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August 31, 2012 / by Marco / mac 2, microsoft, remote desktop connection, windows os, windows pc

How to connect to a Windows OS when using a Mac

If you need to connect to a Windows PC when using your Mac then you will need the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2.1.1. You can download it here. Here’s some info about the software: Connect to Multiple PC’s New Multiple Session Support gives Mac users simultaneous access to multiple Windows-based PCs or […]

Alexa ranking of 500000

Last year, one of my business goals was to obtain an Alexa ranking that was higher than 1 mil for a blog that I manage. I’m happy to say that I was able to achieve this. The current ranking for the website is around the 679000 mark. By the end of this year I would […]

Wireframe for mobile and web apps – Prototyper

If you’re looking at starting to build a web or mobile apps, then you’ll need to use Prototyper. It’s has a free plan (for the 1st month) that allows you to create feature rich wireframes. Here’s a video of the system: Justinmind Prototyper from Justinmind on Vimeo. You can download the free version here: http://www.justinmind.com/prototyper/free-edition […]

August 25, 2012 / by Marco / realised, sidebar, widget, Wordpress

Image Widget for WordPress

I wanted to add an image on the right sidebar in WordPress but realised that I didn’t have this option. I decided to install one called Image widget here’s how it looks like: You can download the widget directly from WordPress or from here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/image-widget/screenshots/ Our Sponsors Become a Sponsor for $45. Limit to 5 sponsors.Company […]

August 24, 2012 / by Marco / images, thumbnail, two tools, video thumbnails, Wordpress

How to generate thumbnails automatically in WordPress

There are two tools that I use for automatically generating the featured thumbnail in WordPress. For images I use: http://www.sanisoft.com/blog/2010/04/19/wordpress-plugin-automatic-post-thumbnail/ And for Videos http://sutherlandboswell.com/projects/wordpress-video-thumbnails/ Both work really great and make the website look really professional by having the thumbnails. Our Sponsors Become a Sponsor for $45. Limit to 5 sponsors.Company Name : Email : […]

August 21, 2012 / by Marco / constraints, image size, images, proportions, size function

How do I maintain the image proportions when I resize my images in Photoshop?

The best way to resize an image it to ensure the image proportions are maintained, otherwise the image may look stretched or weird. When using photoshop, you can use the Image size function. You just have to make sure Constraints proportions is selected: Alternatively, you can select the image then press CTRL-T and drag […]

Photector – prevent accidental removal of photos on your iPhone

My 11 month daughter likes to watch her photos of herself on my wife’s iPhone. There has been several times when she accidentally deleted some of the photos from her phone. After a bit of researching I found out that there is an app called Photector that protects your photos. You basically need to enter […]

August 8, 2012 / by Marco / 2c i, american idol, enhancements, snippets, x factor

Youtube Playlist enhancements

I’m a regular youtuber (is there such a word?) and watch overseas singing shows in the US like The Voice, American Idol, X Factor and the list goes on. There are several things that bug me when I use Youtube and I listed them below: 1. I believe by default (depending on the uploader) , […]

August 7, 2012 / by Marco / anchor, desk, dining area, first mistake, measurements

Mirror Mirror on the wall

On the weekend, I went with my wife and kids to Ikea to buy a large mirror for the dining area. Something that I promised I would get my wife a few months ago. The mirror that she wanted was called HEMNES http://www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/80171842/ Here’s a picture below: Sometimes I get a bit nervous hanging things on a plasterboard […]

Netcraft.com – all about websites

I don’t know how many times I keep forgetting about this website called Netcraft http://news.netcraft.com/ and I thought it was time to blog about it so that I can easily come back and search for it. Anyways, this is a website I use to check a website hosting providers performance, uptime, what OS they are running etc. […]

August 4, 2012 / by Marco / android, app design, IPhone, user experience

Smartphone development: Android and iPhone Designs

We are in the process of getting our smartphone apps developed and I stumbled across this question: Do we need to have two designs if we were going to develop an Android and iPhone app? Have a read of this article http://johnnyholland.org/2010/09/android-iphone-app-design-is-it-twice-the-work/ Having used an iPhone and an Android the user experience on both is entirely […]

August 3, 2012 / by Marco / android, Auto, Draft, good features, pink hat

What’s this pink hat on my Samsung Galaxy S2?

Yesterday I upgraded my Android Samsung Galaxy S2 to the latest version of Resurrection Remix (3.0.1). There’s quite a few good features on this latest kernel but what I found most interesting is this pink hat icon in the toggles. You think I’m going crazy? Here’s what I’m talking about. Here’s the ROM version […]