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Changing Colour In Photoshop Without Using Selections

1:30PM Angus Kidman | Lifehacker reader favourite Photoshop has lots of tools to let you change colours in an image, but most of those require you to do some fiddly selection work first. Photoshop guru Helen Bradley runs down some techniques that let you alter colours without lots of magic wand work. More »
Design

Livebrush Makes Design Creation Simple

7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Adobe Air: If you’re looking to put a flourish or two on an invitation, business card or web page, Livebrush makes it super simple to create your own designs without purchasing advanced vector-based software. More »
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Tintii Gives A Colourful Boost To People And Objects In Your Photos

12:30AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows/Mac/Linux: If you’re a fan of photos that are desaturated save for a an interesting burst of colour left behind—often a vibrant one like a yellow flower or red carpet—Tintii makes it easy to play with the technique. More »
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Dropresize Monitors Folders, Automatically Resizes Photos

2:00AM Adam Pash | Windows only: Point free system-tray application Dropresize at any folder on your desktop, and it monitors that folder and automatically resizes any image you drop into it. More »
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10 Photoshop Tricks You Didn’t Know

10:30AM Angus Kidman | After more than 20 years in development, it’s no wonder that Photoshop is packed with features even experienced users don’t often run into. Photoshop expert Helen Bradley runs down ten useful but lesser-known features in the well-regarded image editing package. More »
Design

Choosing Images For The Perfect Triptych

3:00PM Angus Kidman | A triptych is a compilation of three images in distinct panels. Creating a triptych can be a great way to present related images, but how should you go about choosing them? More »
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CNET Declares Picasa The Winner At Facial Recognition

12:00AM Kevin Purdy | CNET’s Josh Lowensohn used his own mug as a standard to measure the facial recognition prowess of iPhoto, Windows Live Gallery and newcomer face-finder Picasa 3.5. More »
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Use Google Docs To Convert Images To Text

9:40PM Kevin Purdy | It’s not an official feature (yet), but Google Docs can perform OCR image-to-text conversions on high-resolution files you upload to it. They have to be pretty darned clear and crisp, but it’s a nice freebie. More »
Design

Rollip Gives Your Photos Vintage Polaroid Flair

7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Rollip is a one trick pony of a webapp, but if the pony you’re after is one that can turn digital pictures into pseudo-Polaroid kitsch, you’re in luck. More »
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Best Of The Best: Tools And Apps, Third Quarter 2009

5:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | The third quarter of 2009 was filled with all sorts of useful communication tools, time saving applications and software to help you get things done. Here’s a look back at the winners in each of the categories. More »