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Ubuntu 10.04
May 1st
Sweet Ubuntu 10.04 finally came out a few days ago. And you would not believe the wonders I have experience since trying it out! You HAVE to try it out for yourself, I’m sure you’ll love it just as much I do.
That said, I have already downloaded the 64 bit edition and I am currently running it under virtualization. I encourage all of you to try this out. I have been rather busy the last few days and will be even more busy in the next few days but the earliest chance I get, I will write a series of reviews and tutorials on how to take advantage of the newest features of Ubuntu 10.04 as well as its brother Kubuntu 10.04 (which FINALLY came out at as a long term support edition!).
Well, here is a few things I am excited about: More >
Setting up Feedburner Feeds
Mar 26th
Have you ever wondered about that pretty subscriber counter most blogs have on their pages? How do they know exactly how many people are following them?
It’s called FeedBurner. I’ve been using it for a while now and it never occurred to me how much POWER such a service can have! Not only are you provided with statistics, but you can add ads to the feed, get a counter, update twitter automatically, and a whole spectrum of other features. More >
New Projects
Feb 22nd
Sorry about the recent absence of new articles at our site. We have been very busy with numerous new projects. DavePCGuy is shifting into a new world of Web Design. We’re finally moving forward.
I’ve started coding WordPress Themes, and custom websites. It keeps me busy, along with school.
We will be opening up a portfolio site soon, and for that, we’ll have to build up a portfolio (thus the busy-ness).
Well here are some of our projects: More >
RainyMood.com – A design breakdown
Feb 9th
Rainy Mood is a great, and relaxing website. What does it do? It plays a fifteen minute loop of rain OVER and OVER again. That’s it! How simple.
Why am I even bringing this page up? DESIGN!
kuler – Adobe’s version of Color Scheme Designer
Feb 7th
Kuler is a great tool for all designers. It’s really similar to the Color Scheme Designer in the aspect that it composes several colors for you to use in your design.
It has several other features that make it even BETTER than CSD but there are tons of features missing too. Let’s start with the good stuff
When your project fails…
Jan 31st
So, let’s say you’re working on a project. It’s filled with your blood, sweat, and tears. You’ve been working on it through nights, barely sleeping at night, drinking large amounts of coffee during the day to stay up. Putting all into it. But then everything goes wrong.
Well, we’ve all been there, many times. If you’re a web-developer, it’s a natural part of your life. It’s a natural part of mine too. Let me tell you my story.
WP to Twitter Plugin
Jan 25th
WP to Twitter | Joe Dolson Accessible Web Design.
I’ve just discovered the craziest, awesomest plugin for WordPress. This little fella allows your WP blog to automatically update your Twitter with the the blog title, a shortlink URL (cli.gs or bit.ly), and even an excerpt!
WordPress Posts Explained
Jan 24th
Adobe Photoshop Tutorials – HV-Designs.co.uk – Tutorials, Resources and Photoshop Freebies.
This article here is a great intro to all you blogger beginners with WordPress. It talks about all the different options you can use while posting on your blog. Including, how to manage your categories, how to use “post slugs”, the “Press This” feature (which I am now using!), and many other features.
Speed up on a budget
Jan 12th
So you are reading this article wondering what its gonna be about? Well I am cheap, its January and everybody is broke. Oh yeah and the economy sucks. Supposibly the companies thought that people would stop buying computer parts so they slowed down production, which made some parts prices skyrocket. Example: I have bought 2x2gigs 667MHz laptop ram for 35 bucks shipped, regular price about 2 years ago. Now, it is insanely twice the price, seriously OMG???? Talk about custom built computer getting more expensive by a gig.
Even though the ram is expensive, it is still the easiest hardware and most efficient upgrade out there. You have no idea what ram you have in your PC or Laptop, do you? Well, sometimes neither do I, and it is annoying to open case or laptop to not be sure afterwards anyway. Wouldn’t you like some software/tool that would find that out for you? Yes, there is one! Thanks to crucial, ram manufacturer, you do not have to worry about it anymore. Go to their website, surprise it is crucial.com and then click on the crucial system scanner tool, it will take you to another site. Make sure that you click on the box to agree with stuff and then download the scanner tool or just click run. Either way it will scan your system and tell you what you need and of course try to sell you their ram. You can buy their ram, great company, I have used their ram numerous times myself. Or….. you can check to see the specs of the ram ie. Pc2 5300 etc. to see what you need exactly. They will also tell you what is the maxium amount of ram your motherboard will accept. Since ram is expensive I suggest upgrading as follows: If you have 256 or 512 get a stick of 1GB which should be around 40 bucks tops. FYI the performance boost it will give will be like a night and day (promised). If you have 1Gb and you have Vista or Win7 get a pair of 2x1GB sticks of ram or if wallet permits and motherboard too, get 2x2GB. You ask where at, right? Well I have been very happy customer of newegg.com for years. However, I don’t stick to one name, for me the price is the final verdict, and if you live in NJ, CA and I think TN you will have to pay tax and it might make your deal worse than going to a local shop (doubt it though). There is another website that tracks prices of ram, here is their link http://dealnews.com/memory/
So I hope that this has helped you, BUT BE CAREFUL WITH STATIC ELECTRICITY because it can kill your ram in split second.
Google Wave and Google Voice Giveaway!
Nov 26th
I’ve recently gotten my hands on oh so many Google Wave and Google Voice invites so we here at DavePcGuy thought we should share!
So what are we going to do? More >