Software Highlights

Learn how to use advanced lighting effect in Adobe After Effects 7.

Wang asks how to change part of one data label to be red. Unfortunately, the label is then broken. A macro should solve this, but it does not. Episode 1147 discusses this problem.

Learn how to install flash player in IE

As you approach year end, you might want to calculate compound growth rates. Episode 908 will show you how.

In this video, David from geekologist.net tells you a little bit about the OS X application, Dock Spaces. Dock Spaces essentially allows you to have one dock per space, or multiple docks to choose between.

Take mailing list data from Excel and produce labels in Word. Episode 906 will show you how. This video is the podcast companion to the book Learn Excel 97-2007 from MrExcel. Download a new two minute video every workday to learn one of the 377 tips from the book!

How to install Boxee and XBMC on the Apple TV. With Boxee you can stream internet TV Networks for Free.

Richard Harrington reveals how to use the crop tool without fear to get the results you need in Photoshop CS4

Learn how to link values in one worksheet to a lookup table in an external workbook.

Quicken Online is a free web service that lets you keep track of all your expenses, income, debits and credits. The first step to creating a budget with Quicken Online is to sign up for a free account. Link Quicken Online up with your online bank accounts, your mortgage provider, credit cards etc. and all your financial details are available in one place.

This video shows how to replace Adobe Acrobat Standard with Free PDF to Word Converter. The entire article is available on www.VitaminCM.com Stop by and take a look.

Use the free program SyncBack to automatically back up your important stuff to whatever medium you want.

Ever seen a photo done in black and white, but where one object appears in color? This dramatic effect can be done with video too.

http://www.peachpit.com/authortips - Newly inducted Photoshop Hall-of-Famer Martin Evening shares an important, time-saving tip for creating a panorama in Lightroom 2 at Photoshop World Las Vegas, 2008.