If you are not familiar with the Adobe Labs website, you should probably change that as soon as possible! There are tons of great new and improved technologies up there for you to try, one of which is BrowserLab. This handy little app lets you view webpages in several different browser and operating system combinations so you can see if your designs look funky in a particular browser or operating system. We’ll take a look at the functions and how it can improve your web design workflow.

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Do you take a ton of notes when doing research for a project?Have you ever wished you had those notes available to you at any time, from several different devices? What’s that… yes… well Evernote is an application you can’t afford to miss! Available to you for FREE, this app can host and organize all your notes and deliver them to you via the website or an application for Mac, PC, iPhone or Blackberry.

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The latest trend on the web is to connect EVERYTHING and EVERYONE and Opera Unite does not disappoint on that feature. I want to point out a functionality of the service that I think might be particularly helpful to designers. Opera Unite actually enables you to turn each of your computers into a sort of server, allowing you (or others) to access files on that computer from another computer. A pretty basic idea yes, but the fact that it happens through a browser, is easy to set up and costs you nothing is what makes it exciting.

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I wanted to showcase another piece of online software that I think can be very helpful in your workflow, especially if you’re a freelance designer. Getsignoff is a web-based collaboration application that allows you to connect with clients, send them versions of your work in progress, receive notes and comments from them, and eventually approval in the form of an electronic “sign off.” If you are not getting approval at least a couple times during your projects, you’re putting yourself in danger of possibly having to do things over and thus throwing your timeline and pay structure out of whack! This application at the very least can demonstrate a nice flow of doing work, getting feedback, getting approval and moving forward.

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Creating and outputting icons is easier than you may think. With the help of an excellent Photohop plugin from the people at the Iconfactory, you may already be an icon whiz, simply by using your knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator! IconBuilder is a plugin that allows you to set up your icon imagery in Photoshop and let it do all the work of creating the final icon file. We’ll look at how it works as well as some pointers to make those icons shine.

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Every once in a while I come across a piece of software that I just have to share on the podcast, because it’s so damn cool. This would definitely be considered one of those times! xScope is an application from ARTIS Software and The Icon Factory that I think every designer can get some use out of. There are multiple tools within this small application that can boost your productivity, speed up your workflow, and make planning easier when it comes to designing electronic art. The tools are easy to use, right at your fingertips and come at a reasonable price. Check out this podcast to see some of the great features of xScope .

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Have you ever been given a piece of artwork and been asked to modify it only to find that the original artist flattened the art? What if there is a font or typeface used in the piece and you don’t know what it is? What the Font is a totally cool tool just for this problem! We’ll take a look at how to use this free utility to make a guess at what font is being used in a graphic or webpage.

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I don’t do this often, but this application TimeLog is worth devoting a whole show to. If you’re a designer, and especially if you’re freelancing, you MUST keep track of your time when you work. This application is a great tool to help you do just that. In this episode we’ll highlight some of the great features of TimeLog 4.

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