How to Destroy a City with Photoshop

Creativity can create, and in this case, DESTROY. A great tutorial showing the power of Photoshop when it comes to image manipulation.

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How To: 53 Professional Photography Techniques

In the spirit of the Internet, I want to share my experience as a photographer so every month I post a collection of my most interesting images shot in the previous 28 days as well as a detailed description of how some of the images were shot. Some great photography tips and techniques here, apparently from portrait photographer Neil Turner.

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Police: How to keep debit and credit cards safe

"No matter how secure you attempt to make your payment card there are criminals who will continue to attempt to develop ways to take advantage of the system. However, debit and credit cards are still a safer means to making payment, when carrying cash is the alternative."

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Think Secret: New iPods, iMac due September 12

Apple will take advantage of a September 12 media event to introduce the second-generation iPod nano, an updated 5G iPod, and upgraded iMacs, sources tell Think Secret.

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Revision3 Launch Party

Revision3 is launching! What does that mean? New website, new shows, new forums, new everything!

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Dell XPS 700: Reviewed & Dissected

Dell created something of a storm when it unveiled its new range of gaming machines back at E3 this year (check our our report from the show). After some problems and delays with production, it is finally shipping systems to buyers, and we got our hands on one of the first out of the doors.

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Mike (Office Space) Judge's 'Idiocracy': Limited Release With No Publicity

"Where is it?" "Why is it delayed?" The answer is dire: the film has been unceremoniously relegated to a limited relase...BEGINNING TODAY. Seven cities: Austin, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto.

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Hot new MTV website: YouTube + MySpace on TV

The new MTV-UK website (http://www.mtv.co.uk) website is a daring experiment in combining online social networking with television programming. It is also MTV's move into the realm of user submitted contact (http://mtvflux.co.uk/), giving site visitors the chance to upload videos that can be broadast on the television. Site run by Drupal.

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How Bands & Musicians Got Their Names..

Bands often have unusual names and here are the origins of some popular bands both past and present. One thing that you will discover if you look into this area is that RUMORS abound! If we cannot confirm an origin, we have given alternatives found in other sources.

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Apple Knows Who Stole Your iPod

Apple maintains records of stolen iPod serial numbers. Apple's iTunes software records the serial number of the last connected iPod. Apple sells songs to people that enter their billing information into the iTunes software. So why isn't Apple doing anything to prevent the sale of songs to the person with your stolen iPod?

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Adobe To Release Universal Apps Next Week?

MacRumors posts on page 2 an unconfirmed tidbit that Adobe is planning to hold an event next week that will have "universal appeal." With CS2 now 17 months old, the time may be ripe for a Universal CS3 announcement.

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Voice Recognition Goes Wireless

With a new service launched by his network provider Sprint Nextel Corp. on Friday, a user can press a button and say the recipient's name and dictate a message of up to 20 words into his Blackberry's receiver. Within about a minute, the full message appears on the screen and it can send it off with one keystroke.

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MySpace to sell music from nearly 3 million bands

The goal is to be one of the biggest digital music stores out there," MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe told Reuters. "Everyone we've spoken to definitely wants an alternative to iTunes and the iPod. MySpace could be that alternative.

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Apple's Sound Strategy For the iPod

Consider the source of Apple's strength. Its execution of its digital music strategy has been a textbook example of how to consolidate an early market advantage. It has extended its product range and segmented the market, moving into lower-priced devices and up into video, turning the iPod into one of the fetishistic objects of the age.

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The Perfect iTunes EQ

These settings produce absolutely the best balance I've ever heard. My home computer speakers are ablaze with sound now.

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