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4 Ways To Access The StumbleUpon Community

October 17, 2009 Leave a comment

Stumbleupon.jpgWant to change internet browsers, but can’t imagine not having a Stumbleupon plugin? Stumbleupon, the popular Internet community that allows users to discover and rate websites, has various ways of being accessed. Users can connect to Stumbleupon through the service’s website along with Internet browser tools. Here are some tools that work with Stumbleupon.

1. Opera Stumbler is a third party plugin that allows Opera users to access StumbleUpon. Opera Stumbler is located in Opera’s menu bar  and offers all of the features Stumbleupon provides. This tool is free, and easy to install.

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2. StumbleUpon for Firefox is a toolbar-based plugin for Firefox that lets you access the Stumbleupon community. This plugin allows you to stumble, send messages, rate pages and more. StumbleUpon for Firefox is free to download.

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3. Stumbi for Safari is a lightweight plugin that is situated next to the back-forward buttons and Safari’s menu bar. This plugin gives you the ability to vote, send messages to friends and more. Stumbi costs $4, but you can download a free trial with 100 stumbles.

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4. You can also access the Stumbleupon community on the service’s website. Stumbleupon offers a virtual toolbar that allows you to access all of the features that would be in a toolbar app. This method is great if you don’t want to deal with installing browser plugins.

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– Alexander Garovi

3 Useful Websites for Photoshop Work

October 8, 2009 Leave a comment

Photoshop offers plenty of fonts and brushes that you can use to fully personalize your masterpieces. However, sometimes you need that special brush, font or render to add to your work. Here are some useful websites that can help you with your Photoshop work.

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1. PlanetRenders.net is a render sharing website where users post their self-made renders. This website is extremely useful if you need renders for your signatures or other pictures. The website is free to register and has a great selection of renders for pretty much anything.

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2. DaFont.com is a free font website with a huge selection of fonts that can be used in Photoshop. Da Font selection ranges from all sorts of font styles. To install a font:
a. Download the font
b. Unzip the zip font file
c. Open the unzipped .ttf file
d. Click Install Font

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3. Brusheezy is a free website, where artists download and vote for custom Photoshop brushes. New creative brushes are added daily and range from a variety of designs. To install brushes:
a. Download a brush
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b. Unzip the zip brush file
c. Open Photoshop
d. Select the brush icon on the panel
e. Select the brush option icon on the upper-left panel (Arrow 1)
f. Click the right arrow button on the window and select Load Brushes (Arrow 2)
e. Load the brush

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These websites are very helpful for  Photoshop design. I especially use these sites for my Photoshop signature work and highly recommend them for yours.

– Alexander Garovi

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