The versatility and quality of RAW format images comes at a cost of convenience. The standard JPEG is viewable by almost everything these days, but support for higher quality images in RAW format like JPEG2000 or NEF is limited. Adobe's Camera RAW can handle most of these formats, but with some formats things can get complicated or require tricking the software into … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Photoshop Express and Paint.NET – Photo Editing Photoshop Alternative
Adobe made some news recently with their Photoshop Express beta announcement recently. Essentially, Photoshop Express aims to be a web application that has a lot of the Photoshop functionality. It's free, offers 2GB of storage for your photos, and carries the Photoshop name. I took it for a test drive and found it to be functional for when you're in a pinch but by no means a … [Read more...]
My Keyboard Is Making the Wrong Symbols!
If you have multiple languages or keyboards configured through the Windows Keyboard and you find yourself pressing characters on the keyboard but having different characters display on the monitor, check the language bar. Sometimes it can be very subtle. If you entered a different language letter, it would catch your eye immediately. A lot of times, however, the letters will be … [Read more...]
Taskbar Shuffle – Rearrange your taskbar and system tray
Depending on how obsessive compulsive you are, this tiny tool might be a god-send. Windows tends to build programs from left to right (away from the Start button) in the Taskbar as programs are launched. If you close a program and re-open it, it will go to the end of the line. If you want to be able to re-arrange the programs listed at the bottom of the screen, download Taskbar … [Read more...]
DictionarySearch – Customizable Firefox Extension
The Firefox extension DictionarySearch is intended to allow you to highlight a word, right-click on it, and select "Dictionary Search for [highlighted word]", looking up that word in an online dictionary. It is, however, very customizable. You can configure, as I have, the DictionarySearch add-on to point to any site you want it to. I have mine configured in both Firefox … [Read more...]