Published articles
The following 6 articles by Dianah McDonald have been published in ZATZ magazines.

Jott versus SpinVox: A voice-to-text battle royal
Dianah McDonald takes a look at two competitive voice-to-text services. They work the same way. You dial a number, speak some instruction into the phone, and the result is texted, emailed, or otherwise communicated to the appropriate destination. Or is it? Read this fun review and you'll learn if either service is voice-to-text nirvana or not-ready-for-prime-time. [Computing Unplugged Magazine, November 2008]

Monster mash: free-roaming, vaporous, full-torso apparition
You wouldn't want to really make somebody into a ghost, but it's easy to Photoshop that special someone into an ethereal form. WARNING! Do not use this technique to fake evidence on you ghost hunting blog! [Connected Photographer Magazine, October 2007]

Monster mash: turn someone you love into a wicked witch
What would be more apropos this month than to show you how to turn your loved ones into the monsters! Don't worry if you aren't a Photoshop pro. These two projects are super easy and you'll be in the Halloween spirit in no time! This week, we'll look at turning someone you love into a witch. Next week, we'll be getting all ghostly and such. [Connected Photographer Magazine, October 2007]

Tips for using still cameras to take time-lapse pictures
You don't need a movie camera to take time-lapse pictures. Instead, you can use your still image camera and just take a series of images, over time. In this helpful article, Dianah McDonald shows you how. [Connected Photographer Magazine, August 2007]

Basic animation using Photoshop
Last month Dianah McDonald talked about time-lapse photography in "Tips for using still cameras to take time-lapse pictures". The example she used was in the form of an animated GIF. The same effect could be achieved using Flash, but for ease of creation, size, and compatibility she prefers the animated GIF. There are lots of programs available to turn your photos into GIFs. The general idea is the same, but, in this article, she demonstrates the specifics in Adobe Photoshop CS3. [Connected Photographer Magazine, August 2007]

Creating watermarks with Microsoft Paint
You might like the idea of having your photos appreciated and used by other people, but wouldn't you like to know who's using them or have some way to be sure other people realize those photos are your work? Microsoft Paint isn't the most versatile photo program, but it has the benefit of being included with Windows. You can easily use it to enter text onto an image so that makes it perfect for adding a quick watermark. Pick a photo, fire up Paint and we'll give it a try! [Connected Photographer Magazine, May 2007]