How View > Print Size works; or the mythical "72 ppi"
There is a common misconception that the correct “resolution” for images viewed on a monitor or the web is 72 ppi. Find out the truth…
How to make MagicJack work on a server
Getting a MagicJack to work on a server isn’t easy. Here’s how to do it…
Arts on the Avenue a Great Success!
Thanks to everyone who came out for “Arts on the Avenue” in Ladysmith on Sunday. The weather was awesome and we think more people came through than ever before. For our part, we sold some stuff and we met a lot of very nice people, many of whom signed up for pottery classes and took printing brochures and…
Sony Ericsson PC Suite and Windows 7
I am a big fan of Windows 7. I am running Windows 7 RC on three different machines now and I am very pleased with the new user interface and greatly improved performance. I will have other posts on my Windows 7 experiences later. But for now, I just wanted to report that Sony Ericsson…
What’s up with the keyboard shortcuts?
Do you use different video players? Have you noticed there seems to be no consistency in the use of (or even the existence of) keyboard shortcuts? For example, what’s the keyboard shortcut for “Pause” on your player? In some cases, it’s “spacebar”, in other cases it is “p” and in yet other cases (Apple QuickTime),…
Is It Safe For Food?
People ask me all the time if pottery is food safe.
Pump Up The Colour!
Do you sometimes have a colour image that appears washed out, lifeless and overly gray, even after adjusting levels and contrast? You know there is more colour in the image, but you can’t seem to coax it out.
Well, if you’re up for a short ride through the Lab colour mode, here’s a very simple trick to “pump up the colour”.
Where’s the white?
The assumption that paper is white is, of course, faulty. So-called white papers come in varying shades of white and degrees of brightness. Then there are coloured papers and transparent media, such as self-adhesive vinyl. Producing “white” is a real problem for inkjet printers. That’s why I’ve always wondered why inkjet printers don’t include a…
Crystalline Glazes – Functional or Not?
There is a lot of confusion about crystalline glazed pots and their functionality. These dramatic and beautiful glazes are largely used on decorative pieces such as vases, where the interiors are glazed with a standard clear liner glaze. Never one to follow convention, I enjoy combining different coloured crystalline glazes on plates and bowls. Since the…
A defense of digital art, hear, hear!
Many folks hold the view that art is partly, if not wholly, defined by its medium; that some work can’t be art because of the tools used to make it…