Preface for those who don’t know what MAMP is: It’s a server that lives on your mac. It runs dynamic scripts, like WordPress, etc. on your local machine. (XAMPP for Windows and MAMP) for Mac. Sometimes in MAMP, the MySQL server decides not to start. I’ve concluded that this is a result of using the [...]

In today’s competitive design market, it can be very difficult to create unique designs that stand out from the crowd. Often, this task is difficult because most designers are looking to current trends for inspiration on upcoming projects rather than searching for unique directions. As such, your best bet for finding new project directions is [...]

An overview on how to safely and effectively move your Wordpress blog into a Blogger blog. SEO friendly! This leaves us with a SEO friendly forwarding of an old domain to a new one, and the WP-admin is still accessible! Yay! [...]

Hello all, today I am going to show you how to take a normal portrait and turn it  into a breathtaking surreal photo. The image we will be using today has been taken from this deviantart account. This tutorial would be great for beginners learning how to fully take control over Photoshop’s many features. To [...]

You’ve no doubt heard the well-worn expression, “Less is more”. With the rapid growth of E-commerce and the increased importance of an Internet presence, effective web design is all the more relevant when it comes to online success. For a time, the predominant trend in mainstream web design revolved around increasingly complex pages. More Flash, [...]

Hello all! Here is the first post in a new series called ‘Understanding Web Hosts’. In this handy guide, I will be showing you what to expect when purchasing hosting and what to look for when doing so, as well as other aspects in web hosting. In helping you understand the logistics of all of [...]

There are many types of blogs and bloggers out there though. For instance, this blog is for resources, articles and tutorials, not for personal posts. Therefore, posts like these usually follow 'unspoken rules'. Below, I will show you some! Most, if not all, popular posts on popular blogs do these things. So, if you have [...]

Christmas is fast approaching, and Do-it-Yourself and Frugality is IN this season. As a crafter myself, I like creating things - especially gifts! People love knowing that I spent time on something rather than just purchasing it. I just made a Christmas tree from an old magazine! It was fun, and I even made little ornaments! :D I will [...]

Back in the day, I was experimenting with my style, still finding myself design wise. I was rockin' that '10px really tiny text' look. This phase lasted for a while. After all, it was my site and my visitors were around my age, therefore they could read tiny text! Not to mention, that's what was [...]

So, I have realized that for some people that have access to Photoshop, they can be scared of such a big program. I'll admit -- it isn't a cup of tea. Today I am going to show you how to improve upon pictures of yourself or other people in Photoshop! Hopefully with this tutorial, others will [...]