider a trip next.  Take a ride!

Digital Trends » Google Maps boosts photo integration with 3D tours of famous landmarks
http://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/google-maps-boosts-photo-integration-with-3d-tours-of-famous-landmarks/#share-absolute-div

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Flipboard - a Social Magazine

Good Stuff- All in One Place

This application is named one of TIME's Top 50 innovations.  It is a social magazine with personalized content in an attractive page layout.  It connects with your social networks such as Facebook and Twitter and displays feeds, photos, messages, and what your friends want to share.  When you friends update, your Flipboard automatically updates too.  Besides that, you can also handpick from Flipboard's own collections from the web.

iPad App - Photoshop Touch Review

This is such as nice in-depth review - http://tmo.to/ejhL

Adobe Photoshop Touch

This image editing is newly released just end of February. It can be looked at as a light version of Photoshop on a computer, which has all the core tools designed for a portable environment.

Intended to be more than just applying effects, Photoshop Touch give users more control by having tools and layers panels, menus with filters and effects, color adjustments and auto masking. Users can also share their finished photos on Facebook and more.

Although the interface is designed to be touch-friendly for the iPad, a stylus might still be a helpful tool for applying effects. Check out Adobe tutorials for using the app.

Compatible with iPad 2, iPad 3
IOS 5.0 +
$9.99

iBooks on iPad

Here's how iBooks are being used in the classroom.  I am amazed with how interactive textbooks can become.  Enjoy, and watch out for the next step Apple undertakes to make iBook publishing easy with their own gadgets.  I can't wait...

Sneak Peak at Adobe Photoshop CS6

ARe you ready for Photoshop CS6? Here's some information I came across and would like to share with you..

Sneak Peak at Adobe Photoshop CS6

Useful site on Using Converged Technology to Enhance Learning

I chanced on CIRCL (Consortium for Innovation and Research in Converged Learning) a while ago, and found it to be a very useful group of educators with discussions on a variety of topics relevant to education and learning.  Just want to pass on the info and share with you this site...

Brief Overview of Photoshop Elements 10 New features

The new Photoshop Elements 10 offers many new features for our photography fans, and still at a very affordable price at $80.00. You will find a lot of practical features you can use for your next editing!  Here are some….

In the Full Edit mode, there are three new text tools in the new package that you can use to type text on a shape, on selection or on a custom path that you draw.  Another feature is that Adobe has added more than 30 new options of effects and filters when you are using  the Smart Brush tool.  You can now paint a Pencil Sketch or Oil Pastel effect  over an area of an image, easily add snow, or apply other options from tints and texture area.  Another helpful feature is the Crop tool grid overlay, which applies the Rule of Thirds to help you with determining natural focus points in your images.

In the Guided Edit mode, try the new Depth of Field tool if you ever want to turn your photo quickly into something soft and dreamy. The new Orton Effect is popularized by the photographer, Michael Orton.  Using image blur and gradient tool on a selected focus area, you will be able to create a soft glowing effect.  Thinking of a way to make an image more interesting? Try the new Photo Stack tool, which breaks up a single image into separate pieces of smaller pictures, allowing you to reposition or resize them into a fun collage with custom borders and background.

To share and to create, there are new options of the different kinds of books you can make with your photos. And as for sharing, you have now the ability to tag your photos with the new Face-tagging to Facebook feature, and sharing videos to YouTube directly from the Organizer.

Check out the Adobe site for demo videos.
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html#content-dotcom-en-feature-photoshop-elements-see-whats-new

Learn from Adobe Tutorials:
http://tv.adobe.com/product/photoshop-elements/

My Mobile Blog

Do you want to be able to post from your iPhone or other mobile devices to your blog on Blogger? It's good to set this up because sometimes you just want to jot down the one great thought happened to run through your mind at one moment.

The steps to set this up are very easy. So try to follow now:

1. First send an SMS with the word 'REGISTER' to BLOGGR (256447).
2. We'll reply with the address of your new mobile blog, plus a claim code.
3. Post to your new mobile blog, or choose to link to your existing blog.
4. Text STOP to BLOGGR (256447)if you want to opt out of receiving SMS messages to your phone.
5. To get help from your mobile device, text HELP to BLOGGR (256447)
6. To unlink your device from Blogger, text UNREGISTER to BLOGGR (256447).
7. Sending text messages to BLOGGR (256447) is currently available for US phone numbers only.

Blogger Mobile works with any device that can send texts via SMS, or email via MMS.

Zamzar file converter

Zamzar is a free product which supports conversion between a wide variety of different file formats.  It is very easy to use.  All you need to do is to go through 3 steps on the main page of the site to get your task done.

After you have browsed for your file to convert and have chosen a desired format, you will be receiving an email in your Inbox wherever you choose.  In your email, you will find a link for you to download the converted file. If there's any problem with the conversion, it will give you a message, and the Zamzar support team will look at it automatically.  The entire process is short and sweet.  

Click on a category to see details of our conversion support:

• Document formats
• Image formats
• Music formats
• Video formats
• E-Book formats
• Compressed formats
• CAD formats

There is also an option that you can pay to get an online storage up to 100GB and the ability to convert bigger files, and have faster file conversions. Plans varies from $7-$49 per month.