Adobe CS4

The End is Near for CS4 Classes

Posted by debbie on August 3, 2010 at 3:41 pm

Sadly, it is time for Ascend to say goodbye to CS4 classes on our regular schedule. It’s time to make room for our exciting new CS5 classes! As a final homage to CS4, we are offering $100 off of every CS4 class. For your convenience, here is a list of classes and dates. Please contact [...]

The Ascend Experience

Posted by debbie on July 9, 2010 at 4:45 pm

Ever wonder what the Ascend Training experience is like? Or what the classroom environment like? Check out our newest YouTube postings! You’ll hear from our owner and instructors about Ascend’s goals and initiatives, plus you can see testimonials from our former students.

Package Adobe Illustrator Files

Posted by Jori Curry on May 17, 2010 at 6:37 pm

Scoop is a great Illustrator CS3/CS4 plug-in that allows you to “package” all your Illustrator links.

Adobe On The Go (be)

Posted by Blog on February 4, 2010 at 7:46 pm

Now you can take Adobe Photoshop with you wherever you go! If you have an iPhone, and Android device, or even a mobile device with Windows Mobile, you can can edit, crop, and color-correct all your images just like you can at home…but you probably already knew this–what’s important is that, now that the iPad [...]

The battle behind the screens – Flash vs. Silverlight

Posted by Blog on January 25, 2010 at 3:54 pm

It’s definitely a war–it’s just that it’s a Cold War. Since Microsoft released Silverlight, (and by the way, watch what happens when you surf over there) their answer to Adobe Flash, in 2007, there’s been a (sort of) silent war going on behind the two software giants about who gets to play your movies. When [...]

What do you get for the phone who has everything?

Posted by Blog on January 5, 2010 at 9:47 pm

So ok–it’s going to be a while until we get Flash for the iPhone, but I think we can all agree that it’s still pretty cool. The question is: now that you can do almost everything on the iPhone, like getting GPS Driving directions, reading e-books with the Kindle App, checking your email, stock quotes, [...]

Cloud Computing then and now; a look at how far we’ve come

Posted by Blog on December 11, 2009 at 10:23 pm

About a year ago (specifically last February), “Cloud Computing” was a fairly new techno-buzzword. In fact, when Jori blogged about it then, we got a fair few comments asking what it was. At the time, the “cloud” was a nebulous thing true to its name; when something went into the electronic “cloud,” just where was [...]

Adobe Online Training Classes

Posted by admin on May 7, 2009 at 4:29 pm

- by Jori Curry… In addition to our hands-on classes, Ascend is now offering Adobe training online by Adobe Authorized instructors. Ascend is dedicated to providing companies a convenient, cost-effective training solution, and the Adobe Online division of Ascend Training offers an affordable and results-driven online solution. Using Adobe Acrobat Connect, students interact with the instructor [...]

Facebook and Adobe Partner with Flash

Posted by admin on May 6, 2009 at 4:12 pm

Adobe and Facebook partner to enable easier Flash integration.

The 5 Top Reasons to Upgrade to Acrobat 9

Posted by Gretchen on March 12, 2009 at 5:08 pm

Have you upgraded to Acrobat 9 yet? Here are the five top reasons to upgrade:    Improved Interface and faster performance Close integration of Flash for better electronic/interactive documents Simplified Forms interface and tools Easy built-in on-line collaboration with co-workers and customers Improved security and redactment features Acrobat 9 is one of the most impressive upgrades [...]