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Speed up your Broadband

British consumers often get a raw deal when it comes to broadband speeds, frequently receiving a slooooow service. Or at least – as OFCOM have reported – speeds are regularly slower than advertised. On average, UK broadband users receive only 49% of advertised headline speeds with the actual speed experienced averaging at 4.1MB/s – a long way from ’superfast’. If you don’t feel the need to change your broadband package (read our full article on how to do that here) you can still speed up your existing internet connection by taking some simple steps. Read on to find out how to get higher speeds without paying a higher price. Test your speed If you haven’t already done so, use a speed tester to measure the level at which your broadband connection is currently running. This will allow you to see what difference the following suggestions make to your speed. Find one here . It’s good to talk If you are not getting what you expected from your ISP (Internet Service Provider), give them a call...

High Resolution Paper Backgrounds Collection

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Learn Photoshop, Coloring Hairs

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Coloring Hairs Software : Photoshop CS Level : Advance 1. Open an image. 2. Change it to gray scale using Image > Adjustments > Desaturate 3. Select hairs using Quick Mask Mode Technique. Learn it in detail from Quick Mask Mode Tutorial. 4. You will get the following selection. 5. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation 6. Click OK and you will get Hue/Saturation box. Check Colorize button ON. Move the sliders to get following values. 7. Try to match the color with original and experiment using different values.

Learn Photoshop, Sketch Effect

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Sketch Effect Software : Photoshop CS Level : Intermediate 1. Open an image. 2. Image > Adjustments > Desaturate 3. Make a duplicate of the desaturated layer. Keep the duplicate later selected 4. Image > Adjustments > Invert 5. Change the layer mode to "Color Dodge" 6. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur (Radius 4.9)

Learn Photoshop, Making Red Hot

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Making Red Hot Software : Photoshop CS Level : Beginner 1. Open an image. 2. Drag the image on the file with white background. Change the Blending Mode of the image layer to Hard Light. Keep The Layer Selected. 3. Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast Brightness: 0 Contrast: +100

Learn Photoshop, Line Effect

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Line Effect Software : Photoshop 7.0 Level : Intermediate 1. Open Photoshop. Open an image to apply line effect. 2. Desaturate the image by Image > Adjustments > Desaturate 3. Create New file with 1 pixel width, 2 pixel height and transparent background. 4. Keep Black as a foreground color. Fill the top 1 X 1 pixel of transparent background using Pencil Tool. 5. Select All using CTRL + A 6. Create a pattern by Edit > Define Pattern . Name the pattern. 7. Close the Pattern file and go back to image file. 8. Edit > Fill (Choose "Pattern" from "Use" drop down menu and again in "Custom Pattern" you will find newly created pattern) ...

Learn Photoshop, Using Grids

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Using Grids Software : Photoshop 7.0 Level : Intermediate 1. Open Photoshop. Open an image to apply grid effect. 2. Create New file with 10 pixel width, 10 pixel height and transparent background. 3. Keep Black as a foreground color. Fill the top and left 1 pixel area of transparent background with black color using Pencil Tool. 4. Select All using CTRL + A 5. Create a pattern by Edit > Define Pattern . Name the pattern. 6. Close the Pattern file and go back to image file. Create new layer. Keep it selected. 7. Edit > Fill (Choose "Pattern" from "Use" drop down menu and again in "Custom Pattern" you will find newly created pattern) ...

Learn Photoshop, Block Effect

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Block Effect Software : Photoshop CS Level : Intermediate 1. Open an image. 2. Using Elliptical Marquee tool, make elliptical selection carefully around the main, center part of an image. 3. Press "Q" to activate Quick mask Mode 1. Open an image. 2. Using Elliptical Marquee tool, make elliptical selection carefully around the main, center part of an image. 3. Press "Q" to activate Quick mask Mode

Learn Photoshop, Rough Edge (using Masking)

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Rough Edge (using Masking) Software : Photoshop CS Level : Intermediate 1. Open an image. 2. Using Rectangular Marquee tool, make rectangular selection carefully around the main, center part of an image. 3. Press "Q" to activate Quick mask Mode 4. Filter > Brush Strokes > Spatter (Spray Radius: 10 Smoothness: 5) 5. Press "Q" again to Edit in standard mode. This will convert quick mask into selection. Select white color for background. 6. Select > Inverse (Press Del to delete selected portion ) 7. Press Ctrl + D to deselect the selection.

Learn Photoshop, Patchwork Grids

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Patchwork Grids Software : Photoshop 7.0 Level : Intermediate 1. Open Photoshop. Open an image to apply patchwork grid effect. 2. Create a new layer in the layer palette and fill it with white color. Keep the layer selected. 3. Filter > Texture > Patchwork Square Size - 1 Relief - 0 4. Change the layer blending mode to Color Burn and Opacity to 70%

Learn Photoshop, Single Color

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Single Color Software : Photoshop CS2 Level : Intermediate 1. Open an image. 2. Image > Adjustments > Threshold 3. Image > Adjustments > hue/Saturation Check the "Colorize" option ON. Experiment with different colors. 4. You will get following color with the readings mentioned above.

Learn Photoshop, Rainbow

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Rainbow Software : Photoshop CS Level : Beginner 1. Open an image. 2. Create a new layer. Select Gradient Tool and select "Transparent Rainbow" from the Option Bar. Drag the tool from top left to bottom right. Keep the layer selected. 3. Change the blending mode to "Color"

Learn Photoshop, Coloring Lips

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Coloring Lips Software : Photoshop CS Level : Advance 1. Open an image. 2. Select lips using Polygon Lasso Tool. 3. Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation 4. Click OK and you will get Hue/Saturation box. Check Colorize button ON. Move the sliders to get following values. 5. Try to create natural color and experiment using different values.