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Contests With Computer/Camera Prizes

One way to save money on desktop publishing is to get stuff for free. And you don't have to go dumpster-diving for some of the best freebies. Just enter a contest. OK, there's no guarantee you'll win, but it doesn't hurt to enter. Some of the prizes you can try for right now include a course in d...

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About.co...blishing — Before yesterday

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PNG Over WMF?

The PNG (ping) graphics format was developed as a patent-free alternative to the GIF format. PNG or Portable Networks Graphics are raster images that can support millions of colors, like JPG. PNG has variable transparency through alpha channels and has fully lossless compression (that is, saving ...

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About.co...blishing — 4 days ago

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MS Paint in Win 7: Surprise! A Decent Little Paint Program

I've used the little Paint program that comes bundled with Windows a time or two, mostly just for some quick doodling. There have been a few improvements over the years but nothing stupendous. Earlier this week my husband saw me working on some graphics in a couple of programs (the free and excel...

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About.co...blishing — 5 days ago

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How Much Formal Education Do You Need?

I'm self-taught as I know a large number of you to be as well. Are we missing out because we don't have a formal education in design? This topic has been addressed from time to time on this site and in this blog. I just read a good article that details the pros and cons as well as... Read more.....

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About.co...blishing — 6 days ago

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Gee, How Pretty (Admiring the Lowercase g)

Brian Hoff has gathered up a nice selection of examples of the lowercase g. Notice how the bulk of these are the double-storey g. When looking for interesting letterforms, the g, the Q, the ampersand, and the a (like g, double-storey a's are more interesting) are some of the letters I tend ...

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About.co...blishing — October 30

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How to Recycle Computers and Electronics

We recycle paper, plastic, aluminum at the curb where I live. When my ink cartridges don't come with a mailer to return the empties to the manufacturer, I take 'em to the Office Depot down the street. But what about dead monitors, old phones, or that outdated inkjet printer gathering dust in the ...

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About.co...blishing — October 29