Image Scrimmage by Chin Wong
BACK when the speed of PCs was measured in megahertz, most serious graphics design work was done on powerful and expensive workstations. The arrival of more powerful PCs would change all that. As processors became faster and memory became cheaper, software developers began writing graphics... The growing popularity of digital cameras only served to strengthen the program’s position as the de facto standard for image manipulation. ... Among professional artists, Illustrator is the industry standard, but the program is expensive and difficult to learn.

Portable VS Desktop by Mike Newhall
One should be very careful buying a laptop because more than desktops there are big differences in the technology and feature sets that matter. Run-down of tech issues: 'True portable' versus 'desktop replacement' tech: There are at least two major divisions of tech in laptops: tech... - buy XP Professional if you plan on ever logging on to a corporate network - I care, but you may not, for video out. ... - Some laptops include built-in card readers for uploading photographs from your camera quickly.

Tips for Perfect Prints (For Beginners) by John Sollars
Undeniably, photo prints still remain the most popular way of sharing memories. With the right printer and a handful of simple techniques, your pictures can look as sharp as the lab-processed ones. Read on for some great tips for getting the best prints possible. ... For crisp, colourful, professional-looking prints, you should choose a printer with at least 600 x 600 dpi. ... Most digital cameras offer a variety of resolution settings. ... Resolution Settings Refer to your printer’s manual to learn how to change quality settings.

Backup Schmackup: I'm Afraid, Very Afraid! by Teena Hughes
"Why should you be afraid?", I can hear you ask. I just got an email from my friend Miche who said, "My laptop is sick at the hospital. Hard Drive failure. Am praying data can be retrieved." Her exact words. Ohhhh : tremors of fear running up and down my spine! ... When you download from the digital camera, save to cd straight away and save space on your hard drive [note to "self" : follow own suggestion]. ... * PHOTOS, personal, professional - unless you're using them all the time, these can be kept on CDs on a regular basis.

The Need for Physical and IT Security Convergence by Jeffrey Bennett
Business security professionals make it a point to study their craft and learn ways to counter evolving threat. Business intelligence methods need to continue to keep up with technology to analyze and prevent the internal and external influences that can ruin the enterprise. ... The installation of a CCTV device would provide digital feedback of whether or not supplies are being stolen and who is doing the stealing. ... Current technologies allow the use of tilt/pan/zoom cameras that can record digital data for months.

Screenshots Vista Windows by Adam Fletcher
Features Additionally, Vista will include many other new features. Aero Vista will include a completely re-designed user interface, code-named Aero. The new interface is intended to be cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing than previous Windows interfaces. ... Native Raw Image support (a format used by most professional digital cameras). ... Capable of drawing ~1.5M triangles / second, one window being ~150 triangles. ... A memory bandwidth of 2 GB / second. ... At least 32 bits per pixel. ... At least 64 MB of graphics memory, 128 MB recommended, or 256 MB for 1600x1200+.