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Any time a new version of CorelDRAW is released, questions are asked about whether favorite add-ons are working well or if an update will be needed. With the last few versions, there has been some change in the CDR file format that required a minor update to the...
I see "friends" getting their Facebook accounts hacked on a regular basis. It also is no surprise to me at which friends get hacked as they are often falling for blatant scams. When the latest scam got posted by a close friend, I warned the friend to delete it....
Loyal readers know that I'm a huge fan of using Dropbox to share files with clients. A basic account is free and gives you space to share several GB of files. For those who need more space, you can get a paid upgrade. What I like the most is that I can setup a...
I've already shared some of the tasks involved with a new laptop. Probably the most important task was moving data from the old laptop to the new laptop. As the office it networked, it was fairly easy to do it. But there was an interesting glitch along the way. Our...
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I'll admit, the graphics at the top of the article is a bit of the exaggeration. While many of you are probably using outdated software, I seriously doubt many of you are still running MS-DOS based software. Windows 10 is gaining traction fast. No, I haven't...
There are often situations that arise with other businesses that make me scratch my head. I can advise a business on what I feel is the best solution, but ultimately it is their decision. Let me share a recent story. This particular company has at least 50...
Having a powerful online presence has become more and more important with each passing year. Yet I see many companies who haven't made any changes to their online presence in years. Often when we talk to someone about their online presence, they want to know the...
As part of moving products from our old site to the new sites, we recently moved the CorelDRAW 12 Unleashed, CorelDRAW X3 Unleashed and CorelDRAW X4 Unleashed multimedia training books. Since they cover older versions of CorelDRAW, we really didn't want to stock...
For many years Flash was a popular tool/format for putting animated and/or vector graphics online. Popularity has declined as the HTML5 standard has taken its place. The death of Flash has come in stages and there are likely still more stages to come before it is...
I was preparing to do a Webinar with a client that was having a number of issues with PDF files. Because of this, I knew I needed to fix a couple of issues on my laptop so I would be prepared to load the client's PDF files for discussion. My laptop is running...
Microsoft released their monthly Windows patches on Tuesday (November 9, 2015) and one of those patches is bringing a lot of reports of crashing from users of Microsoft Outlook. The patch in question is labeled KB3097877 and it is listed as a "Security Update for...
One of my Web clients called recently and asked if I could change the address on one of their current specials. Sounds simple enough, but I didn't have the artwork for the original and there was no easy way to simply replace the address. Below is the original...
I was working on a new online project for a client and they wanted to promote a free cup of coffee campaign. After some research, I came across a really cool digital mockup of a cup of Starbucks coffee. Note that this mockup requires a newer version of Adobe...
We all hear about the person who created the new app and became a bazillionaire. Sure, it requires a great idea and the technical ability to create the app. It also requires the business skills to promote and monetize the app. Web development is also a hot area and...
I was contacted by Andy and Slick of TechTalkRadio about doing an interview about the current state of graphics software on their show on Saturday, October 10, 2015. I realize most of you are outside of the footprint of their broadcast, but you can listen live...
There are some of you who refuse to use Facebook and that is certainly your prerogative. Many of us get enjoyment, connection and business marketing from Facebook along with much more. Those of you who were active on the service were no doubt seeing people posting...
I recently received a vector logo from a client where the main object was broken into many pieces with each piece having a separate color. To simplify the logo, I wanted to Weld all of the objects together in CorelDRAW so they were a single object. But if they are...
Whether you have no Web design experience or you are an experienced developer, there is always something to learn to improve your skills. Part of the learning involves the tool or tools used to build a site, but there is also a lot of knowledge about making a site...
Most artists have some sort of a portfolio that shows off the work they've done. I have a book of what I consider some of my best photos. But the latest portfolio I've been building is online projects. The page is still a big work in progress, but the Web Design...
Yesterday was National Dog Day and I wanted to honor my dog Freckles. As I looked through old photos, I found a whole series that were severely underexposed as shown in the JPG file below. If you are shooting with a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera, I've...
One of the tasks I've been performing a lot lately for Web design clients is adding a number of photos to an online gallery. I'm provided with a large number of photos and I have to determine the best photos to use on their Web site. Just staring at all the files...
I was working on a project recently where the client ask me to use a "darker" brown than the one currently being used on a Web site project. I asked for an example since I wanted to get it exactly right. Unfortunately the client didn't appreciate my desire to get...
Just prior to the release of Windows 10, I wrote Is Your Computer Ready For Windows 10? In that post, I explained I would be waiting a month or two before I attempted an install to make sure any bad bugs were worked out. It is just over a week since it was released...
