No, those two things don’t go together, but they’re both on my mind.
Usually I write a review on Thursdays, but didn’t end up having time yesterday, so I thought I’d share one today. I was blessed to spend an entire day in an Adobe workshop on Adobe CS2 products. With CS2 comes the Bridge application, which I had previously opened, looked at, and then quickly proceeded to shut down because I didn’t really know why I needed another file browser. Thankfully, my eyes were opened!
We spent a significant amount of time in the morning just on the Bridge, and let me tell you, it was worth it. So, designers, if you don’t use it yet, I highly recommend that you do.
Some things that I am already using:
- Favorites: These are favorite folders that you use on a daily basis that you can specify, and they always are quick to get to. No more digging for files. And since the Bridge shows you thumbnails of every type of Adobe file (.psd, .indd, .ai, .pdf, and probably more), you can see and find your files really easily.
- Metadata: Yep. You can tag and categories all your files. This is beneficial for searching, keeping track of versions, and attaching metadata that is Google searchable to your files. Very cool.
- Compact mode: This absolutely rocks. You can switch the Bridge to compact mode, which then basically makes it a Palette just like in any other Adobe program. It will stay in the forefront of all your applications. You can then just drag and drop any kind of files into any kind of Applicaction. No more having to do file > place all the time!
The bridge has already saved me a ton of time.
Secondly, Brian Bailey, author of The Blogging Church, has just posted a great series on blogging for ministry. Anyone who is getting into the church or ministry blogging world should definitely read these.
