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If you have several images that you need to combine into a multi-page document you can do it quickly in OSX with the Preview app.

Adapted from Capturing Better Photos and Video with your iPhone (Wiley)

J. Dennis Thomas

Light is a fundamental element of photography. Understanding the impact that light has on your subject and overall scene is pivotal to your ability to create excellent pictures.

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If you want an iPad with the iconic Home button get a first generation now, because the soon to be announced iPad 2 will not have one. The Home button will be replaces by a multitouch gesture that is introduced in iOS 4.3. The pinch motion will take you back to the home screen and the swipe up and sideways will let you navigate through your apps. See the video below.

The Mac App Store is now live.

With the Mac App Store, getting the apps you want on your Mac has never been easier. No more boxes, no more disks, no more time-consuming installation. Click once to download and install any app on your Mac. The Mac App Store is now available as a software update for any Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

Wordmark.it is a simple web based tool that previews the typefaces it finds on your computer. You can set which word to use for the preview, so it's useful for logo design when you're trying to find the right starting typeface that you can later modify to suit your needs. The preview size can be adjusted and you can also see it in positive and negative. You can pick the ones you like and filter them out from the rest to fine tune you selection.

Adapted from Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop's Most Powerful Feature, 2nd Edition (Peachpit Press)

By Matt Kloskowski

With the new iOS 4.2 update the Find my iPhone feature is available for all iPhones, iPad touches and iPads. It is very simple and fast to set-up and it may be save your iOS device one day. Here is the one step instruction on how to do it.

Excerpted from Real World Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers (Peachpit Press)

By Conrad Chavez

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