Online PDF tools will help you view, edit and convert PDF documents, get text and other content out of your PDF documents, fill out forms, add links, watermark and password protect PDF files anytime and on any platform. With all these tools, you’ll never need Adobe Reader or any other PDF reader again. Online PDF tools are a new way to open PDF files and escape from the typical software requirements for using PDF file format. (more…)
Vision of Google image search future were uncovered recently by two Google scientists Yushi Jing and Shumeet Baluja. Google previous technology improving image search and using human efforts Google’s Image Labeler though innovative to some point is no real solution to the task of image search quality . The next generation Google image search technology goes beyond indexing text associated with an image. (more…)
psd 2 CSS Online is a free web service which automatically converts web designs uploaded as psd files into strict XHTML compliant. It’s a handy way to turn layered with Photoshop or Gimp psd files into clean CSS layouts. While Photoshop can basically do the same, it is an online service based on Drupal as site platform. Upload size limit for psd files is 4MB and 8MB for registered users. (more…)
Software errors, bugs and crashes could be really annoying, especially if the project deadline is coming. A couple of times I spent more time solving errors in various apps than actually working. Every time I try to stay calm and don’t lose patience and sense of humor. Here I describe my experience in fixing various bugs in design software with examples and general tips. How did you solve your most annoying error? Please add your tips and solutions in the comments. (more…)
Customize.org provides you with tons of icons, wallpapers, various software skins and themes free for download. The most useful for designers feature of this site is search for icons, wallpapers and skins using Hexadecimal color code. Find imagery which perfectly suits your color needs is as easy as falling off a log. You can sort search results by views, date or downloads number. Create your own free account to save favorites, upload your work, post in the groups and write reviews. First appeared in 1998 Customize.org was originally site with stuff for computer customization. The new site version is currently in beta.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 new features, what are they? As a rule, part of Adobe products new features come from top 100 features requested by users and other part is completely new features to let Adobe marketing better sell its product (don’t forget that Adobe is a business company first of all). In addition, the Photoshop developers are working hard to make the 64-bit version of Photoshop CS4 (codename Stonehenge) for Windows with significant performance kick for some tasks. While there is a long way before Adobe Photoshop CS4 final release I tried to pick all available currently info about new features. (more…)
Firefox addons for designer review includes a number of Firefox addons which helps you browse and zoom web images, save protected images, test, edit and debug web sites, easy upload images on image sharing sites, take and annotate screenshots, view exif information, handle PDF, use full featured FTP client within Firefox, automate repetitious work, get a color from any point in your browser. (more…)
