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Web Design Blog - July 17, 2009

Mac Tips - Put the Brakes on Shutdown

It's the end of the day and you are shutting down your computer... But wait! You forgot to send that email. What do you do? Well you actually have a little over 5 seconds to hit the brakes before you computer shuts down. The fastest way to stop it from shutting down is to click a fast loading program in your dock. On the left side of my dock I have iCal and the right side I keep TextEdit. Either one works great for those "I forgot" moments. ... read more!

Jul 17, 2009 2:55pm by Jeff Nicholson

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Server Bandwidth Tracking

If you live a world with bandwidth charges ( we're talking about pipe saturation not how many bytes you have transferred this month ) or you just want to know how much traffic is going through your server, then this post applies to you. Tools like whm/cpanel are great to see how many bytes you have transferred in a particular month, but doesn't really give you an idea of peak usage in a bytes/second model. Say whm reports that you transferred 20 gigabytes last month, that's good information but ... read more!

Jul 17, 2009 2:10pm by

Mike Vandenberghe

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Tag Line

A tag line (and logo) is the most important ad you'll ever run, because if strategically sound, it can leave a lasting impression of your brand or identity. It should simply and clearly encompass the single most important impression you want your target market to retain. A lot of professionals have come up with formulas to create a tag line, which really is a series of brainstorming sessions worded in creative ways to make their claim to fame unique. Don't make the mistake of diving ... read more!

Jul 17, 2009 1:02pm by Marshall Snedaker

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Digital SLRs and HD Video

A really cool trend in the DSLR still camera market is that of including an HD video mode. While most still photographers could care less, using a "real" camera to shoot video has one major advantage: true depth of field. As I've written about before, video cameras shoot everything very flat, with most everything in the frame being in focus. The only option for true DOF is to make or buy an adapter which can cost more than your camera (without the cost of the additional lenses you have to buy). ... read more!

Jul 17, 2009 8:41am by Scott Eggleston

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