PhotoELF in Zoom
by: Jelaine Macaraeg
The fairy tale of the shoemaker and the elves tells us the story of a poor shoemaker and his wife, who didn?t have enough money to buy materials for their shoes.
That was until the elves came into their lives and helped them make the fanciest and most comfortable shoes the town has ever known, making their shoe store the most popular in town.
Thanks to the kind elves, the shoemaker and his wife ? as expected ? lived happily ever after.
Now you too can get famous among your family and peers ? no, not with shoemaking ? but with the creative projects you?ll be producing with your handy-dandy digital camera and your every own elf.
No, not the magical kind but the digital variety ? PhotoELF!
PhotoELF claims to be the only software package you?ll ever need for viewing, editing, printing and organizing your digital photos ? truly ?The Digital Camera Companion.?
Not only does it provide a photo editing suite, but it?s also versatile in terms of file support and even provides many time-saving capabilities.
While viewing your photo, simply click on the ?Editor? button from the toolbar.
From here, you may adjust the image?s contrast, brightness, gamma, saturation, hue and sharpness.
You may also despeckle scanned images, crop, rotate, remove red-eye, add text and shapes, even create holiday cards, posters and calendars, add some fun effects, do JPG compression and save photo in 60 different formats such as BMP, EMF, FPX, ICO, IFF, JPG, PCT, PCX, PNG, PSD, TIF and WMF just to name a few.
Now, that?s what I call versatility!
PhotoELF?s efficiency lies on it?s batch operation capabilities.
You can rotate, rename, resize, convert photo file formats, do JPG compression, set dpi, adjust brightness and contrast, manipulate color saturation and hue, print, crop, toggle between read-only and read/write and apply watermarks, texts and logos ? not only to a single photo but to an entire batch.
Feeling the itch to be more creative?
Let it all out!
Create albums using the HTML Photo Album Wizard, which comes with various slideshow options.
You may even add music in MP3 and WAV file formats to your photo albums.
Share your creations to family and friends by burning them onto CDs.
You may also publish them to the World Wide Web for all the world to see.
These albums can be viewed with any Web browser whether your on or offline.
Read enough?
If you want to try PhotoELF now, they?re offering a two-week trial, afterwhich you may purchase it for $24.95 at www.photoelf.com.
About The Author
Jelaine Macaraeg I like to read anything that contains words in the old English form, though I can?t understand it. You know, the King James Version of the Bible with words like thou, thy, thine, wilst, etc. The words used are different. The construction of the sentence is different, too, which makes sentences sound artistic. I also like gothic metal, a music genre, because most of the lyrics contain such words. It is not only the words that fascinate me; it?s the hidden meaning it contains. It?s like an abstract painting; you don?t get the real picture until you see through it. For comments and inquiries about the article visit http://www.ucreative.com
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How to Buy and Look After Your Golf Shoes
How to Buy and Look After Your Golf Shoes
by: Ian Smith
Golf Shoes are a very important part of your success as a golfer, we all spend hours choosing clubs, and five minutes choosing Golf Shoes.
This is just crazy when you consider you will walk somewhere over 4 miles every time you play, and you?ll be on your feet for anything from 3 to 5 hours. Like me you probably haven?t given much thought to the part that golf shoes play in reducing your handicap. It was only after I took expert advice and invested some money in a pair of Adidas Golf Shoes that my game improved by three or four shots. Coincidence ? No I don?t think so!!
What follows are a few guidelines you should follow when choosing golf shoes
1. Always wear the same socks you golf in when trying on new golf shoes
2. Don?t wear socks that are too tight or tend to scrunch up.
3. Check the fir of the shoes by standing on one foot. You should be able to wiggle your...
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Choosing Your Vacation Walking Shoes
Choosing Your Vacation Walking Shoes
by: Peter Shannon
Carefully chosen walking shoes will make a world of difference on your vacation. Your feet are as unique as your personality so just any old shoes won't do.
Here are some tips to help you choose the right walking shoes for you.
Find an athletic store that has qualified people who can evaluate your walking gait. They can then point you toward a shoe that will match your style.
Your feet will swell on a walk. So pick a walking shoe that is about a size bigger than you usually would buy. Or, if possible, try on your shoes after a long walk.
Fit your shoes while wearing the same socks that you will be wearing on your vacation.
Consider the type of walking you will be doing. Hiking boots are good for poorly maintained trails, off trail or cross country hikes. But they are heavy and stiff. Stick with walking or running shoes for walks on paved or maintained trails.
Make...
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New Furniture Can be Comfy Too
New Furniture Can be Comfy Too
by: Bob Benson
You?ve just moved into a new house and suddenly the comfy old furniture you?ve cherished for years?okay, decades ? just doesn?t seem to work any more. Do you give up the comfy old stuff for new furniture? The truth is that you don?t have to choose. You can buy new furniture that is comfortable if you know how to shop.
Start with the living room. If you?ve had your couch, loveseat, or sectional for more than 10 years, chances are you need to rethink your furniture needs. Do you have a small child now who has trouble getting on or off of a couch that didn?t seem too wide when you bought it? Is your sofa apartment-sized to fit into your first place, but it seems out of proportion now in your new home? Take size and width of seating into consideration when buying. And the only way to know if it?s comfortable is to sit on it. If you plan to nap on your couch, lay on it right in the furniture showroom...
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Lightweight Backpacking
Lightweight Backpacking
by: Steve Gillman
Lightweight backpacking or ultralight backpacking certainly enable you to travel more miles in a day. I can easily go farther in my running shoes, with my fifteen-pound pack on, than I could with heavy hiking boots and a forty-pound pack. That isn't all, though. Going light also means more comfort, more freedom and even more safety.
Disadvantages Of Traditional Backpacking
Less freedom. It isn't easy to take a side trip up that hill, just to see what's there. Do it without your pack, and you have to go back the same way to get your pack.
More tiring. It's clearly more tiring with a heavy pack, and you probably won't enjoy yourself as much when you are tired.
More Injuries. Blistered feet, sprained ankles, sore muscles, and back and knee problems are just some of the common consequences of too much weight on your back.
More hassle. Removing and putting on a heavy pack quickly becomes...
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Search Engine Marketing & Keyword Consulting
Search Engine Marketing & Keyword Consulting
by: Lee Rummage
Search engines seem to be all the rage these days. Internet users want easy accessibility to various sites for shopping, entertainment, business, etc. And the best way to do this is with the help of search engines like Google, Yahoo, or Overture.
So, how do advertisers get their listings on these ever-popular sites? Google and Overture, the two major players in search engine marketing, offer two ways--organic (natural) or paid listings. We're going to explore the latter and how you can make it work for you, particularly with respect to keyword match types.
Google Match Types:
Google AdWords is Google?s own advertising system, allowing advertisers to "create your own ads, choose keywords to tell us where to show your ads and pay only when someone clicks on them," boasts its site. It is basically a way to purchase Google's search engine keywords.
In order to get...
Search Engine Marketing & Keyword Consulting
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