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Growing a Little Tired of the Kindle Fire vs. iPad Comparisons
We humans just love to compare things, so when a new product hits the street, I suppose it’s only natural to look for things we can size it up against. The problem is that many of these comparisons...
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Netflix, the New Verb of the Year
One thing is certain -- 2011 has been a very eventful year. With the Occupy Wall Street movement, the continuing housing crisis, government bailouts, widespread economic woes and much more, journalists...
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Saving Patterns in PaintShop Pro
Even though PaintShop Pro comes bundled with a variety of patterns, chances are you'll eventually want to add more to your collection.There are lots of great places on the web with free pattern...
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Great Contest From Corel: Win Photo and Video Software
I was just wasting a little time on Facebook and noticed an announcement from Corel about a new contest for the month of December. The theme of the contest is "What Does Winter Look Like Where You...
View ArticleCreating a Pattern From a Photo in PaintShop Pro
There are lots of ways to use PaintShop Pro to design new patterns -- some take more time than others. But, if you just want to be a little creative and don't have a fixed design in mind, you can make...
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Computer Migration Is Exhausting
Image Credit: PhotoSpin/Angel NietoI've been wanting to upgrade to a new computer for a few months now, but I've put it off for a number of reasons. The main one is downtime. Transferring files and...
View ArticleSome of the Big Cats at the Animal Ark
If you're ever in the Reno area, you may want to head up north of town and visit the Animal Ark -- a great wildlife sanctuary that's run by some fantastic people. Here are a few more pictures of some...
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Have You Tried Gliftex?
I first found out about Gliftex from Sue Chastain's review on About.com. Sue always has great tips to share, so when she spoke so highly of this software, I just had to try it out. In a nutshell,...
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Free Seamless Tiles to Download
I started a special page here as a download area for seamless tile patterns that can be used for backgrounds, fill areas, scrapbook materials and... well, whatever else you want to use a tile for....
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Some Design Inspiration From NASA
I simply love space images. I don't want to even admit to how much time I spend digging into NASA's library of images or clicking through photo galleries at Space.com. Well, if anyone asks, I'll just...
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Great Resources for Free Dingbats (Commercial Use Allowed!)
I'm a huge fan of dingbats. No, I don't mean Edith Bunker. Even though Edith is pretty awesome, I'm talking about dingbat fonts -- some people know them as wingdings, webdings or ornamental typefaces....
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140 Characters or Less Is Nothing New
Twitter may not be my favorite social media outlet, but I still like it quite a lot. One thing's for sure – I definitely find myself wasting too much time there some days. Whenever the topic of Twitter...
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Embedding Images From Picasa Web Albums
I've been using both the desktop version of Picasa and Picasa Web Albums a lot more lately. While I'm still not thrilled with Picasa's overall functionality, I do like its easy integration with Google+...
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Glassdoor and Job Hunting Through Facebook
I'm a frequent flyer on several social media sites, but I use each one in a slightly different way. For instance, I think of Twitter and Google+ as more businessy or professional sites, and I tend to...
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Creating Design Embellishments With Dingbats in PaintShop Pro
In a previous post where I listed some awesome resources for free dingbats, I mentioned that you could use dingbats to create your own embellishments for web pages, digital scrapbooks and more. I also...
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Creating Photo Quotes With PaintShop Pro
Photo quotes are among the most shared items on social media sites like Google+, Facebook and even Pinterest. Instead of scouring the Internet for great ones to share, you can try making your own. All...
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Adding Social Media Icons to Blogger Widget
When it comes to widgets or gadgets (or whatever you want to call them), Blogger is pretty limited in terms of pre-designed options. So, clicking on the Add a Gadget link and searching for “social...
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Inspirational Picture Quotes for Facebook Timeline Cover Photos - Free Downloads
Facebook's Timeline: Finding the Perfect Cover PhotoWhen it first came out, I didn't care much for Facebook's Timeline view. But it's grown on me over the last few months and I'm really starting to...
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Making Color Themes for PaintShop Pro With Kuler
I think everyone has some sort of tool, feature or improvement they'd like to see added to their favorite software applications. On my part, I would love to see some more versatile color management...
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10 Great Free Sites for Royalty-Free Photos and Other Images
Need a Picture?There are literally millions of images on the Internet – photos, clip-art, drawings, and almost anything else you can think of. But, just because an image is on the web, that doesn't...
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Paulo Coelho Quote of the Day
Paulo Coelho is one of my favorite authors of all time. Love this quote!
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