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Adobe Suite Life Sweepstakes - Win A Free Copy Of The Adobe Master Collection
April 08, 2008

Adobe has launched The Suite Life Sweepstakes. Buy any Adobe Creative Suite 3 Premium edition and you could enter to win a free copy of the Adobe Master Collection.

The Sweepstakes runs from April 7 through May 26, 2008. See terms and conditions below. Qualifying Products: Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, Web Premium, and Master Collection.

Adobe also offers free free 30 day trial downloads on all of their products.

The Sute Life Sweepstakes Official Rules – U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec)

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. SWEEPSTAKES IS OPEN ONLY TO CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA (excluding the Province of Quebec) AGE 18 OR OLDER. The Suite Life Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") opens April 7, 2008, and closes May 26, 2008. The winner's name will be randomly drawn from all entries received. Participation constitutes entrant's full unconditional agreement and acceptance of these Official Rules. Sweepstakes is sponsored by Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Ave., San Jose, CA 95110 ("Adobe" or "Sponsor").

(1) ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to citizens of the United States and Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec) who are eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of entry. Employees, independent contractors, officers, and directors of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, legal advisors, and the immediate family members and persons living in the same household of such persons are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. Residents of jurisdictions prohibiting such promotions should consider this offer void.

(2) HOW TO ENTER: Purchase either Adobe® Creative Suite® Design Premium, Adobe Creative Suite Web Premium, Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium, or Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection directly from Adobe from April 7, 2008, through May 26, 2008, and you will be automatically entered for a chance to win one (1) of sixty (60) Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection products. Participants who purchase a qualifying product via an Adobe reseller will be automatically entered into the Sweepstakes upon completion of product registration. Alternatively, participants may enter the Sweepstakes by providing the information requested at http://www.adobe.com/special/sweepstakes/form. Entry information will be used solely for contacting prize winners for this particular Sweepstakes. Entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Late, incomplete, or illegible/unintelligible entries are not eligible. To be eligible for the drawing, all entries must be received by 11:59pm PDT on May 26, 2008.

(3) PRIZES: Sixty (60) winners will each be awarded one (1) copy of Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection software with an approximate retail value of US$2,499. No alternative prize or other substitution is permitted except by Sponsor in the event of prize unavailability. Prize is nontransferable. All federal, state, and/or local taxes are the responsibility of the winner. Winner is also responsible for Internet access fees and service charges.

(4) SELECTION OF WINNER: The winner will be determined by random drawing of all eligible entries received by 11:59pm PDT on May 26, 2008, and will be conducted by the Sponsor. Odds of winning a prize are based on the number of eligible entries received. Winner will be notified by e-mail, at which time a full shipping address and software platform designation will be required for fulfillment of the prize. Winner will have 15 days from notification to accept the prize by replying to notification e-mail. SPONSOR is not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify the winner. All taxes on prizes, including income taxes, and any incidental expenses associated with collection of a prize are the responsibility of the winner. Winners assume all liability for any damages caused or claimed to be caused by participation or by any prize and release SPONSOR from any such liability. Winner may be required to sign and return a release of liability, declaration, or affidavit of eligibility within 15 days of receipt by winner as a condition of receiving the prize. If the selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize, or fails in the timely return of the completed and executed declaration and releases as required, prize may be forfeited and an alternative winner selected. If the selected winner is from Canada, the winner will be required to correctly answer a math problem prior to receiving the prize. Prizes will be sent no later than six (6) weeks after draw date. By accepting the prize, winner agrees to the use of the winner's name, voice, or likeness for the purpose of trade, advertising, or promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.

(5) GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Conduct of Sweepstakes and selection of winners are in Sponsor's sole discretion, and Sponsor's decisions are final and binding. Agents and representatives of SPONSOR, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, or postage-due entries; (ii) any condition caused by events beyond the control of SPONSOR that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; (iii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes; (iv) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of the prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of the prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes. By participating, each entrant agrees to release and hold SPONSOR and the employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, and representatives of SPONSOR, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind in connection with the Sweepstakes or resulting from entrant's participation, acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, including, without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy. Entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules and by the decisions of SPONSOR, whose decisions are final. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction other than the State of California. For a copy of these Official Rules, which are also posted on the website, please send your request via postal mail to:
SCA Promotions
The Suite Life Sweepstakes
Suite #625
Dallas, TX 75225

(6) WINNER LIST REQUESTS: Any legally required list of winners may be obtained by sending an e-mail with the subject line: "The Suite Life Sweepstakes Winner List Request" to winnerlistrequests@scapromo.com. All such requests must be received within six (6) weeks after the end date of the Sweepstakes.

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SiteGrinder Photoshop Plugin - Create Websites Instantly

There often seems to be a strict division of labor within the world of web design and development. Creative professionals tend to stick to the Photoshop domain, while those well-versed in scripting are left to the task of implementing their work. Indeed, the two realms are quite different from each other, to which any of us even vaguely familiar with either can easily attest.

Essentially, Photoshop is a no-holds-barred design studio, offering the artist a seemingly endless array of creative options. On the other hand, HTML, CSS, Java and the like follow strict rules of engagement, requiring the developer to take any number of esoteric concerns into consideration in order to ensure that designs are properly displayed on the web.

Turn Photoshop Into A Complete Web Design Tool
SiteGrinder seeks to bridge this gap between design and development. Basically, this program turns Photoshop into an easy-to-use and fully functional web design tool. With SiteGrinder, designers will now have the freedom to totally let their creativity loose and then, without skipping a beat, transfer their designs to the web. Bringing esthetic concerns together with more practical considerations, this program is an amazingly powerful tool that would make a fantastic addition to any web designer's bag of tricks.

Generate Your Web Pages Directly From Photoshop
By generating web pages directly from Photoshop, you'll be able to spend much more time on the creative end of the spectrum, since you'll know right off the bat how well particular designs will translate to the web. No more going back to the Photoshop drawing board after getting a phone call from your development team, telling you that what you had envisioned doesn't have a chance of being displayed on the web. You can immediately visually and interactively test your designs, which permits you to then make changes to either esthetics or functions while it's still relatively early on in the design process.

Pricing and Availability
Mac OS X and Windows versions of the SiteGrinder unlockable demo are available now via download. SiteGrinder can be ordered from Media Lab's online store.

Photoshop CS3 Upgrade Options And Bundles From The Adobe Store

Photoshop CS3 Extended is ideal for film, video, and multimedia pros and for graphic and web designers using 3D and motion. Get the full version for US $999, or upgrade for US $349. The standard version of Photoshop CS3 is available for US $649, or as an upgrade for US $199. See all upgrade options at the Adobe Store. See our CS3 Resource Center for free Photoshop CS3 tutorials.

Photoshop Extended is also available as part of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, which combines all-new CS3 versions of Photoshop, Flash Pro, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat 8 Pro. Upgrade options for customers in Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Asia can be found at the Adobe International Store.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Available At The Adobe Store

There are tons of new features in Adobe Lightroom 1.0 that you won't find in the beta version. From Clone and Healing functionality to metadata browsing, you'll be able to free-up post-processing time like never before. Get it now at the Adobe Store. Customers in Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Asia can find special pricing and offers at the Adobe International Store. For free Lightroom tutorials see our Lightroom tutorials page.

Photoshop Masking Plugin Fluid Mask 3 - $15 Discount Special

The 4 1/2 out of 5 star review of Fluid Mask 3 at MacWorld begins by saying that this "Photoshop plug-in takes the pain out of extracting backgrounds," and goes on to recommend the latest version, stating that "Fluid Mask 3.0.2 is a very effective tool for separating objects from their backgrounds. It offers a variety of useful features for tackling almost any difficult image, from wispy hair to complex foliage. Online video tutorials and live training sessions help ease the learning curve."

Our friends at Vertus, the makers of Fluid Mask 3 Photoshop Plugin, have set up a special exclusive discount for PhotoshopSupport.com. Just follow this discount link and instantly get $15 off your purchase of Fluid Mask 3.

Fluid Mask 3 is designed for photographers, image editors, graphic designers and all those who take digital image editing seriously. In a streamlined interface and workflow, Fluid Mask 3 instantly shows key edges in the image and provides comprehensive easy to use tools that work with difficult-to-see edges and tricky areas like trees & lattices. Features include: