Learning is giving me a headache!....

There's nothing like having to learn something over again that you almost had mastered.  You know that feeling you get when you feel like a big dummy?  Your head starts throbbing from all the new?  Well, that's the feeling I have tonight as I sit here looking at my computer screen.  I just started working with Adobe Photoshop 9.0, and WOW... quite a few things have definitely changed including the location of things!  You see, I previously had a 2.0 version...yes...that was 7 versions ago, and would probably still be using it, if I could get into my computer that crashed this summer! 



New is good though, because there appears to be soooo many cool new features, but the problem I'm finding is there is no users manual readily available. When learning something like this, I need a hands on manual to look through, mark up and make notes. I guess I'm about to learn two new things - the newer version and how to study a different way.    

The first cool thing I did notice was that the auto enhance feature is a lot smarter than the 2.0 version.  With just two clicks of the mouse I went from this boring blurred photo:

to this bright and sharper version.........



Maybe I'll get the chance to entertain  with other great features as I learn how to do some new cool things with photos.  Next to my Nikon camera, Adobe is the next best thing when it comes to photography!  

What have you learned new lately?

Unveiling with new technology,

But I Wasn't Ready Yet...

Ooops, my bad...I thought someone said computers lasted forever!!

 Have you ever had that sick feeling deep down inside the pit of your belly when you think you've lost something very important?  Well, that's exactly the feeling I DID NOT want to have, when I recently noticed my PC having problems breathing. Photos were taking forever to load, programs were dragging and surfing the net was a chore! For some reason, I've never invested in an external hard drive and believe it or not, I think I've only backed up my computer once in the ten years I've had it...I'll consider myself lucky...ONCE!  

Scenario....last Friday I started praying, Saturday, I started removing old programs not being used....Monday, I purchased my first 500 GB external hard drive and backed up everything.  The thought of losing all of my photos, and business files made me a little queasy for a few days.Tuesday, It did a test drive crash and rebooted on it's own,  Wednesday, it crashed and I breathed a sigh of relief...I had lost an old friend who was headed for hardware heaven.

What's a girl to do?....Well, shop of course!!  After three days of searching the net, talking with my techie friends and driving around town, I'm happy to report that I was back up and running by the weekend! Today..I'm smiling. I should have done this 5 years ago!! I won't tell you what I got, but it's a "hog" and I can't wait for it to get here!..what's that you say? Oh yeah, I got a lap top on clearance too!! 

So..lesson for today..if you don't have an external drive...GET ONE, and back up your computer often!  Don't take the chance that I did, especially if you have a business. 

Unveling with new technology...
Dee