http://www.brighthub.com/search/searchresults.aspx?u=92&o=DateDescending&a=275Posts by Laura Rookeen-UShttp://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/video/reviews/678.aspxTue, 23 Oct 2007 04:34:25 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:678nickyrooke48Photodex ProShow Producer was so fun to play with, it was hard to pull myself away to write this review. ProShow Producer is so easy to use and produces the most amazing slideshows that it makes me want to go through all my photos and use it to create more and more slideshows. Introduction Photodex, the makers of ProShow Producer, claim its product...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/1398.aspxFri, 02 May 2008 08:58:45 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1398nickyrooke48This is a comparison of three software packages for creating presentations: Keynote 2006, PowerPoint 2007, and ThinkFree Show. All three are powerful. They all give very professional looking results, and you can easily create simple designs or more complex presentations. So which one is for you? There are two heavyweights in presentation so...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/1178.aspxThu, 15 May 2008 21:50:44 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1178nickyrooke48The great thing about Microsoft Publisher is that when you need to design and print on special stationery for pamphlets or flyers, all you have to do is select the type of stationery you want to use and a template is presented to you ready for the design details--no formatting and aligning needed. If you've got Microsoft Publisher at your disposal,...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/1033.aspxMon, 12 May 2008 15:55:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1033nickyrooke48Why pay to have business cards designed and printed when you can make professional-looking cards yourself. This article walks you through the steps to take to produce your own cards using Microsoft Publisher 2007 quickly and easily. Microsoft Publisher 2007 makes it easy to both design and print professional looking business cards. The interface is...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/18677.aspxTue, 09 Dec 2008 17:33:55 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18677nickyrooke48I have a list of people each year to whom I like to give gifts at holiday time. You can create beautiful personalized gift tags with Microsoft Publisher and some glossy business card paper for very little cost. Design the Cards and Print To get started you will need 2” x 3.5” business cards. I love to get the glossy ones, as the gift tags then look...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/articles/1511.aspxThu, 05 Jun 2008 05:56:57 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:1511nickyrooke48How often do people send you a beautiful arrangement of flowers that they themselves never see? Here is a project that details a way of showing them those flowers while thanking them for their kindness. I love to be able to send someone who so kindly sent me flowers a thank you note that has the picture of the flowers on the card, along with my...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/reviews/585.aspxThu, 30 Aug 2007 12:46:27 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:585nickyrooke48Serif PagePlus X2 arrived in a nice-looking CD case with a small 150-page user guide. The professional software packaging seemed like a good omen. However, I had a frustrating few hours getting PagePlus X2 installed and functioning and its non-intuitive user interface only made matters worse. Introduction Serif PagePlus X2 arrived in a handsome CD ...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/publishing/reviews/570.aspxMon, 27 Aug 2007 20:24:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:570nickyrooke48Microsoft Publisher 2007 surprised me. I always knew that Microsoft Publisher could help design stationery such as invitations and greeting cards. I just never realized the scope of the stationery it can produce, how easily it makes it, or the powerful tools that Microsoft Publisher 2007 offers. Introduction When Microsoft Publisher 2007 starts up,...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/video/reviews/622.aspxWed, 26 Sep 2007 21:55:02 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:622nickyrooke48Wondershare DVD Slideshow Builder makes it fun to create slideshows of your photos with features that let you add music, animations, and transitions. You can also create DVDs and files in a variety of formats that you can transfer to various handheld devices. Introduction I really enjoyed using this product. It was a simple process to create a DVD ...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/photography/reviews/639.aspxSat, 06 Oct 2007 17:21:02 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:639nickyrooke48Serif PhotoPlus 11 is powerful photo editing software. It's full of features that could be cumbersome to work through. However, Serif PhotoPlus 11 comes with many tutorials that are fun to follow and learn from. From re-coloring images to fun 3D effects, PhotoPlus 11 has it all. Introduction Serif PhotoPlus 11 concerned me a little bit. I grew ...