Tag Archives: Photoshop

The End of the Adobe Era: Reclaiming My Creative Life with Vintage Macs

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Joe_Williams

After three decades with Photoshop — from floppy disks and beige Macs to monthly subscriptions — I finally hit cancel. Here’s why I’m happily back to my old software running on old hardware, and how I reclaimed my creative life. Continue reading →

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Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Joe_Williams

I’ve been playing around with this scanned negative in the free, cross platform, Photoshop alternative GIMP!

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It Never Ends!

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Joe

Two Mac minis dating from 2012 are pictured above. The one on the left has an Intel i5 processor and it was running happily with an installation of Linux Mint. The machine on the right is a new acquisition. It … Continue reading →

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Tina Garceau • 2013 in Review

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Tina Garceau

Below is a review of Miss Tina Garceau’s continuing series of collages using five elements . She calls the series The Friday Five and the gallery below represents her work for 2013 which includes Friday Five No. 22 through No. 45. Click on the images for a … Continue reading →

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Tina Garceau • 2015 in review

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Joe

Today we continue to present Miss Tina Garceau’s ongoing series of collages using five elements. She calls the series The Friday Five and the gallery below represents her work for 2015 which includes Friday Five No. 72 through No. 99. … Continue reading →

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2023 in review

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Joe

Today we continue to present Miss Tina Garceau’s ongoing series of collages using five elements. Continue reading →

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2024 in review

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Joe

Today I present Miss Tina Garceau’s continuing series of collages using five elements. She calls the series The Friday Five and the gallery below represents her work for 2024. Click on the images for a larger preview.

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Friday Five – Number One Hundred Thirty Four

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Tina Garceau

One hundred thirty fourth in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.

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Visual Metaphor – From the Big Top to the Wild West

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Joe

This is another in a series of visual metaphors that I provide as a learning tool for executive coaches in order to develop their clients’ leadership skills. This visual metaphor is a three panel, sequential cartoon that illustrates this client’s … Continue reading →

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