How to teach Photoshop (properly)

I’ve generally had a minor beef with many of the Photoshop volumes that I’ve read. And when I say “read” I’m lying, because I end up not reading them, but sort of stumbling around, looking for interesting, relevant or fun stuff. So, the beef, of course, is not that the content of the book is inadequate–although that’s occasionally the case–but rather that the medium itself doesn’t really lend itself to the mission.
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Aperture 2.1: No Brainer

It’s been a good year for Apple’s Aperture users, so far. Who knew that there would be two major upgraes, only weeks apart, that would change the complexion, functionality and prospects of the young application? Well, plenty of people knew, apparently.

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PhotoShop CS4: 64-Bit on Windows

It would appear that there are a huge number of people who, at the moment, have their panties all in a wad over the recent announcement by Adobe, that the next flavor of Photoshop will play nice with 64-bit systems, but only if they are Windows Vista 64-bit systems. Continue reading →