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Examples of good Twitter business designs

Monday, 2013.01.14 J.D. H. Leave a comment

While redesigning a twitter page, it has been surprisingly hard to find good design examples to follow. Here are a few URLs with sample designs, some are pretty awesome and some not so much… 😉 Regardless I hope that something here will help you if you are in the same situation I am! Effective Twitter Backgrounds: Examples and Current Practices | Smashing Magazinehttp://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/18/effective-twitter-backgrounds-examples-and-best-practices/Your profile page is the only place on Twitter where you get opportunity to showcase your visual brand

Making a photo look like a 70s movie poster, ala The Paperboy (2012)

Friday, 2013.01.11 J.D. H. Leave a comment

The main movie poster for The Paperboy looks really retro-cool IMHO: The Paperboy (2012) – IMDbhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt1496422/ A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate… So, if you have a photo that you want to make look like an early 70s late 60s* movie poster here are some resources for you: *The Paperboy is actually set in 1969. 80+ Photoshop Actions for Giving Your Pictures a Vintage Look | Freebieshttp://webdesignledger.com/freebies/80-photoshop-actions-for-giving-your-pictures-a-vintage-lookPhotoshop actions are great.

Can I just set a mattress on the floor?

Friday, 2013.01.04 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Q. Can I just set a mattress on the floor? Thank you for your input 🙂 –Sleeper in Seattle A. Yes you can 🙂 However, before foregoing a boxspring you may want to consider some of the benefits that a bedframe and or boxspring provide: Box springs provide can provide extra cushioning Having an elevated bed can make it easier to get in/out of bed Having your mattress on a bed allows for more air circulation Elevated bedframes can provide

JPEG compression and JPEG quality in WordPress

Wednesday, 2013.01.02 J.D. H. Leave a comment

While working on part of the Branson’s Nantucket website I needed to find a way to reduce page load times. Of course there are many ways to do this but one thing that immediately stood out was JPEG file size. Some JPEGs were 400kb+ and there were a number of them to be loaded on one page. That may be fine for people with super-fast internet connections, but alas many people (myself included) sometime make due with relatively slow connections. What

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How has the legal system evolved, as it applies to special education

Tuesday, 2013.01.01 J.D. H. Leave a comment

NOTE: my friend TT was required by his professor to ask an attorney the following questions (a-d) here are my answers… if anyone has input or improvements please post in the comments section 🙂 Hi TT, Please let your professor know that, while I am not regularly involved with special education law, I have provided these answers which are accurate to the best of my knowledge. Best regards, -JD On 9/4/2012 1:10 PM, TT asked: a) How has the legal

aimersoft vs daniusoft: Daniusoft DRM Converter and Aimersoft DRM Converter

Saturday, 2012.12.29 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Q. Hello I need to remove DRM from Amazon and iTunes so I can convert them play them on my Android tablet, I heard that Aimersoft bought Daniusoft, so which is the best version to buy: Daniusoft DRM Converter -or- Aimersoft DRM Converter? -R.W. A. Of the two, Aimersoft DRM Converter is the one to buy, and here is why: Both Daniusoft DRM Converter and Aimersoft DRM Media Converter can help you convert protected WMA to DRM-free MP3 files. Their functions and stability are

Custom menus CSS in WordPress

Saturday, 2012.12.29 J.D. H. 2 comments

While working on a project I needed to use a particular CSS class for a particular WordPress menu item, thankfully the following resources told me how. The first link was the most helpful, but all of them have some insights into menus on WordPress. 🙂 How to Add a Custom Class to a WordPress Menu Item – SevenSparkhttp://sevenspark.com/tutorials/how-to-add-a-custom-class-to-a-wordpress-menu-itemThis is a question I get a lot related to UberMenu – WordPress Mega Menu Plugin, though it’s actually baked into WordPress Core.

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How can I manually install legal apps on a jailbroken iPad?

Friday, 2012.12.28 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Location for your legal iOS .ipa app backups on Windows: C:\Users\User Name\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Mobile Applications (adjust your path accordingly) Location for placing* your .ipa backups for installation on you iPad/iPhone/iPod: /private/var/mobile/documents/installous/downloads/ *DiskAid is helpful in placing the .ipa files in the appropriate location. last portion via jailbreak – How can I manually install applications on a jailbroken iPad? – Ask Different. Top Search Terms:install ipa diskaid (2)manually install ipad app (1)install ipa with diskaid (1)install *.ipa manually (1)instal ipa with diskaid (1)how to