Internet Explorer 8 beta for developers out TODAY!
Wow…you are hearing about this HERE FIRST!
IE8 beta is available for download and the complete story from the IE team at Microsoft is here!
Check it out…
Game On: PVK2 (Pirates, Vikings and Knights II)
I’m currently beta testing: PVK2: a Half Life 2 mod…below is a teaser video; check it out!
More pics and full review in the making…stay tuned!
Alienware ALX – Tech Support
I’ve been testing out the Alienware for a month now and have not had any real major problems with it… It really is an awesome system and it’s been working great for me. If I had the money, I would buy this big monster machine.
So speaking of BIG… my feet… LOL… by accident knocked into the power cord under the table that the Alienware is sitting on and shut down the system completely. Well, when I went to go start it back up, nothing happened. I shut down the computer and unplug everything from the back, boot it back up… Nothing.
So I’m thinking, “Great, I few more days with the Alienware… and I busted it!!” So, the next thing I do is call the “tech expert” – Andy. He tells me to do the same thing. Unplug, Plug. Still Nothing. The next thing he says is to look for the “CMOSS” jumper on the board. Well, hell if I can find it. I look and look. Can’t see anything that says “CMOSS”. He tells me to power if off and wait.
After that, I decide to call Alienware ALX tech support and PRAY I don’t get anybody from that “place”… you know the one. Thankfully, I don’t. The tech support gentleman walked me through finding the “jumper” to re-set the motherboard. That literally took about 30 minutes. (definitely need some glasses). After finally finding it, he told me how to re-set it. I did that. We plugged the power cord back in, booted the system and then he walked me through the BIOS set up and – viola!!, the computer came back up and is now running beautifully again.
I was on the phone with Alienware ALX tech support for 45 minutes. The tech support gentleman (Antonio from Costa Rica) that helped me was so patient and helpful. So, I’m not only a fan of the Alienware ALX, I am also a fan of their tech support. I asked Antonio if they had a “feedback” form to fill out about the tech support call. He told me to send it to feedback@alienware.com and I would be able to send my feedback for the tech support call.
So, the moral of this story… if you have BIG feet, watch where you’re stretching them!! LOL. But if you do happen to stretch them to far, hopefully, you’ll get the same great help I did!!
Photoshop for Photographers and the Brown Potato
I always love going to these Photoshop seminars… Not for the freebies but to see what exciting things they are going to teach about Photoshop and to bring it back and learn it!
A couple of days before the class I kept thinking… I’m not a photographer, am I actually going to learn anything from this class? Ben Willmore totally “WOWED” me today! I went into the class expecting to gain some BUT not as much as I did.
I was so excited and wowed by the seminar today that I actually joined the NAPP!! Everytime we go, I say I’m going to join and never do and the number one reason… don’t have the money… but this time I thought… I’ll just make it up because it is totally worth the $99 to join. In reality, I only paid $29. They gave me a “free” DVD of my choice. I picked the one I would most likely get the most use from, Adobe Photoshop CS3 & Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 – Creative Integration. A $69.99 Value! With the $99, not only did I get the free DVD, BUT I also got a year’s subscription to Photoshop User, access to NAPP’s members-only online community, discounts on just about everything, and Photoshop Tech Support!! Wow! What an extra-ordinary value for only $99 for 1 year! If I could’ve joined for two years, I would have. With the two year subscription, you received a free DVD AND a free book of your choice, PLUS all of the above.
What I learned the most out of the class today was how to take a “background” image out of a photograph in a couple of simple steps. If I would have known how to do it the way Ben Willmore showed it today, I could have saved myself “hours” of time. Ben also taught me how to bring out the “colors” in a photograph in a variety of different ways.
The hour and a half drive too and from Phoenix for the Kelby Training class was well worth it!! Even the “brown” Potato I got at Wendy’s for dinner. Well, okay, now I’m pushing it. THAT was not worth it! Hey, aren’t Potato’s supposed to be “white” on the inside? I know you’re all answering “yes” to my question. Sooo… How come my potato was BROWN inside? Can you answer THAT one?!! AND the second potato was not that much different from the first one I sent back… That’s right TWO brown potatoes. Where do they get their potatoes from? I was afraid to ask them… But hey, if I get sick tonight, can I sue Wendy’s (j/k)… I’ll definitely know why though!!
All in all it was a great road trip and a relaxed “break” from the daily routine and I came back with more knowledge than I had before…
Next road trip… Anyone?
Photoshop for Photographers – Kelby Training
The entire crew, Slick, Carol and myself hit the road thusrday morning (02.28.2008) and were in Phoenix for the Kelby training, Photoshop for Photographers Workshop hosted by Photoshop Guru, Ben Willmore. To read our entire experience, please visit the website page at http://www.techtalkradio.com/events/kelbytour0208.htm Be sure to check out Carol’s Blog and her story of the brown potato as well. Photos and Videos also on the Website from the Event!
Andy