Archive for category Resources and Tutorials
links for 2009-06-12
Jun 12
links for 2009-06-09
Jun 9
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Fluid web designs have many benefits, but only if implemented correctly. With proper technique, a design can be seen correctly on large screens, small screens
links for 2009-06-04
Jun 4
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.htaccess files. cool htaccess tricks and tips, how-to, know-how, usage and examples.. a corz-style tutorial.
links for 2009-06-03
Jun 3
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.htaccess files. cool htaccess tricks and tips, how-to, know-how and examples.. a corz-style tutorial.
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 any system maintenance (Goodbye, defrag!), but there are other issues we have to face, primarily involving disk permissions. Here’s how to repair them.
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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 came to hate the added clutter on my desktop due to the (NTFS formatted) XP drive showing on my desktop. I have no reason for it to be there, so why would I want it to mount? Sure, you could just unmount it on startup, but that’s just an extra step on startup, and I don’t know about you, but that just makes me feel like I’m back to Windows. Knowing that OS X was based on BSD/UNIX, I knew I had a tool available to me to help clear my desktop: fstab.
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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. Little did I know how quickly TM would chew through its space (about 2.5 months, if you’re wondering). It didn’t take long for me to decide “you know what? I don’t need to backup EVERYTHING.”
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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 to be the #1 Google result for “div min-height”).
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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, but all of these “rules” I at one point disregarded until I learned again- first hand- how important they are, and why I was taught them in the first place.
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7 Steps to Designing a Logo
Nov 27
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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