Create a simple animation using Photoshop in GIF file format

October 30, 2008 · Filed Under Photoshop · Comment 

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Animation is really a fun thing to do. This article explains how to create a simple 2D animation using Photoshop. Generally Photoshop is considered the best image manipulation software. An often overlooked feature is the ability to create animated GIF files. This tutorial doesn’t demand any previous knowledge of photoshop. For this example, let’s work on our prehistoric friends – the Flintstones, in a scenario that’s quite popular since their times- Wilma bashing Fred with a club! The final completed version looks like below:

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Find out if a contact in yahoo messenger is “pretending” to be offline

October 28, 2008 · Filed Under Freeware, Tips, Tweaks, Windows · Comment 

Yahoo messenger allows one to set their online status, and appear offline to everyone (be invisible) or to a selected few contacts.If a person decides to keep his status invisible, his id will appear offline in others contacts lists. 

To know if a contact is really offline or just hiding , one can use various softwares that can be installed or those which are available as online tools. I prefer the second kind.These online tools work on a vulnerability in the Yahoo! messenger protocol, and hence could stop working either temporarily or pemenantly if yahoo “patches up” it’s server. But that shouldn’t deter you from exploring a handful of these that work just perfect. At the time of writing this article, the following online tools are working as they should!

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Get your free Formula One 2008 season Ferrari stickers

October 7, 2008 · Filed Under Tips · 1 Comment 

I am not exactly a car freak,but i do like them.In the 2008 season,the  coming up race is the Japanese grandprix on 12th october .Ferrari and shell have decided to giveaway a set of stickers in celebration of the 2008 Formula One season. I applied for a set of stickers and i got them in about 2 or 3 weeks.These stickers are great for a collection!
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Comp Daily gets a new forum!

October 6, 2008 · Filed Under Site News · 2 Comments 

You would have probably noticed a new forum tab in the main navigation bar. I had been spending some time to integrate a forum to the main site.Now its finally here! Please feel free to explore it and start posting some stuff.You can also ask for help related to computers in the forum and i will reply to all your queries ASAP! Also you can share what you know with others in the forum or have a friendly chat.Always remember knowledge is the only thing that grows with sharing :) . Wishing you a happy experience in Comp Daily forums!

Record audio directly from the sound card play back output

October 5, 2008 · Filed Under Freeware, Tips, Tweaks, Windows · Comment 

At times we would want to record internet streaming music and other content without losing quality.The services which allow us to listen to music online generally dont allow us to download the music, they only allow us to listen.Some services charge to download the music but listening online is free. If we want to record we should do it directly from the sound card when it is playing.

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