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Today the White House announced “We The People,” an online petition signing & creation website that actually gets responded to by the President & staff if it attracts enough signatures.
One of the better tumblr sites I’ve seen, strange, like a Darren Aronofsky movie. So I stole a bunch of images while I was there. Don’t Tell Anybody.
June 2011: Most “How To Install RSS Reader on Your FB Wall” tutorials have become irrelevant since Facebook redesigned their look + feel in 2010. This post applies to FB Fan Pages.
Mid August 2011: Most “How To Install RSS Reader on Your FB Wall” tutorials have become irrelevant since Facebook redesigned their look + feel in 2010.
Politicians are trying to gut spending programs and cut tax revenue. Austerity is not a business strategy. Spending money to make money is. Gov’t R&D creates new industries & jobs, e.g.: The Internet
This blog, Designer Rants, is now mobile phone browser friendly. I installed the Wapple Architect Mobile Plugin on my WordPress blog; Designer Rants. I like it. At this time I don’t have a smart phone to test it, so I rely on mobile browser emulators to see the results.
If you’re even slightly geeky, or very socially conscientious, then you’ve probably heard of applications like “Folding @ home,” where your computer’s graphics processor runs complex calculations, simulating how proteins are folded to find solutions for disease & health problems.
This post is a roundup of different apps you can download to effortlessly let your computer contribute to a better world when you’re not using it.
I couldn’t figure out why my WordPress RSS feed wasn’t working, finally I narrowed it down to a plugin, specifically the settings in YARPP.
I recently designed a website, graphics, flash video, CAD models, content, & more for a local business that provides Septic System services. Want to see?
I was struck by how blatantly Microsoft ripped off Google Chrome, a browser I’ve been using since the end of 2008. This is okay with me, because I love Chrome – but if I were Google’s Chrome browser department, I’d probably be upset. That said, I’ll show some examples below of the similarities between the new IE9-Beta & Chrome, Firefox.
Elastic Layout is important to me because in an era where one viewer may have a 800 x 600 pixel monitor, another may be viewing it on a wall-sized display via high-def projector. I wanted a design that will render consistently across all displays (with the possible exception of mobile-phone browsers), and it seems that entering sizes in pixels or percentages presents other limitations.
What is a “favicon”? The little icon on a web browser tab or next to a bookmark entry. Find out how to make your own.
Website Revamp – FM Controls, Inc., a Duncombe, Iowa based HVAC Controls installer, servicer, engineer, and graphics (GUI) provider.
You need a website for your business; make a good impression.
Portfolio Update for 2010. As of the end of 2009 I’ve updated my portfolio using InDesign’s Flash Page-Turning effects. It takes a little bit to load, so enjoy the Preloader I made.
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