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GfxCardStatus For Mac Gives You Control Over Switchable Graphics

9:00PM September 14, 2011 | Alan Henry

Mac: If you have a newer Mac with both integrated and discrete graphics on the board, it can be difficult to tell which card is operating, or whether both graphics cards are working properly. gfxCardStatus is a menubar utility that lets you see, and switch cards yourself if you wish. More »


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Enable Direct2D And DirectWrite Hardware Acceleration For Better Graphics Performance In Firefox

8:00AM July 28, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

With a few about:config tweaks, you can turn on Firefox’s built-in hardware acceleration and improve both graphical performance and the look of your fonts. More »


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Cartoonify Photos With The GIMP

7:00AM November 21, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

If you’re looking for a way to make your photos a bit more interesting with cool effects, you can turn them into vector art with previously mentioned photo editor GIMP in just a few simple steps. More »


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Smooth Out Gaming Graphics With Anti-Aliasing

9:00AM October 25, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

If you play a lot of games and find that jagged edges drive you crazy despite your high resolution, anti-aliasing may help you out. Tech blog Tested has a guide to choosing the right anti-aliasing mode for your graphics card. More »


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EVGA Precision Overclocks Your NVIDIA Graphics Card With Little Effort

7:00AM September 6, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

Windows only: If you’re looking for a way to eke a bit more performance out of your video card, free app Precision from manufacturer EVGA will help you easily overclock your NVIDIA card—even if it isn’t made by EVGA. More »


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Illustrated Guide Explains Your Mind’s Decision Biases

12:30AM May 19, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

You make decisions every day based on false assumptions about other people, immediate pay-offs, your memory versus imagination, and familiarity versus fondness, just to name a few. Want to learn more about your mind’s crazy decision engine? This illustrated guide can help. More »


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Vintage Ad Browser Provides Classic, Cheesy Marketing Images

1:00AM January 5, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Looking for a vintage ad style to inspire your design work, or just boost your party invitation’s look? Google Blogoscoped proprieter Philipp Lenssen has assembled more 100,000 print ads from the last 150 years into a tagged, searchable database. More »


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When To Use Bar Charts Instead Of Pie Charts

11:00PM August 28, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Pie charts look cooler than other kinds of charts. They’re based on pie, after all, and seem less accountant-like than bars, bubbles and lines. They are, however, often a very wrong way to represent subtle but important differences. More »


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TwitterLogos Offers Graphics To Promote Your Twitter Life

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1:30PM August 28, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Regularly using Twitter and proud of it? TwitterLogos rounds up graphics from across the web that you can use to link your Twitter profile. More »


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Brandsoftheworld.com Has Bucketloads Of Logos

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3:00PM July 3, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Looking for an editable copy of a major logo? Brandsoftheworld.com has a large collection of logos for pretty much any company or product you can think of, ready to download in EPS format. More »