Stephen DesRoches
I'm a member of the design team at silverorange and work mostly with CSS, Photoshop and Illustrator. When not at work, I'm probably taking photos. I have a personal photo gallery called focusedonlight.com and a weblog at blog.focusedonlight.com
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Canon Rebel XT & XTi SLR Body Review
Review by Product: • Canon Rebel SLR Body (company site) • What’s Good: • Price, Small Size, Supports EF and EF-S Lenses • What’s Bad: • Missing features from more expensive models. • I have been using the Canon Rebel XT since January 2006 and have had very few complains, if any at all. For an …
Canon SD200 & SD300 Review
Review by Product: • Canon SD200 & SD300 (company site) • What’s Good: • Battery Life, Size, Manual controls are easy to access • What’s Bad: • Quickly replaced with a better model • Canons latest line of compact cameras started with the SD200 and the SD300. The only difference being 3.2 or 4.0 …
Shuttle PF40 Carry Bag Review
Review by Product: • Shuttle PF40 Carry Bag (company site) • What’s Good: • Various Pockets, Easy to Carry, Not Expensive • What’s Bad: • Cheap Buckle, Doesn't Fit All Models. • Shuttle PCs are small, portable and great if you are looking to save desk space. When I bought the SN95G5, I also …
Google Earth Review
Review by Product: • Google Earth Beta • What’s Good: • 3D Rendering, Quick, Google Search, World Coverage • What’s Bad: • Required Internet Connection, Not all areas are high resolution yet. • I was working on a review about Keyhole and how it compares to NASA World Wind but when I got an email …
20" Apple Cinema Display Review
Review by Product: • 20" Apple Cinema Display (company site) • What’s Good: • Looks Good, Bright, Resolution, Getting Cheaper • What’s Bad: • Still Expensive compared to others brands • The newer Apple Display designs are not exactly new to the market but earlier this year, Mike and I bought two …
Shuttle PC SN95G5 Review
Review by Product: • Shuttle PC SN95G5 (company site) • What’s Good: • Compact, Looks Good • What’s Bad: • Expandability, More expensive then regular desktop • When the hardware in my old 800MHz desktop decided to start failing it placed me in a situation where I was on the market to buy a new …
Wacom Graphire vs Intuos Tablet Review
Review by Product: • Wacom Intuos3 6x8 Tablet (company site) • What’s Good: • Lots of Settings, Quick Keys, Included Software • What’s Bad: • Expensive, Required Desk Space • This review is based on the Graphire2 4x5 vs Intuos3 6x8. Something I have also considered to be the consumer and …
3.5" Aluminium External Hard Drive Enclosure Review
Review by Product: • 3.5" Aluminium External Enclosure (company site) • What’s Good: • Portable, Saves you from buying an external hard drive. • What’s Bad: • Drives are not easily swapped, Additional power cables. • This external drive enclosure will create a portable backup/storage device from …
NAPP PhotoshopUser & PhotoshopWorld Review
Review by Product: • National Association of Photoshop Professionals Membership (website) • What’s Good: • Lots of information available, Well managed, Overall Interesting. • What’s Bad: • Can easily be considered expensive. • This review is based on a 1 year Canadian membership to the National …
How to Cheat in Photoshop Book Review
Review by Product: • How to Cheat in Photoshop Book (books site) • What’s Good: • Easy to follow, Full Colour, Demo files included. • What’s Bad: • It's not a bad feature but this is not a "How-to-use" Photoshop book • This review is based on the 2nd edition released in January 2004: The art of …