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A Guide to Touching Up Your Digital Photos

One problem I faced when starting out with digital photography was how to touch up my raw digital images. Perhaps an image was slightly dark, perhaps it had to be rotated or cropped. Digital photos usually require some form of manipulation before final output. So here's a short guide which I've compiled to help you touch up your photos.Step 1: Start Up Your Image EditorThe first step, of course. . .

The True Meaning of Freeware

The vast majority of us will have, at some point, had freeware games or applications installed on our systems. If you’ve played an online Java or Flash based game, you’ve used freeware. In a very real way the Internet itself is freeware, a massive collections of scripts, information, tools and resources that are, for the most part, totally free. But what is it that motivates so many people to p. . .

Music in the Digital Age

We are on the brink of a major change in the way the music industry operates. Digital music will not just change the way people purchase music, but it will also change the way musicians approach creating albums. Digital music gives people the opportunity to instantaneously purchase a song they like – without having to purchase the rest of the album. Artists and executives are both going to have. . .

Five Questions To Ask A Technical Training School -- BEFO...

As with any field, there are good technical training schools, and bad ones. When you sign up with one of these schools, you’ve made a significant investment in time and money. You deserve to know everything about the school and your job prospects after leaving that school before you put down your hard-earned money. The problem is, sometimes it’s hard to know the right questions to ask.The p. . .

Microsoft Great Plains Primer – tips for IT / Database Ad...

Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains is main ERP application targeted to US mid-size businesses market. We do understand that a lot of new clients are signing with Microsoft Business Solutions or MBS Partners to purchase and implement Microsoft Great Plains (with potential integration with Microsoft CRM and Microsoft RMS – Retail Management System). In this small article we are trying to. . .

Crystal Reports – Heterogeneous databases: SQL Server, Or...

There are different categories of reporting tools. If you look at the financial reporting – you see such nice instruments as FRx or internal report writer of the financial application (ReportWriter in the case of Microsoft Great Plains). FRx has a link to Microsoft Great Plains or Solomon General Ledger (GL). Crystal Reports is rather universal reporting tool, which means that it doesn’t hav. . .

Microsoft CRM integration: Oracle database access from MS...

Today’s article topic is customization possibility demonstration for user web interface of Microsoft CRM. As an example we’ll use MS CRM integration with ASP.Net application, accessing customer data access, when customers are stored in Oracle 10g database. Let’s begin:1. First, let’s create the table to store customer information in Oracle database. We’ll use web application iSQL for table m. . .

Cell Phone Safety

Cell phone safety is a topic widely debated around the world. Millions of dollars is being spent ever year to find out the dangers in using cell phones “if any” The research is to determine whether or not there is a dangerous exposure to radiofrequency energy which could result in cancer.You may have heard some cell phone manufacturers playing down the exposure as minimal and that the traces of. . .

Billing Woes For Telcos

The rapid rise in the telecom industry over the last few years has been an event cheered by many. Today, Indian market is the second largest growing market in the world. And considering the vastly increasing population coupled with increasing economic prosperity, the telecom companies have nothing to fret about. Yet, there are certain chains that are shackling the growth in the telecom. While m. . .

Helping You Choose From Cell or Land Line

Most of us have two phones, our cell and our land line (house phone). Realistically many people are paying two bills when one is sufficient. The cell phone is still more expensive than the house phone but with the massive increase of people signing up in the mobile world prices continue to fall. If you are working during the day the chances are you are only using your house phone in the evening. . .

The Pro's and Con's of Camera Cell Phones

All the major phone manufacturers are cashing in on the ever increasing market in camera phones. Companies such as Nokia, Siemens, Motorola and many more have seen their profits sore since the introduction of the camera cell phone. Many of the cell phone carriers are offering a free camera phone for new customers to their networks.What are the benefits of owning a camera cell phone?Yes the came. . .

The Different Cell Phone Accessories Available

Where do I start?Always start with the essentials. If you intend using the cell phone in the car it is important to purchase a hands free car kit. In many states it is illegal to drive while on the cell phone unless you have the car kit or ear piece installed. Pricing will vary depending on the manufacturer but of all the accessories this is the most important and could be a life saver to you a. . .

Computer Aided Drafting

Computer aided drafting (CAD) is a specialized service that companies across the world are increasingly seeking from outsourcing firms with in-house engineering expertise. Axis-IT&T is a leader in the field delivering computer aided drafting and other mechanical engineering services to satisfied customers around the globe, including many Fortune 500 companies.The engineers at Axis-IT&T have bee. . .

ProE Services India

ProE is a software used to design products with help of computers. CAD (Computer Aided Designing) designers often use ProE to design many of their products. Technically speaking, ProE is a feature based , parametric solid modeler. By modeling in solids, ProE enables users to create virtual prototypes complete with dimensions, parameters, surface area, and mass properties. In the past, ProE was . . .

Brochure Designing Tips

“Don’t forget to remember me.” In today’s hustle and bustle world, making people remember is very important and it is a must to have something that they will remember you by. The competition is fierce making it necessary to have all possible avenues explored and tools utilized. Making the right choice is vital for one’s success. The use of brochures is an effective way of promoting your busines. . .

Scanner Review

Are you having a hard time trying to decide on what kind of scanner to buy? Here are some scanner samples you can choose from.There are different types of scanners. A flatbed scanner is used to convert any printed or reasonably flat material, such as photographs, into digital image. A document scanner is used to create digital records of a range of documents, especially for paper office documen. . .

Importance Of Resolution In Scanning

Are you getting confused of the resolution requirements for scanning? Of the “high-res” your scanner offers? And do you really need it or will it just make your work slower?Whenever we scan an image, we are very much particular with the resolution and details that we get. Our ultimate goal is to have the exact copy of the original image. Not all scanners provide us with what we want. Although t. . .

Why a Project Manager Manages More Than Just The Project

So your Project Manager is responsible for getting your Project - whatever it may be, completed. This is going to involve more than just managing time and resources. Above all it requires good people management, in particular managing You, the Client! Let me give an example from "History". We were engaged in the development of a large (several million dollar) project. It required development of. . .

How to Use Technology to Better Prepare Students for the ...

Technology is becoming more and more prevalent in our everyday lives as well as the workforce. Recent studies predict that by the year 2010 almost every job in the American workplace will require some use of technology. This influx in technology has caused changes in the way the computer is being used in the workplace and in the way computer literacy needs to be taught in our schools.When the. . .

Identity Abuse

Recently the threat of identity theft has been often reported in the media. Identity abuse, given less attention, deserves a closer look. An identity thief steals someone's identity and assumes that identity, usually for material gain. On the other hand, an identity abuser does not necessarily assume the identity, but nonetheless causes harm to the owner of the identity. Online we are . . .

Data Recovery

Every person who uses a personal computer will eventually face the challenge of data recovery. Computer hardware and software can be temperamental from time to time. Hard drives and other mechanical components of personal computers and servers do not last forever, and when they fail recovering your data can be difficult, time consuming and costly.If you are working diligently away on a documen. . .

Hiring a Search Engine Optimization Professional

In this article, we will take a look at some points to consider before hiring an SEOP (Search Engine Optimization Professional) or SEM (Search Engine Marketing) company. SEOP and SEM - the difference Briefly, a Search Engine Optimization Professional focuses on optimizing your website to attract the attention of search engines and improving your rankings. Their specialty area are "organic" sea. . .

RSS: News You Choose

Why is RSS So Magical?The answer is simple: RSS is news you choose. How Does it Work?Publishers and webmasters provide content and news in an RSS feed. Users view the content of interest in an RSS reader or news aggregator. The aggregator or reader contains the collection of feeds that are of interest to the user. As the RSS feed is updated the content in the reader or aggregator updates with t. . .

Graphic Designs Standards

Do you find it hard to create your own graphic design? Before you can come up with a good graphic design you must first understand the basic principles in creating the design, as well as the factors it must contain.Design is defined as a plan or pattern formed for the purpose of making or doing something. It explains how things are done or how to come up with something.A design must have a purp. . .

One Small Step for Man – One Giant Bill from Tech. Support

Beaming data to the moon—it sounds intriguing, but is it really the answer to offsite backup?Dozens of businesses were unable to recover from 9/11. Having all of their files and backup data in one location added incredible economic damage to the already tragic losses of life. Should businesses anticipate a graver disaster than that of the World Trade Center? Jumping forward ten, maybe twenty, y. . .

Microsoft(r) Exchange Server Utilities – ESEutil & ISinteg

Microsoft includes two command line utilities with Exchange Server that are designed to accomplish various maintenance functions within the Exchange database. They are limited, complex, tedious, and time consuming when compared to the functionality contained within GOexchange. The best time to learn how to use these tools is in a lab environment before you need them. Like firearms and prescript. . .

What is it with FireFox?

I don't like FireFox. I'm not afraid to divulge the fact that I don't like it. I don't like people who insist on running on about how great it is, or people who try to push it in my face. I can't ignore it though, and this is why:Whilst looking over the FireFox website I noticed the increasing number of downloads it is garnering, this inspired me to try and work out why people are so keen on th. . .

What To Know Before You Buy Computer Equipment

What You Should Know Before You Buy Computer EquipmentThere are so many factors to think about when deciding which computer equipment to buy. The bewildering amount of choices can seem overwhelming. This guide will help you compare computer equipment features, and help you to examine and sift through many of the basic items before you buy a new computer. If it be a desktop PC, laptop, discoun. . .

Scanning Made Easy?

When you scan an image, does it look more like a duplicate made by a photocopier? Does enlarging your image give you headache because you always get a sort of colored boxes, instead?A scanner is just like a photocopier. The only difference is that, a copier creates a copy to a paper while a scanner transmits the scanned object into the computer, thus, creating a digital image of any printed mat. . .

Surplus and Discount Computers

Surplus computer means that manufacturer excess, overstock, and slightly obsolete inventories in huge quantities were purchased. What that means for you, our customer, is truly remarkable discount computer prices! These benefits and values of surplus computers were traditionally available to only large volume commercial buyers, dealers, and corporate level buyers. Also, discount computers ar. . .

Creating the Right Skin Texture

Making 3D imagery more lifelike/realistic in Photoshop need custom brushes that, as much as possible, conjure up skin texture like the look of body hair, the skin’s surface and it’s structure. Thanks to the continuous creations of custom brushes collection in Adobe Photoshop, this purpose will be achieved.In the article by Dave Nagel at http://photoshop.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.. . .

Microsoft Navision Implementation, Customization and Supp...

Microsoft bought Navision, Denmark based software development company, along with Great Plains Software. Now Microsoft Business Solutions offers following ERP applications: Navision (former Navision Attain), Microsoft Great Plains (former Great Plains Dynamics/eEnterprise), Solomon, Axapta. In this small article we’ll give you our thoughts on dealing with Navision implementation, support and . . .

Possibly The Biggest Misconception About Ranking Well In ...

Which is more important? Onpage optimization or Offpage optimization? If you are serious about getting your website to the top of the search engines, you MUST know the answer to this question...Quick ReviewOnpage search engine optimization are things that you can change ON your webpage. Title tag Header tags Bolding, Italicizing, Underlining Alt image tags Meta Tags Etc.Offpage search engine op. . .

Why Is Spam Such a Problem?

Spam can be a lot more damaging than you might think. Obviously, they are the most annoying thing that you can receive through your inbox, but it goes deeper than that. If you are like the millions of other internet email users, you know that sending and receiving email is a free service that comes with your internet service. Internet service providers are great for providing you with a way to . . .

All About Spam

Spam is annoying. Period. Why people would want to send all of us stupid messages about buying prescription drugs or getting some outrageously good mortgage rate is beyond me. Well, not really.You might ignore those emails. But not everyone does. And that's why they're sent. Emails cost so little (or nothing) to send. So sending out a million of them could be a cakewalk. Let's say one out of ev. . .

How to Work with Light and Dark Edges in Photoshop

Want your images to have effects that’ll make it stand out more and show up well on every background tones? With Photoshop, you could achieve these effects for your images by its features that work on light and dark edges. These allow you to work on bringing out the best edges of your image – lighten or darken it, anyway you please to match on background tones and make it stand out more. Throug. . .

Details of Getting a Blog

Blogs, the abbreviation of Web Logs (online journals), are becoming more and more popular all the time. People are starting new blogs at an astounding rate so it’s safe to assume that there are constantly people out there who want to know how to get a blog going. Despite personal feelings about the actual quality of the majority of blogs out there on the Internet, that’s what I hope to be able . . .

ASE-PERM Regulations Published

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently published the regulations for its Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) program after two years. The regulations will take effect on March 28, 2005.February 16, 2005- The Department of Labor (DOL) recently published the regulations for its Program Electronic Review Management (PERM) program after two years. The regulations will take effect on March . . .

The Proper Way to Put Text Over Your Images

One must be very careful in using photos as backgrounds. If you are planning to have text written atop an image, you must have had acquired the needed software as well as the know-how required in this task. It’s not good to drive your car without the wheels on. A good way to make you text readable is to lighten your background photos as much as possible in order to give greater emphasis on your. . .

Microsoft CRM Connector: Lotus Notes Domino, CommuniGate ...

Microsoft Business Solutions is promoting its own CRM – Microsoft CRM. Microsoft CRM is gaining market share in small, mid-size and even large companies CRM market. For large enterprise clients email server is often realized on Lotus Domino or Java/Unix platforms. Microsoft CRM standard messaging works through Microsoft Exchange Server 2003/2000. Considering the fact that large number of co. . .

Disappointing Designs

Fred Showker catches a line from a Pete Seeger classic, “Where have all the flowers gone?” His flowers are the web designers that he thinks are going extinct. He laments on the seeming “decay” in the art of web designing and says gone are the designers who made a difference in the making of web designs and who provided quality sites for the people to visit. Showker argues that he has seen a dec. . .

Photomosaic Artistry

DTG defines photo mosaics as photographic images or pictures made up of many, usually hundreds, of smaller photographic images. Viewed very closely, the small tile images can be recognized as individual photos, but at a distance, the composite of these images make up an entirely different image.This exciting branch of art has been going on for quite some time now and has gained a wide interest . . .

Create Your Own Digital Library

The moment you got your first digital camera, your view of the world has totally changed. You always seem to see something beautiful or artistic in your surroundings, worthy of being captured in pixels. You experiment quite a lot and keep on loading your pictures in your computer. Until one day, you thought of working on a project. You’re sure you have the kind of picture you need – you kne. . .

PhotoELF in Zoom

The fairy tale of the shoemaker and the elves tells us the story of a poor shoemaker and his wife, who didn’t have enough money to buy materials for their shoes. That was until the elves came into their lives and helped them make the fanciest and most comfortable shoes the town has ever known, making their shoe store the most popular in town. Thanks to the kind elves, the shoemaker and his wi. . .

VoIP (Computer Phone) Warning

Never before in the history of telecommunications has a more important warning been needed for current and potential VoIP (computer phone) users who have joined, or will be joining, in the inevitable paradigm shift from telephone to VoIP.Warning! Warning! Warning! Beware of VoIP internet service providers that operate on industry standard codec and industry standard protocols because they ar. . .

Getting Intimate with Corel Painter IX

If you are artistically inclined and would like to create breathtaking digital artworks, then the new Corel Painter IX is a must-have software for you. This new version of the Painter series offers increased speed, stability, and performance and several new creative tools all suited for the digital artist in you.Speed has always been a factor in selecting a graphic program and with that fact in. . .

How To Create 3D Effects Using Corel 10

CorelDRAW’s tenth edition software, the CorelDraw 10, is an upgraded combination of CorelDRAW and Corel Photo-Paint with new features and a unified interface. It has added features from Corel R.A.V.E., a vector based animation suite that introduced the popular Micromedia Flash animations and movie format best suited for web content. It also offers more fonts, clip arts, option palettes, filters. . .

Dexterity in Great Plains

Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains has captured the US market with its integrated business applications for small and mid-size organizations. Its comprehensive accounting and business management capabilities provide businesses with tools to customize various modules of the Great Plains software. These tools have been proven to have contributed to business growth and tighter control ove. . .

Collaboration Software - Building An Office Without Walls

The rise of the internet has given businesses a new way to think and function on both the individual level and as a whole. Today if you are in a business that doesn’t have or use the internet, then you are giving up valuable advertising and productivity. Whether or not your company uses the internet we are all aware, to some degree, the effect the internet has on advertising and promoting busin. . .

3 Quick Tips To Get The Most From Your Pay Per Click Ads

Running a pay per click campaign can be a valuable, fast source of online sales – but it can also cost you a lot of money if you don't know what you’re doing. Many pay per click newbies do the following: They sign up with a pay per click search engine and start their pay per click campaign. They get lots of traffic, lots of clicks and pay lots of money. They don't make a single sale.That's no. . .