WhatTheFont is one of my favorite ways of identifying fonts. It's not perfect because the font has to be in its database for it to recognize it. And even if the font is in the WhatTheFont database, it might not recognize it if your supplied sample isn't up to snuff... Read more...

Are you a budding graphic designer or a hobbyiest looking for an inexpensive desktop publishing package for the Mac? iStudio Publisher is a page layout application for Mac OSX that will run you about $50US. Macworld.com reviewer Jay Nelson places it between Pages and high-end programs such as QuarkXPress or InDesign in terms of usefulness for desktop publishing. Download a free trial version to find out if it will suit your needs.

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Christmas Tree
© J. Bear

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After the replacement pen on my Wacom tablet broke I had gone back to using a mouse, although I was eyeballing graphics tablets every time I went to the store. But then my husband came home one day with a pair of tablets he'd picked up at a local discount store. Turns out that what I thought was at first some cheap off-brand is actually better known than I knew. Read more...