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dekePod Episode 003: Don't Fear the Lab Mode
Color models like RGB and CMYK are frightening enough on their own. But the fact that there's one called CIEL*a*b* D50 (or just Lab), and Photoshop actually encourages you to use it, is terrifying. But Deke says not to worry. RGB and CMYK are for machines. The Lab mode is for you.

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Dr. Horrible and the Future of Entertainment
Last night, Joss Whedon of Firefly and Buffy the Vampire fame began releasing Dr. Horrible. Independently produced on a budget in the low 6 figures, with a recognizable cast that includes Neil "Doogie" Patrick Harris and Firefly's Nathan Fillion, this show has the feel of a tipping point. Certainly, they've done so much right here, in terms of Internet entertainment,...

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iPod touch Backward Lesson from Windows Mobile: The Value of a Phone-less Device
For me newly upgraded iPod touch shows that a phone-less but connectable PDA has an important place in the mobile ecosystem. It delivers on what the old Windows Mobile Pocket PCs promised and brings us full circle to the original PDA - The Apple Newton. But, the thing that makes it work is the Apple App Store. That is the real killer App.

Hayward Marsh in Black and White
Briefly noted: This is a black and white version of my photo of the Hayward Marsh. I prepared the black and white version for an environmental magazine doing a story on marshes created using reclaimed waste water (as is the case with the Hayward Marsh, south of Oakland, California). Hayward Marsh, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Some...

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