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Hi guys, I am Edwin, designer and creator of this blog site. I set up this blog just to address issues that i find particularly interesting and motivating, but being quite versatile, you will find out that most categories have nothing in common except the technology aspect. I am also a web designer and am (usually) available for some freelance work.I am an expert on software as well as hardware,so you can contact me for a quick fix if need arises. Feel free to leave any comments, any thoughts or opinions that will help towards a better design of this site,I will highly appreciate it. Thanks ****Comments not working for now****

Mastering WordPress Shortcodes

03 February 2009

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What Are Shortcodes?

Introduced in WordPress 2.5, shortcodes are powerful but still yet quite unknown WordPress functions. Imagine you could just type “adsense” to display an AdSense ad or “post_count” to instantly find out the number of posts on your blog.

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A Few Good Photoshop Lighting Effects

28 January 2009

There is something about beautiful lights that can mesmerize an audience. Take a fireworks show for example. It’s been around for thousands of years, yet still has the power to put looks of amazement on faces of all ages. That’s why lighting effects make such powerful design elements. They are a great way to grab the attention of your audience and leave a lasting impression.

Below is a collection of the best Photoshop tutorials for creating powerful lighting effects.

Amazing Photoshop Light Effect In 10 Steps
A smokey light effect complete with glowing particles.

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9 Useful Tools for Web Designers

28 January 2009

If you use WordPress as your publishing platform, you’ll find a ton of useful tools you can grab off the web that’ll help you improve your productivity and make sure your WordPress site is running smoothly.

In this collection, you’ll find a few convenient applications, plugins, and browser extensions that will help you accomplish a variety of blogging tasks that range from easier screen captures to making sure your WordPress site is secure. [ READ MORE ]

Windows 7 exciting “send to” feature

28 January 2009

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“Play To” is the ability to right-click a media file in Windows 7’s Media Player and send it to any networked gadget appearing in the pop-up menu. It’s sweet now, but it could be huge.

The key is that you have to have compatible networked “digital media renderers” at the receiving end. Right now, the list is very short: Sonos is [ READ MORE ]

Windows 7 is here

28 January 2009

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Windows 7 Beta, Microsoft’s thank-you gift for putting up with Vista, has been out two weeks and we’re covering every exciting inch of it. Here’s how to catch up, or get the beta for yourself:

How to Get, Install and Play With Windows 7, Pain Free

You’ve been thinking about installing Windows 7 Beta 1 now that it’s totally available to anyone. Well, here’s our complete guide to grabbing, [ READ MORE ]

Creating a wordpress theme

22 January 2009

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Step One: Preparing Your Work Area

Prior to diving into the Wordpress code, we have a few things to make sure we have all straightened out and ready to go. For this tutorial, so as not to pick on anyone else, I’ll be using my own blog as an example.

Here’s what we need:
A Design – While some folks undoubtedly code their designs directly into a Wordpress theme, [ READ MORE ]

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