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        1. 2001
          1. No. 1 - January 3
          2. No. 2 - January 9
          3. No. 3 - January 16
          4. No. 4 - January 22
          5. No. 5 - January 30
          6. No. 6 - February 6
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          18. No. 18 - May 1
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        2. 2002
          1. No. 1 - January 2
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          5. No. 5 - January 29
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        3. 2003
          1. No. 1 - January 7
          2. No. 2 - January 14
          3. No. 3 - January 21
          4. No. 4 - January 27
          5. No. 5 - February 4
          6. No. 6 - February 11
          7. No. 7 - February 18
          8. No. 8 - February 25
          9. No. 9 - March 4
          10. No. 10 - March 11
          11. No. 11 - March 18
          12. No. 12 - March 25
          13. No. 13 - April 1
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          20. No. 21 - May 27
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          25. No. 26 - July 1
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          30. No. 31 - August 5
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          34. No. 35 - September 2
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          50. No. 52 - December 30
        4. 2004
          1. No. 1 - January 6
          2. No. 2 - January 13
          3. No. 3 - January 20
          4. No. 4 - January 26
          5. No. 5 - February 3
          6. No. 6 - February 10
          7. No. 7 - February 17
          8. No. 8 - February 24
          9. No. 9 - March 2
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          14. No. 14 - April 6
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          31. No. 32 - August 10
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          34. No. 35 - August 31
          35. No. 36 - September 7
          36. No. 37 - September 14
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          39. No. 40 - October 5
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        5. 2005
          1. No. 1 - January 4
          2. No. 2 - January 11
          3. No. 3 - January 18
          4. No. 4 - January 24
          5. No. 5 - February 1
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          36. No. 36 - September 6
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          38. No. 39 - September 27
          39. No. 40 - October 4
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          43. No. 44 - November 1
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          47. No. 48 - November 29
          48. No. 49 - December 6
          49. No. 50 - December 13
          50. No. 51 - December 20
          51. No. 52 - December 27
        6. 2006
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Articles

Metro offers ADS on Demand for hurried papers

Kevin Slimp (MNA Bulletin) - July, 24 2007

I run across quite a few software vendors as I travel from one convention to another. Every now and then, I’ll see a new product that looks like it has potential for our industry.


Photoshop CS3: Worth the cost to upgrade?

Kevin Slimp (MNA Bulletin) - June, 26 2007

I try to offer some variety in my columns, but sometimes it’s hard. Most of the e-mail requests I receive are related to Acrobat (PDF files), Photoshop and InDesign. All Adobe products. It’s hard to remain objective when most of the software released for our industry seems to come from one company. I can’t put it off any longer. Photoshop CS3 deserves its own review.


Review: Adobe InDesign CS3

Creative Pro - April, 20 2007

Go ahead…make my layout. This new version facilitates design and production tasks across the board


What Have They Done To My InDesign?

Kevin Slimp - April, 2007

Holy Moly! I’m speechless. And if you know me, that’s a rare happening. I just installed the prerelease of Creative Suite 3 and I’m blown away by the speed, special effects and added features available in the latest rendition of Adobe’s masterpiece.


What's New in Adobe Camera Raw 4.0

Jon Canfield (Peachpit Press) - March 27, 2007

Adobe Camera Raw 4.0 (ACR) inherits many of its new features from Adobe Photoshop Lightroom while still retaining the basic UI of previous versions. So, if you're moving from Photoshop CS2 to CS3, you'll be familiar with the location of most of the tools and settings. But after you start to explore, you'll find there are plenty of new goodies waiting for you behind the various tabs and buttons. Jon Canfield shows you the ropes.


Markzware Releases FlightCheck V6 Public Beta for Apple Macintosh

Creative Pro - March 26, 2007

Preview The Beta of Markzware's Patented World Preflighting Standard


InDesign How-To: Six Small Things, Six Big Results

Keith Gilbert (Creative Pro) - March, 9 2007

The big, flashy features of InDesign seem to get all the attention. But for long work sessions, it's the little things that make InDesign a pleasure to use. Here are six favorites.


Top 10 Photoshop CS3 Features for Easing Your Workflow

Dave Cross (Peachpit Press) - February, 9 2007

Since the day Adobe released the public beta version of Photoshop CS3, a number of people have compiled their "top 10 new features" lists. Dave Cross takes a slightly different angle by presenting his list of Photoshop CS3's "top 10 features that will affect your workflow." These are the new features and improvements that will have the greatest influence on the way you use Photoshop.


Acrobat Unveils New Tools With 8 Professional

Kevin Slimp - December 2006

Can I actually be that old? Can Adobe Acrobat really be up to version 8? Let's see, Adobe releases a new version of Acrobat every 18 months. That would be 8 times 1.5 years. Where did those twelve years go? It seems like only yesterday I reviewed version 7.


Another Software Product Joins the "Essential" List

Kevin Slimp - September 2006

There are a few software applications that are essential for people who design and print pages for a living. Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop would fit into this category. So would page layout programs such as QuarkXPress or InDesign. With its latest upgrade, I’ve added another title to my list of essentials.


Making Photos Larger ... It Can Be Done

Kevin Slimp - August 2006

Clothing fashions aren’t the only styles that have gone retro. Lately, I’ve noticed it’s become fashionable to offer Photoshop training for newspapers again. I’m noticing more e-mails requesting Photoshop training than just about anything else. Recently I found another tool to help Newspapers deal with a common problem, enlarging photos.


Review: Enfocus PitStop Professional 7

Susan Glinert Stevens (Creativepro.com) - July 7, 2006

While expensive, the new version offers major interface improvements, painless preflight, and much more.


Converting Quark Files to InDesign Just Got Easier  

Kevin Slimp - June 2006

Q2ID is a plug-in for Adobe InDesign that allows InDesign to open QuarkXPress files. OK. I can hear you saying, "I thought InDesign already opened Quark files without a plug-in."


Review: QuarkXPress 7

Jay J. Nelson (Creativepro.com) - May 31, 2006

In many ways, it's a great leap forward. In other ways, it falls short. Is the new version enough to keep current XPress users in the Quark fold? Can it even entice some people back from InDesign?


Tackling Those Pesky PDF Problems

Kevin Slimp - January 2006

Just four months ago, I wrote a column about creating the perfect PDF file. I failed, however, to mention what to do with those pesky PDF files that you receive from other, good-natured, sources. Allow me to share some of the messages from my inbox, along with suggestions for curing these PDF woes.


Creating Good PDF Files: It's All A Matter of Settings  

Kevin Slimp - August 2005

An issue of concern to many newspapers is the ability to create PDF files that actually print as intended.