How to Repair Disk (and Disk Permissions) in OS X

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digg_url = ‘http://blog.georgegumpert.com/2008/08/11/how-to-repair-…ssions-in-os-xhow-to-repair-disk-and-disk-permissions-in-os-x/’;So Just a quick little note on a quick and easy fix for if your mac is behaving sluggish or just misbehaving in general.  So many of us mac switchers are used to not having to perform [...]

The Handwriting of Type Designers

Themaninblue is running a story on the handwriting of type designers.  I don’t know about you, but my handwriting barely passes for legible, and I’ve always wondered what some of the greatest type designers’ handwriting actually looks like.
The results are quite varied.  Many make me not feel so bad.  Others make me swoon.
What are your [...]

Prevent Your NTFS Boot Camp Volume From Mounting on Startup

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When I switched to mac, I did so with equal amounts excitement and reluctance. I’ve grown familiar with my windows-only software, and as a web designer, it would be irresponsible to completely ditch Windows and IE (as much as I wish I could). Inevitably, I made a Windows XP partition, and [...]

Save Space in Time Machine by Ignoring Folders

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Most users of OS X Leopard are familiar with Time Machine, the comprehensive backup utility that makes keeping your critical files safe as easy as flipping a switch. When I first got my Mac, I decided the 300GB hard drive from my old computer would make a perfect Time Machine drive. [...]

Now writing for GAC!

I’m now writing for the Goodtree & Company (aka GAC) blog.  I’ll be writing on subjects such as design, blogging, web 2.0, and more.  Any relevant posts I’ll mirror here as well!  And yes, I’ll still be writing here!
Check out the Goodtree & Company blog here.

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CSS Hack: Cross-Browser “min-height” Hack

digg_url = ‘http://blog.georgegumpert.com/2008/01/23/css-hack-cross-browser-min-height-hack/’;So CSS can be a bit frustrating from time to time. While working on the reskin of this site, one problem I kept running into was the css attribute “min-height” wasn’t always working. How did I get around it? With a little help from Grey Wyvern (who just so happens [...]

New Skin

I made a new skin and went ahead and launched it. Everything works, though you’ll probably be noticing some heavy changes over the next few days as I tweak out the final details.
Please, let me know what ya’ll think below! Comments, criticisms, browser-incompatibilities, etc. Thanks!

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Call For Input!

So if you haven’t noticed, I don’t really update all that much.
That’s mainly because I have a pile of stuff to write about, and I don’t know where to start!
So I’m leaving it up to you guys. What do you want to read here? Photoshop tutorials? Photographic Effects? Text Effects? [...]

9 More Rules to Designing a Logo

digg_url = ‘http://blog.georgegumpert.com/2007/11/29/9-more-rules-to-designing-a-logo/’;While my last article, which linked to Hal’s blog focused on logo design from a client’s standpoint (what to look for in a logo), today’s post focuses on what to do when you, the designer, are creating the logo.  Some of these I’ve learned in school, some of these I learned from others, [...]

7 Steps to Designing a Logo

One of my clients is a copywriter, and has worked in the industry for a damn long time. Well, he runs a blog of his own, and has written up a very good guide on logo design.

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