Author Archives: Dominic

Photoshop Photo Backgrounds Tutorial: How to Frame Your Images Stunningly

Photoshop features a tool that looks, at first, to be somewhat peculiar. It’s called the Marquee Tool; and when used in its Single Row or Single Column format, it basically drags out photo pixels to create a long line of color.

That doesn’t sound like an ideal tool for editing photos, unless you want yours all to have weird stretches in the middle of them where it looks as though a giant pair of hands have pulled someone’s face apart. However, when you remember that Photoshop works on a basic layering principle, you can start to see the framing benefits of creating what are essentially patterns made out of the primary colors of your photo. read more

The rise of small computers with Raspberry Pi

The Life of the Raspberry Pi may not be an engrossing movie but it certainly has become an attractive, enthralling Queen of its own market. The Raspberry Pi is a little, incredibly inexpensive computer, about the size of a credit card, and it illustrates perfectly the miracle and science of electronic miniaturization. Kids, hobbyists, adults and DIYers can place a ton of computing power in their own hands and directly experience the control of bits and bytes moving large, fun and practical projects, all built from Raspberry Pi kits. read more

Music has Changed: New Ways to Listen to and Share Music

The way we listen to and share music has changed drastically throughout the past 20 years. Although some people refuse to use modern music technology to listen to and share music, there are many benefits long-time music lovers should consider. Sites such as Soundcloud, Spotify, Pandora and live radio streams help lessen the need for music privacy and make it easy to access music anywhere.

Soundcloud

Soundcloud is a new tool that can be used for the veteran music lover. There are two main ways to use Soundcloud: read more

Microsoft Windows 8 Versus Mac OS X

Microsoft Windows 8 and Mac OS X are two different animals, operating on a variety of elements with differences as clear as Apples (literally and figuratively) and oranges. Microsoft rules the PC market and Apple is the stand-alone operator on the Mac front. Most computers in the world run on Windows while only a few computers run on Mac. Windows machines are inexpensive while Macs are expensive.

There are fervent Windows users and there are just as fervent Mac users. Yet, for comparison sake, lets take them on together and pit them against one another, what gives? read more

3 Things to Include in your Checklist When Buying Computers

When you are planning to buy computers, either for your business or just for personal use, it is essential that you know what factors that you need to consider before you make a purchase. With the fast development in the field of technology, you need to be updated on which piece of gadgetry you need to buy to satisfy your various needs. It is also best that you purchase a product which will give you the most value for your money. Spend extra time and effort before you shop and ensure that you always keep a checklist of the things that you need to do and the things you need to look for. For starters, here are 3 important things to include in your checklist: read more