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How To: Optimize a waterfall image in PhotoTune for Photoshop

PhotoTune is a plug-in for Photoshop that has a unique interface that makes it visually easy to edit photos. In this tutorial you will learn how to quickly optimize a landscape image using PhotoTune within Photoshop. See how to work with a waterfall image and adjust it for maximum quality in PhotoTune. Optimize a waterfall image in PhotoTune for Photoshop.

How To: Make color corrections in Photoshop CS4

Adobe Photoshop CS4 is the industry-standard software for perfecting digital images and is ideal for professional photographers, serious amateur photographers, and graphic designers. In this Photoshop CS4 tutorial, you'll learn how to make color corrections in Photoshop CS4, quickly and efficiently without sacrificing quality. For more information in correcting colors within Adobe Photoshop CS4, watch this video guide. Make color corrections in Photoshop CS4.

How To: Use Enlarge It in the Essentials plugin for iPhoto

Learn how to get started with Enlarge It - one of the tools available in the Essentials plug-in for iPhoto. This Essentials tutorial covers setting the pixel dimensions and document size controls of your iPhoto images using the Enlarge It tool. Learning how to use these controls will help you resize photos without destroying the final print quality. Use Enlarge It in the Essentials plugin for iPhoto.

How To: Convert PDF Documents to JPG Images Online for Free

PDF is a convenient format for documents that can embed text and pictures and can be read by almost any device—personal computers, laptops, smartphones, etc. However, PDFs are mostly read-only files, so sometimes it's necessary to convert them to JPG images, a universal format for pictures. JPGs can be modified by software such as Adobe Photoshop or posted on Facebook.

News: Cheap and Easy Blinds that Look Good!

Mini Blinds When your looking for a bargain on window treatments, look no further than mini blinds. Mini Blinds are those aluminum blinds you probably recognize from when you were a kid or the ones you see in your office building. They are incredibly inexpensive when compared to other traditional window treatments but still function and offer clean-lines for the room.

News: Hot Summers = Solar Shades

Solar Shades Looks like it's going to be another hot summer and this time of year, I always get questions about the best kind of Shades for the home! I may be a little bias in my opinion because I'm going through a more minimalist "less is more" style in my life right now. Taking the more modern design approach that is very popular right now, I wanted to talk a little about Solar Shades for the home.

How To: Make a Balloon Animal Sword

Go out and find a bag of Qualatex Balloons from your local party suplier or party store. Qualatex is the "Very Best Balloons" you can get and they tend to be easiest to work with.Buy a quality hand pump that you can use to blow up the balloons. A quality pump should run anywhere from $3 - $7 for a basic dual action hand pump. It may not be easy to find a quality one in a party store, but I'm sure they'll have something that will work. Anything is better than nothing when it comes to having a ...

Eye Candy of the Day: WiFi Networks Visualized

Norwegian designers Timo Armall, Jørn Knutsen, and Einar Sneve Martinussen visually capture invisible WiFi signals by light painting signal strength in long-exposure photographs. The trio set up a four-meter long WiFi-detecting rod with 80 LED bulbs to depict cross-sections through the WiFi networks of various Oslo neighborhoods. Armall says:

News: Li Ning racquet

Yonex has been monopolizing the badminton racquet market and still does. New competitors have come and go over the years without much success. Introducing Li Ning, a brand that shows great potential to challenge Yonex.

How To: 9 Nifty Ways to Use Washi Tape

If the letters on your laptop keyboard are faded or dirty, cover them with strips of washi tape. A high-quality, decorative tape made of rice paper based in Japan, washi tape is an extremely versatile craft tape known for its eye-pleasing decorative patterns and low-adhesive quality that makes it easy to unstick, reposition, and reuse again and again.

News: Scan Your Face

Using a scanner to "take photos" is like having great studio lighting, a top of the art photocopy machine, and a high quality camera all in one. The process results in a shallow depth of a field, amazing detail, and best of all a dreamy, magazine-like quality.

How To: Fish a swimbait lure to catch quality bass

If you're targeting big bass during the summertime, the best bait to use is a swimbait lure. You may know that they don't give you tons of bites, but in this case, quality is the key. The best bass you'll eve catch will come off this swimbait lure. This is why swimbaits are favorites with anglers who have the confidence to continue casting them in search of lunkers. Wade Bourne of MyOutdoorTV shows you how to fish a swimbait lure.

News: The Monster Tubulum

There's been a proliferation of pitched PVC xylophones in recent times, but a lot of them end up being somewhat cumbersome when it comes to actually get good sound quality. This guy has come up with the solution by making strange drum skins over the ends of the pipes. The result is a super cool sound coming out of a ridiculously cool-looking instrument.

News: Cheeky Girls DVD's

A Fantastic collection of Instructional and Performance Belly Dance DVD's. These are professional, high quality DVD's from top Belly Dancers all over. Look for Andalee in The Final 6 DVD as well as her own solo DVD!

News: Fake Criterion Covers

Known for their amazing HD conversions and in depth behind the scenes, Criterion sets the standard for quality home video releases. They are very particular about the films they choose to give the "Criterion" treatment which makes this concept so hysterical. Imagine if Criterion actually released really bad movies... Here is the collection of those titles.

News: In-depth The Witcher 2 Interview

A 30 minute interview on the upcoming game The Witcher 2. Lots of good questions answered along with great footage of this gorgeous game. If you're looking for something to watch with that special someone this would be it (quality time!). Perfect video to romance him/her/it on this monday night.