Michael Hopkins
ph: 916-208-5702
e-mail: mikehopkins99@yahoo.com

Work Experience and Samples Education Computer Hardware-Software Fine Art Music

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Tools of the my Trade



Computer #1 Hardware-Software 2017


Hardware


  1) iMac desk top computer (purchased 7 / 2011)
      • Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion
      • 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5
      • 24 GB  1333 MHz DDR3 RAM memory
      • 500 GB SATA Disk HD
      • Superdrive
      • 21.5" inch (1920 x 1080) monitor screen
      

      • Comcast cable internet: 175 Mbps download speed / 12.8 Mbps upload speed.
 
 
  2) 2TB WD Elements external HD USB 3.0 and 2.0

  3) 1TB Hitachi G Drive external HD USB 2.0

  4)
2TB WD My Book Essential external HD USB 3.0 and 2.0

  5) 700 Gigabyte ROCKSTOR - ROCKPRO 850 external HD,  eSATA and FireWire.

  6) 160 Gigabyte LaCie external HD,  FireWire

 
  7) 160 Gigabyte LaCie external HD,  USB
 
  8) 300 Gigabyte external HD,  FireWire
 
  9) WACOM Intuos II drawing pad and pen
 
10) Epson Perfection 4990 photo/film scanner (4800 x 9600 dpi)

11) Brother HL - 2240 series Laser Printer


Software



 
1) Photoshop CC / CS5.5

 
  2) Corel Painter X3 / 12

  3) Illustrator CC / CS5.5
      
  4) Bridge CC / CS5.5
 
  5) InDesign CC 2014 / CS5.5

  6) Dreamweaver CS5.5

  7) Flash CS5.5

  8) Flash Catalyst CS5.5

  9) Fireworks CS5.5

 10) Acrobat Pro CS5.5

 11) My Publisher

 12) Pages
 
 13)
iWeb

 
14) Easy Web Animator 3

 15) EPUB Zip 1.0.3

 16) EPUB UnZip 1.0

 17) TextWrangler

 18) SeaMonkey

 19) Kindle Reader

 20) Kindle Previewer

 21) Adobe Digital Editions

 22) Adobe Digital Editions Reader

 23) calibre 3 ePub Reader

 24) ePubChecker

 25) Art Text 2 lite

 26) Art Text 2 full

 27) Image Tricks Lite

 28) Image Tricks Pro

 29) Dynamic Light

 30) Amazing Effects

 31) Flare

 32) Retro Art

 33) AppiVintagePhoto

 34) Modern Grunge

 35) NIK HDR Efex Pro

 36) NIK Color Efex Pro 4

 37) Camera Bag 2

 38) LetterMpress

 39) Sketch Book Copic Edition

 40) Sketch Book Express

 41) Flame Painter

 42) Fractal Architec

 43) Collage Creator Lite

 44) Shape Collage

 45) Image QFX

 46) PhotoSketcher

 47) LinesmArt

 48) uSketch

 49) ShockMyPic

 50) NIR Color

 51)
Big Aperture

 52) iSplash

 53) AppiSplashHDR

 54) Color Splash Studio

 55) Color Splash Smart

 56) 3D Objects
 
 57)
Paint FX


 58) Light Master

 59) Photo Effects Lite

 60) FX Foto Pro

 61) ACDSee Photo Flash

 62) BlackWhite Studio

 63) PicFrame

 64) Image Framer

 65) Fun Photos

 66) PhotoFilter

 67) DigitalColor Meter

 68) mColorBookLite

 69) Photo Album




(Previous - broke in 2013) Computer #2 and printing setup  2008 - 2013


Hardware


  1) IMac computer:
      
• Mac OS 10.4.11
      • 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
      • 2 GB  667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
      • 320 Gigabyte HD
      • PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-K06A
      • 20" wide monitor screen
      • DSL internet connection
 
  2) 700 Gigabyte ROCKSTOR - ROCKPRO 850 external HD,  eSATA and FireWire.

  3) 160 Gigabyte LaCie external HD,  FireWire
 
  4) 160 Gigabyte LaCie external HD,  USB
 
  5) 300 Gigabyte external HD,  FireWire
 
  6) Sony external Dual Layer DVD/CD player/burner
 
  7) WACOM Intuos II drawing pad and pen
 
  8) Epson Perfection 4990 photo/film scanner (4800 x 9600 dpi)

  9) Nikon 8800 8 Megapixel camera, stand, and lights

10) Epson Stylus Pro 4000
      • Continuous color large format inkjet printer (2880 x 1440 dpi)
      • UltraChrome archival 8 ink cartridge, 7 color printing technology
          - Archival colors will not fade for at least 70 years
      • 17” wide roll/sheet feed
          - Perfect for 16” x 20” print area
      • Archival substrates:
          - Textured Fine Art paper (100% Rag)
          - Smooth Fine Art paper (100% Rag)
          - Water Resistant Canvas (stretched onto wooden bars)
          - Premium Luster Photo Paper (medium gloss)

11) Epson Stylus Photo R260
      • Continuous color ink jet printer (5760 x 1440 dpi)

      • DURA Brite archival ink
          - Archival colors will not fade for at least 70 years
      • 8.5" x 11” and 8.5“ x 14”
          - Sheet glossy and non-gloss paper
      • Also prints directly onto CD or DVD

12) Brother HL - 2240 series Laser Printer


Software

  1) Photoshop CS3 (Adobe)
 
  2) Photoshop 7 (Adobe)
      • KPT collection
 
  3) Painter X (Corel)
 
  4) Illustrator CS3 (Adobe)

  5) Illustrator CS (Adobe)
      
  6) Bridge CS3 (Adobe)
 
  7) InDesign CS3 (Adobe)

  6) Bryce 6 (DAZ)
      • Creates 3D landscapes & objects
 
  9) Terragen v0.9 (Planetside Software)
      • Creates 3D landscapes
 
10) NVU web design software (Linspire Corp)

11) TechTool Deluxe Utility Software


Older setup (eMac broke in 2008 - put all info and software on external HD)


Hardware


  1) eMac computer:
      • Mac OS 10.3.9
      • 1 GHz PowerPC G4
      • 768 MB SDRAM
      • 80 Gigabyte HD
      • 52x CD-RW / DVD-RW
      • 15" wide monitor screen
      • DSL internet connection
 
  2) 160 Gigabyte LaCie external HD Firewire
 
  3) 160 Gigabyte LaCie external HD USB
 
  4) 300 Gigabyte external HD Firewire
 
  5) Sony external Dual Layer DVD/CD player/burner
 
  6) WACOM Intuos II drawing pad and pen
 
  7) Epson Perfection 4990 photo/film scanner (4800 x 9600 dpi)

  8) Nikon 8800 8 Megapixel camera, stand, and lights

 9) Epson Stylus Pro 4000
      • Continuous color large format inkjet printer (2880 x 1440 dpi)
      • UltraChrome archival 8 ink cartridge, 7 color printing technology
          - Archival colors will not fade for at least 70 years
      • 17” wide roll/sheet feed
          - Perfect for 16” x 20” print area
      • Archival substrates:
          - Textured Fine Art paper (100% Rag)
          - Smooth Fine Art paper (100% Rag)
          - Water Resistant Canvas (stretched onto wooden bars)
          - Premium Luster Photo Paper (medium gloss)
 
10) Epson Stylus C84
      • Continuous color ink jet printer (5760 x 1440 dpi)

      • DURA Brite archival ink
          - Archival colors will not fade for at least 70 years
      • 8.5" x 11” and 8.5“ x 14”
          - Sheet glossy and non-gloss paper
 
  11) Brother Intellifax-1270
      • Plain paper FAX Machine & Copier



Software

  1) Photoshop 7 (Adobe)
      • KPT collection
 
  2) Photoshop 5.0.2 (Adobe)
      • KPT 5 , 3.0
      • KPT Convolver
      • Xaos Paint Alchemy 2, 1
      • Terrazzo
      • Eye Candy 3.0
 
  3) Painter X, 8, 5, Classic (Corel, Fractal Design, ProCreations)
 
  4) FreeHand MX (Macromedia)
 
  5) Illustrator CS, 10.0.3, 9.0, 7.0 (Adobe)
      • KPT Vector Effects

  6) Bryce 6, 5, 4 (DAZ, Corel/MetaCreations, MetaCreations)
      • Creates 3D landscapes & objects
 
  7) Terragen v0.9 (Planetside Software)
      • Creates 3D landscapes
 
  8) Typestyler 3.5.8 (Stryder)
 
  9) PageMaker 6.5 (Adobe)
 
10) QuarkXPress 4, 3.32

11) NVU web design software (Linspire Corp)

12) Photoshop Elements 2.0 (Adobe)

13) ImageReady 7.0 (Adobe)

14) TechTool Pro 4 Utility Software


An even older setup (1999 - computer gone - all info and programs on external HD)


Hardware

  1) Power Computing PowerCenter Pro 240 (MAC clone) computer: 
       • System 8.6
       • 240Mhz
       • 128MB RAM
       • 2 Gigabyte HD
       • 16x CD ROM
 
  2) New DSL internet connection
       • previous dial up: Best Data Smart One 56SX V.90 Modem
 
  3) Optiquest 15” Monitor
 
  4) Dynatec 1 Gigabyte External HD
      • space for burning CD's
 
  5) Smart and Friendly CD ROM 4x/12x Recorder
      • Toast 3.5.7 software 
 
  6) Iomega Zip Drive
 
  7) WACOM 4x6 Drawing Pad and Pen
 
  8) UMAX Astra 1200S
      • 30 bit /1200dpi optical color Scanner with Film Transparency
 
  9) Epson Stylus 1520 w/Adobe Postscript
      • Continuous color ink jet printer
(720dpi /1440dpi)
      • 8.5” x 11”,  11” x 17”,  13” x 19”
      • Sheet glossy and non-gloss paper

11) Brother Intellifax-1270
      • Plain paper FAX Machine & Copier


Software


  1) PageMaker  6.5, 6.0, 5.0 (Adobe, Aldus)
 
  2) Quark XPress  3.32, 3.2, 3.1, 2.1
 
  3) Photoshop  5.0.2, 4.0, 3.0, 2.5 (Adobe)
      • (taught at MacTeacher School for a year and a half)
      • KPT’s 5, 3, 2, 1
      • Gallery Effects
      • Xaos Paint Alchemy 2, 1
      • Eye Candy
      • Other Filters
 
  4) Scanning Software:
       • Vista Scan, Microtec, Photo Deluxe, Ofoto, OCR
 
   6) Illustrator  9.0, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0 (Adobe)
       • KPT Vector Effects
 
  7) Streamline 3.0 (Adobe)
       • converts bitmap to vector
 
  8) Typestyler  3.5.8 (Stryder)
 
  9) Painter  5, 3.1, 2.0 (MetaCreations, Fractal Design)
      • taught at MacTeacher School for a year and a half

10) Dabbler 2.0 (MetaCreations)

11) Bryce 3D  4.1, 2, 1 (Corel/MetaCreations)
      • creates landscapes & objects

12) Poser 3D  2, 1 (MetaCreations)
      • creates figures

13) Ray Dream Designer 4.1, 4.0, 3.0 (MetaCreations)
      • creates 3D objects

14) Add Depth 2.0
      • creates 3D type & logos

15) Dimensions 2, 1.0 (Adobe)
      • creates 3D objects

16) Texture Synth

17) Texturescape 2 (Specular)


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