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Peachpit Announces Free Online Resource Center for Adobe Creative Suite 5
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May 2, 2010 - To accompany the Adobe CS5 launch, Peachpit, publishers of technology books, eBooks and videos for creative people, announced the launch of their CS5 online resource center and the publication of new books and videos designed to enable readers to get the most out of the powerful features of CS5. The resource center offers complimentary excerpts, video tutorials, detailed book descriptions and articles from CS5 experts. Their new books and videos are aimed at all levels of users and cover all that’s new in CS5, including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash Catalyst and more. Read More→
The Best Camera is the One That’s With You:
by Chase Jarvis
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Sep 27, 2009 - World-renowned photographer and director Chase Jarvis announced the launch of an ecosystem — the first of its kind, including a new book, a new iPhone app and even a new online community. “The Best Camera is the One That’s With You” is the name of the new book which is a collection of Chase’s iPhone photography put together in an amazing visual journal. Chase says “For me, this book has become a stake in the ground. With it, I hope to underscore—perhaps even legitimize—the idea that an image can come from any camera, even a mobile phone. Inherently, we all know that an image isn’t measured by its resolution, dynamic range, or anything technical. It’s measured by the simple—sometimes profound, other times absurd or humorous or whimsical—effect that it can have upon us. If you can see it, it can move you.” The book can be purchased from Peachpit.com for $19.99.
Peachpit Releases The Digital Shoebox: How to Organize, Find, and Share Your Photos
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Sep 12, 2009
PRESS RELEASE
Berkeley, CA—Sept. 9, 2009—Billions of baby, graduation, and wedding photos around the world are often ignored or misfiled into obscurity by casual photographers everywhere. The solution: Peachpit’s The Digital Shoebox: How to Organize, Find and Share Your Digital Photos, by Sarah Bay Williams.
While managing hundreds of thousands of digital photos for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Williams realized that people need an easy-to-remember system for organizing their photos that doesn’t feel like homework.
The Digital Shoebox is a small and easy-to-reference guide packed with helpful tips and amusing anecdotes, designed to help readers keep their photographs organized and accessible.
“People get frustrated with everything from downloading photos to annoying applications that organize their photos for them automatically,” Williams said. “What happens if that application goes away? Then where will their photos be?”
About The Author
Sarah Bay Williams served as Communications Photography Coordinator of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (presenters of the Oscars) from 2004 to 2008, where she managed hundreds of thousands of digital photos for a growing historic collection. She also enjoyed attending and working at five Oscars presentations. She is now the Ralph M. Parsons Fellow in the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and lives in the very photogenic neighborhood of Venice, California.
About New Riders, an imprint of Peachpit
Berkeley-based Peachpit has been publishing the industry’s best-selling books on the latest in graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, Web design and development, digital video, digital lifestyle, and all-things Mac-related since 1986. Its award-winning books feature authors who are at the top of their field, pioneering new techniques and new approaches. It is the home of the internationally recognized Visual QuickStart Guide series, the design imprint New Riders and its highly popular Voices That Matter series, and is the publishing partner for Adobe Press, Kelby Training/NAPP,Apple Certified, and others. Peachpit is part of Pearson, the international media company. Pearson’s primary operations also include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group. Learn more at www.peachpit.com and www.pearson.com.
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Peachpit Announces New Mac OS X 10.6
Snow Leopard Books
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Sep 1, 2009
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Four New Peachpit Books Ship on Same Day as Software
Berkeley, CA—August 31, 2009—For the first time ever, Peachpit announced four books that will be shipping on the same day as Apple’s new Snow Leopard operating system, the fastest and most reliable version of the Mac OS X ever.
Snow Leopard introduces and upgrades many new features and technologies, with hidden power that new and experienced users can learn to take advantage of to maximize their use. The following Peachpit books are designed to help any user unlock the power of Mac OS X Snow Leopard:
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Peachpit Learning Series is the latest update of Robin Williams’ bestselling guide that will have readers working miracles in no time with Snow Leopard. With this book, readers can learn in their own way, whether it’s working through the lessons from start to finish, jumping straight to step-by-step exercises about new features, or looking up just what they need at that moment.
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide, the latest update of Maria Langer’s bestselling Visual QuickStart Guide will take readers through all of Mac OS X’s groundbreaking capabilities and new features. With plenty of screenshots to clearly illustrate techniques, this reasonably priced guide is a great reference to the essentials of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Pocket Guide is a pocket-sized, handy guide packed with bite-sized chunks of practical information for people who want to jump in and master Snow Leopard. Written by Mac expert Jeff Carlson, this essential companion features snappy writing, eye-catching graphics, and a fresh design that walks readers through the most common Snow Leopard tasks.
The Little Mac Book, Snow Leopard Edition, the bestselling little Mac classic adopts a back-to-the-basics approach to Snow Leopard. In a gentle, friendly, funny style that generations of computer users have come to know and love, author Robin Williams shows readers how to dive in and start working with the Mac and OS X Snow Leopard. Using straightforward, jargon-free explanations delivered in logical, easy-to-follow sections, Robin is a new user’s personal guide, coaching and encouraging readers as they learn their way around the magic of the Mac.
Additional Snow Leopard titles coming soon include:
- Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Server Essentials v10.6: A Guide to Using and Supporting
Mac OS X Server, by Arek Dreyer - Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Deployment v10.6: A Guide to Deploying and Maintaining
Mac OS X and Mac OS X Software, by Kevin M. White - Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Security and Mobility v10.6, by Peachpit Press
- Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Support Essentials vv10.6: A Guide to Supporting and
Troubleshooting Mac OS X v10.6, by Kevin M. White - Apple Training Series: Mac OS X Directory Services v10.6: A Guide to Configuring Directory
Services on Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server, by Arek Dreyer
For detailed descriptions, pricing, and availability, visit www.peachpit.com/snowleopard.
About Peachpit
Berkeley-based Peachpit has been publishing the industry’s best-selling books on the latest in graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, Web design and development, digital video and general Macintosh computing since 1986. Its award-winning books feature step-by-step explanations, time-saving techniques, savvy insider tips, and expert advice for computer users of all sorts. It is the home of the internationally recognized Visual QuickStart Guide series, the design imprint New Riders and its highly popular Voices That Matter series, and is the publishing partner for Adobe Press, lynda.com, NAPP, Apple Certified, AIGA Design Press and others. Peachpit is part of Pearson, the international media company. Pearson’s primary operations also include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group. Learn more at www.peachpit.com and www.pearson.com.
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