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Jan 13, 2011, 8:03 am
Dear loyal visitors,
This site is going through a major resurrection process. Kindly hold your horses while I work on bringing the site and its old content back online. For the time being, you can stay up-to-date with my online activities over at my blog.
Find me elsewhere at @twitter, @tumblr,Â... Comment - Like
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Nov 7, 2010, 7:48 am
Today while working on the redesign of this blog, I once again felt (as I often do with a design/redesign) the need of dynamically highlighting menu items in the top navigation bar. There are several ways of doing this but since I’m using WordPress as my blogging engine, this post is going to be a... Comment - Like
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Oct 30, 2010, 9:01 am
Just a little tip that I think some of you’ll find helpful. As many of you may already be aware, I make extensive use of Open Source tools. For years, I’ve used Linux/BSD on my home workstations and quite a few times have gained success in convincing my bosses to make the switch but you know, th... Comment - Like
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Oct 24, 2010, 5:27 pm
A short screencast on how to code faster using the Eclipse IDE and Zen Coding. This is my first try at creating screencasts so in case you notice something that needs to be improved (and I’m sure there are many things that can be improved), please do inform me. If you’re on a slow connection, th... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2010, 12:33 pm
If you’ve ever tried copy-pasting source codes into a Word document, you know what a nightmare it is to apply syntax highlighting. Most probably, you have to manually apply colors on sections of source code. While searching for a solution, I came to know about a Notepad++ plugin NppExport that’l... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2010, 9:08 am
If you’re a Web developer, you must have missed the lack of support for CSS3 features in Internet Explorer (version 6.0 to 8.0). Be happy that the folks over at 327 Creative (a Denver-based boutique agency that specializes in graphic design, marketing services and web development) has come up with... Comment - Like
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Jul 6, 2010, 8:47 am
I’m always looking for high quality graphic design freebies that can be used in professional-grade pro-bono or commercial works. Today I came across a German blog that is giving away 5 sets (500+) of high quality icons. You can grab these sets from their free icons page. Comment - Like
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Mar 30, 2010, 4:41 am
One of the reasons I avoid using Windows (XP) most of the time is its horrible error handling. Today a friend of mine called up early in the morning to say that his Windows XP powered workstation was stuck at the Active Desktop Recovery screen, even though he had properly shut down his workstation b... Comment - Like
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Mar 28, 2010, 2:25 pm
Before tonight, I used to think that creating a dual or multi-boot Live USB setup was a difficult, if not impossible, task. But today I came to know about the MultiBoot application that will help you create a multi-boot LiveUSB to run more than one Linux distributions from a single USB thumb/hard dr... Comment - Like
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Mar 25, 2010, 1:03 pm
If any of you have ever wondered what can possibly be made using Open Source softwares, here is a wonderful example of what can be achieved using Blender3D, the open source, cross platform suite of tools for 3D content creation.
Designed by the German artist, Andre Baran. Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
What we, as designers, usually do? We design websites, buy domains for them, host them on one of the fastest web servers. Then we optimize the site so it loads faster even own slower connections. To make it easily discoverable in search engines, we spend hours learning and applying SEO techniques. W... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
This is a neat and nicely designed WordPress plugin for the time when you are making major changes in your live WordPress setup. WP Maintenance Mode.
Adds a maintenance-page to your blog that lets visitors know your blog is down for maintenancetime. User with rights for theme-options get full acces... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Before I start writing this article, I’ve to admit that I’m a big fan of HDR photography. HDR photographs are so full of magic but all this magical goodness comes with a price. Not everybody is equipped with high-quality photography gears. Cams that support HDR photography are usually very costl... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Yesterday I came across a really interesting tool while stumbling upon visual design sites over at StumbleUpon. It’s a simple Java applet that allows you to track your mouse pointer activity and although it’s only available for Windows & Mac, I tried the Mac version on Linux and it worked well. ... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Everything you need to know about HTML5
What's new in HTML5 and what happened to XHTML2?
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Hey guys,
I should let you know that recently I’ve been learning music. One day a friend recommended me to listen to Keiko Matsui‘s music. That was the first time I heard her name and after purchasing her album “Moyo“, I’ve got to admit that she’s an amazing pianist. Her music is work ... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Recently the good guys at Yahoo! have put together an online version of their upcoming Style Guide for Content Creators. According to the site, the Style Guide teaches you how to write and edit for a global audience through best practices from Yahoo! Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Breathe New Life Into Your Typography With 22 Techniques
It’s easy to get caught up in using Helvetica as your go to font for almost everything but it’s time to break away from this habit. Sure it works but from time to time we need to think outside of the box and use the imagination a bit... Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Need a smooth programming language to start writing your applications? Choose Python. I was reading Steve Holden‘s blog where I found this humorous peace on Python vs C++. Comment - Like
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Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
In today’s world where graphic design tutorial sites are mushrooming up in every nook & cranny of the World Wide Web, nobody seems to like a template-based design. It’s a complete no-brainer if someone decides to take the template-route. The reason is pretty simple: template-based designs look f... Comment - Like
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