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Make iPhoto open for your Camera not your iPhone
Written on 08/21 • 0 Comments
If you are an iPhone user who charges your phone using your Mac when you are at home or at work it can get tiresome having iPhoto launch every time you connect your phone. It would seem like there would be an obvious way to stop iPhoto opening each time you connect and there is but its not in the place where you change other iPhone settings — iTunes nor is it in iPhoto itself but you will find it in the sometimes forgotten Image Capture application.
Continue ReadingCreating and Using CSS Sprites
Written on 08/14 • 0 Comments
CSS sprites are a way to combine images to improve our page loading time and reducing the number of requests our server performs. CSS sprites have been routinely used in CSS for a number of years in rollover effects where loading one image that contains both states. The problem with using two images here is when the page loads, the first image is loaded by the browser, the user then moves the cursor over the image and only then does the browser send the request for the second image. By waiting until the user is already hovering over the image to download the second file the user may experience a delay before that image is fully downloaded by which time the user may have already moved the cursor away. Using CSS sprites one images is used but only partially displayed then moved to show the hidden area containing the hover state. An example of this can be seen on this site in the sidebar, hover over the RSS feed and you will see the hover state of the RSS image.
Continue ReadingIllustrator Tutorial: Neon Tube Light Mudflap Girl
Written on 08/07 • 1 Comments
Neon is a great way to draw attention to something, and that is why you see it everywhere in places like Las Vegas were everyone is trying to grab your attention and get you into their casino or club. The same principle can work for you in your prints and digital designs.
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