How to Quickly and Easily Remove a Background in Photoshop
Photoshop offers many different techniques to remove a background from an image. For simple backgrounds, using the standard magic wand tool to select and delete the background may well be more than adequate. For more complicated backgrounds, you might use the Background Eraser tool. The Background Eraser Tool The Background Eraser tool samples the color…
The Antikythera a 2000-year-old puzzle still in the making
In our effort as humans to understand the surrounding universe. There have been many studies and experiments that have been carried out, and without them, we would not be where we are today. Without as many facilities and communications as we enjoyed today, our ancestors sought with great fervor to dominate the cosmos and use…
What ‘Old’ Technology Do You Think Is Cool?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Do you think “old” technology is cool? Do you appreciate vinyl records, for example, or Polaroid cameras? Eight-track tapes or printed newspapers? What do you find appealing about these items that our modern world has already made…
AI in the workplace
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all the talk and rage. While it has been for some time now, conversations around AI have become realities across businesses and industries. AI has unfathomable possibilities and is changing the way we work. From our everyday use of cell phones to ChatGPT, it’s become necessary for all individuals to understand…
The No-Code Movement
Nowadays, you can do AMAZING things without codes, having the power to start a business just by yourself. Limitless. Important disclaimer, with this, we’re not saying that codes are not needed in it at all. Of course, we require them, but if you’re a one-show man trying to push your start-up business, there are many…
Snehal Balge: “Alison has many different courses that allow you to showcase your talent.”
My name is Snehal Balge. I have worked as a System Engineer for nearly nine years and have been studying with Alison for nearly as long. I have completed a master’s of Science in Information Technology and another master’s in Computer Applications. I speak English, Gujarati, Hindi, Konkani and a bit of Japanese. How did…
THE FUTURE OF CLASSROOM LEARNING: PREDICTIONS FOR 2030
Each year the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE)is held in Qatar. It’s the premier international platform that is dedicated to innovation and creative action in education. The theme of the 2014 WISE summit was ‘Imagine-Create-Learn: Creativity at the Heart of Education,’ and one of the topics on the agenda was the future of classroom training.…
Do Technology Bans Work for Teenagers?
More schools and governments are turning to bans of cellphones and social media to try to keep kids off screens. Do you think they help?
Should Facial Recognition Technology Be Banned?
Facial recognition is a technology that uses statistical measurements of people’s facial features to digitally identify them in photos, videos or real-time. Have you ever used any kind of facial recognition technology — say, to verify your identity at the airport, unlock your smartphone, sort and tag photos online, or anything else? What are your…
This is Your Child’s Brain on Video Games
he following is a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how gaming impacts a child’s nervous system. Source: Romolo Tavani/Fotolia On the eve of his big sister Liz’s high school graduation, nine-year-old Aiden sits with his parents and relatives at a celebration dinner, bored by their “adult” conversation and irritated at all the attention showered upon Liz. He can’t wait to get…
