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I got an email from Adobe today and man it seems that Adobe is the most updated software out there.  It seems like everyday I have to update something on my Adobe Acrobat/CS or every other program that they come out with.  I think the world has seen enough for at least a while anyways.  Why don’t they work on fixing the current software until there aren’t any new updates required then push out a new version?

I had to look this up just to be sure because I could have swore that I just got CS5 last year but no, it seems that CS5 actually came out in 2010 and then Adobe came out with an updated Extended Version that came out in 2011.  So, let me see, if we wait until 2013 or so, they might have worked out the bugs and released it with their Extended Version of CS6. 

Trust me when I say that this company is just out to get people’s money but then again, who isn’t.

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Semper Fidelis,

Manuel Perez

If you are a Google Apps User then you were probably upset that you didn’t have the ability to create and link your Google Account with Google+.

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I have been thinking of changing the way I do things with the photos on the site and I wanted to get some feedback from you all.  I am wanting to make things smoother and easier to see on the website with the photos I post on the blog.  I have a bunch of different Presets in Adobe Lightroom that I use but which one do you like the most?  I wanted them all to start looking more uniform but I wanted to get your valued opinion.  Please let me know what you think.

Thanks for reading!

Semper Fidelis,

Manuel Perez

Over the years I have been searching for the best way to read my favorite Books/Magazines. 

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I recently installed Windows 7 on my computer and I love the cool new features.  One feature that I find interesting is the Facial Recognition Software In Windows Live Photo Gallery.  It is pretty scary once you start to tag people in photos.  Once it starts to recognize photos it hits some faces dead on. 

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I have been looking everywhere on the net trying to find a way to lock certain apps and or folders in the iPhone so that when I lend my phone to someone, they don’t have access to all my personal info. 

I keep finding all these websites that have ways to lock the folders but it requires that you Jailbreak your iPhone.  I am not ready for that just yet but plan to see how much longer I can deal with this issue. 

You would think that someone would have had this problem before and has come up with a solution already. 

If you know any app or anyone with the knowledge to come up with an app that can do this please let me know.  I am sure along with myself and all the other iPhone users that don’t like passing their personal information around, we would appreciate it.

If you have already Jailbroke your iPhone then you can just visit this website and install Locktopus on in and it will give you what you want.

That is all for today!

Thanks for reading!

Semper Fidelis,

Manuel Perez

I came across this article today and thought it was interesting.  I created my first PowerPoint Presentation using Online Apps and embedded it into this post.

That’s all I have for this week!  I know I covered a lot of military photos this week and plan on sharing something different with you all next week.  If you have any ideas on what you would like me to cover please feel free to send me your comments.  I also updated my Bio on the About Page, so if you are interested in reading more about me check it out!

Thanks for reading!

Semper Fidelis,

Manuel Perez

This was probably my first attempt at creating multiple shots of the same person in the same shot.  I did this with Adobe Photoshop after I had just finished taking some photos of Joseph Marquez.  Remember, I have not taken any Adobe Photoshop training at all along with no Photography training!  All learn as I go! 

This photo was taken back in 2007 with my Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT.

Thanks for reading everyone and I hope you have a great weekend.  Don’t forget, next week I will be showing off some of my photos from Mexico to help celebrate the Mexican Independence Day.  (Although its late, but oh well, better late than never!)

Thanks for reading!

Semper Fidelis,

Manuel Perez

I came across an article today when I was getting caught up on some RSS feeds and one that got my attention was from the Digital Photography School.  It mentions the fact that today, photographers cant just be photographers.  They have to master so many different areas in order to stay in the game and keep up with the rest of the competition.  I, myself try to keep up with things and it seems to overwhelm me with my full-time job and my part-time life. 

I thought this article was a great read and I recommend you all read it as well.

Here is the link to the article.

Thanks for reading!

Semper Fidelis,

Manuel Perez

Adobe released Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 recently and I must say I was looking forward to some of the improvements in the new version.  Some of the new features are:

• Superior noise reduction
• Accelerated performance
• Lens correction
• Support for DSLR video files
• Flickr integration
• Image watermarking
• Easy-to-share slide show videos with music
• Easy image importing
• Tethered shooting
• Perspective correction
• Film grain simulation
• More flexible print packages

To see an introduction video on how to use Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 you can watch it on Adobe TV.

Thanks for reading!

Sincerely,

Manuel Perez