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Why You Need a Different Kind of Scanner
Features: Written by David Blatner on July 2, 2008
No, not another scanner for artwork. An automatic document feeder can clean up your life -- or at least your office.
66 Simple Ways to Be Green
Features: Written by Heather Castles on October 16, 2006
You are just one person. But we, the creative professional community, are a significant force. The choices we make matter. If you follow through with just one of these 66 tips, you'll have improved the environment we all live in.
Get Great Photos from Desktop Printers: Part 4
Features: Written by Ben Long on September 1, 2006
If you've made it to part 4 of this series, you're serious about taking your photographic prints to the top of the quality scale. Here are the final tips you need to get there.
Get Great Photos from Desktop Printers: Part 3
Features: Written by Ben Long on August 25, 2006
Legalize out-of-gamut colors, simulate daylight, and other tips on producing prints that match what you see on your monitor.
Get Great Photos from Desktop Printers: Part 2
Features: Written by Ben Long on August 18, 2006
There's no use pouring hours into shooting and editing photos if your prints are a muddy mess. In this installment, you'll learn how to whittle down the difference between screen and print with profiles and soft proofing.
Get Great Photos from Desktop Printers: Part 1
Features: Written by Ben Long on August 11, 2006
What you see on your monitor is usually not what you get from desktop printers. Here's Part One of a four-part series on printing photos that won't disappoint.
Get Great Photos from Desktop Printers
Features: Written by Ben Long on August 11, 2006
Read this four-part series and you'll master every step you need to take to produce great photos from your desktop printer.
Creativepro.com Digital Camera Buying Guide
Features: Written by Ben Long on July 10, 2006
Don't throw away your money on a camera that isn't right for the way you shoot and the photos you want to take. Follow along with this fully updated, five-part guide and you're practically guaranteed to be happy with your choice.
Plug-Ins and XTensions: What's New for Photoshop, QuarkXPress, InDesign, and Acrobat
Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on September 2, 2005
This month's new and updated products let you apply a toad-skin effects to images, mask faster, control QuarkXPress printing to the nth degree, activate iTunes from InDesign, and more!
What Goes Around Comes Around
Features: Written by Dawn D'Angelillo on August 12, 2005
Do you have a closet full of old equipment? What do you do with all of it, aside from having a garage sale? Read on for ways to not only get rid of stuff, but make a positive environmental impact as well.
Under the Desktop: Color Me Grayscale?
Features: Written by David Morgenstern on May 22, 2003
If you're frustrated by the rising per-page costs of inkjet printing, then it's time to assess your output needs and act accordingly. David Morgenstern proposes a radical solution.
Under the Desktop: Getting a Handle On Ink Costs
Features: Written by David Morgenstern on May 7, 2003
You see ads all the time for cheap inkjet printers, but the unit price doesn't factor in the hidden cost of ink cartridges. Just how much does a printed page cost, and how are ink coverage costs calculated? Read this before buying your next inkjet.
Under the Desktop: It's on Fire(Wire)! Hardware and Software Too Hot to Handle
Features: Written by David Morgenstern on January 29, 2003
The introduction of faster FireWire hard drives at the recent Macworld Expo bodes well for creative professionals who tax system performance. After bringing us up to speed on the latest disk developments, David Morgenstern takes a look at new hardware and software for content creators everywhere.
Inside the Publishing Revolution: How the LaserWriter and Photoshop Changed the World
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on December 3, 2002
Twenty years ago publishing looked very different than it does today. At the center of this revolution in graphic design, production, and distribution is Adobe Systems. In these excerpts from a new history of the publishing revolution as seen through the lens of Adobe, read how the LaserWriter saved Apple and how Photoshop came to be.
Under the Desktop: My CUPS Runneth Over
Features: Written by David Morgenstern on October 2, 2002
Mac OS X's Jaguar update takes advantage of an Open Source architecture called CUPS. For creative professionals, the scheme is essential -- not only is it the route to printing with high-performance printers, but it can also revive unsupported output devices. David Morgenstern takes the technology for a spin.
For Position Only: HP and The Publisher
Features: Written by Anita Dennis on July 31, 2002
"The new HP" knows that printing technologies are key to its success, and creative professionals should be glad.
For Position Only: Digital Printing's Unfulfilled Promise
Features: Written by Anita Dennis on June 12, 2002
Help me out here: Something doesn't add up. According to recent research by WhatTheyThink.com and Ventures, digital color printing is going to eat away at the offset print market in the next few years...
For Position Only: Digital Wallscapes = Visual Pollution
Features: Written by Anita Dennis on February 20, 2002
Being a proponent of digital publishing technology and a resident of San Francisco sometimes puts me in an awkward position. Like a few years ago during the dot-com boom...
Printing the Olympics: The Xerox Olympic Preview
Features: Written by Noel Ward on February 7, 2002
The indomitable energy of the Olympics is about to converge on Salt Lake City, Utah, where the planet's winter sports elite will compete for gold, glory and endorsements for 17 days in February. Behind the scenes Xerox is fielding nearly 3,000 printers, copiers and multifunction devices to print virtually every single document that supports the Games.
For Position Only: Xerox Plays Catch Up
Features: Written by Anita Dennis on March 8, 2001
My husband and I were wondering the other day whether or not "Xerox" -- either the brand or the informal verb -- would be part of our 3-year-old daughter's lexicon when she grows up. Unfortunately, I suspect not.