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Combing PDFs – another handy Automator trick

14 September 2007 by kristarella

Why install a program when you already have one installed that does the job. Mac OS X Hints tells you how to combine PDFs using Automator. I found this really handy this morning and just had to share. 🙂

Filed Under: Mac OS X Tagged With: free, Free Software

Transparency and GIFs

10 September 2007 by kristarella

How the heck do you get nice edges in GIFs with transparent backgrounds? I’ve been pondering this for sometime and I think I finally have the answer! It’s deceptively simple and I expect others have probably been doing this for some time. First some background Graphics Interchange Format or GIF (supposedly pronounced jif, but I’ve […]

Filed Under: Graphics, Tutorials Tagged With: free, Free Software

Batch editing images on Mac

4 September 2007 by kristarella

When I was using ubuntu I used a handy dandy shell script that my husband wrote to resize whole folders of photos. Since I still store all my photos on that machine I’m sure I’ll use it again, but I don’t seem to have the required elements installed on my mac to use that script. […]

Filed Under: Mac OS X Tagged With: free, Free Software

Fractal software for Mac

10 August 2007 by kristarella

While doing a bit of cruising through deviantART I decided that I wanted to try out some fractal art. I don’t really know much about it, but I do know two more things than I did before. That is: 1. Xaos is a free (under GNU licence) fractal zoomer. At first I didn’t install it […]

Filed Under: Graphics Tagged With: free, Free Software

Software For Starving Students

5 August 2007 by kristarella

I’ve come across this package a couple of times. I haven’t paid much attention to it because I already use lots of the programs that are on there. Since I use those programs I thought it would be a good thing to promote this compilation to those who may not use the programs and who […]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: free, Free Software

Skim – it’s good!

27 July 2007 by kristarella

I posted about some spiffy looking programs a while ago. At the time I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to install Skim, software for reading pdfs. Today, confronted with the prospect of reading many papers I decided to give it a go. It’s great, much handier than Preview. It has all the things preview has […]

Filed Under: Mac OS X Tagged With: free, Free Software

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A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying t A triptych of baubles. These are very satisfying to paint ❤️💚💙

#watercolor #watercolour #christmas
I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! S I have really enjoyed this Christmassy painting! So glad my friend asked me to make some cards for our church helpers, because it set me on a roll!
#watercolor #watercolour #christmas #christmascards #watercolorcards
Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Title Had a great Saturday at the GKR Karate State Titles! I was a sub for @jamesxuereb.me in the Blue Flame Dragons thanks to his sprained ankle; we won first round and came fourth overall!
I did a bunch of judging and officiating, which was really good.
I didn’t place in my individual events, but had a very fun final round of kumite (sparring).

#gkrkarate #karate
More stamping tonight. Even better than last night More stamping tonight. Even better than last night’s!
Did some stamping this evening. Love it! I wish I’d done some pages in other ink colours before I dismantled the stamps 😂
Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit Had an appointment in the city, so I got to visit the @legocertifiedstores_anz Wicked display!
#wicked #lego #afol #sydney
A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample ca A little book I made from Bunnings paint sample cards. It’s going to be for mini paintings and collages. Sometimes it’s nice to start with a colour rather than a blank white page!
A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel A little while ago I did some swatching of Daniel Smith and Schminke Horodam watercolours. So soothing! I love some of the granulating colours!
#watercolours
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