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At the risk of angering some people: Coding is not design. That's programming. And there's a lot of commercial web sites that have lots of streamlined, pimped out code, but look awful. There's this constant refrain of "separating content from design." Often in the end the result is not having...

I've seen various technology columnists and even people in the mainstream press ask why social networks are getting to be so popular with businesses? Here's one answer: it is A LOT EASIER and FASTER to update a business Facebook page than it is to update a web site. Visitors are often going to...

I've lost about 15 pounds since the beginning of the year just by cutting some junk food out of the diet. I love Taco Flavored Doritos™ but the empty carbs just add sludge on the mid-section. Downside: a little bit of muscle mass lost. Can't bench press quite what I could back in December...

Um, yeah. I was going to say something about overestimation and AV products trying to head fake web sites. Lots of people are still using computers that run Windows XP. Many of those users often use Internet Explorer, even older versions of it. They can't even install IE9 on such machines (and...

Even most "code monkeys" don't know how to deal with a direct intrusion into a web site. Typically the hosting service has to get involved. Most sign web sites aren't going to be a worthwhile target of hackers in the first place, unless the sign web site has online store functions that can be...

It sounds to me like the CorelDRAW file had badly imported artwork brought in from things like PDFs created for smallest file size and Illustrator editing capability eliminated. I've grabbed logos out of various PDFs created with InDesign, Illustrator or other applications. PDFs created for...

I could turn out to be wrong, but I think Adobe's strategy of placing severe restrictions on upgrade eligibility (their cloud and 1 version back only for discs) is going to backfire on them pretty bad. Adobe will drag along the users who can most afford to upgrade every single time. I think...

When the cumulative cost of that monthly fee is added up over a 12, 18 or 24 month time span it actually costs more than a perpetual license upgrade -particularly upgrades of suites that don't include every app in the Master Collection. Essentially Adobe is forcing existing customers to buy...

Corel Photo-Paint is better than nothing, but it isn't equivalent to Photoshop. It isn't even Corel's best image editing application (that title belongs to Painter, formerly from Fractal Design). IMHO, Corel is needlessly duplicating efforts by having 3 image editing apps in its arsenal (Paint...

Fundamentally I think the subscribe forever model is flawed because Adobe wouldn't get any punishment in terms of bad sales for releasing a crappy version of an application or suite. Likewise they would get no greater reward from existing customers for issuing an outstanding must-have release...

I don't think any fonts exist in a standard format (TTF, T1, OTF) that feature single, open path lines. A long time ago I used Neon Wizard, which featured some proprietary single stroke "neon" fonts. But it wasn't a very user friendly application and the guys who actually make our neon always...

I'll probably order the physical discs. $525 to upgrade from the Master Collection CS5.5 to CS6 isn't too bad. I prefer having DVDs at the ready in case I need to do something like perform a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate and reinstall applications. It would be a giant pain to download well...

I didn't see Soundbooth listed as a CS6 application. I looked in both the Master Collection upgrade details as well as the app listing for Creative Cloud. I got Soundbooth as part of the CS4 Production Premium suite. Soundbooth was not included in the CS5.5 Master Collection suite; Audition...

Ugh. Another CorelDRAW vs. Adobe Illustrator thread -with many of the same very generalized statements. I see so many of the "there's not a thing program X can do that program Y cannot" claims. And that's pure baloney when one bothers to get down to specific differences between each app...

When sending art elements from Adobe Illustrator to CorelDRAW I typically save it in Illustrator 8 legacy format. I usually have various elements organized on their own layers, which Corel will preserve. One annoying glitch I see when sending .AI artwork to CorelDRAW: compound paths will...

According to this page, Corel is going to make its upgrade policy more restrictive. Basically they're going to adopt a two versions back approach. If you just have CorelDRAW X3 you might not be able to upgrade to version X6 after the 90 day X6 release introductory period expires. This isn't...

Got another e-mail where Corel extended the $300 off discount until April 29. The screwy thing is when you click the "buy now" link it merely brings up the "upgrade" tabbed page for CorelDRAW X6. It doesn't say anything about the $300 discount from the full version plus free shipping if the...

I received the same e-mail. It's an "exclusive e-mail offer" slashing $300 off the $499 full version price. $199 plus free shipping. The offer expires April 14.

Corel is currently offering a $300 discount on Corel X6 (some sort of exclusive offer for people on the Corel e-mailing list). Basically they're offering the full version of Corel X6 at an upgrade price of $199. Plus they're including free shipping as part of the deal. The offer expires...

You know the old saying: "it takes two to tango." That holds true with the behavior of the media. They do the kind of tactless reporting they do because so much of the American public absolutely LOVES the stuff. Basically we get the media we deserve. The vultures aren't going to change their...