To be honest, even if I use my computer here in the office for a long time, I still can't seem to be a touch typist. There are times when I just want to go back in time (Grade 7 or so), and take my typing lessons from our teacher seriously.

But alas. We have yet to invent the time machine and I am getting sick and tired of just looking at my keyboard while I am typing this blog entry.

Good thing there are still some programmers who take the time out to provide people with programs that can teach you how to type properly, while having fun at the same time.

I recently had a problem with my PC at home. Sometimes it works okay, but there are some times wherein my PC crashes while I am playing online games. I thought that it was a software problem so I decided to reformat my PC after backing everything up.

However, it didn't really help as my computer still crashed without warning. This prompted me to check everything:

- Latest drivers? Check.

- Video card? (Is the fan running? Is it overheating?) Check.

- Motherboard? (Latest BIOS version?) Check.

- Latest updates for OS? Check.

- RAM? Check.

Hmmm. RAM? Honestly, how would know if your RAM is in tip-top shape or the exact opposite?

Well, I do not really have the skills in creating masterpieces using Adobe Photoshop. But, wouldn't it be nice to get some tips from the pros? I accidentaly stumbled upon a website called photoshoptips.net, and this website provides tips on how to maximize the use of Photoshop.

Here is a picture of an image they rendered...

This can be found on their tutorial on how to utilize layer masks and can be found on this link.

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