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DesignGeek Secret InDesignSecrets store sale. Use GOBBLE2 code for 50% off posters & eBook! http://bit.ly/idstore ENDS MONDAY

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DesignGeek We're hearing some buzz about today's eSeminar: Social Networking and the Adobe Flash Platform (11:00 AM PT). http://bit.ly/1g3sGI

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Discover the benefits of the Adobe Flash platform and learn about Adobe’s exciting upcoming beta releases. Register to attend one of these upcoming live eSeminars.
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DesignGeek Our 1st eBook! InDesignSecrets' Guide to the ID CS4 ACE Exam, 150 pp by guru Mike Rankin. http://bit.ly/idace Free excerpt!

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The InDesign Secrets Guide to the InDesign CS4 ACE Exam eBook (PDF, 150 pp) is the most thorough resource available for anyone interested in becoming an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in InDesign. More than ...
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DesignGeek InDesignSecrets forums are now open! Ask yr own questions, answer others, see what your IDS buds look like. ;-) http://tr.im/idsfor

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InDesignSecrets.com is independently published and not endorsed or authorized by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe and InDesign are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
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DesignGeek Facebook and Twitter for Business -- Hands-On! Live workshops by Anne-Marie; Dec. 2, Milwaukee area: http://tr.im/fbtwsem

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Institute for Graphics and Imaging presents Facebook and Twitter for Business: Hands-On! -- Wednesday, December 02, 2009 -- Pewaukee, WI
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DesignGeek I bought my daughter this early xmas present: http://tr.im/momgift because she's a chip off the old designgeek & needed a phone

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Get to know Droid a little better. Droid Does the Network. Droid is exclusive to Verizon Wireless, the most reliable network available. Droid Does Android 2.0. Droid contains a new exclusive version of the OS. ...
Kelli Swan
Kelli Swan
Would love to hear your comments on the Driod! I have Verizon and really want an iPhone. Wondering if that is still in the works now that the Droid is on the scene...
November 10 at 3:37am
Fernando Gottlieb
Fernando Gottlieb
Me too. I have the iPhone and love it, but ATT's service is horrific. Constant dropoffs, no signals, sometimes even without moving from the same spot!
November 10 at 8:14am
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DesignGeek Anyone using Photoshop.com Mobile? Send us a photo edited with PS-Mobile (G-Rated photos!!). In return, we shall revel in the glow of your Geekdom.

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Edit, share and upload photos on-the-go. Access your entire online photo library from your iPhone, Android, or Windows Mobile phone with Photoshop.com Mobile, free from Adobe.
Carol Majors
Carol Majors
I have used it. I like it. nothing good enough to share yet, tho.
November 6 at 12:44pm
Fernando Gottlieb
Fernando Gottlieb
Tried to use it and it crashed my iPhone!!
November 7 at 6:55pm
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Oh no! I'll ask Anne-Marie to try it. I'd love to have her send photos from her next conference.
November 9 at 11:26am
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DesignGeek My latest magnum opus for the InDesignSecrets blog: "Free Scripts Help Fix Word Formatting" http://tr.im/wdscp ... enjoy!

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At the InDesign Conference in Washington, D.C. (which is about to begin Day 2 as I write this), I presented a seminar on tips and techniques for successful Word/ID workflows. I started to run out of time ...
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DesignGeek Did you download the latest Acrobat security patch? PC & Mac versions of Acrobat need to be updated! Read more about it and find links to the appropriate patch by visiting this PC Magazine blog.

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29 separate vulnerabilities fixed in all versions. This is the last scheduled update for the 7.x products.
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DesignGeek Snow Leopard Bug Responsible for Loss of User Data Gaining Notice

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Late last week, 9 to 5 Mac noted that a number of users have reported a Mac OS X Snow Leopard bug apparently related to Guest accounts that is resulting in a complete loss of user data. The problem a
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DesignGeek Mac users, bookmark this "everything you need to know about fonts in OS X" page; it's a gold mine and regularly updated: http://www.jklstudios.com/misc/osxfonts.html

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This article explains how to setup up Mac OS X for the minimum set of fonts. Also how to avoid font conflicts, and troubleshooting of font issues.
Evelyn Shapiro
Evelyn Shapiro
Just what I was looking for -- this morning!
September 29 at 3:38am
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DesignGeek Confirmation of some sad news we posted last week: Stephen Gagnon, an Adobe trainer in Phoenix, AZ, died on Tuesday, 9/15/2009. We've sent our condolences to his family. http://www.kitchen77.com/bio/

September 23 at 1:43pm
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You can read the obituary and post your own comments to the Legacy.com guestbook until 10/20/2009. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=133115070
September 23 at 1:44pm
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DesignGeek @InDesignMag: Moving from Print to Web Design—New whitepaper by #Adobe helps print designers understand world of web design. http://tinyurl.com/ny53wv

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DesignGeek Another QXP to ID question: What made you switch to InDesign?

September 16 at 11:11am
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I've always wondered if ppl were persuaded to switch because of the one or two important features or because of the quality of the application itself.
September 17 at 7:52pm
Robert Kemnitz
Robert Kemnitz
Always a Adobe person, I was able to convince my wife to switch based on Object Styles.
October 19 at 11:11am
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DesignGeek Today's question: Are you using Quark for your design projects? What version?

September 15 at 7:38am
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I just wondered what people think of the changes made in recent versions. Versions 7 & 8.
September 16 at 10:56am
Bob Hopfner
Bob Hopfner
there's an 8? really? i musta missed the memo. . . .
September 16 at 1:59pm