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PhotoSweeper upgrade lets you take control of your photo collection

Feb08
by on February 8, 2015 at 1:42 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Reviews, Product Updates

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Whether you’re a photo pro, advanced enthusiast or rank amateur, getting the perfect shot is critical. The problem is that you often generate many more imperfect and extremely similar shots that wind out being disposable. Having fewer and better shots not only saves hard drive (and even cloud) space but actually promotes showcasing and sharing the best photos. But it can be a Herculean task to find and rid large photo collections of literally thousands of duplicates and similar shots. That’s where Overmacs’ PhotoSweeper for Mac’s new, improved update comes in. We’ve already praised the previous version of PhotoSweeper for its swift and…

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Sink into the ’50 Shades of Grey’ spirit with an erotic Lego trailer

Feb07
by on February 7, 2015 at 7:48 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables

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Lego has proven to be superlative at keeping up with the popular culture. So it should come as no surprise that in anticipation of the Valentine’s weekend release of the erotic motion picture, ’50 Shades of Gray,’ a Lego trailer — 50 Shades of Bricks — featuring sexy minifigs as the main characters Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele, has captured some attention. Stop-motion animators Antonio and Andrea Toscano, famous for Lego trailers for ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ and ‘Man of Steel,’ apply their considerable talents to this rather steamy rendition. If your tastes are, ahem, “very singular” you won’t want to miss it. Haven’t seen the Hollywood…

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The key components of a content manager’s editorial calendar

Feb07
by on February 7, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Social Media

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Brian Honigman is a marketing consultant, speaker and freelance writer. For more insights on how to be a better marketer, sign up for Brian Honigman’s weekly newsletter. This post originally appeared on the his blog.  Orchestrating a coherent content strategy and building a blog audience often requires the coordination on many pieces of content created by multiple content creators. Working from one editorial calendar is essential for the long-term success of your blog. These various challenges may seem daunting, but they can all be addressed by putting time and energy into creating one simple and uniform document used by the entire team. A robust, well-reasoned…

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The best thing I ever created: Jonathan Snook on the discipline of self-publishing

Feb07
by on February 7, 2015 at 5:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Profiles and Interviews

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Jonathan Snook is a Web designer and developer based in Ottawa. He writes about tips, tricks and bookmarks on his blog at snook.ca, and has also written for “A List Apart,” “24ways,” and “.net magazine.” He has co-authored two books, “The Art and Science of CSS” and “Accelerated DOM Scripting.” This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. This is the latest in a monthly series in which industry leaders describe the projects and products that give them the most joy and pride. This month, designer, developer and product owner Jonathan Snook recalls the euphoria…

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