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Holiday newsletters with iWeb '09
Save on paper and postage this season with a holiday-inspired Website built with iWeb '09.
Add, remove, and replace PDF pages
Pariah Burke walks you through the process of adding, removing, and replacing pages in complex Acrobat Pro PDF files.
Pocket HD camcorders buying guide
The pocket camcorder may be the hottest holiday gift this year. To help you make a decision, here are some of our top-rated pocket camcorders from the products we’ve reviewed.
Full-sized HD camcorders buying guide
How to choose the right HD camcorder? We’ve got some shopping tips if you’re in the market for one this holiday season. And we’ve got a few camcorder recommendations based on what we’ve reviewed over the past year.
Extracting content from PDF files
Contrary to popular belief, it's really easy to retrieve content from finished PDF documents.
Digital SLR cameras buying guide
If you’re serious about digital photography, a DSLR camera is the way to go. How to pick the right one? We’ve got some shopping tips on what to keep in mind if you’re thinking of buying a DSLR this holiday season.
Get better prints
No matter how much you enjoy taking digital photos and sharing them electronically, there’s something special about photos that you hold in your hand. These days, it’s popular to let someone else make prints for you. But there are advantages to printing your photos.
Solve inkjet printer problems
Troubled by blurry prints or strange colors? Try these solutions to common printer frustrations.
Photoshop tip: Global Light
What is the Global Light setting and when should you use it?
Integrate your iWeb site with Facebook
Here's a few tips on bringing iWeb and Facebook together.
Creating a favicon for your Web site
Go to any major Web site, and you’ll almost certainly see an icon to the left of the address in your browser. This tiny image is called a favicon (or Favorites Icon), and with a little effort, you can create one of your own.
Self-promotional sites with iWeb
Pulling together a self-promotional Web site can be complex. Using iWeb for the task can make your job easier.
Maximize your iMovie editing space
The designers of iMovie have included several options for maximizing the editing environment for any screen size. Whether you want to focus on your project instead of your video library, or just want to recover some elbow room while editing, the following techniques will help.
Sharing home movies with iWeb
The My Albums templates in iWeb aren’t just for pictures––they can hold videos, too. Here’s how to use them to organize your movies in one convenient place online.
Cartoon you: Photoshop gradients for monotone or duotone effects
Here's how to use Photoshop's gradients to create an elegant duotone avatar for social networking Web sites or chat clients.
Design basics: The alignment analysis
You don't need a degree in graphic design to create great-looking documents. You just have to follow a few simple rules. Today we learn about alignment.
Cartoon you: Quick avatars with Photoshop filters and effects
How to use Photoshop filters to build creative avatars for social networking and Web sites and chat clients.
Cartoon you: Illustrator’s Live Trace converts your photo into a drawing
Illustrator's Live Trace feature is the subject of our fourth article on how to create your own avatar portrait for social networking Web sites and instant messengers.
Bugs & Fixes: Font problems in Snow Leopard
Did the spacing between characters of certain fonts in some of your documents change after you upgraded to Snow Leopard? If so, you're not alone.
Cartoon you: Your portrait in Illustrator
Use Illustrator's Pen tool to whip up a quick avatar self-portrait for social networking web sites and chat clients.
Make your iPhone video pop
How to shoot crisp and colorful video on your iPhone without the typical jerky-camera look.
Cartoon You: More easy avatars
Part two of our series on how to create cool characters for your social networks and IM clients.
Organize Your iMovie Video Library
To deal with the glut of video that quickly accumulates in the Event Library, iMovie includes features for marking favorite footage and rejecting (and hiding) sections to reduce the clutter, and applying keywords to find related video.
Cartoon You: Creating easy avatars
Part one of our Easy Avatars series on how to create cool characters for your social networks and IM clients.
Producing the Macworld Podcast
A step-by-step look at how we create the Macworld Podcast.
Get an Ethernet-networked printer working in Snow Leopard
After upgrading to Snow Leopard, Ted Landau's trusty old HP LaserJet 4000N no longer responded to Print requests from his Mac. Here's how he tackled the problem. Plus: a bonus look at the low ink level warning in OS X 10.6.
Design basics—the proximity principle
When it comes to designing pleasing ads, brochures, and flyers, space matters.
Recording your song on an iPhone
As an amateur musician, I’m always looking for ways to get a song from my head into my computer. With Sonoma Wire Works FourTrack, it’s easy to compose an entire song, record the basic parts, and then export the audio to your Mac for further editing.
Create a digital ID with Adobe Acrobat
Need a digital ID? Here's how to create one with Adobe Acrobat.
Sign electronic documents with your own handwritten signature
Did you ever wonder how to create your own handwritten signature? Look no further.