Archive - Nov 23, 2009

Microsoft Confirm IE9 Development

The browser developers love to hate is being rebuilt. Microsoft started work on Internet Explorer 9.0 a few weeks ago and showed off some of the new features at their Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. So what can we expect?

7 Easy Steps to Get You Started with Goal Setting

It’s not uncommon to be intimidated by the entire process of goal setting. You may feel overwhelmed by all of the areas where you can set goals, unsure how to get started, unable to identify what’s realistic, and even scared to make a commitment to a specific goal.

Pimp My Text: Bling Bling With Photoshop

Last week I was watching the opening credits of “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here” and I noticed the titles consist of bling bling text getting dropped into the jungle. I’ve also noticed quite a few ads on TV using bling text as Christmas approaches. So today we’ll have a look at how to produce some sparkling silver and diamonds (or diamante) text in Photoshop using layer effects, blending modes and filters.

10 Essential Online Tools for Your Startup

Finding the tools you need when you first start a new business can be difficult, but luckily there are more and more web applications to ease some of that pain. You can take care of just about any challenge from designing your logo to even answering the phone … yes, via the Web. No longer are you shackled by what your locale offers you when you have the entire world at your fingertips.
We’ve gathered up 10 of what we feel are the most essential tools for your business to use when you’re first getting started online.

Table or Image: What Should I Use?

"I don't know whether I should code a page element as a HTML table or make it an image and insert it on the Web page."

Pre-populating a Radio Button Checked Value

How can I have the male radio button checked to match the database?

What Hosted Blog Platform Do You Use?

Why did you choose one service over another?