Terms of Use Gotcha
We all know that networking is important, and touching base via sites like LinkedIn and Facebook is more palatable than the old days, when you had to wander around gatherings wearing "My Name Is..." badges. But before the ease of online networking makes you go hog-wild, read those sites' Terms of Use.

For example, Facebook's Terms of Use says that "By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically grant... to the Company an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such User Content for any purpose..."

That's right: Post a photo on Facebook and they can use it for anything, at least until you remove the photo from the site. For confirmation straight from a lawyer, read Carolyn E. Wright's post at PhotoAttorney.com.

I'm not trying to scare you away from online networking. Just be informed, and be careful. We offer more advice in the articles "Online Marketing Tools for Creative Pros" and "The Fine Art of Linking In."

Terri Stone - Editor in Chief

TypeTalk: Scaling Logos
Most logos need to look good when they're small, large, and in-between. However, one size does fit all! If you're designing a typographic logo that will be used in several sizes, check out this advice from Ilene Strizver.

Related Reading: When designing logos, research possible duplicates of your great idea. If you don't, you may regret it, as this case study shows.

QuarkXPress Text, Image, and Productivity Tips
Jay Nelson is a master of the quick-but-cool tip. In only a few words, he'll show you how to adjust the space between letters or words, create embossed text, fade a photo with a gradient, and create a row of boxes for inputting credit card numbers on a form.

Related Reading: Jay is also one of the minds behind our weekly podcast. Have you listened lately?

ViewSource: Build Interactive HTML Tables with Dreamweaver CS4
An HTML table is the best way to display rows and columns of information. But giving site visitors the ability to sort that data hasn't been so easy. Now, with a little help from JavaScript and Dreamweaver CS4, you can super-power your HTML tables so that visitors can quickly sort that data. Dave Sawyer McFarland shows you how. Includes sample files!

Related Reading: Visit this site of Dave's to see one way to present data interactively that doesn't seem like a table.

A Macintosh By Any Other Name Is Still as Sweet
On the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh computer, Gene Gable re-visits some other Macs we've come to know and love. But first, he draws on first-hand experience to shed a little light on Apple's announcement that it won't participate in future Macworld Expos.

Related Reading: More Apple goodness from Gene.

File Conversion Survival Kit
When clients hand you source files so ancient or obscure that they're unreadable, don't despair. This file conversion survival kit, written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion, will have you opening and using those files lickety split -- without asking the client to lift a finger, and without forcing you to buy every application under the sun just to handle the occasional weird document.

Related Reading: Here's another conversion how-to from HerGeekness.

Jeffrey Zeldman’s Web Standards Advisor 1.0.0 Now Available

New 26x Optical Wide-Angle Zoom Camera from Olympus

TypeDNA Goes Far Beyond Font Management

Six Ways to Help Your Business Weather the Storm

Mourning Old-School Polaroids? Try This

This week's podcast: See a gallery of amazing photo-realistic images, manage 3rd-party Photoshop plug-ins, much more

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