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Illustrator & Photoshop: Fun frames with clipping paths

Janel Kesten — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:13:07 +0000

If you tend to separate your Adobe® Creative Suite like a kid separates his food on a plate—never interacting with one another, this tip will have you thinking overlapping applications is a good thing. For this tip, I’m using vector artwork created in Illustrator and will be placing it into Photoshop to mask an image, leaving [...]

Twitter Discovery Search: Search = Money

Leslie Fishlock — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:28:30 +0000

I am one of the fortunate subsets that has the new Twitter Discovery Search on my web-based Twitter profile to test out, and I am elated that Twitter has done this on their own homepage! Is that real-time search THAT important? You Bet. In a tweet this morning from someone I respect in the world of investment, [...]

Programming Job on Cape Cod

Leslie Fishlock — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:39:28 +0000

Scientific Informatics Developer: Biology of Aging Project, Web Developer Full Time Woods Hole, MA The MBLWHOI Library at the Marine Biological Laboratory seeks applications for highly motivated informatics specialists to join a growing team of developers and informaticians focusing on the biology of aging. Join a community of researchers that are internationally recognized as defining the current trends [...]

Protect Yourself Today against the Conficker Virus

Leslie Fishlock — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:16:40 +0000

Do you have a PC and are currently using a Windows OS (Operating System), most notably XP or Vista? Then YOU need to pay close attention to what experts are saying about the Conficker Virus which they think will disrupt computers tomorrow on April Fool’s day, if not before. Experts are most worried about the ‘C’ variant [...]

What’s This Follow Friday Thingie?

Leslie Fishlock — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:30:03 +0000

Since it is Friday and I am often asked what this is, I thought I would just put up a quick post on Follow Friday, or as we denote this on Twitter as #followfriday. #followfriday is a fun sort of game/Twitter trend to engage people to follow your recommended users and assist others in finding new [...]

Happy Birthday, Ada Lovelace!

Leslie Fishlock — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:06:34 +0000

Today is the birthday of Ada Lovelace, widely recognized as one of the first computer programmers. Her claim to fame was that she wrote programs for Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, along with the very first description of a computer and software. Why is this of major importance? She was born in 1815, surely a time [...]

Viral Video to make Everyone Smile

Leslie Fishlock — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:04:06 +0000

W.C. Fields once said “Never work with animals or children.” Well, we did both. And we love it. If this doesn’t make you want to go to Geek Girl Camp, I guess we need to bring in koalas and pandas next…. Geek Girl Camp - Babe from trb design on Vimeo.

Quick and easy lens correction

Janel Kesten — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:00:01 +0000

It happens to everyone, you’re reviewing the vacation photos and all the shots are great except they’re a bit off. One’s crooked, the other is partially distorted and the last one has a building that towers over everything else. How can you fix all of these without doing multiple transformations per image or giving up [...]

WebInno 20: Crimson Hexagon

Chris Corriveau — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:23:01 +0000

The Web Innovators Group, which is a great Boston web and mobile show and tell night happen back in December. It was the 20th meeting of this event for seeing new local technology. Attend the next event or visit the website to see the jobs available or post freely for your next tech superstar. The third [...]

Perfecting Group Photos Part II

Janel Kesten — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:48:52 +0000

If you’ve been following along, the last post covered tips on creating a better group photo from multiple shots. The two photos I’m using as examples aren’t ideal because they’re captured at different focal lengths. Luckily, the photos were captured one after another and they didn’t move at all. The problem: Chris is smiling in one [...]

Twitter is a Platform First - Fun Community Tool Second

Leslie Fishlock — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:02:29 +0000

A friend of mine said recently that he was, “wondering what happens to Social Media after the novelty wears off - because I believe we’re just about there.” And though I tried to fight it, I think he is right. And as an owner of a development firm first, then a social media marketeer, I have [...]

WebInno 20: Local Motors

Chris Corriveau — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:44:49 +0000

Flickr Your Background on Twitter

Leslie Fishlock — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:00:21 +0000

For those of you who love Twitter and love taking pictures and loading them on Twitter, have I got an app for you! Flickr your background on Twitter with Sawhorse Media’s new app. You can take your latest Flickr photo and have that on your Twitter background. The system will then check hourly and sync the [...]

Steve Garfield from SteveGarfield.com

Leslie Fishlock — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:41:00 +0000

Steve Garfield is every where! He is one of the best “media men” you will find anywhere. I encourage you to take a look at some of his blogs, groups and videos and make sure you follow his updates on Twitter. It is well worth it! Who are you, what is your blog and the URL? My [...]

Calling all Geek Girls: Report to Boot Camp Immediately

Leslie Fishlock — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:06:19 +0000

Geek Girl Boot Camp - Cape Cod 2009 is going to be held on March 7th, 2009 and Geek Girl Boot Camp - Boston/South Shore is on March 12th! What is it? GeekGirl Boot Camps are technology “unconferences” for women of all ages and knowledge levels where you [...]