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Corel overhauls PaintShop Pro, unveiling new tools and a revamped interface

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by on August 27, 2014 at 10:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Updates

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Corel has launched  PaintShop Pro X7 and PaintShop Pro X7 Ultimate, new versions of the company’s imaging and design apps for Windows. Among the featured updates are new editing tools, accelerated brush performance and an updated interface. Why use PaintShop Pro when you can use Corel’s flagship Painter 2015 app, which was also recently updated? PaintShop Pro is an image editing application with some painting capabilities – similar to Photoshop, while Painter is a dedicated natural media paint app. PaintShop Pro markets itself as somewhat, though not wholly comparable to Photoshop, but with a significantly lower price and no subscription. Artists tend to use Painter in conjunction with an…

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Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 lands in 25 more countries; Docking Station pre-orders open, ships on September 12

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by on August 27, 2014 at 8:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile

As previously announced, Microsoft today started offering the Core i3, i5, and i7 versions of its Surface Pro 3 in 25 more countries via its partner retailers and resellers. If you remember that the official date of availability is August 28 and you’re scratching your head, remember that it’s already Thursday in some parts of the world, and stores are about to open in New Zealand. The expansion brings the total number of markets for the Surface Pro 3 to 28 (the original three are the US, the UK, and Japan). Microsoft also announced today that the Docking Station is…

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Roll your own photo presets with Mix for Android

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by on August 27, 2014 at 7:50 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Ever since the dawn of photo filters, there’s been a roll-your-own contingent of artists that mix and match settings and effects for unique looks to reuse, and even share with others. Camera 360 goes a step further to formalize that arrangement with Mix, a new mobile app for Android that concentrates on giving photography enthusiasts the tools to whip up their own flavors of special effects, both for Instagram and other social media venues. Mix fits right in with other Android photo apps and its programmed progression and familiar controls make it seamless to learn and use. Performance was flawless on my older…

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Dealing with fear in the business world: Lessons from fighters

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by on August 27, 2014 at 7:39 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

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The original version of this article was published in Lantern, a publication that examines the business of living. As workers in fast-paced, high-pressure, scenarios (entrepreneurs, aspiring business leaders, many folks in technology or a competitive corporate field), a lot of us have to deal with fear. Pitching rich people on ideas that we’re not certain will work out. Attempting to get more clients. Doing battle with external and internal competitors. It can be terrifying. Fear can paralyze us Because of its unpredictability, the mere thought of doing something we fear can induce anxiety in many of us. Yet it’s also…

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Dealing with fear in the business world: Lessons from fighters

Aug27
by on August 27, 2014 at 7:39 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

girl alone mountains thoughts

The original version of this article was published in Lantern, a publication that examines the business of living. As workers in fast-paced, high-pressure, scenarios (entrepreneurs, aspiring business leaders, many folks in technology or a competitive corporate field), a lot of us have to deal with fear. Pitching rich people on ideas that we’re not certain will work out. Attempting to get more clients. Doing battle with external and internal competitors. It can be terrifying. Fear can paralyze us Because of its unpredictability, the mere thought of doing something we fear can induce anxiety in many of us. Yet it’s also…

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