4-9-2010 Meeting
We didn’t actually meet this week, but I was working on a few things and Daryl helped me with an Animated GIF in Photoshop. Check out the [cref photoshop-animated-gif-tutorial] Post for that information. It’s got a silly animation embedded in the page. I’ve done a lot of Blog stuff. Check out those pages: [cref blogging] [cref blog-basics-tutorial] [cref blog-install-wordpress-tutorial] [cref blog-plugins-tutorial ]...
Photoshop Animated GIF Tutorial
This tutorial will show how to take multiple images of pretty much any format and make them into an animated .gif file by using Photoshop. Tutorial Create the images We’re going to start this tutorial with a simple traffic signal. Create a new Photoshop document with the following settings: Width: 300px, Height: 900px, Res: 72px/in, Color Mode: RGB 8-bit, Background: Black Use the Ellipse tool while holding down the Shift key to...
Application Icons
How does Windows even use the icons you create? www.hhhh.org/cloister/csharp/icons/ I found some icons on the [Brushes Download] webpage. I decided to do a little reverse engineering to try to figure out how to make all the icons. I have previously installed a plugin that lets me open and save in the Icon format (.ico). Go to my [cref favicon-tutorial] Post for more info on that. So I opened the .ico file in Photoshop. The following...
Photoshop
When designing your own webpage, Photoshop can be your best friend. I’ll be putting any Photoshop info that I gather in here. For some basics, I found a good article in eHow to get started. Check out that page at [Photoshop Guide]. Some of the articles include: Using Layers Using Masks How to use Brushes (see the [cref photoshop-brushes] Post) How to make Fire Coloring More… Daryl showed me how to make an animated GIF in...
Blog Plugins Tutorial
Browsing Plugins Depending on what you’re looking for, there could be a LOT of plugins to suit your needs. Fortunately, there is a large Plugin community located at [Wordpress Plugins]. There, you can search by keyword and sort your results. I recommend that you check out the number of downloads and the average rating of the plugins. If a lot of people are using and liking the plugin, it is probably well-made. Plugin...
Blog Static Homepage Tutorial
By default, WordPress has the homepage set to show a summary of your blogs in order from newest to oldest. If you want to set up a static homepage – like I did, these are the steps you need to take. Enable “Permalinks” to show the “page title” in the address, since /index.php?p=123 defeats the purpose of making a static front page. (Do this before making any pages, otherwise, you’ll have to go back...
Blog Install WordPress Tutorial
WordPress is simple to install on your GoDaddy account. If you don’t have a GoDaddy account, go to the [Wordpress Download] webpage and go through their 5 minute installation process. If you have a deluxe GoDaddy hosting account like I do, here are the steps you follow: Go to your GoDaddy Hosting Control Center. Do this by logging into your GoDaddy account and select the Hosting Account link. Once on this page, click on the...
Blog Themes Tutorial
Before installing a WordPress theme, I recommend that you do have your basic structure implemented, along with a few categories and posts. See my [cref blog-basics-tutorial] Post for more information. Choose a Theme My two favorite theme websites are [Free WordPress Themes] and [Wordpress Themes Directory]. I recommend that you choose your favorite 4 or 5 themes and test them on your actual blog. Install Your Theme To add a new theme...
Blog Post Full Content Tutorial
By default, your WordPress Blog Page will show a list of Summaries of your Blog Posts. This is not a setting that you can change in your administrative panel. It has to be done in the PHP file. Here’s how: You need to have a way to access your files on the server. I recommend the [FireFTP Add-On] for Firefox. You can also use the GoDaddy Hosting Control Center > Your Files. Or you can use any FTP client. On the server,...
Blog Basics Tutorial
After deciding to use a blog for this page, quite a bit of work has gone into it. I basically blew the whole weekend on it. Here’s how I did it. Install WordPress WordPress is simple to install on your GoDaddy account. If you don’t have a GoDaddy account, go to the [Wordpress Download] webpage and go through their 5 minute installation process. If you have a deluxe GoDaddy hosting account like I do, follow the steps I have...
CSS Blueprint Framework
A big THANKS to Donnie for providing the following information: [Blueprint CSS] Blueprint is a CSS framework designed to cut down development time and ensure cross-browser compatibility when working with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). It also serves as a foundation for many tools designed to make CSS development easier and more accessible to beginners. Blueprint is released under a modified version of the MIT License, making it free...
2-4-2010 Meeting
Mark demonstrated more MooTools – Slide and Morph. Notes will be added to the [cref mootools] section of the Programming Category. Stephenie briefly went through all of the current topics from the Programming Categories. Scott gave us a demo of basic AJAX implementation. Check out his [Scott Page]. Go to Technologies and click on AJAX. More details are available in the AJAX...
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