Color Efex Pro makes Lightroom photos pop

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Of all the many plug-ins available for Photoshop to instantly enhance photos, one of the best is Nik Software’s Color Efex Pro. Now it’s available for Adobe’s Lightroom too, a great time-saver for Lightroom fans.

Color Efex (prices start at $99.95) is a series of over 50 filters that do things such […]

Ben Affleck touts Avid software

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Cambridge actor Ben Affleck credits Avid Technology for easing his directing turn in “Gimme Shelter,” a documentary on the humanitarian crisis in the Congo.

Affleck touts the Avid Media Composer software in a new podcast on the Tewksbury company’s Web site. It’s the latest installment of Avid’s “The Rough Cut” series of […]

Steamnocchio created with ZBrush and 3ds Max

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It was easier for me to bring an already posed mesh into ZBrush to tweak it. I made the goggles with box modeling and positioned it according to the first of Geppettos posed forms.

There was no special technique in making the goggles. I based it on some references taken from the […]

Be More Productive With Mindjet MindManager and Getting Things Done

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Getting Things Done (GTD) is a powerful methodology and highly practical system for improving personal and organizational productivity. GTD Summit host and MindManager user David Allen, whose bestselling book has sold more than one million copies, is a technology advocate and has helped thousands of individuals discover mind mapping as a powerful […]

Google’s whack at 3D begins to stand out

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“3D for Everyone” is the strapline used by Google to promote the latest version of its ubiquitous software SketchUp 7. This is a fairly accurate slogan, as most architects around the world have at least heard about, or tried SketchUp since Google took ownership, and provided a free version for […]

Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Edition Special Price of $129!

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Office 2008 for Mac Home & Student Edition Special price of $129! Normal price $149.95. Offer good while supplies last.

Acrobat 9 Professional $95 Special!

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Acrobat 9 Professional $95 Special! Only $95! $64 off normal price $159. Offer good through 3/31/2009.

Head-to-Head: Parallels Desktop for Mac vs. VMware Fusion

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In the majority of overall averages of our tests, Parallels Desktop is the clear winner running 14-20% faster than VMware Fusion. The one exception is for those that need to run Windows XP, 32-bit on 2 virtual processors, VMware Fusion runs about 10% faster than Parallels Desktop.

And, while both products these […]

StoryBoard Quick 6 $199 Special!

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StoryBoard Quick 6 Special! Introductory price of $199 after $50 discount! (List Price: $349) Offer good through 3/31/2009.