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Apple needs to step up for iPhone 3Gs owners. The update to IOS 4.0.1 caused a serious downgrade to service on my iPhone 3Gs - that has nothing to do with how many bars are displayed. The service issue became really apparent yesterday at the South Jersey Shore, where I have always gotten a decent […]

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If you are like me, the highest end of the Nikon line is too heavy, bulky, and expensive. Well, if you are under 40, 6′ 3″, have giant hands and deep pockets, the D3s may be just the right camera for you. But like I said, if you are like me that’s not the right […]

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Get your Photoshop 12.0.1 point release update now, from the Adobe auto updater, or by going to the Help menu in Photoshop or Bridge and choosing Updates. The update includes plenty of bug and speed fixes. I’m finding some huge speed boosts in 3D draft rendering among other things. Don’t delay, download it before your […]

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On the heels of updating the tutorials page, I have added several new tutorials for Photoshop techniques like Split Toning, Skin Smoothing, Midtone Masking, Content Aware Scaling, and more. Enjoy these, they are very much version independent. So if you are using Photoshop CS2, CS3, CS4, or CS5, you’ll still get plenty out of these. […]

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Phase One has purchased Expression Media from Microsoft. Expression Media 2 is digital asset management (DAM) software that was originally called iView Media Pro. This is interesting news because Phase One already has one of the most comprehensive RAW processors out there in Capture One. I used Capture One from some of its earliest iterations […]

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