A quick warning to any of you Parallels Desktop users out there. If you have an account with parallels, you may want to use a different password to your normal every-dayer because Parallels are more than happy to send you a plain text reminder on demand.
Here is the process which lead to my plain text [...]
Parallels Desktop Send Plain Text Passwords!
November 25th, 2009 | by Dave | No Comments
11 Reasons To Get An iPhone
May 29th, 2009 | by Dave | 7 Comments
Here are my top 11 reasons for buying an iPhone. We’re big iPhone fans here at Storm – hopefully the list below will show you why!
One of my favourite iPhone features is the iPod functionality. Essentially your phone comes with an iPod touch, with all the features and performance you can expect from the Touch…
Airbrush, Touch Up & Heal Face / Photo in Photoshop
May 22nd, 2009 | by Dave | 1 CommentThis Airbrush and Touch-Up tutorial covers one of my favorite Photoshop tools; the Heal tool. We are about to demonstrate the power of the healing brush using a photo of an old cracked statue, but you can gain the same effect on a human face, covering spots, blemishes, lines and wrinkles.
Often under used, it [...]
Tagged in: Airbrush CS4 Design Tutorials Photoshop
Light tracing and glow photography technique
May 16th, 2009 | by Dave | 1 Comment This tutorial shows you how to create amazing photography lighting effects using a maglite torch and your camera.
I’m about to show you one of the simplest – but most fun techniques for creating amazing photographic effect.
There isn’t even any need for computer editing!
Tagged in: Design Tutorials Photography
13 Reasons To Buy A Mac
May 13th, 2009 | by Dave | 5 CommentsHere are the definitive top 13 reasons to buy an Apple Mac. We can admit to being Mac fans here at Storm – and we often get asked why we’re so Mac crazy; hopefully the list below will fill you in.
#1 – Virus-free & secure
Whether you’re a business or home user, you’ll be well [...]
How to make an iPhone application icon in Photoshop
May 10th, 2009 | by Dave | 3 CommentsAnother tutorial request, this time for an iPhone style icon!
This simple tutorial covers the basics of using Photoshop CS4 to create lighting effects to give your graphics depth and shine.
We’ll also show you how to use your new iPhone icon in your iPhone application project.
Tagged in: CS4 Design Tutorials Photosop
Planet Exploding – Fireball in Photoshop CS4
May 7th, 2009 | by Dave | No CommentsThis tutorial was requested by blog reader Matt – who wanted to create the effect of an exploding planet which didn’t look like a cartoon. We’ll show you how to go from a photo of some cracked ground, to a planetary fireball.
This tutorial will make use of Photoshop CS4’s clever polar coordinates tool, combined with [...]
Tagged in: CS4 Design Tutorials Photoshop
Download Firefox – World Record Day
June 17th, 2008 | by Dave | 4 CommentsWe’d like to show our support for the team over at Mozilla, who today, are trying to break a world record with the number of downloads of their latest offering, Firefox 3.0.
If you are already a Firefox user, please go and update yourself
If you have never tried Firefox *shock* please give it a [...]
Photo Touchup in Photoshop CS3
May 13th, 2008 | by Dave | 3 CommentsThis tutorial will take us back to basics using some of the simplest yet most effective Photoshop CS3 tools available to us. The Burn, Dodge and Sponge tools.
Using these tools, we will turn an otherwise dull image into something far more beautiful.
Although they are examples of ‘destructive’ Photoshoping, when dealing with small areas of images, [...]
Tagged in: CS3 Design Tutorials Photoshop
Vodafone Wireless 3G USB Card
March 9th, 2008 | by Dave | 1 CommentThis weekend I have the pleasure of travelling down to Cornwall on the train, a journey that takes around 3 and a half hours each way. And while I’m here I decided I would try out the new Vodafone USB 3G modem to ‘get on-line’ while i travel.
The device I am testing is the E220 [...]
