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Photojojo - A Site for Photo Enthusiasts

Larry Larsen article, brought to you using rss feeds. I found it informative and I think you will too.
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OK, I’m not a huge fan of the goofy name, but this website/newsletter has a lot of cool stuff that makes it worth checking it. Photojojo is primarily a newsletter (and they house their newsletter archives on their website) where you can find tutorials, do-it-yourself projects, camera/camera accessory reviews, contests, and much more. Some recent posts on Photojojo include a customizable version of the Monopoly board game, where you can add your own photos; a how-to post on making a doggie cam; tips on de-pixelizing your photos using VectorMagic; and a handy how-to on removing extra people from your photos. Whether you’re just getting into photography or already an enthusiast, you can learn a lot the Photojob site. There’s even a store where they have cool photo-related tools and gifts and a forum where you can chat with other shutterbugs like yourself.

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How I Use Outlook - 7 Tips

Major Nelson article, brought to you using rss feeds. I found it informative and I think you will too.
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There are so many things you can do with Outlook, but I have to admit, I’ve never fully explorered all its features. However, the more I “live” in my Outlook at work, the more I’ve become obsessed with finding new and useful ways to get things done as efficiently and quickly as I can. On that note, here are a few Outlook tips I’ve discovered that have been making my work life easier.1. The ClearContext add-in - every since someone told me about this add-in, I’ve been using the heck out of it. Although I can only afford the free version, I’ve found it unbelievably useful for categorizing my mail. Since I had been using a folders system prior to the Outlook 2007 upgrade, I didn’t feel much like redoing this system just to use Outlook 2007’s color-coded categories. Instead, I use a mashup of ClearContext labels and Outlook cateogries. ClearContext lets me [...]

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Dual-Monitor Wallpaper

Sarah Perez article, brought to you using rss feeds. I found it informative and I think you will too.
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If you have dual monitors, or perhaps a notebook with an extra monitor attached, you may have noticed that you can’t set the wallpaper on a per-screen basis. If your monitors are different sizes, this leaves you with one monitor where you wallpaper won’t completely fill the screen. By using a dual monitor utility like DisplayFusion, you can set different wallpaper images for each desktop or you can stretch an image across your desktops. If you’re going to be stretching images, some of the best photos you can use are panoramic photos (like those you made with Windows Live Photo Gallery beta - check out this how-to screencast.) You can also snag some dual screen wallpapers from this gallery. DisplayFusion is a free download. For more features, like the ability to extend the taskbar across multiple monitors, hotkeys, keyboard shortcuts, and unified screensavers, you may want to shell out the $40 [...]

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