WordPress is a great tool for setting up websites. One of its strong points is not having to know code. But, I have found it is incredibly useful to know something about CSS. For every WordPress site I’ve done, I’ve had to tweak the CSS code at least. In this post, we’ll look at the [...]
Creately: Online Diagrams and Flowcharts
October 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Creately is an online diagramming tool for flowcharts, mindmaps, wireframes, and more. It has an extensive library of object sets and ready-made templates. It has built-in collaboration options that let you share, review, update and track online diagrams. Creately’s inuitive interface makes it quick and easy to create diagrams. It has a myriad of shapes [...]
WordPress: How to Find Images for Your Blog Post
October 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Need to find an image for your blog post? Watch this video to learn how to use Flickr to find images that enhance your post. And, find out about istockphotos. View more WordPress How To Videos. What has been your experience with Flickr or istockphotos? What other services would you recommend?
WordPress: How to Add Pages
September 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
WordPress is one of the top choices for a Content Management System (CMS). A CMS lets you maintain your site. In this video you will learn how to add pages to your site. View more WordPress How To Videos.
WordPress: Selecting a Theme
September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Choose how you want your website to look by selecting a WordPress Theme. Themes vary from color to layout to functionality to SEO capabilities. The options are many. This video shows how to select a theme and how to narrow down the selection to fit your website. View more WordPress How To Videos.
WordPress: How To Set Up Posts as Drafts
August 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This video is part of our Quick Video Series for WordPress. Posts don’t have to be posted immediately. Instead, save them as Drafts. Come back and edit them as your ideas develop. Then, when you are ready, you can either publish the post immediately, or schedule it to be posted at a later date. To [...]
Top 7 Quick Photoshop Tips
August 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Having used Photoshop for many years, I find there are specific tricks I do over and over. Here are my 5 of my favorites: Multiple Undo’s What I love about Photoshop is there always something new to learn. I think this feature has been there for a long time, but I found it just in [...]
CSS Layout Generator
August 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
For those just learning CSS, here is a fantastic tool to help you generate page layouts: CSS Portal. The result is rather generic but it provides a great basis to build on. They offer more than just CSS for page layouts. On the same site, they offer tools to generate your buttons and your menus. [...]
QR Codes
July 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
QR Codes are becoming rather commonplace. Let’s discuss what they are and why you might want to use them. QR codes are form of a barcode. The main difference between a ‘normal’ barcode and a QR code is that a QR code is two dimensional – which means it can hold a lot more data. [...]
CSS3 Maker
July 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
If you are into the latest CSS options, check out CSS3 Maker. This very useful site lets you experiment with various CSS settings, then gives you the option to download the CSS. Beautiful! And, that’s just the beginning.
