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First, thanks those of you who contributed to the Photoshop Top 40: The Contest. I had originally planned to announce winners today (Dec 24), but we had so many entries and so many of them are great that I'll need a bit more time. Colleen and I have culled the list to the Best 40 or so. and now comes the hard part. I'll shoot for getting the winners announced this weekend.

Second, and probably more important, permit me to wish you the happiest of all possible Holiday Seasons and a sensational 2010. Here's a picture of me and my two thoroughly awesome boys (care of Target, of all places!). If there are two more beautiful or exceptional children on the planet, I would like to meet them and shake their fortunate little hands.

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Hey there. Just checking in to say Deke and I had a blast yesterday, talking to Chuck Joiner of MacVoices. Chuck used his Jedi mind tricks to convince us to pull back the curtain a bit on Martini Hour (without the benefit of cocktails; Chuck is a true master, not to mention a gracious podcast host from whom I could learn a thing or two). We spoke a bit about where we got the insane idea for a show that features martinis and computer graphics, our approach to covering a visual subject in an audio only format, and whether or not there is a real Pimm's Quartet. Check out Chuck's podcast here to find out the truth about these and other mysteries!

Plus our blue faces match Chuck's logo. It was meant to be! Oh, and welcome to the return of Colleen-O-Vision. Deke just loaned me a Wacom tablet (encased in copious bubble wrap) to take for a test drive. Do you think he's trying to tell me something? Read more » 

Hey there, dekeOphiles, especially you fans of that refreshing auditory cocktail known as Martini Hour. Deke and I are proposing a panel at next year's SXSW in which we try to pull off a live version of what usually goes on behind secret velvet doors at the dekeLounge. We're calling it "Martini Hour Presents: Adobe CS4 Under the Influence," and we hope to get some luminary friends of the lounge to join us. If you think this is a delightful idea, you can vote for our "panel" (just replace "panel" with "cocktail-sipping discussion" in your mind) by clicking on the graphic below then giving our gin-soaked idea the thumbs up by clicking the...thumbs up button. If we get enough votes, maybe we'll see you in Austin---shoes off, libations in hand.

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Hello, friends of dekeOnline. We're declaring that today is the official day that dekeOnline turns one. Yes, we can't believe it either. It's been such a wacky year of great tips, sassy videos, loungy podcasts, and tons and tons of great community participation from you wonderful dekeOmaniacs.

In order to celebrate, Deke and I have recorded a dekeOnline anniversary toast in deliciously rich 192kbps MP3 to thank all the people who got us this far. And if you're reading this, that includes you, baby! (And if you're wondering where the 320Kpbs version is, you are insane.) By the way, we recorded our toast in the dekeLounge after a Martini Hour (in case you can't tell). So it's 100% authentic and we are giddily repetitive. All because we love you. 

So cheers! Read more »