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Adding Watermark to Your Photos

Adding watermark such as “Copyright Your Name” to your photos is always nice thing to do as people that downloading your photos from image hosting like flickr or deviantart will know from who they take the photo.

While adding watermark can be done using image editing software like Adobe Photoshop or GIMP, it’s a tedious task if you want to add watermark to many photos. An easier way to do watermarking is by using Google Picasa, here is how to do it:

1. Open Google Picasa and select the images that you want to add watermark on it. You can select multiple images by press and hold the Ctrl key while you clicking on the images.

2. Click Export button on Google Picasa panel.

Google Picasa Panel

Google Picasa Panel

3. Select your export destination (here is the folder where the images with watermark will be saved). Select the image size and quality.

4. Give check on “Add a watermark” checkbox and type the watermark text you want.

Google Picasa Watermark

Google Picasa Watermark

5. Click on OK.

Here is an example of a photo with watermark added using Google Picasa.

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Creating Free Web Survey Using Google Docs

Using Google Docs’ Form document, we can create an online survey for free without having to know technical thing such as programming and web design. Using Google Docs’ Form you can create the survey using WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface, which making it easier for you to create a survey. What you need to do is just typing the question and chooses what type of answers you wanted from peoples that fill your survey.

To start creating web survey, go to Google Docs: docs.google.com and login using your Google account, if you haven’t have it you can register there, it’s easy and free.

After you login, click on New > Form

Google Docs New Form

Google Docs New Form

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Microsoft Zune HD Available for Pre-Order

The new multimedia portable player from Microsoft: Zune HD is now available for pre-order on Amazon.com and Microsoft Store website.

Zune HD

From Amazon.com product description:

Zune is the digital experience that gives you access to premium entertainment and the latest technologies, allowing you to enjoy, connect, and discover content in a whole new way–the way you like it. Browse, stream, buy, and play all you want, including music, HD video, podcasts, games, and much more. Gain the freedom to enjoy your entertainment; Zune is everywhere you are–on your PC, Zune portable player, and Xbox 360 through Xbox LIVE. Zune brings your content up front, so you’re always in control.

The new Zune HD comes in two flavors: 16GB storage and 32GB storage. The 16GB version can holds up to 5 hours of high definition video, or 22 hours of standard definition video optimized for device, or 4,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures, while the 32GB version can holds up to 10 hours of high definition video, or 48 hours of standard definition video optimized for device, or 8,000 songs, or 25,000 pictures.

Zune HD will be released on September 15, 2009 from Amazon.com website

Damaged APCN2 Undersea Cable Slow Downs Internet in Asia

The undersea APCN2 cable owned by consortium of 26 telecom operators from 14 countries had damaged on Wednesday 12 August 2009 and causing internet connection slowdowns in Asian countries especially Singapore.

SingTel, one of the consortium member said that the damaged caused by Typhoon Morakot which swept nearby Taiwan. The consortium has started repairing work and expects to be finished on 13 August 2009 evening.

The APCN2 also had damaged before back in 2006 when a big earthquake hit Taiwan which causing internet disconnection for several countries in Asia.

More information can be read at ZDnet Asia and Computer World