The Happiness Advantage

In this TED talk, Shawn Achor speaks on "The Happiness Advantage: Linking Positive Brains to Performance".  I found it to be insightful, funny and pragmatic.  I think you'll enjoy it.  It is well worth the 12 minute and 29 second investment.   After viewing the video, click on "POST A COMMENT" above and let me know what you think.  I'm curious to find out what you thought of it...

DU Defeats Louisiana-Monroe 76-57

The University of Denver men's basketball team (@DU_MHoops) defeated the visiting Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks last night to win their 20th regular season game - a school record.  The Pioneers set a Magness Arena record by hitting 16 three-point baskets.  We are all really enjoying being on the DU campus and watching games in a beautiful arena.  Here are a few images from yesterday's game.  High-resolution versions of the images can be found here.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 & Premiere Elements 10 Only $69.95 - TODAY ONLY

I just noticed that B&H Photo also has the Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 & Premier Elements 10 bundle on sale - today only - for $69.95.  I mentioned in my previous post that 90% of my editing is done in Lightroom 3.  The other 10% is done in Photoshop Elements.  I'm still using Photoshop Elements 7.  It's time for me to upgrade.  I'm also interested in doing more video editing so the Premier Elements software will also work great for me.

From the B&H Photo website...

Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 & Premiere Elements 10 for Mac & Windows is a software bundle that combines all the tools you'll need to organize, edit, enhance, and share your videos and photos with your closest friends – or the wide world. Both Premiere Elements and Photoshop Elements are based on Adobe's industry-leading professional software programs for photo and video editing. The Elements versions borrow many of the best features from those programs, while adding automated tools that make it supremely easy to add a professional sheen to any digital photo or movie.

These automated tools keep getting more powerful, and now in version 10, Photoshop Elements features Guided Edits, which walk you step by step through the process of adding advanced effects to your photos, such as depth of field simulation. On the video side, Premiere Elements 10 features new color-enhancement tools as well as new themes for its InstantMovie tool, which completes an automatic edit of your best footage, complete with titles & music, based on a chosen cinematic theme.