Edit 02-12-2013 – According to prodesigntools.com, based on something the Adobe CEO said during an interview back in October 2012, they are still developing the deblur tool, and will most likely be featuring it ONLY in the cloud subscription-based versions of the software. Bad news if you are a perpetual license owner! Looks like those of us who forked over the … Read More
How to Make Larger-Than-Window Element Visible But Not Scrollable
In this tutorial, I will show you how to make an element that is too big for some screens visible when it does fit, but not trigger scrolling when it doesn’t. I’ll also show you how to center it. Essentially, we can make an element in a website behave just like the background of the <body> element. It took me … Read More
The Greatest Song Ever Written
Random post today. I just wanted to share with everyone a song which I think might quite possible be the greatest song ever written. Many of you may have heard it before. In my case, it comes from my childhood. At the time I didn’t think twice about it. After all, what kid cares about music without words? Revisiting this … Read More
How to Link to Your Google Places Page: A Tutorial
I’ve had several people come up and ask me, ‘How can I give people a direct link to my business listing in Google Places?’ While at first it may seem impossible, it is actually quite easy. They may be looking to put this link on their website, share it with potential clients, put it on their business card, or one … Read More
Import Sequential Videos, Change Frame Rate, and Encode HD Video in Sony Vegas
Have you ever had a bunch of video files in a row that you wanted to import into Vegas, without gaps, adjust the frame rate, and then encode so that it doesn’t take up so much room? I can help you with that. Or if you are trying to accomplish some of that, I can still help you. Follow along … Read More
How to Disable “Use Facebook as Page” And Post as Self
Updated January 21st, 2013 For those of you struggling to post on their page as their personal Facebook user, there is a solution. There is a setting, beyond “Use Facebook as Page,” which is preventing you from doing what you are trying to do. To post as yourself from your personal Facebook profile, here is what you do. (Note: Every … Read More
Website Design for Minneapolis Musician Meek Demeo
I recently finished another site for a great Minneapolis talent, Meek Demeo. This guy is going places, be sure to check him out at his website here: meekdemeo.com. The design is fairly simple and is meant to emphasize the youtube video in the center. He is currently working on completing a mixtape, and when that is finished we will be … Read More
Website for Voice Over Artist Complete
Update 2017-09-07: We still design websites for Voice Over artists, but this one was built quite a while ago! Our sites are quite a bit better now, check out some of our recent website designs here. I am pleased to announce that we have completed a new website for John Lano of Voice Over Genie. John is an awesome guy … Read More
Facebook and the Twitter Internment Camp
Take a look at your Facebook news feed. Scroll down and see how many posts were made by 3rd party apps. Look for the little black bird in a yellow square of TweetDeck, the little blue bird of Twitter, or the green… thing of Spotify next to posts. Don’t see many? Of course you don’t. Because people don’t want to … Read More
What I’ve Learned from Video Games
Video games are just simplified versions of the challenges we face every day. As someone who has spent a lot of time over the years gaming, I have always tried to get something long-lasting out of what I was doing. I like to think of them as puzzles involving the concepts that make the world work. If you can master … Read More