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How The Media Works -Anatomy Of A News Photograph

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Aug 15th, 2007

From Rense.com:
CLICK HERE for a great example of press censorship – and how communist control is influencing protests. Why? Because the San Francisco Chronicle, which had the only mainstream media coverage of the rally, published this photograph on the front page of its Web site as a teaser for [...]



Tip: Photo Restoration III: Using Layers and Masks

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Aug 15th, 2007

From Photo Life:
“Layers and masks offer a lot of power and flexibility. While these can require complex procedures to build, most of the techniques share a common and straightforward two-part application strategy: apply the correction to the layer and use a mask to isolate the area that you want to correct. By David Tanaka”



Blu-ray movie sales smash HD DVD in first half of 2007

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Aug 15th, 2007

“Sales numbers are in for the frist six months of the year, and Blu-ray Disc movie outsould HD, DVD at a 2-to1 ratio, accorind to the Hom e Media Research.

According to the research group, around 1.6 million BD movies were sold from January 1 to July 1, compared with HD DVD unit sales of 795,000 [...]



All with a Phone; Texts, Concerts, Dreams…

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Aug 15th, 2007

The New York Times Reports:
“Cellphone concert promotions – they’ve just got to get a message to you.
The modern mobile phone — equipped with camera, Internet access and more — has proved to be a liability for some performers, like Akon and Beyoncé, whose regrettable moments were captured by fans and then immortalized on YouTube and [...]



Think You Can Pitch TimeOut New York?

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Aug 14th, 2007

From MediaBistro:
“Have you got a great story idea you think would be perfect for TimeOut New York? Would you like a shot at selling it to editor-in-chief Brian Farnham?
Here’s your chance. We’ll be visiting Brian for a videotaped pitch session at his New York office on the afternoon of August 23. Send us [...]



Apple patents “wide touchpad” for notebooks

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Aug 13th, 2007

“Apple as received a patent for a touchpad that basically extends for the entire length of a notebook computer, adding to a series of related patents expected to make their way to future MacBooks. As the patent notes, most laptop computers have a very small touchpad so the surrounding area of empty space can be [...]



‘Green’ Tech Shops Have a Way to Go

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Aug 13th, 2007

“The extremely air-conditioned computer farms known as data centers are the gas-guzzling jalopies of the technology world. Some require 40 or 50 times more power than comparably sized office space. So with energy costs high and environmental friendliness making for good public relations, more tech companies are touting ways they are “greening” data centers, which [...]



Digital Toolbox: One Trick Ponies

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Aug 13th, 2007

From PopPhoto
“Blow out: This is a quick way (in Photoshop CS2 and CS3) to make a photo hyper-graphic. It’s best with bright images that have some pale area. Read more here

Selective Fous : Hold down the Marquee button on your toolbar, and select the Elliptical Marquee tool. Then, in the Options bar at the top [...]



Integrating the Web, Chain Stores, and College Students

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Aug 10th, 2007

“Specifically, American giant Wal-Mart is attempting to tap into the hugely popular Facebook vein by tempting the service’s student users towards its expansive product line.
Arkansas-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is to launch the new ‘Roommate Style Match’ group via Facebook’s official network, which will allow interested users to design their preferred dorm room layout, reports Reuters. [...]



New Website to check out for Illustrators

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Aug 10th, 2007

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