InDesignSecrets Podcast 159

>> Silicon Publishing boasts over 20 programmers and other technology professionals who deliver electronic publishing applications and custom solutions to clients. In this podcast we talked about the CS5 add-in they developed for Fotolia, a plug-in that offers Fotolia's stock photography in a panel in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Download the free beta Fotolia plug-in here. Check out the Silicon Publishing web site to learn more about them and their InDesign-centric automation solutions.

>> Certitec, an Adobe Authorized Training Centre in the UK, is giving away one free full-day class for either their InDesign for EPUB or their InDesign for iPad + Android class (your choice) to a lucky InDesignSecrets.com listener. Classes are held in Cardiff, London, or Bristol. To enter the drawing for the free class (normally £397), go to http://www.certitec.com/indesignsecrets.html and fill out the form. Quick! You only have a fortnight — 14 days— from the date of this podcast to enter the drawing. If you don’t win, you can always take any 2011-2012 class at Certitec for 10% off if you mention “InDesignSecrets” when registering.

>> Andromeda Software lets you untether your desktop with their new, still-in-beta CollabSystem for InDesign users and the clients who love them. It’s a collaborative environment; a central, cloud-based community where you can share your works in progress from within InDesign. Upload your work to the cloud from within InDesign and share access with up to 30 users via a simple URL or free iTunes app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Download the free (but limited enrollment) beta today! --