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Tech Tip for the Web Designer

Published on June 10, 2011 By Jeremy

For those of you that are new to web design or would like to get started in the field, or if you are like me and just too lazy to code your CSS, I have a great tool for you! I recently stumbled on this web app CSS3 Generator which allows you to style a [...]

Photoshop Express – Photoshop for the iPhone/iPad!

Published on April 4, 2011 By Jeremy

Yes, Adobe has made a version of Photoshop for iPhones and iPads, and the best part? IT’S FREE! Here is a link to a video that demos this new app: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hui0p_qI-Q
This is a great application for photographers looking to edit their photos on the go or for casual user who would like to edit or [...]

Quick Tip from Jerome – Dropbox

Published on October 14, 2010 By Jeremy

If you have a Flash or InDesign project that you are putting time into both at work and at home or just have files that you access and edit frequently from multiple machines, then Dropbox is a tool that you should look into. Dropbox is available for essentially all platforms, mobile, Mac, Windows, and even [...]

The End is Near, Part II

Published on September 24, 2010 By debbie

Time is quickly running out for Ascend Training’s regularly scheduled CS4 classes. Our last CS4 hands-on training will be:
Dreamweaver CS4 Level 1, Chicago, Aug 30 – Sep 1, Deerfield, Oct 11 – 13
Ascend Training is happy to put CS4 classes on our regular schedule for groups of 3 or more people. We will also be [...]

Fall Into Savings: InDesign Promotion

Published on September 24, 2010 By debbie

We have a promotion on all of our hands-on InDesign classes. You must register by October 15th, but you may take the class at any time. Please contact us if you would like a custom discount code to register.
Our Adobe Authorized In-Depth classes always include a free 8 month retake policy that [...]

Getting a New Computer Without That Hefty Price Tag

Published on August 20, 2010 By Jeremy

As much as I love the applications included in the Adobe Creative Suite I sometimes wonder if my computer is going to make it through my next Flash project or if it will even be able to open the flier I am editing with InDesign. So, seeing as the computers I own are getting on [...]

Photography through Astronomy

Published on July 26, 2010 By Jeremy

As I was browsing the internet the other day, I stumbled across an article that may interest those of you who enjoy photography. It details a trick where you can use the rotation of the earth to create neat, long exposure photos. First, you need to know how to go about finding the North [...]

Adobe Flash Catalyst

Published on June 11, 2010 By debbie

What a great idea from Adobe! As a person with a strong print background, who only dabbled with rich content and animation in college, this is a GREAT and intuitive tool! I like to refer to Flash Catalyst as “Friendly Flash“. The good folks at Adobe have made convenient pull downs, drag and drop procedures, [...]

The battle behind the screens – Flash vs. Silverlight

Published on January 25, 2010 By Blog

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 you go [...]

What do you get for the phone who has everything?

Published on January 5, 2010 By Blog

What to do next with the coolest phone Ever?
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 [...]