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WordPress

Dec/12 in Web Development Tutorials

By far, if you want the most bang for your buck, WordPress is the hottest blogging script out there today.  I have spent the past few weeks looking at a lot of WordPress alternatives, but when push comes to shove – thus far nobody does blogging scripts better than WordPress, in my humble opinion.

The install is simple, and famous for being able to be done in 5 minutes or less.  As far as features go, you have link management, post categories, tags, auto-saving of posts, categories, and more.  It would take me days to list them all.

Here is video of WordPress 2.7 doing what it does so well:

You have plugins and themes included too, which means you can customize and add features you might need, but the developers for got about. Here are a few more usual WordPress links that any WordPress fanatic should have handy:

I haven’t had much time yet to really play with an appreciate the newest version of WordPress yet, but from what I have seen thus far – WordPress 2.7 is a great improvement visually over the previous versions.  You can pick up WordPress via WordPress.org.

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Flexible Blogging/CMS with Serendipity

Dec/08 in Web Development Tutorials

Serendipity If you are in the search for a PHP-powered blogging application that gives you an easy gateway into running a blog, online diary or even a complete web page – Serendipity is a free script worth checking out.

Looking over the fresh install instructions, the process looks pretty straight forward.  You upload, configure and get your blog going.  Some of the features include (but are not limited to):

  • Simple. Designed for users of all technical levels.
  • Robust Editing Interface. Featuring an (optional) WSYISWG editor, easily browsable image manager, extended entry support, entries statistics and a host of other features.
  • Threaded comments, Nested categories and posting to multiple categories are supported.
  • Anti-Spam / Comment moderation. Through use of a (bundled) plugin you can enable CAPTCHAs, SURBL-blacklisting, automatted comment moderation based on the content of a comment. Highly configurable.

Here is a little more about the blogging script from the developers:

Serendipity is a PHP-powered weblog application which gives the user an easy way to maintain an online diary, weblog or even a complete homepage. While the default package is designed for the casual blogger, Serendipity offers a flexible, expandable and easy-to-use framework with the power for professional applications.

There is also full support for both themes and plugins.  So extending Serendipity is an option, if you need a few more tools at your fingertips.  Also, be sure to check out the demo hosted over on OpenSourceCMS.com.

Want to know more?  Check out the FAQ.  I would highly recommend Serendipity to anybody looking for an alternative to MovableType or WordPress. 

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10 More Paint.NET Tutorials

Oct/29 in Desktop Apps, Popular Posts

As I learn to use Paint.NET more and more, I seem to be running across even more great tutorials to share with all of you.  Last time around, I covered the 10 best Paint.NET tutorials – and this time I have 10 more for you to enjoy.  Which is your favorite?

Wormholes

Exploding planets

Draw in Three Dimensions

Poker Set – Playing Cards & Chips

How to Make a Glass Cube

GEMSTONE V2 !

Blowing Bubbles

Spacescape tutorials

Make a “Wave” with Paint.NET

How To Make iPod Ads – Rewrite, with images!

Paint.NET continues to be an inspiration for my creativity.  The more tutorials I find, the more things I want to try out myself – or tweak to fit my own needs.

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15 Favorite CSS and Design Resources

Sep/23 in Web Development Tutorials

Want to know a little more about the world of CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) and design?  Here are some great places to get started.

Know of anymore great links?  Leave a comment on this post, and share with the rest of the group.  Really looking forward to seeing which ones you like the best.

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10 Best Paint.NET Tutorials

Aug/07 in Desktop, Popular Posts

Logo3I have been playing a lot more with Paint.NET lately, trying to get back in tune with my more creative side.  One thing I never realized was there are a lot of great tutorials out there for it, but it is hard to find the best ones.  Here are the top ten best Paint.NET tutorials I have run across so far.

It is amazing how advanced Paint.NET has gotten over the years. Also, if your used to the graphic editor layout – it is really easy to pick up and use too.  Know of any other great tutorials?

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Hosting Tutorials with HostHow.com

Feb/07 in Web Hosting

I always have my eye out for new hosting web sites, and this one really impressed me. HostHow is a new tutorial database telling you the ins and out of hosting. They cover how to do things, why to do things and when to do things. Here are a few example links I really enjoyed reading over there:

Looks like a great resource to bookmark or subscribe to (and you know how I love to collect those). If their goal is to create the largest free repository of web hosting tutorials on the net they are well on their way to doing so. If you want to submit your own work there, feel free to contact them.

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Hosting Video Tutorials

Dec/10 in Web Hosting

Since the holidays has everybody (including me) all mixed up with to-do lists and haven’t don’t yet choirs I thought I would try something a little different this week for the Web Hosting Show instead of rolling out the usual podcast.

Whipped this tutorial up in under 30 minutes or so, since I have had some people ask for the “videos” section of the Web Hosting Show to comeback. What do you think – worth the time and effort to look into?

What hosting-based tutorials would you like to see?

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Build Your Own Demos

Dec/02 in Desktop Apps

What if I told you I had a program that would make others love you more? You’d probably say it would be worth using, no matter what the cost.

Demo Builder does just that. It gives a very simple and easy to use interface when it comes to building Flash video tutorials.

+ Read More About Demo Builder!

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DemoWolf and DemoSuite

Nov/30 in Web Hosting

DemoWolfThere is no doubt in my mind that DemoWolf might be one of the most impressive companies of the entire year of 2006. If I was putting together a set of awards for the year, they would be taking home more than a few.

They have most recently launched a new service that will allow you to play anybody’s flash tutorials straight from your PC. The DemoSuite is the perfect tool for any Web host to pick up to provide to customers. It is one more way to enjoy those flash tutorials that DemoWolf puts out for the Web hosting industry as well.

DemoSuite is an application that web hosting companies can use to create a custom-branded Flash Player for their customers to download. The DemoSuite Flash Player is a desktop application that allows the customer to play their web host’s flash support tutorials directly from their Windows desktops.

Let’s be honest folks, DemoWolf has gone from being somebody who is nipping at DemoDemo’s heels to a major competitor. Now I have always been a friend of DemoDemo as well, so you will not see me picking sides. I do have to say though, impressive is what DemoWolf has really been these past few months.

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DemoWolf Gets New Look

Oct/04 in Web Hosting

Even though I am not a Web host, I have nothing but good to say about DemoWolf.com and the services they provide. A few weeks back we teamed up via WebHostingShow.com to deliver folks some free (and awesome) flash tutorials to watch and learn from. Now it looks like they have updated themselves with a much more professional look and design.

(Nova Scotia, Canada) – DemoWolf (www.demowolf.com) today announced the launch of their newly redesigned website, including a new logo/branding, new shopping cart system, new Live Chat system and revamped customer Forums.

Coinciding with the new website launch is the announcement of dramatically reduced pricing on most tutorial series. All tutorial series are marked down to sell quickly, particularly the Voice tutorials. Prices have been slashed by as much as 45% off the Voice tutorials, making them affordable for even the smallest hosting companies. These new prices will be in effect for the month of October 2006 only.

DemoWolf now has Live Chat available as another means of communicating with their visitors and customers. Simply click on the Live Chat icon that exists in the right margin of all pages in www.demowolf.com, and be connected directly to a sales/support representative.

The DemoWolf Forums have also been redesigned, but not just in looks. Many forums have been consolidated, and new forums created, as DemoWolf gears up for the release of new products and applications. These forums are located at http://forums.demowolf.com.

About DemoWolf
DemoWolf is an internet services company based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. With over 700 available custom branded tutorials for the web hosting industry, as well as providing custom tutorials and voice tutorials for many other online applications, DemoWolf is the fastest growing tutorial provider in the industry. For more information, you may contact DemoWolf by visiting their website at www.demowolf.com, or by calling toll free 1-866-905-4678.

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