By now, you’ve probably noticed the little RSS icons that appeared all over Connected Photographer in the past week or so. In this article, we explain what it all means.

Imagine you could have access to an entire library of training resources on nearly any computer-related topic, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. For $30 a month, that’s what VTC offers. Is it worth the bucks? Read our review to find out.

Here at Connected Photographer, one of the most common questions we’re asked is what digital camera to buy. Before you buy your first digital camera, it’s best if you really understand the elements of a digital camera and then the factors that go into your choosing one. In this article, we discuss are the various components that make up a digital camera.

Ah, reader mail. We just love reader mail. Some days, we’re told we’re living gods. On other days, we’re told to do better. No matter what, opening the Connected Photographer mailbag each day is an adventure. In the spirit of the week between Christmas and New Years, with all of you opening brand-spankin’ new cameras, we present another installment of our fabulous Letters to the Editor series.

The photo bowl is a great conversation piece and conversation starter. It becomes a coffee table book of your life, a coffee table bowl. The photo bowl is appealing and inviting and in this article, you can learn how to make one of your very own.

Back in July, we ran a review of Enlarger PRO, a program by Bearded Frog (a name still makes me chuckle) that uses fractals to help you enlarge your digital images and still retain some degree of sharpness. After the review ran, we got a number of reader letters asking us about a program called Genuine Fractals, perhaps the best known of the enlargement add-ons for Photoshop. In this article, we compare the two. The results will shock you.

Do you have a high-end digital camera and are experimenting with pictures that have a lot of highlights and shadow? Have you tried changing the ISO setting to get just the right exposure? If any of that sounds familiar, then DxO Optics Pro Starter Edition can make all the difference in a so-so shot. Read on to see how DxO can turn your lost images into keepers.

The eBay Survival Guide: How to Make Money and Avoid Losing Your Shirt, shown in Figure A, is a new book from No Starch Press by Michael A. Banks. This Q&A session is a first for Connected Photographer. In it, we don’t mention photography at all. Michael’s book isn’t really about photography. But it is about protecting yourself and getting the most out of eBay. And eBay is certainly a hot topic among Connected Photographer readers. In this interview, Michael shares ways in which you can safeguard yourself while using eBay. While it’s not photography, this discussion is important and we thought you should have the chance to read it.