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CROSS POSTED FROM http://www.dedestruct.com/customizing-the-wordpress-login-screen-pt-2/2007/07/
 
This Blog is closing, please direct all links / comments to www.dedestruct.com
 
Improving on the previous customize the wordpress login screen - Pt 1. The original method I proposed involved over-writing the core wordpress admin images with custom ones. This would replace the default admin page but the hack was temporary and resets […]

CROSS POSTED FROM http://www.dedestruct.com/google-adsense-targeting-for-relevant-ads/2007/07/
Another Reminder - This blog is closing, please direct any comments/links to dedestruct.com
If the ads served up by Google Adsense on your blog/website arent relevant to your content its usually because other content on the page is throwing off the density and Adsense cannot decide whats most relevant on the page.
To fix […]

Ive been tracking my Freelance work through the web service SidejobTrack. Its completely free and allows for Multiple simultaneous projects and clients.
They have a clean Web 2.0 style Interface. Features include Time Tracking, Data Export(xml) and Custom Invoicing.

 
While this servers my purpose for time-tracking and custom Invoice Templates, it leaves a lot missing on the […]

Dadepo Aderemi on why he choose JQuery over MooTools for his JS Framework
Compared to mootools, Jquery’s Selectors makes accessing the Dom such a breeze. Borrowing syntax from CSS and Xpath you can burrow all the way down or climb all the way up the DOM with a succinct amount of code.
http://geekabyte.blogspot.com/2007/06/ditching-mootools-for-jquery.html

For those unfamiliar with the Activity Window in Safari, read
MacWorld: Secrets of Safari’s Activity window
If you try to load a page and it stalls out with “loading,â€? for instance, the Activity window will show you exactly which item is causing the problem—just click the disclosure triangle next to the page in question, and you’ll see […]

Ive recently set-up a kvm at home to switch between my palette windows monitor and my MacbookPro on the dual 19″ LCD.

I had a hard time looking for a kvm that supported my Logitech mx5000 Bluetooth Keybd/Mou Combo. Then i came across Synergy KM
http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/

Synergy is a Keyboard Manager that allows you to share a keyboard+mouse […]

This is a simple video tutorial that introduces the process of defining goals and conversions in Google Analytics, great tool for webmasters.
[via ConversationMarketing]
Online Videos by Veoh.com

Ive been meaning to do a round-up of Quicksilver tutorial links for a while and now Ross McKillop over at SimpleHelp has taken care of that for me.

The tutorials cover everything from Installing for Beginners to Compound commands for experts.
Take a look - Quicksilver tutorial and screencast roundup

If you liked my first attempt at building an OSX Dashboard widget and are interested in building your own custom widget check out these tutorials
 
downloadsquad.com dashboard widget with dashcode
 
http://www.makezine.com/extras/51.html
 
loggedoff.org creating-a-dashboard-widget

I just finished work on my first Dashboard Widget for OSX.

Its a podcast widget that allows streaming of Leo Laporte’s “The Tech Guy” podcast.
http://techguylabs.com/radio/pmwiki.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Laporte

more screenshots
                

OSX: 11 Ways to Optimize Your Mac

11 Free OSX Downloads that every Mac User should have

Make An Exact Copy of Your Mac Hard Drive

Easy to Use VNC Software

300! professionally designed icons… FREE

IE 7 Standalone

How to Convince a Client They Don’t Need a Splash Page

301 Redirect non-www requests to www.yoursite.com

Easy to use time tracker SlimTimer.com/
 
Legal Forms
Freelance Agreement
A standard freelance agreement you can use between yourself and a client or when hiring sub-contractors such as copywriters, designers and programmers.
Terms of Use Statement
A website Terms of Use statement that can be used on all types of websites.
Website Privacy Statement
A website user agreement statement that […]

The inventor of the Web explains how the new Semantic Web could have profound effects on the growth of knowledge and innovation
Q&A with Tim Berners-Lee

from http://www.digital-web.com/articles/to_dance_the_dance_of_freelance/
 
My best recommendation is to get involved in freelancing while you’ve still got the comfort of your full-time job. Now, for many people, this causes a conflict of interest with the current company, so be sure you aren’t violating any corporate rules by moonlighting. At the very least, there’s nothing that says you can’t […]

This tutorial will walk you through creating a 3 layer stencil painting from scratch using basic art materials.
 
Getting Started: Things You Need

Paints
Acrylic paints or Spray Cans, but Oil Paints will work too.
Medium
Stretched Canvas (Medium texture). About $5 for a 16″x20″. I
Paper
Tracing Paper to hand-trace over the printout.
Markers
To trace over the printout and fix areas on […]

The Yellow Icon has some great free downloads, i recommend you bookmark them and check back often.
 
here is a stunning set by Tim Davies - AIR Icons
 

 
download here

This png fix uses a blank 1×1 .GIF and a .htc file to render png files in IE
 
If you have used pngfix.js from http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bobosola/ then you know that it doesnt support PNG files loaded as backgrounds from CSS, but this fix will add support for them
 
Usage:
You only need to add one line of CSS for […]

 
CSSmania.com is an online CSS Showcase. They highlight some of the most visually interesting websites on the web.
 
theDealsPlace was featured on the showcase on Mar 18th 2007.
 
Screenshots here or visit the pages @CSSmania.com and here
 
 
Update - now also on CSSTux
screenshots here

if your about to head off to school or work and are wondering what traffic is like then Caltrans webcam feeds will give you a live view of traffic on California Freeways
these include our local San Diego interstate 5, 15, 805 and the 8
Caltrans Live Traffic Cameras

UPDATED to PART 2
with plugin to avoid overwwriting core files and PSD files. see part 2 here.
 
 
This is especially handy if you build a website for a client using Wordpress as a CMS
 
Here is the original Login Screen

 
Its made up of two images.
login-bkg-tile.gif and
 

login-bkg-bottom_new.gif which holds just the bottom rounded corners.
 
 
You can find these images […]

from LowEndMac.com (via Lifehacker.org)
 
Some tips on Optimizing your Mac for faster performance. There are simple OSX tips and tricks.
 

3. Clean Out ‘Other’ System Preferences
Don’t close System Preferences yet! Take a peek in the bottom section of your System Preferences window, labeled “Other”. How many items are down there? Do you know what they do? Do […]

Windows Vista includes several new fonts based on ClearType that can be used on Windows XP as well as Macs. These beautiful typefaces were created especially for improving the on-screen reading experience in Vista.
Unfortunately, Microsoft doesn’t provide a direct way to download these fonts without buying Windows Vista.
But here’s a simple trick to download the […]

In this tutorial im going to show how i created the Quick Filter feature on the PlattDeals.com website.
 
The posts are hidden through a JavaScript function that removes posts that have a certain class applied to them.It sets a css display:none to those posts.
 
Why display:none over visibility:hidden ?
visibility:hidden would make the post invisible but leave its […]