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Today I will be continuing my series on how to remove backgrounds from images using Adobe Photoshop. In part one of the series, I explained how to remove backgrounds using basic tools including: Now let’s take a look at more advanced tools which although are a bit trickier, will give you an even more superior result! Editing in Photoshop Quick Mask Mode Although we have already shown you how to use Quick Mask Mode when changing a specific color in photos, it’s still worth a quick look and revisits when it comes to using it for background removal....

How to Save a Webpage as a PDF from Microsoft Edge To get started, launch Microsoft Edge and browse to the page you want to save as a PDF. Then click the Options (three dots) button in the upper-right corner of the screen. From the dropdown menu select the Print option. Next, a Print window will open up that displays a preview of how the page will look. Under the “Printer” header in the left column click the menu and choose “Save as PDF” from the dropdown....

To get started, download Skype for your OS from the office website and run the installer. One thing to note is it asks you whether you want to install Skype Click to Call addon or not. With Skype Click to Call, users can call numbers present on websites directly from their browser. If you don’t want to install, simply uncheck this option and follow on screen instructions. Skype has a clean and user friendly interface showing contacts in sidebar with personal chats on the other side....

What Is It? Either you love or hate classic 8-bit style games. If you’re a Gen X’er, you remember Sonic the Hedgehog. I was more of a Nintendo man myself, so I never had a SEGA Genesis. Unlike Mario, Sonic rolls and jumps through the course picking up rings along the way and unlocking points. SEGA designed Sonic for a traditional game controller, and this app makes a poor approximation of one on screen....

For years, you could go to Starbucks and get a free iOS app from the App Store with your latte or your artisan pop tart or whatever. It began with the little cards with redemption codes on the back for the Featured Pick of the Week app. Then, Starbucks revamped their app and did away with the little cards, instead of sending you free apps to your inbox (meaning you didn’t even have to go to the store to get them....

First, click the File tab then click Options. Now select Proofing in the left panel. Click AutoCorrect Options on the right. The AutoCorrect window comes up. Select the AutoFormat as You Type tab then uncheck Internet and Network Paths with Hyperlinks. Click OK. Then click OK again to close out of Word Options. Now when you type in URLs or network paths, a hyperlink isn’t automatically created. You can do the same in Word 2007 too....

Roku Themes The other day when I turned it on I saw the screenshot below. It’s a special featured theme for a Lego movie…very annoying. No offense to Lego lovers out there, but it’s just not my thing, and most importantly, I want the control over how everything looks. It’s almost the same feeling you get when some crapware hijacks your browser because you forgot to uncheck a box during the installation — well maybe not that bad, but I digress…...

The poll, conducted by casino website roxypalace.com, and quoted by T3, has come to the strange conclusion that over 9% of men would be willing to give up sex for a month in order to get the device two weeks early (even with a release date of the new Apple smartphone not yet confirmed). 800 men have answered the question on the online casino site, and you’d be surprised what other things men would do to get the coveted device earlier....

First is the XLVI Official NFL Game Program app. The NFL touts it as more of a souvenir app, but it has loads of content — over 400MB worth of video and multimedia. This app reminds me of a digital reference book for facts and anecdotes about each team’s path to the championship. It features key plays and moments from the 2011 season, and even lets you slow down the highlights to see it in more detail....

Technology is starting to show its influence in video too. For example, the video you’re about to watch. What it shows is so fantastic that at first you think it must be a product of CGI. But the scenes are real–fantastic in their own reality, and given a special touch with high definition, time lapse photography. This is a trailer for Times Scapes, a movie by Tom Lowe scheduled for release in 2012 and available now on disc....

Join us each week at our new time, broadcasting the show on Google Hangouts live every Tuesday night at 8:30pm PST. You’ll be able to catch our video podcast here and on our YouTube Channel. Tech Groove Show Notes Windows 8 RTM Released Last WeekAll Windows 8 Coverage by groovyPostHow To Jailbreak Apple TV 2Sign Up for SimCity Closed BetaConfessions from the Most Corrupt Apple Store in America via GizmodoApple versus Samsung Trial Goes to Jury via ComputerWorld...

This week join Host Josh Windisch and Brian Burgess as they talk about Josh’s problem streaming live radio on his Verizon iPhone 5. It turns out it’s not Verizon’s fault (this time). Brian talks about upgrading his production computer to Windows 8 Pro. New system and app updates are now available for Windows 8 built in apps. Is the new Tile touchscreen interface on desktop computer’s even necessary? And Josh chimes in with his favorite public transit app for the iPhone....

Paint 3D It’s called the Creators Update for a reason, and the new Paint 3D app is the most potent example of what the new version has to offer creatives. For students and teachers, in particular, Paint 3D is an excellent introduction to the industrial arts. My brother teaches the subject; he has been playing with Paint 3D for a few weeks now and is quite impressed with some of the features of the app....

But not all apps are free. In fact, some of the apps that really take advantage of your phone’s hardware can be quite pricey. That’s exactly why we’re here to show you a few tricks on saving a few bucks on paid apps at or even getting them for free. AppShopper (iOS) AppShopper is the go-to place for getting your favorite apps for less cash. You don’t have to complete surveys or download other apps — all you need to do is register a free account and add some apps to your wishlist — as soon as the apps go on sale you will be notified via E-mail....

Commandr for Android Google Now doesn’t offer an API for developers, so Commandr uses the “note to self” feature to get its commands across. That doesn’t mean it’s complicated to use; quite the contrary. You’ll just need to use a couple more words than you normally would. Start by installing Commandr; it’s a free app, which you can get from the Google Play Store, here. After the installation is finished, start the app....

First, open the PDF you want to convert to a JPEG in Preview. Preview is the default reader for PDF files in OS X. If you have another PDF reader installed, open the PDF in Preview anyway. Next, go to the page in the PDF you want to convert to JPEG. Click File » Export. Select JPEG as the format. Give your file a name, select quality, resolution and where to save it....

Cortana, the digital assistant built into Windows 10 and available on iOS and Android, already has several features. Like other digital assistants like Siri and Alexa, it has been getting more powerful features since originally launched. Cortana Support Dwindling Note: Cortana isn’t supported like it used to be when Microsoft first launched it with Windows 10. It has been decoupled from Windows Search and is now a standalone app. Some of the available Cortana Skills include services from various Microsoft partners....

What is Microsoft Visio? Microsoft Visio can be used to create simple or complicated diagrams. It offers a wide variety of built-in shapes, objects, and stencils to work with. You can also make your own shapes and import them if you’re willing to do all that extra work. The driving idea behind Visio is to make diagramming as easy as possible for the user. I think Visio is on the right track for that....

What is Windows 10X? Simply put, Windows 10X is a streamlined version of Windows 10 that is designed to run on dual-screen foldable devices. Devices such as those Microsoft announced like the Surface Neo and Surface Duo. Of course, it can also run on third-party foldable devices from manufacturers like Dell, Acer, HP, and others. You won’t be upgrading your current PC to Windows 10X. It will be preinstalled on the new foldable PCs only....

What is DuckDuckGo? Now the home to over 1 billion searches per month, DuckDuckGo was founded in 2008, not in Silicon Valley, but Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Since its start, the company’s privacy policy has been a simple one: “We don’t collect or share personal information.” Other search engines, chief among them Google, save your search history. Along with this information, it also keeps the date and time of the search, some information about your computer such as its IP address, and if you are logged in, your account information (including your name and email address)....