No…I am excited because Adobe has finally released the newest version of Lightroom. If you buy it on-line or in a store, it is called Lightroom 6. If you subscribed to Adobe’s Creative Cloud, it is called Lightroom CC…to match the Photoshop CC name. FYI: Creative Cloud for Photographers is only $10 a month…besides Lightroom, you also get Photoshop CC.
Frankly, that is an incredible deal. It also gives you the Lightroom apps for you cell phone and tablet…both IOS and Android. Those apps are not available if you buy Lightroom 6 without the subscription. The subscription also gives you updates to the latest features automatically.
I am not doing an Adobe commercial here. But if you are a serious photographer, you should think about a subscription.
In other news, there is now a roadmap on how computers running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 will receive the free update to Windows 10 (Story #1). It looks like they will begin rolling out in late July and early August. The updates will be staggered to prevent server overload. So start thinking now about Windows 10. Based on what I have seen so far, I think you will like it.
As usual, there is more good info here, so I will stop talking now and let you read on. -JRC
Tech News and Opinions
Get Windows 10: Microsoft's hidden roadmap for the biggest software upgrade in history
Beginning this summer, Microsoft will begin offering free Windows 10 upgrades to hundreds of millions of PCs. A recent Windows Update contains details about how the Get Windows 10 (GWX) program will work.
This month's second Patch Tuesday brings 34 Windows updates, all optional
The bad news: Microsoft just released 34 updates for Windows. The good news? They're all optional, none are security-related, and most fix issues you're unlikely to ever encounter. Here's a full list of what you'll see in Windows Update.
How to Watch Watch Downloaded or Ripped Video Files on Your Roku
Your Roku can do more than just stream from the web. Use it to watch video files you’ve downloaded or ripped yourself, or even play your personal music collection. You can do this with a USB drive or over the local network.
Google rolling out Chrome OS update now
Google announced that it is pushing out a big software update to Chrome OS computers that will add several new features to Chromebook computers.
Yahoo renews Microsoft search partnership with some changes
Bing will still power most of Yahoo's search results.
Computer Tips and Tricks
The Art of Windows file search
At first glance, Windows’ search tool seems simple but underpowered. You open up Windows Explorer (File Explorer in Windows 8), type a word in the search field, and files containing that word appear. But there’s really much more to it than that.
Google speeds up data transfers with Quick UDP Internet connections
Google is always looking to get information faster to people browsing the web and after nearly two years of experimentation, one of its new protocols is paying off in Chrome.
Ten Apps I Use Every Day to Help My Productivity
These pieces of softare are mostly multiplatform, which is important because I use both Mac OS and Windows regularly. Some are even free!
Flower Identification App
LikeThat Garden: Flower Identification is a free (yay!) app in the iTunes store that lets you snap (or upload) a pic and in a moment, they’ll tell you what it is.
Free eBooks And Audiobooks To Read Online Or Download
There are well over a million free ebooks and audiobooks at the sites listed within these pages. To the best of the writer's knowledge, all of the websites listed here offer only content that they are legally entitled to transfer to you and safe for downloads.
Mobile Computing
Give your iPhone or iPad a storage boost
The iPhone and iPad are wildly popular devices, but if you're one of those people who likes to carry a lot of data with them, you've probably at one time or another hit a storage limit. Here's how you can add more storage to your iPhone or iPad quickly and easily.
10 iPhone Apps You Need To Replace Today
The iPhone comes with a handful of stock apps right out of the box. A handful of them are pretty good, but there are plenty of third-party options that are perhaps better than some of the stock apps on the iPhone.
Google's Chrome just got better on your iPhone or iPad
These three new features might have you considering to use Chrome instead of Safari on your iOS device for faster browsing and easier navigation.
Office Lens for Android and iOS turns your phone into a scanner
Microsoft has just released Office Lens in both finished form for iOS and a preview for Android, letting you use your device of choice to turn photos into usable documents.
Google's Android Wear software will let you leave your phone at home (if there's Wi-Fi)
The search giant announces a handful of new features, including new capabilities that make a watch run independent of a phone.
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