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A Few Good Photoshop Lighting Effects

January 28th, 2009

There is something about beautiful lights that can mesmerize an audience. Take a fireworks show for example. It’s been around for thousands of years, yet still has the power to put looks of amazement on faces of all ages. That’s why lighting effects make such powerful design elements. They are a great way to grab the attention of your audience and leave a lasting impression.

Below is a collection of the best Photoshop tutorials for creating powerful lighting effects.

Amazing Photoshop Light Effect In 10 Steps
A smokey light effect complete with glowing particles.

light_effects_15Fire Lines Tutorial


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Windows 7 exciting “send to” feature

January 28th, 2009

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“Play To” is the ability to right-click a media file in Windows 7′s Media Player and send it to any networked gadget appearing in the pop-up menu. It’s sweet now, but it could be huge.

The key is that you have to have compatible networked “digital media renderers” at the receiving end. Right now, the list is very short: Sonos is [ READ MORE ]

Windows 7 is here

January 28th, 2009

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Windows 7 Beta, Microsoft’s thank-you gift for putting up with Vista, has been out two weeks and we’re covering every exciting inch of it. Here’s how to catch up, or get the beta for yourself:

How to Get, Install and Play With Windows 7, Pain Free

You’ve been thinking about installing Windows 7 Beta 1 now that it’s totally available to anyone. Well, here’s our complete guide to grabbing, [ READ MORE ]

Creating a wordpress theme

January 22nd, 2009

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Step One: Preparing Your Work Area

Prior to diving into the WordPress code, we have a few things to make sure we have all straightened out and ready to go. For this tutorial, so as not to pick on anyone else, I’ll be using my own blog as an example.

Here’s what we need:
A Design – While some folks undoubtedly code their designs directly into a WordPress theme, [ READ MORE ]

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