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In this video, Katherine Boehret of the Wall Street Journal reviews styluses to use with your iPad for drawing, coloring, and note taking, in conjunction with different apps.
http://online.wsj.com/video/stylus-m...463DA95B1.html

article here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...EYWORDS=stylus this app called ArtRage allows you to paint images using a stylus> Beohret likes one with a soft...

You may remember my mentioning Wanda Horton last fall as a "trendsetter-blogger" at High Point Market. This month I would like to direct your attention to a project that this talented designer undertook to benefit disadvantaged citizens in her area. She recruited many volunteers and generous sponsors to work together to completely revamp her county community shelter.

Wanda notes: Congratulations, Wanda, on such a successful project that will help so many people. Read more abou...

Happy Valentine's Day!

I love Valentine's Day, everyone seems to be more loving on this day. Love can cure almost anything. Share your love with someone special maybe someone that might be a little lonely today. Listen to this song by the Beatles, Love is All You Need.

I have to share my Valentine card, from Jerry, that was on my desk this morning. Believe it or not he doesn't like to write. It is the sweetest card ever! We have been really busy in the...

Check out this fun application called Instagram for your iPhone (Android coming soon)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/insta...389801252?mt=8

If you use your iPhone a lot to take photos, you will benefit from reading some of these tips on focusing and exposure from the Instagram blog:
http://blog.instagram.com/tagged/tips

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To build excitement for the upcoming release of our Storyboard module we are conducting a "Strut Your Stuff" elevation rendering contest. No rules, only prizes for everyone who enters the contest. Please Note: All renderings will be featured as part of a slideshow during the The Storyboard Module webinar on February 8th at 1:00 PM EST. Attendees will vote "Live" on their favorite rendering during the webinar. You don't have to be present to win, but remember you get a vote! ...

I love this quote I saw on Tobi Fairley's blog about finding a coach.

We have just begun our Winter Session of the Right Start (QuickBooks & Quoting with Vickie Ayres) and Studio Coaching Programs. My Novice group is really excited about learning and willing to put the time and effort in to achieve their goals. You can have the best coach or mentor in the industry and still fall short if you're not willing to invest your time as well as your money.

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Sarah Devaney-O'Neil hosts a Twitter chat for designers and workrooms every Monday. This week, Monday, January 9, at 9:30 AM Eastern, the topic is Window Cord Safety. The guest speaker is Jenna Abbott, Executive Director, WCAA, who has been involved in interpreting the current safety standards issued by ANSI.

for more information:
http://www.cpsc.gov/volstd/blindcords/blindcords.html




#customwrkrmchat Next week they will have Part II of ...

Kim Komando, our favorite goddess of cyberspace, offers some great tips to start the New Year off on the right foot with our computers. She talks about backing up data, protecting your privacy and keeping your computer secure.

here's the link to her article:
http://www.komando.com/tips/index.as...mpaign=title-a...

Vision (Window Fashions) announces the 2012 Envision Design and Ingenuity Workroom Competition. Here's your chance to join Studio designers Joanna Braxton, Anna Davis, Connie Valente, Ronica VanGelder, Deborah Getta, Tiffany Cassidy, Karen Barnes, Peggy Morgans, and others who have won awards for their creations.

Click on this link for more information and entry requirements:

http://www.wf-vision.com/2012WindowF...kroomCompetiti...