Our weekly podcast, hosted by Jeff Gamet and Jay Nelson of Design Tools Monthly.
August 4, 2008:
Pantone-Colored Flash Drives
Brother's $299 11x17 Color Printer, Scanner, Copier, Fax
The Best Type Book Creator: Veenix TypeBook Creator
Free Tutorials on Color Composition from MasterColors
Tips:
• Acrobat's Powerful Contextual Menus
• Quick-Select Fields
• Change the Grid in InDesign
• Change & Add Keyboard Shortcuts in QuarkXPress: LiveKeys
• Easily See "Registration" Color
Sponsors:
CreativePro.com, PrintBuyersOnline.com, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
July 28, 2008:
AIGA | Aquent 2008 Salary Survey and Calculator
Open XML Converter for Office 2004
PDF 1.7 Released as ISO Standard
Adobe Acrobat 9 - Review on PlanetPDF:
What's a PDF Portfolio? Donna Baker's overview
Tips:
• Why You Can't Screen Back a CMYK Conversion of a Pantone Color
• Tintbooks
• Color-Code Your Layers
• How to Create Dotted Tab Leaders
Sponsors:
CreativePro.com, PrintBuyersOnline.com, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
July 21, 2008:
Acrobat.com: Free Public Beta
Adobe's PDF Print Engine, version 2
Adobe Flash Player 10
Adobe Reader 9
QuarkXPress 8 New Features
QuarkXPress 8: More Than 3x Faster
QuarkXPress 8 Road Show
Buy Version 7 XTensions, Get Version 8 Free: ThePowerXChange, XChange Int'l
Tips:
• Easily Copy Colors & Styles Between Documents
• Clear Overrides in Multiple Paragraphs
Sponsors:
CreativePro.com, PrintBuyersOnline.com, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
July 14, 2008:
Jeff & Jay take the week off to enjoy summer. See you next week!
Sponsors:
Solar energy
July 7, 2008:
We Love Ron & Joe
Profolio: Beautiful, Affordable Presentations
Mastering CSS with Dreamweaver CS3 (Voices That Matter)
History: Photoshop-style Undo for InDesign
Find a Digital Printer
The Freelance Designer's Self-Marketing Handbook
Tips:
• Raw File Insurance
• Photoshop's Image Processor
• Reverse Arrowheads
• Merge Union in QuarkXPress
Sponsors:
CreativePro.com, PrintBuyersOnline.com, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
June 30, 2008:
Adobe AIR
AIR Essential Training
Visual Basic Returning to Office for the Mac
CSA Images: Authentic American Illustrations
InPreflight: Simple Preflight for InDesign
TextExpander & Typinator
QuarkCopyDesk: Quark's Word Processor
Freelancers Union: Help for Freelancers
Tips:
• Power Shortcuts for Coloring Objects in InDesign
• Name CMYK Images CMYK
• Smoother Blends & Drop Shadows in PDFs
Sponsors:
CreativePro.com, PrintBuyersOnline.com, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
June 23, 2008:
Tapestry: Holographic Data Storage
Braincast
SiteGrinder: Web Pages from Photoshop Layers
Phantasm: Amazing Color Adjustments in Illustrator
Copyscape: Who's Ripping Off Your Website Content?
Pricing & Ethical Guidelines
Tips:
• Live Color in Illustrator
• Select Objects Quickly in Photoshop
• Create a Preflight Droplet
Sponsors:
CreativePro.com, PrintBuyersOnline.com, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
June 16, 2008:
No More Kinko's
Public Betas of CS4: Dreamweaver, Fireworks & Soundbooth
• Free training on CS4 at Lynda.com
Buy QuarkXPress 7 Now
• Getting Started Video for QuarkXPress 7
Uncoated GoeGuide Now Available
• Pantone's Goe white paper
onOne's Esssentials 2: Professionally Fix Photos in iPhoto
Page Exporter: Export InDesign Layers and Pages as Separate Files
ClipArtConnection: Instant, Affordable Clip Art
Tips:
• Align to Artboard?
• Adjust Word Spacing
• Synchronize Color Settings from Bridge
Sponsors:
CreativePro.com, PrintBuyersOnline.com, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
June 9, 2008:
Electronic In-Out Board
$3 Custom Mousepads
New Drivers for Old Scanners: VueScan & SilverFast
Book: GREP in InDesign CS3
I Love Typography website
Tips:
• PDF Blacks Not Black Enough?
• Drag Effects from Object to Stroke or Fill
• Create Partial Opacity & Fill Empty Pixels
• Inline Graphics, Outside the Box
Sponsors:
CreativePro.com, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
June 2, 2008:
Adobe Acrobat 9 and Acrobat.com
QuarkXPress 8 due in July
• New Features overview at PlanetQuark.com
• Article at X-Ray Magazine
Sponsors:
CreativePro.com, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
May 26, 2008:
Map Resources: Maps of Congress Districts
XRAY: Amazing, Instant Info on Web Elements
Microsoft ClearType Font Collection from Ascender
The Digital Photography Companion
InCopySecrets.com
Tips:
• Use Acrobat to OCR Columns
• Smooth Tool Simplifies Paths
• The "Fixed Column Width" Checkbox
• Tips for Magnetic Tools
Sponsors:
Andromeda Software, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
May 19, 2008:
Quark's QPS 7.4 Supports Leopard
PhotoRescue Now Klix
Flash Drives: Speed vs. Capacity: Corsair Flash Voyager
Free InDesign plug-in: ImageLibraryLoader
Free QuarkXPress XTension: Gluon Outlines
DesignersToolbox.com
PDFOnline: Online PDF Converter for Microsoft Publisher Files
Tips:
• Drag to Extract PDF Pages
• Find Transparency in InDesign
• A Safer Folder for Photoshop Plug-ins
Sponsors:
Badia Software, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
May 12, 2008:
Is Leopard Safe? Still Waiting…
GoLive Discontinued: migrate to Dreamweaver —
***– migration resources from Adobe
***– and free migration video from Lynda.com
"Orphan Works" Bill —You May Lose 2/3 of Your Value:
***– see Graphic Artists Guild
***– and audio interview
EMC Acquires Iomega
24-inch, 3GHz iMac
LaCie 324: Excellent 24-inch LCD Display review
Samsung 2263DX: Mini-Me Display
Liquid Resize Preview
Sponsors:
Badia Software, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
May 5, 2008:
Photosynth and SeaDragon
Compfight: A Useful Flickr Search Tool
Page Control 2 for Vertical Spreads in InDesign
FocalPoint: A Unique Focus Tool
Tips:
• Kill White Lines in Acrobat
• The Tab Ruler Magnet
• Snap-to-Guide Tricks for QuarkXPress
• Print Your Own Beautiful Cards from iPhoto
Sponsors:
Badia Software, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
April 28, 2008:
Print Posters at Staples
Bravo SE Disc Publisher Supports Blu-ray
Kodak GEM Removes Blemishes
Gluon Cropster: Auto-Dimensioning, Multi-page Cropping, and more…
Will Sherwood's Success Secrets of Graphic Design Superstars
Tips:
• Convert Images to Grayscale in Acrobat
• Save Selections in Illustrator
• The Caps Lock Key is NOT Your Friend
Sponsors:
Badia Software, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
April 21, 2008:
Ghent Workgroup's Help for Printing from Microsoft Office
Gefen's Video via USB
Adobe Font Folio Education Essentials
xScope: Fantastic On-Screen Design Aid
Quick Look Plug-ins for Leopard
Tips:
• Find Pantone Colors in Images
• Control Photoshop Layers in QuarkXPress and InDesign
• Better Blend to Black
Sponsors:
Andromeda Software, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
April 14, 2008:
Pantone's Color Report for Fall 2008
ColorMunki: All-in-One Color Tool
Faster MacBook Pro with Multi-touch
PopChar X 3.4
Veenix Type Tools: A Font Sample Printer We Recommend
A Designer's Guide to Adobe InDesign and XML
ILoveDesign.com: Quark's New Site for Designers
Tips:
• Copy Corrections to Other Photoshop Files
• Combine Boxes/Frames
Sponsors:
Andromeda Software, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
April 7, 2008:
Image Doctor 2
Proscale: The Most Powerful Scaler
Fnote: Footnote Relief
Take Control of Easy Backups
SonicMood
Tips:
• Selecting Type: Clickety-Click
• Let Bridge Make Contact Sheets in InDesign
• Control the Control Panel
• Paste Objects Onto a Path
Sponsors:
Andromeda Software, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
March 31, 2008:
It's Time to Get a DVD Burner
PageFrame 2.0
LikeFindsLike 1.0.2
ReplaceInPlace 1.0.2
Learn Color Management from the Master: Chris Murphy's Real World Color Management book
and video training
Tips:
• Content Tool Trick for QuarkXPress
• Toggle Tools in InDesign
• PDF2ID: Convert FreeHand to InDesign
• Hidden Trick: Clone Source
Sponsors:
Andromeda Software, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
March 24, 2008:
Use AirPort Base Station for Time Machine Backups
Time Capsule & Hard Drives
Hard Drive Size for Time Machine: Macworld article
Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard
1TB Drive: $250
Retrospect X Under Development
New Website: Quark Labs
EPS Quick Look Plug-in
SneakPeek Pro: Add Support for Adobe Apps in Quick Look
Tips:
• Double/Triple Click in InDesign
• Center a Page in QuarkXPress
• Use "Find" on Web Pages
AdCracker: 10 Best Ads in the World
Sponsors:
Andromeda Software, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
March 17, 2008:
Fight Over: Blu-ray Wins
100GB Blu-ray Discs
Video: See What's New in 10.5.2
Report: Troubleshooting Mac OS X 10.5.2
Microsoft's Pesky .docx Files (NeoOffice)
Huey Pro: Odd Tints, Lost USB and Leopard
VectorMagic: the Best Auto-Trace
QuarkViewer Exports in Silverlight Format
Layout Zones in InDesign
InDesign CS3 Beyond the Basics
Learn QuarkXPress 7 by book or video
50% off QuarkXPress New Features video
Sponsors:
Andromeda Software, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
March 10, 2008:
Freeway
Default Folder X 4.0
Smasher 1.6: Worth Having
PopChar X Turns 20
Tips:
• Acrobat Converts Websites to PDF
• The Magic Right-Indent Tab
• Change a Project to Single Layout
Sort Text in QuarkXPress
Free Brushes & Patterns
ColorJack: Explore Colors
Sponsors:
Andromeda Software, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
March 3, 2008:
SeeFile 4
PageSender 4.2 for Online Faxes
Text Cleaner 3 & Clean Text: Clean Your Text, Even in QuarkXPress & InDesign
Terrific, Free Pixel Fonts
Tips:
• Change Text Formatting in Acrobat
• "Auto" Leading =?
• ESC from Text Frames
• Preview CMYK in RGB Mode
JoJo: Open QuarkXPress 6 in 6 and 7 in 7
Super Bowl Ads
Sponsors:
InDesign Magazine, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
February 25, 2008:
FastMac's 4x Blu-ray Burner
500GB Laptop Drives
128GB Flash Drive
Internal Memory Card Reader for MacBook Pro
Sigmaker: Convert Graphics to Fonts
VectorMagic: The Best Auto-Trace?
Free GoLive to Dreamweaver Training Videos
Tips:
• Better Font Previews in Leopard
• Use Custom Distiller Settings in QuarkXPress
• Rearrange Styles in InDesign
Sponsors:
InDesign Magazine, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
February 18, 2008:
The MacBook Air and speed tests
$25,000 Giveaway
Adobe Discontinues Stock Photos
Apple's Best Quarter Ever
Use Cheaper Windows Vista on Your Mac
Microsoft Office 2008 & Macros
Acrobat 8.1.2 Supports Leopard
DiskWarrior 4.1 Supports Leopard
SuperDuper Now Leopard Compatible
onOne Updates for Leopard
Quark Interactive Designer Compatible with Leopard
QuarkXPress Filter for Spotlight
ProVJ 1.2
David Blatner's InDesign Tips plug-in
Sponsors:
InDesign Magazine, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
February 4, 2008:
Apple One to One Program
PUB2ID 1.5
onOne Software's PhotoTune
Tips:
• Set the Key Photo in iPhoto '08
• A Trick for Printing Troublesome PDFs
• Export Flash to QuickTime
• Convert Text to Outlines
• Surprising Uses for Adobe Bridge
• QuarkXPress 7 drag-and-drop XTension
TypeTester: See How Your Fonts Will Look on the Web
Fonts & Encodings: The Greatest Font Book Ever
Sponsors:
InDesign Magazine, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
January 28, 2008:
Blu-ray Picks Up Steam
Back To My Mac
MacWireless: Add 802.11n Wi-Fi to Older Macs
Microsoft Office 2008
QuarkCopyDesk 7
Typefi Autofit: Auto-Size and Link Items in InDesign
Move into Movies with Final Cut Express
Mac OS X and Helvetica Fractions: FontDoctor
Sponsors:
InDesign Magazine, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
January 21, 2008:
Macworld Highlights:
• DisplayLink USB video device
• Eye-Fi
• Time Capsule
• FontDoctor Now Cleans Font Caches
• Smasher Automatically Cleans Font Caches
• FontAgent Pro
• Extensis "Universal Type Server"
• OmniFocus
• Photoshop Elements 6
• SwingSeat
New XTensions from Quark & Quark Labs site
• ShadowCaster
• Quark Welcome Screen
• Quick Look Filter
• Image Drag and Drop
20% Off iPhoto Books & Calendars (Use coupon code NAWinterBook08 for photo books and NAWinterCal08 for calendars.)
Should You Upgrade to Leopard Yet? (ebook)
Sponsors:
InDesign Magazine, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
January 7, 2008:
Adobe's record revenues
Apple's new eight-core Mac Pro
Apple's new eight-core Xserve
We'll be back after Macworld Expo!
Sponsors:
InDesign Magazine, InDesignSecrets.com & PlanetQuark.com
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