Tip: Put Leopard's "Help" Windows in the Background

Posted Monday, June 30, 2008

This tip from my Macworld colleague Rob Griffiths has nothing to do with iLife, but it's so useful I'm posting it. It's from earlier in the month, but I just stumbled on it now. (Hey, things get hectic when the county where you live is battling hundreds of lightning-caused wildfires.)

One of the Leopard features I like the least is that its online help windows are always front-and-center, obscuring other windows.

With Rob's tip, you can fix that by pasting one line of code into the Terminal window.

If only putting out a forest fire was as easy.

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How to Make Stop-Motion Video Shorts with Your Digital Camera

Posted Friday, June 27, 2008

Another great little tutorial from our friends at Photojojo.

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Steady Now: How to Reduce Camera Shake

Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008

As I say in my book, I like to shoot photos with my camera's flash turned off. But that usually means longer shutter speeds, and that introduces the risk of blur due to camera movement.

Here is a nice set of tips for reducing camera shake.

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A Sweet Photo Gift: Photo M&Ms

From the ever-fun Photojojo comes news that'll melt in your mouth, not in your hand: you can now get M&M candies with your photos printed on them.

Sweet!

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How to Add 1940s Vintage Style Borders

Posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008

What's old is new again: a tutorial on how to add "vintage-style" borders to your photos. Includes free border downloads.



Timing is Everything

Posted Thursday, June 19, 2008

When you're reading from a teleprompter, timing is everything, as this video clip from a San Francisco Bay Area newscast proves.