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Interview with Featured Flickr Photographer Thane Vanderaegen

Keely Hild

Every month in our Photography newsletter, we feature the work of a new photographer who has contributed to our Photography Newsletter Flickr group. This month, we chose the photo “Autumn Along the River” by Lethbridge, Alberta-based photographer Thane Vanderaegen.

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User Group of the Month Q&A: Calvert Photography Club

Keely Hild

Each month we will select one User Group that has been exceptional in their communication with meeting updates, giveaway requests and book reviews and ask them to share some insights and tips with us. This week, we turn the spotlight on the the Calvert Photography Club!  Special thanks to Guy Stephens for providing us with a lot of great photos and a fun conversation!

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Peachpit Publisher Nancy Ruenzel to Speak at Books in Browsers 2012 Event in San Francisco

Keely Hild

This Friday, our publisher Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel will be speaking at the third annual Books in Browsers 2012: Authors, Tools, & Readers event at the Internet Archive in San Francisco.

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Interview with featured Flickr photographer Kino Hickey

Keely Hild

Every month in our Photography newsletter, we feature the work of a new photographer who has contributed to our Photography Newsletter Flickr group. This month, to celebrate the Fall season, we chose the photo "All I See is the End Zone..." by Temple, Texas-based photographer Kino Hickey.

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User Group of the Month Q&A: Sacramento Video Industry Professionals

Keely Hild

We are revamping our User Group newsletter to a more streamlined format! One of the new features of our newsletter is our User Group Q&A. Each month we will select one User Group that has been exceptional in their communication with meeting updates, giveaway requests and book reviews and ask them to share some insights and tips with us. This week, we turn the spotlight on the the Sacramento Video Industry Professionals, aka the Sacramento VIPs!

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By Keely HildCommentsOctober 17, 2012
Topics: Digital Audio, Video

User Group Q&A: Austin Adobe User Group

Keely Hild

We've recently revamped our User Group newsletter to a more streamlined format!  One of the new features of our newsletter is our User Group Q&A.  Each month we will select one User Group that has been exceptional in their communication with meeting updates, giveaway requests and book reviews and ask them to share some insights and tips with us.  This week, we turn the spotlight on the Austin Adobe User Group!

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Interview with Featured Flickr Photographer Ata Mohammad Adnan

Keely Hild

Every month in our Photography newsletter, we feature the work of a new photographer who has contributed to our Photography Newsletter Flickr group. This month, we chose the photo “Tale of Generations” by Chittagong, Bangladesh-based photographer Ata Mohammad Adnan.

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Peachpit's Sweet CS6 Sweepstakes!

Keely Hild
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Using Dropbox to Track a Stolen Mac

Ben Waldie

My sister is currently living overseas.  Last month, her Mac was stolen.  Unfortunately, she didn't have Find My Mac enabled, as she was running an older version of OS X, which didn't support it. The police did manage to recover the Mac after a few days, but this situation got me thinking... how could you track down a stolen Mac without Find My Mac enabled?  Certainly, there are commercial third-party apps that could help.  But, what about something a typical Mac user might have installed?  What about Dropbox?

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By Ben WaldieCommentsSeptember 10, 2012
Topics: Apple, Operating Systems

iOS Productivity: Printing from Your iPhone or iPad via Your Mac

Ben Waldie

AirPrint was introduced with iOS 4.2, and lets you to print right from your iOS device.  Now you can be super productive, right?  Only if you have an AirPrint enabled printer at your disposal.  Although there are hundreds of printers available that support AirPrint these days, what if you're like me, and have older printers that iOS doesn't recognize?  Your Mac can help.

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Mac Productivity: Mountain Lion GateKeeper Workaround

Ben Waldie

If you're a Mountain Lion user, then you've probably encountered GateKeeper.  This is Apple's latest security mechanism, which restricts the apps that can be launched on your Mac.  By default, GateKeeper only allows apps to run that are from the Mac App Store, or digitally signed by official developers who have registered with Apple.  Try and launch an app from an unknown developer, and GateKeeper shuts it right down. What if you need to use the app, though?  Can you launch it without disabling GateKeeper entirely?  Sure you can.

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Interview with Featured Flickr Photographer Gloria Matyszyk

Keely Hild

Every month in our Photography newsletter, we feature the work of a new photographer who has contributed to our Photography Newsletter Flickr group. This month, we chose the photo Trying to Get Away by Florida-based photographer Gloria Matyszyk.

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