How-to: Create beautiful Rounded Corner images in 5 steps

I have worked in Photoshop for years, and creating “rounded corners” is one task that I’ve always found myself “struggling to remember,” when the time comes to actually apply the effect.

There is no “built–in” filter or option that will automatically do this.

Let us try it with the sample image below

On the image layer draw a rounded rectangle using the shape tool. Then it willl be looking like the image shown below. It doesn’t matter which color you have selected.

1. Then press the ‘ Ctrl’  key and click on the the shape layer. Now you can see a selection around the rounded rectangle shape layer.

2.  Now click on the image layer.

3. Press ‘Ctrl+Shift+I’  to inverse the selection. It will look like the image shown below

4. Now press the delete key in keyboard.

5. Select the shape layer and click on the delete icon on the bottom left of the layer palette. It will ask for confirmation

The rounded corner image is ready now.

The image should now have nice, smooth corners, instead of the sharp, boxy ones it had before.

Ubuntu Tweak: Customize your Ubuntu the easy way!

Ubuntu Tweak is an GUI application designed to configure Ubuntu easily. It provides many useful desktop and system options that is not available in the default desktop environment.

Ubuntu Tweak can be downloaded from the author’s website here

 

 

Feature List:

* View Basic System Information(Distribution, Kernel, CPU, Memory, etc.)
* GNOME Session Control
* Auto Start Program Control
* Show/Hide and Change Splash screen
* Show/Hide desktop icons or Mounted Volumes
* Show/Hide/Rename Computer, Home, Trash icon or Network icon
* Tweak Metacity Window Manager’s Style and Behavior
* Compiz Fusion settings, Screen Edge Settings, Window & Menu Effects
* GNOME Panel Settings
* Nautilus Settings
* Advanced Power Management Settings
* System Security Settings

LXDE: A light-weight replacement to Gnome

Some of us with older systems know that Gnome can tend to get a little sluggish at times. While I have no problems at all with my Home PC, my computer at work (Pentium D with 1 GB RAM, onboard graphics) falls on its knees when I have multiple windows open. Further, alt-tabbing between windows is very slow and gets in the way of my work.

If you are facing the same problem or are looking for a light-weight replacement to Gnome on Ubuntu, give LXDE a try. It’s fast, easy on resources and one of the best alternatives out there for Gnome.

Installation:

1. Open up a terminal and type:
sudo apt-get install lxde


2. The required dependencies will be automatically installed when you select “Y”. Now just Logout and select “LXDE” from the session menu.

3. Enter your credentials to login again. You should now see your brand-new LXDE desktop. Enjoy !!

The Geek Post : Laughs for techies…

Not all jobs are for are all people. Imagine if you were in the same room as our kitty

Yet another example why some jobs should be left to the professionals…

If computers were invented to help people save time and money, shouldn’t you be getting more work done?

Now you know why some people have way too much free time on their hands…