Design Tools Weekly

We gush over Apple’s new iPad
Apple’s new iBookstore’s effect on design
Quark responds to Adobe’s dropping "print provider support"
X-Rite’s ColorChecker Passport–More Accurate Capture and Correction
TypeBook Creator 2 adds Font Energy Evaluator
Backgrounds and Color Palettes for Twitter with Themeleon

Tips:
• The Easiest Way to Grab All Images from a Website (File Juicer)
• Add Headers and Footers in Acrobat
• InDesign Tip: Control Which File Stays Open When Saving Copies
• Undo Saves in Photoshop

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Belkin FireWire hub
Keynamics’ Aviator
Card-it Business Card Punch
Helvetica (the movie) DVD
Fonts from www.FontSite.com
Sanyo’s Eneloop Rechargeable Batteries
Pantone iPod cases
CreativePro.com’s list of decidedly more quirky and visual gifts

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Pantone-colored USB Flash drives
House Industries‘ Letters & Ligatures pillows and tote bags; kitchen cutting blocks shaped like an ampersand
Lightscoop (enter the code LESA at checkout for 25% off!)
Apple’s Magic Mouse
NewerTech Voyager Q FireWire 800/400/USB 2.0/eSATA SATA I/II Hard Drive Dock
myPantone guide for iPhone
Tintbook set
CreativePro.com’s list of decidedly more quirky and visual gifts

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Epson’s PictureMate Charm
MyBook Collection kit
Acratech’s Viewing Angle Gauge
Epson’s Workforce 610 Color Inkjet All-in-One Printer
Pantone Top 100 colors guide book
Galaxy Client Communication Set
Elgato’s EyeTV 250 Plus Digital/Analog TV Receiver and Video Converter
Seagate FreeAgent 2.5-inch external hard drive
Wacom’s Bamboo Pen & Touch tablet
CreativePro.com’s list of decidedly more quirky and visual gifts

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Thermal Pad Keeps Your Laptop Cool
LittleSnapper has Big Features
An Excellent Noise Reducer
Output Raster Images of QuarkXPress Pages
Tricks for Working with Office 2008 files

Tips:
• Where’s the Rounded Rectangle Tool?
• Keep Commenting Tools Selected
• Reposition a Frame as You Draw It
• Save Multiple Clone Sources

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Snow Leopard Now Mostly Safe
20 Years of Creative Business
Eye-Fi Pro Now Supports Raw files
TypeStyler Comes to Mac OS X
Print Just a Selection in QuarkXPress 8.1
Convert Illustrator or Photoshop Shapes to Native QuarkXPress Items

Tips:
• Avoid Transparency Issues in InDesign
• The Hidden Path Bar
• Drag Proxies to Open/Save Dialogs

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Apple Updates Mac mini
Apple Intros Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server
New iMacs Have 21.5 and 27-inch Displays
Magic Mouse: Apple’s New Multitouch Mouse
How Those Advanced OpenType Font Features Work
The Best Online Backup Service

Tips:
• Preview Separations in InDesign
• Match Color in Two Images
• Dress Up Your Desktop for Free

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Windows 7 Arrives
"Is Snow Leopard Ready for Prime Time for InDesign Users?"
New Airport Base Station Improves Range
New Time Capsule Improves Snow Leopard Support
CreativeTechs Free Live Seminars
PitStop Pro 09 Adds Global Changes, Customization

Tips:
• Hide Edges Really Helps
• Protect Transparent Pixels
• Painting "Behind"
• Peruse the Best of the Web

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Hold Off on Snow Leopard
Ikea and Verdana vs. Designers
Font Problems in Snow Leopard
When "Adobe PDF" Printer Stops Working…
Affordable Photoshop
FontExplorer X Pro Server Now $999

Tips:
• See Document History in InDesign
• Email Long URLs
• Reset Misbehaving Photoshop Tools
• Larger Comments in Acrobat

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Fax for Free Online
Recover Photos from Memory Cards
Simple Online Billing
Map Resources Now in Any Format
FontGenius Identifies Fonts in Photos
Print Font Catalogs from InDesign

Tips:
• Background Eraser Tip
• Hide the Non-printing Items in InDesign
• Stop Text from Jumping When Wrapping

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