Tools/resources

I don't usually post stuff like this, but it seems like a pretty good deal if you're looking for a tablet.

Dell has the Wacom Bamboo tablet on sale for $44.99. That's $25 off the regular price. (you have to click the see sale price link)

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/TV_Tuners_and_Video_Editing/...

Veer has a fun catalog available for download. The Very Secret Order Drill Book is a collection of exercises to get your creative juices flowing.

Download:
http://www.veer.com/ideas/catalogs/

I'm in the process of converting some video into a flip book. While trying to find some tips, I came across the FlipClips site. The service lets you upload your video and have it made into a flip book. I'm pretty sure that I will just do the work myself, but I thought this was a pretty clever twist to print on demand.

link: http://www.flipclips.com

The most unique cuddly laptop sleeve available! Your laptop sleeve can be built to perfectly encase your laptop. Foam-padded and built to protect. $65.00 from Barry's Farm

http://barrysfarm.net/product/monster-laptop-sleeve

Orange32.com has dozens of printable pdf files covering a wide range of topics. Students will benefit from the information covering the printing process, while the more experienced will appreciate the charts detailing sizes and standards. Download a pdf of the topics that interest you and make your own printing manual!

http://www.orange32.com/print/printing101

The One and Only Tablet Mac®

The Axiotron Modbook™, or Modified MacBook, is a slate-style tablet Mac that allows users to draw and write directly on the screen using applications like Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop. The design and manufacturing process integrates an Apple MacBook laptop, and Wacom pen-enabled digitizer technology.

The Modbook operates on the Mac OS® X v10.5 Leopard™ platform. It has 2.1GHz-plus of processing speed, 1GB-plus of memory, and the full-range of Apple MacBook connectivity via Ethernet, USB, FireWire®, Bluetooth and AirPort®. Every Modbook also comes equipped with a built-in iSight® camera, optical drive and Global Positioning System (GPS).

http://www.axiotron.com/index.php?id=modbook

Adobe TV is your online source for expert insight and inspiration. Feed your passion for Adobe products with insider tips, innovative techniques, and behind-the-scenes tours delivered on video, on demand.

http://tv.adobe.com/

Build, share, and download fonts for free.

http://fontstruct.fontshop.com/

I'm really excited about this. Ponoko allows you to design products such as jewelery and furniture using vector software. You design your pieces, select your materials, and then send the file to them to be manufactured.

Plenty of examples and further explanation can be found at their site:

http://www.ponoko.com

With Issuu anyone can automatically convert their documents into interactive online publications. It only takes a minute and it's free. After this you can view your document in a neat magazine-style viewer, that other people can bookmark, share and comment on. Finally, you can also post (embed) your Issuu documents on any external site, profile or blog.

http://issuu.com