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Photoshop CS5: Content-Aware Delete
I’ve had a copy of Photoshop CS5 for a while now, but I hadn’t taken the opportunity to try it out much. Today was the first time that I used one of the new flagship features, content aware deleting.
Holy. Shat. I’ve seen the videos and I’ve read the reviews, but my mouth still dropped open when I tried it for myself. It’s stupid easy and it works incredibly well. Using the lasso tool, I selected an object I didn’t want to appear in the picture. Then I hit delete. Photoshop asked me if I wanted my delete to be content-aware. That was all. This is the result of 60 seconds of work.
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The iPad: A Giant iPod Touch
The iPad has already been out in Canada for several months now. I’ve owned mine for a couple of weeks less than that. By now, my shiny toy is covered in smudges, and the new gadget blush is gone. It’s far too late to write a review. Thousands have already done that. In a nutshell, it’s a good device but a built-in camera would have been nice.
However, there are still a few things that I would like to say about the iPad.
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Back Again…
It has been a while since I last posted anything here on the website. It’s not because I have had nothing to say. Nay, I have had many exciting things happen to me during the past few months that have almost certainly warranted a blog post.
First, I’m the proud new owner of an iPad. Shortly after dabbling with one in my last post, I made the purchase of a 32 GB 3G model (my carrier is Telus). I’ve been exploring the feasibility of using the device at work, an expensive yet fun experiment. I plan on writing more on this topic soon.
During the World Cup in South Africa last month, I was glued to FIFA’s website. Much to my delight, the Netherlands advanced all the way to the final game. To my dismay, it ended there. Still, the ordeal ignited a football/soccer passion in me. Count me among the fervent converts to the beautiful game. Hup Holland!
I nearly broke my back (again) while cliff jumping south of Jasper, Alberta. I’ll post some pictures of this in the near future.
On July 31, I stood in line at the Apple Store in West Edmonton Mall and bought an iPhone 4…for my wife. Yes, she deserved it more than me. Why? I have the iPad and she was still sporting an iPhone 3G, an iPhone that wasn’t at all appreciative of the fact that I had “upgraded” iOS 4. Let me be the 2 millionth person to say, “The screen is incredible!” If you haven’t seen it, you must. If you’ve held on in your hand and you still can’t see what all the fuss is about, hold the phone a little lower so your trusty Seeing-Eye dog can see the uber-crisp screen.
I think that’s everything of significance that I have to report for now. It feels good to be back! I plan on writing and posting more this weekend, as it’s one of the first weekends that I am actually at home.
Hi, From An iPad
I’m standing here in a London Drugs in Edmonton, playing on an iPad. I may be the last person with a blog to actually get my hands on one of these things, but I would like to add my voice to the chorus of people who think this thing is great. The only thing I find it lacks thus far is a camera. That would seal then deal for me!
The Bane of My Existence
Until recently, I often complained that there simply aren’t enough hours in a day to complete everything I need to get done. Then I realized that I had enough time, but could probably be utilizing it more effectively. Regretfully, I’ve been known to spend too much time reading articles on news sites such as Engadget, Gizmodo, Digg, and TUAW. In moderation, there’s nothing wrong with it, but after an evening of reading blogs, I don’t feel very accomplished. This cartoon, which was published in the Sunday funnies, perfectly captures an all-too-common experience.
Off to Holland
My wife and I, along with my parents, are spending the next three weeks across the pond in the Netherlands (Holland). We’ll be visiting family, experiencing the Dutch culture, and eating salted licorice. My priorities being what they are, I may spend more time enjoying the sites than I do updating this site…and I’m not going to apologize.
I hope to post a few pictures each day if possible, so don’t turn off your set entirely. Tot straks.
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Great (Free) Wallpaper Sites
There are several things about which I am very passionate. One of them is computer desktop wallpapers. Most PC’s and Macs these days are attached to a high-resolution monitor, and all laptops available for sale today are equipped with a widescreen monitor. Therefore, it saddens me to see so many people defiling their gorgeous displays with low resolution, stretched, or tacky images.
The Wrong Way!
Everyone likes kittens, right? They’re cute and they look innocent…at least in photographs. In fact, kitten pictures can make great wallpapers, unless the desktop wallpaper looks like this:
The New iTunes Icon: Wha?!? (updated)
01 Sep 2010 at 23:10
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However, the one thing that struck me as odd was Apple’s redesign of the iTunes icon. To be blunt, it’s simplistic, unlike Apple’s typically beautiful iconography, and it sticks out like a sore thumb in my dock.
Apple’s reasoning for changing their icon is valid. The previous icon with the blue eighth notes and CD is a little outmoded as CD’s are on the way out (as per S. Jobs). However, is this the best replacement Cupertino’s world-renown design team was able to conjure? In stark contrast to other Mac icons (Apple’s own and 3rd party), the new iTunes stamp looks simplistic and plastic-y. Most of Apple’s icons have a semi-photorealistic look to them.
One of these things is not like the other...
It makes a person wonder whether there’s something bigger behind the redesign. Is this the first breeze in the wind of change? Will Apple be changing the look of more application icons? After all, this icon almost has a MobileMe-esque feel to it (some may remember that the MobileMe icon was scrutinized for its cartoonish looks).
In the past, Apple has used iTunes to test out new interface ideas. iTunes was one of the first apps to drop the brushed metal and aqua blue, so Apple may be testing the waters here, both in terms of icon design and interface design.
Time will tell, I suppose.
Update:
Apparently I’m not the only one who isn’t fond of the new iTunes 10 logo. In fact, someone went so far as to email Steve Jobs to let him know. Click for whole story.