Scott Mendham - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Scott Mendham

Article | 14/03/2005 CD & DVD: Mixed Business

The unpleasantness of noise can affect more than your ears - it's a problem that frequently appears in photography, too. Digital image noise is the ap...

Article | 9/03/2005 Imaging: Turn that noise down!

The unpleasantness of noise can affect more than your ears - it's a problem that frequently appears in photography, too. Digital image noise is the ap...

Article | 2/03/2005 Imaging: Flash dance

Take the time to get to know your flash a little better - your photos will thank you for it.

Article | 28/02/2005 Run, disc, run

Autorun CDs and DVDs can be a great way to distribute photographs, business presentations, videos and all sorts of other files. All your audience need...

Article | 2/02/2005 Imaging: Gaining a sense of perspective

Sometimes we see life from a different angle to our cameras. And that's not always a good thing.

Article | 27/01/2005 A little care goes a long way

Looking after your optical storage can be tricky. Scott Mendham takes you through the finer points of CD ownership.

Article | 26/11/2004 Graphics: The clearer picture: Part II

It's a sad fact that blurring sometimes will creep into photographs which cannot be retaken. The problem can be knocked back with a graphics editor ...

Article | 22/10/2004 Graphics: The clearer picture, Part I

There's nothing quite like the feeling you get when you find that a special picture has been ruined by blurring. It's a surprisingly common problem, o...

Article | 8/10/2004 CD And DVD: Back from the Grave

Some CDs die gracefully, while others give up the ghost soon after being burned. How do you know which CDs are dying and, more importantly, what steps...

Article | 17/09/2004 Graphics: Recovering lost images

We've all done it. A brief lapse of concentration and your precious photos are sent to oblivion; a small human error and key files are deleted from yo...

Article | 15/09/2004 Working with ISO files

We have previously introduced ISOs in the tutorial <a href="http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php?id=1990681109">CD and DVD images</a>; this month, ...

Article | 30/07/2004 Understanding selection tools: Part IV

Knowing how to use a selection tool is only a small part of the entire image editing process. Understanding when to use a certain tool — or combinatio...

Article | 21/07/2004 CD and DVD images

If you have ever lost a valuable CD or DVD because of a scratch or general wear and tear, you’ll know the importance of creating a backup copy. Depend...

Article | 22/06/2004 Selection tools: Part III, the Magic Wand

Compared to many other types of software, graphics programs have some of the simplest or most descriptive terms to describe various functions. It is n...

Article | 16/06/2004 CD burning — the speed you need

It wasn’t long ago that CD burners were rare, and now almost every PC has at least a CD or even a DVD burner. This is not surprising since CD burner p...