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Watch as I Paint a Picture on the Surface 3 Using the Pen

I decided to record myself paint this picture on my Microsoft Surface 3. The painting too hours, so, naturally, I sped up the time. Enjoy and let me know what you think! Video doesn’t play? Try clicking here.

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Welcome Jennifer Birch, Our New Writer!

Hello World! I am very excited to announce to you that we have a new writer for McAkins Online. Her name is Jennifer Birch. As you may already know, until now, only I and Denny McAkins have been writing on this blog, covering mostly Microsoft Technologies; but now, we’re a three person team.

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WordFx App in the Store for your Word Cloud

Here is now such an app you’ll not be using daily, but you’ll appreciate it when you need that very one effect you can only get from it. WordFx creates a Word Art from your supplied text as a Word cloud. It’s a good analytical tool if you need to know your most used words,Continue reading “WordFx App in the Store for your Word Cloud”

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United Colors of Benetton is in the Store

Guess who has joined the Metro party? Yes, its Benetton bringing their colors to the Metro. If you are into fashion this is your thing. Benetton needs no introduction of course, they’ve made a name for themselves. Seeing them in the Store is another attestation that big companies are noticing the potential of Windows 8.Continue reading “United Colors of Benetton is in the Store”

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Cool Logo Design App “Art Text” in the Store

Here is another awesome paid app in the Store. If you are into Company Logo Designs, or you want to make some cool Splash for your Amateur Club, you need to get this. With this app you can transform an ordinary Text into something graphic and catchy. Just take a look at the following samples:Continue reading “Cool Logo Design App “Art Text” in the Store”