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Adobe Adding Generative AI to Photoshop

I swear this isn’t turning into an Adobe blog.

Adobe Warns Against Old Versions of Creative Cloud Apps

Using old versions of Adobe software might just get you sued, but not by Adobe. Details at Vice: Adobe Tells Users They Can Get Sued for Using Old Versions of Photoshop Also: @KupoGames on Twitter

Generate AI Images in Microsoft Edge – Bing Image Creator

There’s a lot of debate (and legal action) over the ability to generate images with AI. No matter where things land, it appears the technology is here to stay as the cat is already out of the bag and running around making really weird stuff. If you want to begin to explore the technology without […]

Kingoff’s Spring Spot 2023

I’ve been doing spots for Kingoff’s for several years now. There’s not a lot of local businesses left that can honestly say they’ve been serving the community for three generations.

Insight Actors Studio, Atlanta, GA

I did a little behind the scenes WordPress maintenance on the Insight Actors Studio website as well as a comprehensive template update. If you’ve got a WordPress website, it’s extremely important to keep things up to date as security issues can pop up fairly easily. Things you should stay on top of include: Themes are […]

Google: Duplicate Content? No Problem.

“We’re not stupid.” -Google.

$80 HDMI Capture Device

The pandemic has made webcams and video capture devices hard to find. Enter Atomos with their USB connect for around $80. link: https://www.atomos.com/connect-4k

California “I Voted” Stickers

I LOVE these California “I Voted” stickers. They feature “I voted” 13 different languages. English · Spanish · Chinese · Korean · Tagalog · Russian · Armenian · Persian · Hindi · Japanese · Khmer · Thai · Vietnamese I can’t think of anything more American than this.

QR Codes

It only took a pandemic for QR codes to have really widespread use here in the States. You can create your own and avoid any dependency on third party services.

Twitter Image Crop Algorithm Experiments

What faces are preferred by Twitter?

Restaurants Adapting to Covid-19 / Food Truck Edition

Improvise, adapt, overcome – who knew Bear Grylls would be the patron saint of corona virus business survival?

Pandemic Effect: Support Industries Suffering

Where does the pandemic future take us? Some short thoughts and links to relevant reading.

Vertical Video Framing

Vertical Video is here to stay (at least for a bit). ‘Might as well make the best of it.

The Quest for the Perfect Drive-thru Experience

The ‘Rona is causing disruption in the restaurant industry and national chains are fine-tuning the drive-thru experience. FastCompany takes a look at the big players. The fact that they neglect to even mention Chick-Fil-A is an indication that this is less than exhaustive. Local restaurants surviving the pandemic have taken to curbside pickup (See Elizabeth’s […]