Sources of inspiration and things to think about

June 13th, 2008 Val

While you’re waiting for me to get my act together, you might want to check out a few other blogs in the meantime. Theres one at CorelDRAW.com highlighting some of the gallery work there. That’s a great place for inspiration and to get to know some of what’s possible with CorelDRAW.

There’s a nice little blog post about the Apple/Microsoft, Adobe/Corel controversy over at Accroya’s Blog. This is the only blog post on that site, but hopefully there will be more forthcoming.

Finally, something that has little to do with CorelDRAW, but is an interesting read by a CorelDRAW friend Rikk Flohr: When Disaster Strikes proves that you can get decent images even with a cell phone camera if you know what you’re doing.

Have fun! It’s back to packing and cleaning for me.

Val P.

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CorelDRAW Unleashed Magazine out today

June 11th, 2008 Val

Hey y’all! Just wanted to alert you to a new issue of Foster Coburn’s CorelDRAW Unleashed Magazine. If you are not currently getting this emailed newsletter/magazine, you’re missing out on some great tips and tutorials. As with most of these sorts of things, it’s more advertising than meat at first glance, but take the time to browse through it and you’ll be sure to find something of worth. This month’s issue is primarily describing the CorelDRAW Unleashed user conference on the front page. There’s a list of other articles in the newsletter that’s usually a set of links, but if anyone can find the actual articles, please let me know! (I’ve sent Foster an email asking for clarification. I’m sure it will be forthcoming. We’ll let you know when I know. Some of those articles look interesting.)

Please forgive the dearth of blog posts lately. I’ve got a nice little tutorial on using text on a path coming when I can get my head above water, but right now I’m getting ready to relocate my household next week, so things are rather hectic around here.

Have fun!

Val P.

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Spring is coming! (and so is the Spring session of LVS!)

February 22nd, 2008 Val

This is just a friendly reminder that registration for the March session of LVS will be coming to a close on March 3. That’s right around the corner!

LVS has some great new courses this session, including my own Intro to Windows Vista. http://www.lvsassociates.com/register/product_info.php?products_id=255

And of course, many of the oldies but goodies are back again, including CorelDRAW X3 Intro

http://www.lvsassociates.com/register/product_info.php?cPath=1_12&products_id=186

and CorelDRAW - Continuing the Adventure.

http://www.lvsassociates.com/register/product_info.php?cPath=1_12&products_id=208

Every course is six weeks long. You download one lesson each week, then use a discussion board for questions and participation in class and there’s a free webhosting service for students to upload their assignments each week. Work at your own pace and log into the message board at any time of day or night to get help. (OK, I won’t be checking the boards 24/7, but I usually do check them several times a day.) You get six PDF lessons to download and use on your computer or print out as you wish. Each lesson is between 20 and 40 pages with plenty of screenshots to help you through. All of this is only $25 US - a bargain at twice the price! Returning students get a discount. :)

Be sure and tell all your friends to check out http://www.lvsonline.com for all sorts of great courses. We have over 200 courses and our excellent instructors and students are from all over the world and span all age brackets. Besides our full instructor led courses, we also have self study courses and a good handful of free tutorials.

Hope to see you in the “halls” of LVS, Where Learning Is Fun!

Val P.

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