http://www.geekinspired.com Computer and Photography Tips Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:53:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the release of Mozilla's Firefox 3.6, we are introduced to a new behavior of how tabs are opened when you click on a link. Clicking on a link on a web page will now open the tab next to the one you're currently in, forcing an "open relative" ... http://www.geekinspired.com/internet/firefox-3-6-how-to-open-tabs-at-end-of-tab-bar/ Let me give you two words of advice: 1. Don't get married. 2. If you ignored #1, don't get your wife roses for Valentine's Day. Now, please let me explain. Both of my points here are a joke (kinda...mostly). However, there is a reason behind #2. If you ... http://www.geekinspired.com/geek-inspired/where-to-order-online-flowers-for-valentines-day/ As the web continues to evolve I find myself asking questions like, "who needs an encyclopedia?" or, "why do I still have this Blockbuster card?" With the rise of streaming media, I think it's time to ask the question, "who needs a cable subscription?" Note that I'm referring to the ... http://www.geekinspired.com/internet/who-needs-a-cable-subscription/ It’s time for this week's Geek Links! If you're in need of a good laugh, check out Awkard Family Photos. Very cool concept photography from Martin Wilson. No Photoshop here; he creates montages by piecing together frames from an entire roll of film. Very meticulously done. Got a hankering for an ... http://www.geekinspired.com/geek-inspired/midweek-geek-links-for-6-11-2009/ Last week I was brought into a project for my wife's boss, a local dentist, who wanted to freshen up his existing site. I was glad to offer my services for free, as I have had more than one dentist visit that was "on the house." So I ... http://www.geekinspired.com/web-development/8-things-to-know-before-hiring-a-web-developer/ Last week I was tasked with building a site from scratch with a very short deadline. Normally, I'd accomplish this with a Wordpress install and a few theme tweaks, but my bosses didn't want to go that route. I thought I was going to have to do things ... http://www.geekinspired.com/computer-software/building-websites-with-master-pages/ In the previous article of this series we took an in-depth look at importing your photos into Lightroom. Now that your photos are imported, let's take a few moments to go through them and tag them with a flag, rating or color so we can easily filter through them ... http://www.geekinspired.com/photography/adobe-lightroom-workflow-flag-rate-and-filter/ One thing that often gets overlooked by amateur photographers is getting accurate color in your photos. The first step to getting good color is making sure you have paid attention to your white balance. White balance, sometimes known as color balance, is basically making sure that white appears ... http://www.geekinspired.com/photography/digital-photography-tips-white-balance-with-a-gray-card/ One of the best things about digital photography is how easily you can take dozens of pictures and quickly share them with your friends and family. No longer do we have to keep up with envelopes of negatives or worry about getting your film developed. However, with each ... http://www.geekinspired.com/graphic-design/photoshop/edit-multiple-pictures-with-photoshop-batch-and-droplet/ There are several ways to convert your photos to black and white inside Photoshop; quick options like the Desaturate command or simply adding in a Black & White Adjustment layer. But there are other more advanced options available within Photoshop that can give you killer black and white results. The ... http://www.geekinspired.com/photography/photoshop-tips-advanced-black-and-white-conversion-using-actions/