My laptop is like a big giant magnet for our little Ella and all she wants do is touch the keys and screen. Realizing I need to protect it against everyday hazards caused by spills, dirt, crumbs and other unwanted elements, I researched what’s out there and found the iSkin Laptop Keyboard Protector
Photographer and designer Trevor Morris has updated his terrific Photoshop keyboard shortcut cheatsheets for Adobe Photoshop CS3. Download this handy PDF cheatsheet, print it out, and keep it near your computer:
PDF: Photoshop CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac)
PDF: Photoshop CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts (PC)
Another fabulous tip via creative techs.
If you give Macintosh training presentations, demos or design presentations of complex interfaces, give Mouseposé ($14.95) a try. Your audience will appreciate it. With Mouseposé installed, press your defined hotkey, and it dims the screen and puts a spotlight around your mouse pointer, easily guiding the audience’s attention to an area of interest. Very useful when you are trying to point out a small-but-important detail on a large projection screen. BRILLIANT!!
Mouseposé 2 from Boinx Software
(via creative techs)
Sometimes after working with images on a transparent background, you’re left with extra space around your object. Cropping the image precisely can be tricky, especially if you have soft shadow edges.
This is where Photoshop’s Trim command comes in so handy (choose Image > Trim in Photoshop’s menu).
Creative Techs Tip: Don’t crop. Use Photoshop’s Trim feature.
Gift Box Icons for OSX, by Ben Schlitter
Are you dreading to open your iPhoto as it’s running soo slowly? I was. Try iPhotobuddy, it allows you to create a new gallery and only view the images you want without the whole catalogue loading first. YAY!
Completely in love with the Apple Wireless Keyboard. It’s Ultra-thin and completely cable-free. And it’s small enough to fit on my mini-desk. YAY!
knowhow delivers single-click, contextual access to relevant help information in Adobe Creative Suite 3. knowhow gives users access to a variety of information—basic tool descriptions and short cuts, Adobe Help content, as well as community-generated tutorials, tips, and techniques on the web.
knowhow pulls its community-generated content from a user account on del.icio.us. Anyone with a del.icio.us account can suggest new content for knowhow. For information how to set up a del.icio.us account and contribute to knowhow, see the FAQ or visit the knowmore forum.
The knowhow user experience was built entirely in Adobe Flash, and appears as a standard application panel in Creative Suite 3 software.
(thank you matthew!)
Another wonderful Mashable Resource: 40+ Ways To Access Your Computer Remotely
Along with the introduction of iPod touch, Apple dropped the price for the iPhone a whopping $200. Boy, would I be upset right now, had I bought an iPhone two months ago.
