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Know How to Hide Faces in a Video?

Posted by Chaella On Thursday, April 07, 2011

Today's feature: How to Hide Someone’s Face in a Video Using Photoshop CS5

For the 'No Stupid Questions with Colin Smith' show, Adobe Expert Colin Smith demonstrates how to publish a video with portions of it hidden from view. Specifically, Colin shows us how we can use the Extended version of Photoshop CS5 to import a video and add a non-destructive blur layer that follows a person's face anywhere in the frame. Once completed, the final result can be exported to any video format or individual, still images so we can guarantee no one else will ever know who was under that blur.

In the video, as Colin demonstrates, you'll see an enactment of a 'real-life' use for this amazing feature of Photoshop CS5 Extended.

software, video | |

How to Take a Series of Images and Export to a Portable Device as a Portfolio

Posted by Chaella On Friday, March 04, 2011

Today's feature: 'Exporting Adobe Bridge Images to an Apple iPad'

Learn the step-by-step process to export your portfolio of images from Adobe Bridge to an Apple iPad via The Russell Brown Show. Hear why you need to turn off 'Include Original Metadata'; know why you don't want to include it. Great tips; very helpful! Enjoy!

Remember Adobe Bridge is available in the following stand-alone CS5 software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended, Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Illustrator CS5, Adobe InDesign CS5, Adobe Flash Professional CS5, Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and Adobe After Effects CS5.

Adobe, Apple, iPad, software, technology, video | |

Discover How To Create iPhone Apps With No Programming Skills

Posted by Chaella On Thursday, February 03, 2011

Hello, Everyone!

Do you know this boy?

He is Robert Ney, a schoolboy, age 14, who designed an iPhone app video game that has been downloaded TWO MILLION times. 'Bubble Ball' is the name of the game. If an eight-grader can do it - SO CAN YOU!

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Get your app or game created with no programming skills and hit the top in Apple Store!

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iPhone, Remote video, software | |

UnityRemote: Enable iPhone As Universal Remote

Posted by Chaella On Thursday, January 06, 2011

Gear4 PG467US Unity Remote Universal Remote Control

Gear4 Unity Remote
Universal Remote Control

January 5, 2011

Hello, Everyone! Today's featured software and device is: UnityRemote by GEAR4. I became aware of UnityRemote via a video I received from GEAR4, at YouTube. I think this is a really nice app/application and gadget for replacing all your remotes with your iPhone.

To learn more about UnityRemote check out GEAR4.

Thank-you for sharing with us GEAR4 USA!

gadgets, software, tech, video | |

MacTrak from GadgetTrak®: Keeping Up With Those Christmas Gadget Gifts

Posted by Chaella On Friday, December 03, 2010

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GadgetTrak Location-detection Technology

Hello, Everyone! Today's featured software is: MacTrak from GadgetTrak®
Price: $49.99 Amazon.com

GadgetTrak is software for stolen gadgets that will tell you where the gadgets are and who has them. Using location-detection technology, GadgetTrak pinpoints the location of your gadgets. Specifically, GadgetTrak uses GPS and WiFi signals to locate your lost electronics and lock them down, remotely, so a thief cannot use them and police can track them.

GadgetTrak's patent-pending MacTrakTM for OS X is the most advanced theft recovery solution available for Apple systems. The software utilizes cutting edge Wi-Fi positioning technology to provide you with information regarding where your Mac system is, with 10-20 meters of accuracy. Additionally, the software utilizes the built-in iSight camera to capture images of the thief and uploads them to your Flickr account with location data, at set intervals. Also, the software gathers network data and other useful information to assist law-enforcement in the recovery of your device(s). ~ Amazon

At this time of year many people will receive gadgets as gifts and many will give gadgets as gift, therefore gadget location-detection technology like this seems quite practical to have for those gadgets. The following video features this technology in use, and highlights GadgetTrak, on Good Morning America.

gadgets, gifts, software, video, Wi-Fi | |

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Software Savings! HUGE Savings!

Posted by Chaella On Monday, November 22, 2010

November 22, 2010

Hello, Everyone! Today's featured software is from Adobe! They have created several great offers for Black Friday and Cyber Monday with which you receive huge savings with your purchases. Here they are:

Save $50 off orders of $500 or more at Adobe.com with coupon code: BLKMON50 HURRY, offer ends 11/30/10

Save $20 off orders of $250 - $499 at Adobe.com with coupon code: BLKMON20 HURRY, offer ends 11/30/10

Free Shipping on all Adobe products with Promo Code: BLMONFS HURRY! Expires 11/30/10

Save $50 on Adobe Student and Teacher Edition Premium Suites with Promo Code: adobestudent - Hurry! Ends 12/05/10

Adobe, software, technology | |

Customize Your Twitter Profile Widget: It's Easier Than You Might Think!

Posted by Chaella On Friday, November 12, 2010

Hello, Everyone! Today's featured software is: the Twitter Profile Widget. This post details how to customize it so that it color-coordinates with your blogsite/website and fits properly within the borders of the space you place it in. I decided to share this information after seeing so many Twitter widgets that don't fit the site their on and do not match the site's color palette. I hope this post is very helpful to each of you that have not customized your Twitter Profile Widget, yet and want to do so.

I think it's helpful to include 'live' examples of the widget to demonstrate what I'm stating. Therefore two Twitter Profile Widgets for @Chaella should be visible below, with two very different color palettes and sizes.

The first widget is the exact same code for the widget I've placed in the sidebar of CFST. The backgrounds for it are '#transparent', the text colors are #aaaaaa and the link color is #039faf. The second widget's shell background color is #e6c45c, its shell text color is #cf38cf, its Tweets background color is #000000, its Tweets text color is #ffffff and the Tweets links are #4aed05.

As you may know:

with the Twitter Profile Widget you can display your most recent Twitter updates on any webpage.
in 'Settings' you'll see a space to enter your Twitter Username (if it wasn't already there)
in 'Preferences' you'll see 'Poll for new results?'. Click the square for 'yes' if you want this function

Also, you'll see 'Include scrollbar?'. Click the square for 'yes' if you want a scrollbar
Underneath 'Behavior' you'll see 'Timed Interval' or 'Load all tweets'. If you select 'Load all tweets' You'll see 'Number of Tweets' below. Use the up and down arrows to select the number of Tweets you want. If you select 'Timed Interval' you'll see 'Loop results?' and 'Tweet Interval?' Click 'yes' if you want the results to loop. Use the up and down arrows to select the Tweet interval you want.

You'll see 'Number of Tweets'. Use the up and down arrows to select the number of Tweets you want to display on your widget.
You'll see 'Show Avatars?' Click the box if you want a tiny thumbnail of your Twitter profile image to be visible with each Tweet.
You'll see 'Show Timestamps? ' Click the box if you want the hours/minutes denoting the timeframe of the Tweets to show.
You'll see 'Show hashtags?' Click the box if you want the hashtags of/in Tweets to be visible.
Next, you'll see 'Appearance' and 'Widget Colors' and:

shell background (the background color of the area that contains the name & username associated with your account, above the Tweets section and the area below your Tweets section that has the Twitter logo and 'Join the conversation'). Enter a 6-digit/character hex code after the # symbol if you know the 6-digit/character hex code for a color you want to use. Also, you can simply select a color by clicking on the square of color nearby.
'tweet background ' (the background color of the tweets section),
'links',
'shell text' (the lines of text that are the name and username of your Twitter account),
'tweet text' (the text of the Tweet that is not the link(s) )

Lastly, you'll see 'Dimensions' and 'Widget Dimension'. If you know the dimensions of the area you plan to place your widget into, such as a sidebar, then you can enter those dimensions in the boxes provided or you can select 'Auto Width'. 'Auto Width' will automatically size the widget to fit within the space it's placed in. The second widget, above, has 'Auto Width' as it's width. The first widget has 280 as its width. The first widget's height is 100 and the second widget's height is 300.

It's good to coordinate the colors of your widget to match (or compliment) the colors of you blogsite/website. Your Twitter links should match your site's link color. Your Twitter background should match (or compliment) your site's background. If you select different colors for your shell background and your Tweet background, do make them complimentary to each other and to your site's colors.

The simplest way (that I know of at this time) to get a perfect match to your site's background color, if you are new to matching web colors or just want to save a few minutes of time, is to make the shell background and the Tweet background transparent. Since hex codes are six characters/digits in length and 'transparent' is not, the 'transparent' code is entered once you've pasted the Twitter Profile Widget code into your site's code section.

In the Twitter Profile Widget page, clicking on 'Test Settings' displays all the choices you've made for the widget except the size. Once you've viewed your changes, click 'Finish & Grab Code'. After you've copied the code and pasted it you can look at the code and see the following:

type: 'profile' means you have the code for the Twitter Profile Widget.
'rpp' indicates the number of Tweets you chose to display
'interval' indicates the Tweet Interval you chose
'width' indicates the width you chose
'height' indicates the height you chose
'shell: { background :' indicates the color you chose for your widget's shell background
Underneath that first 'background' is the color you chose for the shell's text
'tweets: {background ' is the color you chose for the background of the Tweet area
Underneath that second 'background' is the color you chose for the Tweets' text
Underneath that color is 'links' and your choice here is the color of the links in the Tweets
In the 'features: { ' section each one that states 'true' means your widget has it or does it. Each one (scrollbar, loop, live, hashtags, timestamp, avatars) that states 'false' means your widget doesn't have it or doesn't do it.

Your widget will look really nice if you make the two 'background' areas the same color, make the two 'text' choices the same color and make the link color the same as the link color of you site's predominant link color.

Now, here are the parts of the code you can edit without going back to the Twitter Profile Widget page to do so:

rpp (enter a different number)
interval (enter '2' as in 2000 up to '20' as in 20000)
width (enter a different number, usually a 3-digit number as in width: 150, or width: 'auto')
height (enter a different number, usually a 3-digit number as in height: 300)
background (as in background: '#111111', or background: '#transparent') Again the six-digit/character code with the # symbol in front of it is a hex code for a color of your choice. Note: '#transparent' is what you'd enter if you want transparent backgrounds
color (enter a different hex code for the color of your widget's shell text and its Tweet text)
links (enter a different hex code for your link colors)
features ('false' can be changed to 'true' and 'true' can be changed to 'false')

That's it! As you see, several of the features and functions of the Twitter Profile Widget can be changed off-site. Particularly, you can change your Twitter Profile Widget code and make it match you site's colors and make it fit within the boundaries you place it in, as well. It's a wonderful widget and it was created/designed to be customizeable so that it's attractive on any site. Make it so!

software, technology, Twitter, widgets | |

'X' is Here!!

Posted by Chaella On Thursday, October 21, 2010

October 21, 2010

Hi, Everyone! Today's featured software is Adobe Acrobat X! With Adobe Acrobat X you:

Experience the power of Acrobat Dynamic PDF to help you connect, interact, and engage in entirely new ways.
Easily create and deliver polished communications with PDF Portfolios. Capture and track data with fillable forms.
Work together more effectively with easy-to- manage shared reviews, and
Confidently store and share documents through easy-to-use services at Acrobat.com.

The Adobe® Acrobat® X Family includes:

Adobe® Acrobat® X Standard
Discover the power of Acrobat Dynamic PDF to help you create and share next-generation PDF files and fillable forms-with the ease, reliability, and security features you expect. NEW Adobe Acrobat X Standard: Reliably create and share PDF documents and forms

Adobe® Acrobat® X Pro
Experience the full power of Acrobat Dynamic PDF to deliver next-generation PDF communications. Collaborate more easily. Share information more securely. Gather feedback more efficiently. Increase impact by adding rich media. NEW Adobe Acrobat X Pro: Prepare, protect, and deliver professional PDF communications

Adobe® Acrobat® X Suite
Maximize the power of Acrobat Dynamic PDF to create and deliver breakthrough business communications. Quickly capture, edit, and combine digital content, right from your desktop. Touch up and enhance digital images. Build captivating rich media presentations, complete with video clips, screen recordings, narrations, and navigation. Easily create fillable forms from scratch or a variety of included templates. And assemble it all in a polished PDF Portfolio. NEW Adobe Acrobat X Suite: Discover the power of Acrobat and Photoshop to create exceptional PDF experiences

Adobe USA - Free Shipping on NEW Acrobat X! Hurry! Expires 11/30/10

Adobe Europe - Free Shipping on NEW Acrobat X! Expires 20 December 2010