Adobe cofounders Dr. John E. Warnock (left) and Dr. Charles M. Geschke (right).

To celebrate their 25th “Silver” anniversary, Adobe has launched a mini-web site that looks back over the last 25 years. The site includes an Interactive timeline and a 25th Anniversary Newsletter.

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In digital photography, 2007 was a strong year for higher-end digital SLRs.

Source: CNET
Written by Stephen Shankland

Already, single-lens reflex cameras were disproportionately popular as photographers moved to models that responded quickly and worked better in dim conditions. The bulk and expense were worth it.

File this under “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you SHOULD!”

No, this isn’t the latest gossip about who’s leading the Iowa Caucuses, this is a story about some people who have enough time on their hands to do some pretty scary Photoshop work. The picture above is one of many “Mouth Eyes Pictures” from the Freaking News web site.

John Nack, Senior Photoshop Product Manager (and all around fun guy) took time over the holidaze to post a rebuttal of some of the web stories claiming Photoshop CS3 and other CS3 apps are “phoning home” over the Internet when launched. See his story Adobe ate me baby!!.

During December, 2007, KelbyTraining.com launched a new subscription based online training that includes a lot of the top Photoshop/Lightroom instructors all in one online experience.

Move allegedly designed to reduce risk of fires on aircraft

Source: ComputerWorld
Written by James Niccolai

New rules will go into effect on Jan. 1 that prohibit air passengers in the U.S. from carrying spare lithium batteries in their checked baggage.

The new rules, announced Friday by the U.S. Department of Transportation, are designed to reduce the risk of fires in aircraft. Lithium batteries have been identified as a possible cause of several aircraft fires.