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Old 10-09-2002, 08:10 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Photoshop saves the day

Ok, a few days ago I got my credit-card bill. I noticed that they messed up how I would like to pay, and said to myself that I would call them during the week and have it sorted out.

So, today I call them at 3pm (that's when I got home), and inquire about the slight mix up. The nice lady tells me that I have to send in a written letter to ask them to alter the method of payment, or I can send a fax. So I’m like “Great, by when does it have to be in?”.

She “Today 4pm. Otherwise it won’t take effect this month”.

So I thank her, get the contact info and set out to send the fax.

First I open a word document and type up the letter, then I print it out and sign it. Finally I proceed to scan it…shock..the scanner is not working. I unplug and re-plug, switch off and on, I don’t know what’s going on, meanwhile time is ticking by, it’s 3:30pm!.

So, I have to revert to plan B. I open up Photoshop and proceed to sign, using the pen tool, for the first 30 tries it looks like crap, I’m freaking out!, it’s 3:45pm!

Finally after what seemed like 400 tries I find it looks half way decent, so I add some Gaussian Blur and copy & paste into my word document and fax it to them.

I wait a few minutes and then call to make sure it’s alright.

The lady informs me that she got the fax and that everything is ok, the changes will take effect this month.

I look at the watch, it’s 3:59pm.

Ahh Photoshop, what would I do without you!?


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Old 10-09-2002, 08:31 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Well, thats one use of PS. It's incredibe the tools version 7 has and the learning curve is not too steep either. Intuitive.
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Old 10-09-2002, 09:31 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Hopefully you saved that signature so if you need to use it again it won't take you but a couple minutes. But if you do save it, then it might be a good example of something you want to keep off-line (like on a CD or floppy) for security reasons.
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Old 10-09-2002, 09:34 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Yes I saved it, thanks for the advice OuT!
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Old 10-09-2002, 09:49 AM   #5 (permalink)
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No no .. ClubMed, feel free to post that on your web site as an example of what you can do with PS. Maybe your home address as well, so we could send you a card tellijng you how much we liked your PS

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Old 10-09-2002, 10:23 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I've got several versions of my signature saved as graphics files; I've used them for years to send faxes before I had a home scanner.
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Old 10-09-2002, 10:30 AM   #7 (permalink)
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haha CM, that's pretty clever
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