For basic photo retouching and other digital work in Photoshop, it's not necessary to invest in a high-end graphics tablet. It comes with Photoshop LE and Painter, and is interchangable between Macs and PCs. Note that the rebate applies only when the card is purchased through specific retailers, which are listed on the rebate form. This article goes into quite a bit or detail, and testing, on what can be expected with the current crop of inkjet printers, inks, and papers. At the very least, it helps separate the marketing claims from how these products perform out there in the real world.
Nothing shortcircuits an assignment quicker than a dead battery.
In our continuing quest to find batteries with power to spare, we've uncovered another contender worth bookmarking. These batteries can power everything from cameras, to flash units, to computers. And, it will handily eliminate the problem of where to park all those palettes in Photoshop. Digital photographers are requiring speedier connections for uploading and downloading their images. MacFixIt also had a useful forum discussion on the same subject, with information useful to both Mac and PC users.