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Photography Software Review: DxO OpticsPro 11 from DxO Labs
DxO OpticsPro is a software product that was created for automatically improving the quality of your photographic images. Where most image editing programs offer a wide range of corrections and let you...
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Software Review: Cinema 4D R18 Studio from Maxon
Cinema 4D Release 18 is the latest version of the high-end 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software application from Maxon. Extremely popular among professional 3D animators...
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Product Review: Clixit SkinCare for Acne
Maintaining clear skin and controlling acne can be difficult – something not only teens know, but many adults can attest to as well (yes, adult acne is on the rise). I have occasional, but stubborn,...
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Slow Wine 2017 Tasting at Eataly Downtown, NYC
Slow Wine Tasting 2017 at Eataly downtown (photo Carole Di Tosti) Slow Wine 2017 at the perfect setting, Eataly downtown (photo Carole Di Tosti) Every year Slow Wine, a welcome offshoot of the Slow...
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Running Shoe Review: Icebug Oribi M RB9X
On the box containing a pair of Icebug running shoes, you will find these words: “Safe grip, free mind.” If this does not seem to be quite clear, the Swedish company also uses another motto: “The world...
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Product Review: Solo Everyday Max Backpack
The Solo Everyday Max (hybrid) backpack lives up to the name with multiple ways to carry and contain items securely so they won’t get misplaced. The high quality materials hold up to rough wear. It’s...
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Running Shoe Review: Columbia Montrail Bajada III
Running Warehouse says the Columbia Montrail Bajada III (hereinafter, Bajada) is “a versatile trail running shoe that can handle a variety of trails” due to its “reliable cushioning and traction.” Is...
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‘Hello Grappa’ Tasting. Learning the Ins and Outs of Sophisitcated Italian...
Hello Grappa tasting 11 October at The Michelangelo in New York City (Carole Di Tosti How well do you know Grappa? Probably not well at all unless you have an Italian heritage or you enjoy drinking...
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New Software Spotlight: Adobe Elements Family 2018
Adobe Elements Family 2018 is the latest Elements product bundle. Included is Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018 and Adobe Premiere Elements 2018. Both are scaled-down versions of their professional...
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Adobe MAX: Can a Keyboard Make You More Creative?
At Adobe MAX, the annual Adobe Software conference held last month in Las Vegas, the most impressive piece of hardware I tried from the hundreds on display was the Logitech Craft Keyboard. A keyboard...
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Brunello de Montalcino Wine Tasting, NYC
Tuscan wines include some of the finest reds in Italy. On 29 January I had the opportunity to taste some of these wines at the Brunello de Montalcino Tasting in NYC at Gotham Hall. The specific...
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Product Review: Polaroid Flexi LED Lighting Panel Provides Lightweight,...
Bringing along your own lighting has always been a challenge for photographers traveling to a location shoot. Polaroid has come to the rescue with a lightweight, flexible system, the Polaroid Flexi LED...
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Gadget Review: ROXs 2S Interactive Technology Set
The A-Champs ROXS 2S, available exclusively at https://www.playroxs.com, is a great option to video games where users only sit and watch the screen. This entertaining product gets one or more people of...
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Software Review: ‘Cosmos’ Music Software from Impact Soundworks
Cosmos, the newest music software product from Impact Soundworks, offers a wide range of unearthly sounds from the cosmos that can be used in many applications – film, TV, game production, sound design...
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Music Review: ‘Stax ’68: A Memphis Story’ 5-Disc Box Set from Craft Recordings
Stax Records may not be recognizable to many people these days who were born after the tumultuous end of the Peace & Love ’60s. A brief glance at the track lists from Stax ’68: A Memphis Story will...
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Software Review: Cinema 4D R20 Studio from MAXON
Cinema 4D R20 is the latest release of the high-end 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software application from MAXON. Extremely popular among professional 3D animators and...
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Software Review: Animations Don’t Need Masks with ‘Adobe Character Animator’
Although the live production of TV and movie programming has taken a serious hit this year, live animation is on the upswing. “Live animation” may sound like a contradiction in terms. It consists of...
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Software Review: Vivid-Pix RESTORE – AI Photo Time Machine
Pop-culture buzzword of the moment: Artificial Intelligence, or AI. You’ll usually find it near the phrase, “Sometime in the future…”. VIVID_PIX software, however, brings AI to a task for which people...
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Stack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Stacking Kit from Hey Buddy Hey Pal
The Stack-O-Lantern Pumpkin Stacking Kit from Hey Buddy Hey Pal gives fall decorators a new way to safely raise their displays to a new level. Jack-o-lanterns have been a Halloween tradition for...
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