Author: Erik Vlietinck

J.D. – Copywriter – Tech. Writer – Editor at Visuals Producer – Contributor at Photoshop User, Studio Daily, POST Magazine – Sub-editor at RedShark News

Unclutter, the new app that keeps your Mac Desktop clean as a whistle

Unclutter app review

If you’re like most busy people, you will one day find that it takes too much of your time to move files to folders that you still need to create and drag those folders to the Documents or one of those other Apple pre-made folders. Worse still, the folders you created are buried and often you may forget where you put your actual files. Instead, it’s much quicker to save or drag files to your Desktop. The result is no longer a Desktop but a chaos of files, URLs, disks, folders and what have you.… Read More Unclutter, the new app that keeps your Mac Desktop clean as a whistle

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Hedge gets Presets

Hedge SD-card offloading for video, audio and photography - what's with the new presets functionality

Hedge, the fast video/audio/image file offloading app, has been upgraded with Presets. Presets may not sound like a big deal, but they actually make life a lot easier, especially when you’re dealing with a lot of identically named memory cards and SSDs.… Read More Hedge gets Presets

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Painter 2021 delivers better performance, new AI styles, Clone Tinting and more

painter 2021 review

Tradition dictates Corel to release a new Painter upgrade around August and sure enough, they were right on time with Painter 2021. New in Painter 2021 are a new, optimized automatic performance inspection and improvement algorithm, Apple Touch Bar, Trackpad and Pencil tilt support, Sidecar support, clone tinting, new A.I. Style presets, and more.… Read More Painter 2021 delivers better performance, new AI styles, Clone Tinting and more

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Yanobox Motype 1.5 improves particles, adds animated shutter

Motype 1.5 review

Titles, who doesn’t need them? And who doesn’t want them to be at least a bit appealing, drawing attention to what follows? Yanobox’s Jean Marc Noel, who we all know as the chap behind Yanobox Nodes 2 and Mosaic, has upgraded Motype with better particles, an animated shutter and a smart preset browser, and has made Motype 1.5 a lot more exciting in the process.… Read More Yanobox Motype 1.5 improves particles, adds animated shutter

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Two brands of paint brushes compared and the tale of the unexpected service

Princeton catalyst polytip brush

Digital painting isn’t comparable to the real thing, despite the efforts and sucesses of companies like Corel with Painter 2021 and Celsys with Clip Studio Paint. The real thing still is an unparalleled experience and joy, provided you (can afford to) use the best tools for the job. Luckily, though, even the best brushes, artist quality paint, mediums and paint surfaces don’t cost as much as a digital tablet, a computer and the appropriate software.… Read More Two brands of paint brushes compared and the tale of the unexpected service

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