Graphic designers nowadays require not only creative abilities, but also some understanding of other graphic design-related areas such as computer graphic design.

During the 80's, the advent of desktop publishing and of design software such as Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia Fireworks, put the power and versatility of the computer at graphic designers' fingertips. Designers for the first time were easily able to manipulate images and create 3D images using the computer. Computers are now considered to be an indispensable tool in the graphic design industry, though some traditional graphic designers may still prefer to use manual and traditional tools for their creative endeavors.

Video (6min 48sec) Take a look at some of the reasons why Macs are better than PCs. Some of the reasons are no crapware or viruses, better software that comes with the Mac, and a great developer community.

First is, most PCs come with crapware. This is software that's preloaded on the machine that, basically, you have to pay for if you want to use it. Just a whole bunch of stuff that's covering the desktop, some of it already installed and running. If you want to get a clean system, you've got to find out how to uninstall these which sometimes is pretty close to impossible.ou get iLife when you buy a new Mac.

Second reason is that PCs are very susceptible to viruses. There's no doubt that PCs than Macs. As a matter of fact, PCs get viruses, Macs don't. So this is a big problem...

Geohot, the iPhone jailbreaking expert who has released popular jailbreaking and unlocking tools like blackra1n, blacksn0w  brings good news for users who have been waiting to jailbreak their iPhone on iPhone OS 3.1.3.

He has announced an untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 2G, iPod Touch 3G; that might also work on the iPad.

Geohot has made the following announcement on his website:

The jailbreak is all software based, and is as simple to use as blackra1n. It is completely untethered, works on all current tethered models(ipt2, 3gs, ipt3), and will probably work on iPad too.

What to do when your Apple Mac slows down. If you are experiencing a slowdown, there are several things you can check before having a pro take a look.

Learn how to use Activity Monitor, Disk Utility and the System Preferences to look for obvious problems. There are also some other tips for clearing up trouble.

First check some basics, like hard drive space. See how much space you have free on the main hard drive.

If you've got less than 10% free, then consider getting rids of some files - archiving them off, or maybe using an external drive to store things.

Like a brush is to a painter an essential skill in the field of graphic design is Photoshop. The software offers increased productivity as well as flexibility. The features include aspects like file browser, vanishing point tool, smart sharpen filter, noise reduction filter, smart objects, as well as camera workflow enhancements. Photoshop offers professional photo editing features, digital imaging, as well as non destructive editing.

There are so many hidden features and insights to software, that it is often impossible to know them all.

Learn how to walk away from your Mac without worrying about others easily getting access to your data or messing up your settings.

By setting your Mac to log you out, or require a password when you have left it, you can walk away from a Mac in a semi-public area like your work space or home office

There's an easy way to prevent people from using you Mac after you've left it, or to allow people to use your Mac but not let people mess with your stuff.

So, The first thing you want to do is go to your system preferences accounts. And you want to turn off 'automatic login'.

Uninformed researchers of computer (computador) history would probably note the first computer in the mid 1930`s. In reality, this history dates nearly 2000 years ago with the invention of the abacus where the user programmed beads using formulated constructs.

Although many historians caution against the use of the word computer (computador) except to define 20th century computers, a broader understanding illuminates an instrument designed by a Frenchman and which functioned as a calculator and was designed for a tax collector in the 1600`s. Improvements to this calculator continued through the 19th century.

Java is an object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s. Java applications are designed to be compiled to by tecode, which is interpreted at runtime, unlike conventional programming languages, which either compile source code to native code or interpret source code.

The language itself borrows much syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities. JavaScript, a scripting language, shares a similar name and has similar syntax, but is not related to It is possible that some items may not make it into the release for one reason or another. Also, any API additions or other enhancements to the Java SE platform specification are subject to review and approval by the JSR 270 Expert Group. However, beyond these caveats, this list should contain the features that we are currently hoping to deliver in Java SE 6.