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Archive: 2008 December
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Macworld Cancelled Due to Steve Jobs’ Declining Health?
That’s what Gizmodo reports. The venerable gadget blog reports that a previously reliable source claimed:
Steves health is rapidly declining. Apple is choosing to remove the hype factor strategically vs letting the hype destroy Apple when the inevitable news comes later this spring.
Read more on Macworld Cancelled Due to Steve Jobs’ Declining Health?…
The subject of working on spec is so polarizing that some people don’t even want to talk about it—it incites too much anger on both sides. Some people believe it’s okay to produce designs and deliver them to the client, with the hope that they’ll get paid if the client likes it. Others feel a designer’s work is his product and no business will be treated with respect if they give it away.
Read more on crowdSPRING’s Attempt to Make Spec Work Acceptable…
- Alien Skin Software Announces a Holiday Sale
For the first time ever, Alien Skin Software is having a store-wide sale. All of its award-winning Photoshop plug-ins are 20% off through December 24, 2008.
- A Charlie Brown Ad Agency
Laugh at yourself with this hilarious send up of the advertising business via a spoof on "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
- Save the World with Typography!
World's first environmentally friendly font released for free download.
- Ford Threatens Suit Against Ford-Enthusiast Websites
In one of the most astonishingly blatant shoot-yourself-in-the-foot moves, Ford Motor Company is reportedly threatening suit against Ford-enthusiast Websites unless they cease all use of Ford trademarks in domain names, banners, signs, and merchandise, as well as pay $5,000 US resitution to the near bankrupt Ford by 19 December 2008.
Dreamweaver CS4 Goes “Live”
Dreamweaver gains some new features that are much-needed and most useful, making the application a clear choice for web designers and developers.
REVIEW: Adobe Photoshop Elements/Premiere Elements 7
Now the two applications have been upgraded, both named version 7, and include a free Basic membership to Photoshop.com for a little added boost in creativity and connectivity.
- Comparing Nik’s Viveza Plug-In and Camera Raw’s Adjustment Brush
I've been looking at Nik Software's Viveza again lately and there's a case to be made that it is a superior tool for certain adjustments.
Have you seen the new Acrobat.com?
When Acrobat 9 was released last summer, Adobe also introduced the Acrobat.com Web site to facilitate sharing and communication.
REVIEW: Photoshop CS4 Extended and Bridge CS4
One of the most exciting upgrades of CS4 is Photoshop, with its impressive performance speeds, but are its other features worth the cost?
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