tips and tricks

[[ugly_cat]]

Simple Shortcut
H (Hand Tool) — When zoomed in to a portion of your photo, this command brings up the hand tool which allows for quick panning. Also, if the hand tool is active and you hold down the Ctrl key, you can zoom in without changing to the zoom tool. Likewise, if you hold down the Alt key, you can zoom out without changing tools.
Z (Zoom Tool) — This command just brings up the zoom tool, which allows you to zoom in. Like with the hand tool, if you hold down the Alt key, it temporarily switches to the zoom out mode.
Ctrl + 0 (Fit on Screen) — This is a quick-and-dirty command to get the entire photo in front of your eyes. That’s Ctrl + zero, not the letter “O”.
B (Brush Tool) — The brush is an extremely useful tool when working with masks, and I’m constantly using this command along with the hand and zoom tools.
Ctrl + Z (Undo) — Very useful for the little mistakes we all make.
Tab (Hide/Show Palettes) — Hiding the palettes gives you a little more working room, thus decreasing your need to pan and zoom while editing.
Pro Photoshop Shortcut
[ (Decrease Brush Size) — Quickly decrease your brush size to get into those tighter spots.
] (Increase Brush Size) — Quickly increase your brush size for the larger areas.
Shift + [ (Decrease Brush Softness) — Decrease the softness of the brush by 25%.
Shift + ] (Increase Brush Softness) — Increase the softness of the brush by 25%.
1->0(Tool Opacity) — I usually run my brush opacity around 5% or 10%, but some things require a bit more opacity. Just press one of the numbers from 1 to 0 and your tool opacity will change from 10% up to 100%. If you want finer control, press a second number quickly after the first, and you can get any percentage you want. So pressing 4 will get you 40% opacity, while pressing 4 then 3 will give you 43% opacity.
Shift + 1->0 (Tool Flow) — This works exactly like the opacity changer, but you just have to hold the Shift key down while you hit the numbers.
Ctrl + Tab(Next Point on Curves Adjustment) — When using the curves adjustment dialog, you can place multiple points on the curve and adjust them accordingly. Sometimes you want to make very minor shifts in those points by nudging with the keyboard, but clicking on the point to activate it usually moves it to an undesired location. Use this command to switch focus from point to point without moving them around.
Advanced Shortcut
Ctrl + Shift + N (New Layer) — This will bring up the new layer dialog box and place a new layer on top of the active layer.
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N (New Layer No Dialog) — This command skips the dialog box and just places a new layer on top of the active layer.
Ctrl + Shift + C (Copy Merged) — This works basically like the copy command, except you get a merged copy of the composite image sent to the clipboard. This command only works if you’ve made a selection on the image first (use Ctrl+A to select all), otherwise you’ll get a copy of nothing. This is useful if you want to duplicate what you see on the screen into another image file or even another layer.
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E(Stamp Visible) — This is actually one of my favorite commands. First, I’ll create a new empty layer on top of the stack. Then I’ll select that new layer and use this command. It does basically the same thing as the copy merged command, except it places the copy right into the new layer. I use this for creating layer blends, sharpening, and any other type of editing that can’t be done non-destructively.
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + K(Show Keyboard Commands) — If you forget any of these commands, or if you want to check on other commands, use this to bring up the help dialog on keyboard shortcuts.
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Originally Posted by Ka-canor

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Originally Posted by erikko

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Originally Posted by x3mario

Hmmmm. I think I have to choose one. Thanks ugly_cat.

thanks to comment

[gingercaily]

Originally Posted by [ugly_cat]

please write down..your tips and tricks.

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Google image search tips (9)
1. when u want to know,a person is a man/woman and the name doesn't help,do a search for the name.
2. If you don't know the meaning word,the pictures may help you.
3. search for Flickr.Google uses information from other sites that link to Flickr photos,May find Google search better.
4. Find what's interesting about a site, by looking at the pictures included. e.g:wire
5. Find a new wallpaper for your desktop by restricting your search to large images.You can automate this using an application.
6. Find random personal pictures,using standard file names from digital cameras.
7. Type the name of a painter and you can take an art class.
8. Install Greasemonkey scripts,you can view the original version of the image directly by clicking on the thumbnail.
9.know grab?search results, GoogleGrab is a tool that downloads 3Dimages from Google.

I just post my images in my webhost, let it sit and after a couple of months, my images has been indexed in Google images, and best of all, it ranked higher than the other images.

[potchie]

great idea.. thanks....

[[ugly_cat]]

collection of top 10 twitter tools for wordpress
twitter Badge - Official javascript codes that display badges showing what you are posting on Twitter.
the Twitter Updater - a wordpress plugin that automatically sends a Twitter status update to your Twitter account when you create, publish, or edit your WordPress post. You can specify the text for the updates, and also have the option to turn the auto update on/off for the different post actions in the admin panel.
twitThis - is an easy way for people to send Twitter messages about your blog post or website. When visitors to your website click on the TwitThis button or link, it takes the URL of the webpage and creates a shorter URL using tinyURL. Then visitors can send this shortened URL and a description of the web page to all of their friends on Twitter.
twitter Tools - This wordpress plugin creates an integration between your WordPress blog and your Twitter account. Pull your tweets into your blog and create new tweets on blog posts and from within WordPress.
twitter Wordpress Sidebar Widget - Customise the number of updates shown in your sidebar, individual links to each status update on Twitter, style your Twitterings using CSS, choose whether to display your Twitter name before each post and customise text between the post text and the relative time.
twitter Feed - Posts your blog updates to your twitter account. Login to twitterfeed using your OpenID, provide the URL for your blog RSS feed, and how often to post to Twitter.
twitt-Twoo - is a simple little plugin that will allow you to update your Twitter status right from your blog’s sidebar. It is AJAX powered and allows for quick and easy status updates.
simpleTwitter - is a plug-in for WordPress which enables WordPress blog owners to easily add Twitter messages to their templates.
twitter Sharts - ‘Shart’ your twitter status anywhere within your wordpress blog posts or pages.
rSS to Twitter - is a PHP script to feed RSS to Twitter.
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I just post my images in my webhost, let it sit and after a couple of months, my images has been indexed in Google images, and best of all, it ranked higher than the other images.

great idea.. thanks....

yah..that's cool..thanks a lot gingercaily for replying.

[[ugly_cat]]

Gmail Manager - manage multiple Gmail accounts, receive new mail notifications,view unread messages right from browser statusbar.[more...]
GmailThis - excellent browser bookmarklet that lets you quickly forward highlighted text on any webpage via Gmail.
Better Gmail - integrates features of 10 Greasemonkey scripts into one firefox addon. These include: Google Reader integration, Mac-like skin, GCal integration, Fixed font and more.
GmailSkinz - powerful firefox addon with lots of cool features: change Inbox color , Add Google IG modules, insert images from Picasa albums, insert smileys, make navigation menu horizontal, hide unnecessary page elements, and more. (Note: some users reported having problems with this addon).
CustomizeGoogle - removes ads, switches you from http to https, hides the spam counter, quick contacts box, invite box and forces fixed font
Gspace - multi-platform firefox addon that turns your Gmail account into powerful online storage tool.
Gmail Search - search your Gmail account directly from the firefox search bar.
GcalQuickTab - toggle between Gmail and Google Calendar with keyboard shortcuts.
GTDInbox - turns your account into flexible and feature-loaded ToDo-management service (GTD = Getting Things Done)
DragDropUpload - this handy extension lets you quickly attach one or more files to your emails by dragging them over the “Attach a file” link.
Gmail Toolbar - official Google toolbar featuring one-click Gmail messages search.
FireGPG - integrates contextual menu with some useful functions: encrypt, decrypt, sign, etc. Read more on how to use it here.
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Gmail Super Clean - clean and distraction-free Gmail. Looks great, check it out here
Gmail Spam-count Hide - hides spam count link.
Google Reader Folders - adds a little box that lists the folders on Google Reader along with the number of unread items in each one.
Google Reader Integration - complete integration of GReader into Gmail. Excellent!.
Google Calendar Integration - integrates GCal agenda into Gmail.
Conversation Preview - lets you quickly preview message contents right from the main inbox window.
Saved Searches - create ’saved searches’ (aka smart folders) and display them in the separate box in the navigation menu. Clicking on a search executes the saved query (view).
Folders4Gmail - allows you to create nested labels (i.e. labels and sub-labels) [more...].
Gmail Date Search - adds a ‘Search by Date’ button to Gmail’s search form.
Label Colors - color menu labels to make them stand out better (view).
GMail Attachment Icons - adds attachment icons to emails, letting you see what kind of attachment an email has (HTML ,JPG, PDF….). Note: ‘Attachment icons’ isn’t a standard Greasemonkey script, it’s an addon for a similar Firefox extension known as Stylish. However it should work with Geasemonkey as well.
GmailTo - forces all ‘mailto’ links to open in GMail.
Fixed Font Toggle - adds a font toggle button so that messages can be viewed in a fixed-width font. [more...]
Gmail Macros - adds extra keyboard shortcuts to Gmail (i.e. “t” for move to trash, “r” for mark as read, “p” for mark as read and add to archive…etc). [more…]
Gmail Encrypt - encrypts your messages to prevent unwanted people from reading it. Just in case someone intercepts it while it’s on the way.
SSLGoogle - forces Gmail, Google Docs and GCale pages and their intra-links to open via secure connection (HTTPS).
Signature Float - moves your email signature to the top of the message rather than the bottom.
Attachment reminder - reminds you to attach a file to your Gmail, based on whether you have the word attach in the body.

[[ugly_cat]]

Programs and Web Applications
GmailDrive (Win) - adds a new virtual drive (’Gmail Drive’) to ‘My Computer‘ folder. Drag’n drop files on top it to store them in your Gmail account.
gDisk (Mac) - Mac alternative for the above mentioned GmailDrive.
Gmail ToDo - handy desktop application that allows you to quickly add and save todo’s in a ‘ToDo’ label in your Gmail account.
FlipMail - free service for forwarding some/all of your emails to your mobile (US Only).
Gmail Loader - cross-platform (Win, Mac, Linux) tool to help you load all your old message archives from other email accounts into Gmail. [more...]
Icon Generator - minimize spam exposure by getting an image for your email address and safely publish it wherever needed.
Icon Generator - Liquism Gmail Signatures
Icon Generator - Sign.ws= Create free signatures for Gmail emails![/url]
Blogsigs - lets you auto-include the title of your latest blog post in your email signature. Works with Gmail.
GMail Mobile - access Gmail from your mobile.
Google Talk - Google’s IM service which is fully integrable with GMail.
You’ve Got Gmail - Gmail plugin for Trillian (IM client)
Unbl0ck - web-based proxy for accessing Gmail from places where it’s blocked (work, school,…)
iPhoto2Gmail (Mac) - allows you to instantly email images from within iPhoto. Send either original or optimized (resized) image versions.
MailPlane - “…A full fledged mail client for Google Mail and Mac OS X “. Mail client combining best of Gmail with Mac’s simplicity anduser interface. It’s still in beta though, but you can request invite from here.
GmailFS - mountable Linux filesystem which uses Gmail as its storage medium

Notifiers
- for Windows: GMail Notifier (official), GTray, Notifier2
- for Mac: GMail Notifier (official),

GCount, Gmail+Growl 2.0
- for Linux: KCheckGmail
- for Firefox: E-Mail Notifier Toolbar, Gmail Notifier

How To" Guide
HowTo: Build advanced Gmail filters and persistent searches.
HowTo: Import your archived emails into Gmail.
HowTo: Access Gmail account of someone who dies.
HowTo: Force Gmail notifier to use SSL (instead of HTTP).
HowTo: Import contacts from Hotmail to Gmail.
HowTo: Redownload Gmail messages into outlook.
HowTo: Backup your Gmail messages using Google Groups.
HowTo: Create Google Calendar events from Gmai.
HowTo: Set Gmail as default mail client in Ubuntu (without any additional software).
HowTo: Sync. Google Calendar and Gmail contacts to your desktop.
HowTo: Use rich HTML email signatures straight from Gmail (req. Better Gmail extension).
HowTo: Manage all your email account with Gmail. (Excellent guide for folks with several emails.)
HowTo: Back up Gmail with Fetchmail (Windows).
HowTo: Configure and access Gmail on Mozilla Thunderbird.
HowTo: Use Gmail over IMAP and tag your mail, too.
HowTo: Sync. Micr. Outlook, GCal, Gmail, iPod, and mobile phone.
HowTo: Encrypt and sign Gmail messages using FireGPG extension (see above).
HowTo: Work with Gmail Attachments like a PRO.
HowTo: Attach and send blocked file types, i.e. ‘*.exe’.
HowTo: Find that ’someone’ who gives away your email address to spammers.
HowTo: Gmail on Home Linux Box using Postfix and Fetchmail.

Shortcuts
- labnol blog Secret keyboard shortcut for deleting messages
- google system blog Shortcuts for Special Gmail Labels
- comp.nus.edu.sg Gmail Shortcut List: handy, printable list of keyboard shortcuts for the Gmail

Tips
- mattcutts Three solid Gmail productivity tips
- bnura blog What to do if your Gmail is nearly full
- g04 Jim’sTips huge collection of basic gmail tips
- gmail users all tips of gmail by Gmail users

[matoom]

Thanks for your post dude, it's all interesting.

[Hugh82]

Just checked out the list.

I noticed that you mentioned Terapad. I use that platform and I'm glad it is listed although it is really more of a website builder than a blogging platform. It does have a blog on it...but I mainly use the shop to sell bike stuff.

Hugh

[Ka-canor]

[uglycat] thanks for sharing your tips.

[x3mario]

Great collection ugly_cat...Keep up the good work..