Creating quality videos takes more than a decent camera and a good idea. To really take your footage to the next level some post-processing is required. Depending on your video editing background and what you’re looking for, there are many free video editors in the market. Some of these programs allow professional-level editing while others...
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6 Awesome Apps to Easily Customize your iPhone
Do you want to “Pimp your phone”? Then your going to need several awesome apps to customize the appearance of your iPhone...
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25 Best Photoshop Tutorials of 2016
ant to do some amazing things with Photoshop? Something like you’d see in magazines or even on TV? Starting with the basics...
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Automate your Phone: 10 Awesome Ways to Use NFC Tags
Do you have an Android phone? If yes, chances are you have a feature you haven’t really unlocked its full potential: Near...
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Color Correcting / Grading Drone Footage
There is no doubt drone footage is great, but colors always seem bland. The raw video is usually low in contrast, low in...
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Common Errors Made When Building Your First Website
So you start up your own company or simply want to entertain a ‘HighTech’ hobby. First, you set up a website; a...
Read MoreDo you have an Android phone? If yes, chances are you have a feature you haven’t really unlocked its full potential: Near Field Communication (NFC). This is a technology within your phone that allows transfer of data between two electronic devices. This can mean communication between your phone and another phone. Or NFC tags. This is also...
ith the digital cameras boom, there are a lot more photographers than there used to be. Hobbyists have always enjoyed photography. It wasn’t always so simple. In the old days, you had to think twice before you took a photo. The film and processing costs were not too cheap. Luckily, the old days are gone, and most people now have their own...
dobe is constantly adding new tools and features to Photoshop CC (as you may recall from my review, that’s the whole idea of Photoshop CC). These additions may be new plugins, design enhancements, changes in the workflow, or even making it faster.. It becomes difficult to keep on top of all these new features. Here are 10 useful tools and...
This is a monthly article featuring a chosen ‘HighTechHobbyist’. Some of these guests will be well-known in the tech community, while others will be up-and-coming amateurs. Included will be an interview of the ‘Hobbyist’, along with some of their ‘HighTech’ work. I will also ask the featured ‘Hobbyist’ to give any tips that...
Just getting into Adobe After Effects? Or maybe you’re a veteran video editor wanting to learn a few new tricks? Either way you’ll find some helpful tutorials here, all on the almighty YouTube! Haven’t made the move to CC yet? You can check out the current plans being offered by Adobe here (they have some great deals for...
What do you get when you combine tech and currency? Cryptocurrency! You likely are familiar with the popular Bitcoin, but have you heard about Ripple (aka XRP)? Ripple has slowly been gaining traction over the past year, and recently has begun to shoot up in value. You can check out the chart for Ripple at the bottom of this article. Many think...
These days, even the relatively tech-illiterate know the importance of staying secure online. With education about the dos and don’ts of online security and awareness continuing to grow, internet-users are no longer oblivious to the purpose of security certificates, VPNs, and firewalls. Some schools are even teaching it to students in class! All...