Software lessons and software tutorials for Dreamweaver, Photoshop and more

Microsoft’s Expression Blend design tool includes a very interesting prototyping tool called SketchFlow. In this article, former Microsoft developer Shane Morris walks us through some of its unique features and shows us how to best use it for rapid application prototyping. There’s also a fun quiz at the end.

Microsoft Expression Web 3 has some unique features that make it invaluable to web developers. In this article, Raena puts the web development tool through its paces and cranks out a simple PHP page. After reading the article, you can test out your knowledge with the Expression Web Quiz.

There’s a lot of great desktop software available in the open-source world. In this article, Tim shows us a few cool tricks using GIMP, a free and open-source image editor.

Alex takes the latest release of Adobe's flagship product, Photoshop CS4, for a test drive. On his journey, he stumbles upon three awesome new features for adding a whole new dimension to your web graphics.

Alex road tests the latest edition of Dreamweaver and finds more than enough good reasons to justify an upgrade. Some of the cool new features include: advanced JavaScript interpretation, a Code Navigator, and a more user-friendly interface.

It's Firefox 3 Download Day! To celebrate the latest release of everyone's favorite open source browser, Fabio takes you through the ins and the outs of what's new in Firefox 3.

In this second instalment of Photoshop tutorials, Corrie reveals more of the secrets behind creating swish navigation buttons. Learn techniques for creating a wide range of button styles: opaque, pearl, glass, plastic, and more!

In this first instalment of graphics tutorials, Corrie demonstrates how to use Photoshop to style nifty navigation buttons of every shape and style -- from shiny and metallic to embedded and circular, and everything in between.

Ever wondered whether your design recommendation was actually the best option? Ever disagreed with a stakeholder over the best creative execution? Google's new Website Optimizer tool makes testing different visuals quick and painless, and provides full reports to present to clients, as Alex explains.

Every designer knows that Photoshop's Brush tool is terrific for touching up photos and other images. However, few realize that it's also a powerful utility for creating graphics from scratch, fast! Corrie cleans up with headers, backgrounds, and other graphic elements that you can create in moments.