The Unofficial WordPress Quickstart Guide: From Start to Publish
Posted on Dec 16, 2007 12:43:04 PM
WordPress is everywhere on the Internet. Who hasn’t seen a blog, news site or portfolio that isn’t at least partly powered by WordPress. WordPress is a very powerful, easy to install, easy to use blogging program. So what do you do if you want to start your own WordPress powered site, or improve your existing one? You check out this Wordpress Quickstart Guide and get yourself some awesome knowledge of Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: from, Guide, Publish, Quickstart, Start, Unofficial, WordPressFreeRice.com
Posted on Aug 4, 2007 08:08:14 AM
I recently came across this site, FreeRice.com, which I thought it is very nice and creative. It is nice because you can learn vocabulary and help end the world hunger. The idea is very creative. This is how it works: you go to FreeRice.com and play their vocabulary game, for each question answered correctly 10 grains of rice will be donated by the sponsors to help people living in poverty. It is a win-win situation - you get to play the game, FreeRice get the traffics, advertisers get their exposure, and people get the free rice. If you like the idea, please help to spread out the word. For more details, please read their FAQ page.
Tags: FreeRicecomHow to Create an Advanced CSS Menu
Posted on Apr 26, 2007 09:04:23 AM
A few people have asked me how did I create the sidebar menu on Web Designer Wall. Some people thought it was done by Javascript. Actually, it is just some basic CSS image replacement tricks. So I decided to write a tutorial on how to design and code an advanced CSS menu. Typically, a CSS menu either goes horizontal or vertical. In this tutorial I will show you how to utilize the CSS position property and place the menu buttons anywhere you want. It is a two-part tutorial (and don’t forget to Digg it):
Tags: Advanced, Create, MenuSee You at the FOWD Event
Posted on Feb 19, 2007 01:02:34 PM
First, I would like to thank Carsonified and Lisa Price (marketing director of Carsonified), who offered a free admission to this year hottest design event — Future of Web Design, New York 2007. For those who don’t know about the FOWD event, it is a design event and workshop organized by Carsonified. They also organize many other events, visit their website for more details. Anyway, if you are going to the event, feel free to contact me and perhaps we can meet up. And if you haven’t registered, it is still not too late yet (couple days left).
Tags: Event, FOWDLearn My Illustrator and Photoshop Techniques
Posted on Oct 20, 2006 03:10:32 PM
Want to learn my Illustrator and Photoshop techniques that are commonly used in my design work? Please read the article, Vector Polishing Techniques that I just posted on Web Designer Wall. I have posted 9 Photoshop techniques on how you can add more depth, color, contrast, and texture into the vector art. The 9 techniques included: lens flare effect, dusty effect, rainbow, glowing lights, particles, color dodge, blurred, watercolor, and vintage texture. Some of them are commonly asked, such as the rainbow and particles effects appeared on N.Design. Let me know your thoughts on the article and don’t forget to Digg it.
Tags: Illustrator, Learn, TechniquesFacebook App for WIRED Science
Posted on Oct 4, 2006 12:10:50 PM
Finally, the Facebook app that I designed for WIRED Science is officially launched. The app is called "WIRED SCIENCE: What Element Are You?" It is basically a fun app that lets you take a short quiz to find out what element you are from the periodic table. Then you can combine your element with your friends and it will tell you the relationship between the two of you. If you are interested in adding me to your network, here is my Facebook profile.
Tags: Facebook, Science, WIREDBest Web Gallery Rebuilt
Posted on Aug 14, 2006 11:08:33 AM
After several weeks of hard work, I finally completed rebuilding one of my projects, Best Web Gallery. Note, it is a rebuild, not redesign. I literally went to every single site in the gallery and re-captured the screenshots. Now Best Web Gallery is powered by the latest release of WordPress 2.3. Beside of the WordPress upgrade, I also added many new features such as image tooltip, different display modes (thumbnails, full image, and detailed mode), open external link options, and tag cloud. Check out the gallery now and let me know your feedbacks.
Tags: Best, Gallery, RebuiltBuilding a Better WordPress Theme
Posted on Aug 9, 2006 07:08:53 AM
Want to build a custom and dynamic WordPress theme as seen on my sites: N.Design Studio, Web Designer Wall, and Best Web Gallery? Check out my recent article, WordPress Theme Hacks on Web Designer Wall. I have listed most of the common used WordPress features (with code samples) such as Conditional Tags, Query Posts, Custom Fields, WP List Pages, and Page Template. Check out the theme hacks article and don’t forget to digg it if you like it.
Tags: Better, Building, Theme, WordPressProduct Review: SumoSac
Posted on Jul 20, 2006 02:07:33 AM
Once again Sumo Lounge has launched another ingenious product: the SumoSac (super size bean bag). I received a SumoSac couple weeks ago for product review and I gotta tell you, it is one of the most comfortable bean-bag chair I have ever sat in. The SumoSac is a large suede sac filled with shredded furniture grade urethane foam. In addition to its comfort, the Sumosac is stylish and practical. The size of the sac is more than enough space to accommodate two people simultaneously, which is great for playing video games or just chilling with friends. The suede cover is soft and comfy, unlike the nylon cover of the Omni I got a while back. Best of all, it is removable so cleaning is not problem at all. For more details please visit their website.
Tags: Product, Review, SumoSacGoogle Adsense for Search equals cash
Posted on Jun 20, 2006 08:27:15 AM
Do you use Google Adsense for Search on your blog ? If you not you should read my last post regarding the implementation of Adsense for Search into Wordpress. From there you can learn how to easy implement Adsense for search into wordpress without your users know that they are searching your blog with Google Adsense for search and give you money by doing this.
Of course they, personally, don’t give you a cent, but Google does. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Adsense, cash, equals, Google, Search