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5 Blogs to Learn Adobe Photoshop Online for Free

Digg / Tech Industry News  Fri, 10/08/2010 - 06:00

Although there are lots of free alternatives available both online and offline, Adobe Photoshop is still the most popular and professional way to get things done that are related to photo editing.

Learning Adobe Photoshop is not difficult, but becoming a master of PS is absolutely difficult. Here are 5 blogs you should follow if you want to learn Photoshop.


 

Yet Another Study Suggests File Sharers Are Frustrated Buyers

Techdirt  Thu, 05/06/2010 - 13:18

We've seen plenty of studies like this one in the past, but here's yet another in a long list (this one from Australia) suggesting that people who are file sharing unauthorized files are really frustrated consumers, who would pay if there was an actual reason to.

That is, it suggests the reason they go to file sharing sites is because they're easier and more convenient, not just because it's free.


 

Five free pdf viewers for Ubuntu

Linux Today  Tue, 03/02/2010 - 03:03

Experimenting with GNU/Linux: "Portable document format is one of the most popular file formats on the web. Of course Adobe is the market leader for PDF.

However, there are lot of free alternatives around. Here are some free pdf viewers for ubuntu."


 

The Free Software Alternative

Linux Today  Fri, 05/29/2009 - 17:04

ServerWatch: "There are free software alternatives to most of the commercial ones that you use, and they're compatible with their commercial counterparts.

These free alternatives cover the gamut of desktop and server software from word processing to graphics to high-end web application services.

There's no need to dip into your life's savings to equip your business with high-quality software."