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Archives November 2006

Nov 16  06
Robert EllisTipsNo Comments

I’ve written about several tips and tools for finding color schemes, both in Macworld and on Futurosity, but Instant Color Schemes is unique. Enter any word or phrase and Instant Color Schemes creates a customized color palette, pulling the most prominent six colors from each of five images from Yahoo! Image Search. The results are […]

Create Instant Color Schemes From Words

Nov 16  06
Robert EllisSoftware2 Comments

Blurb, the book company that lets you self-publish bookstore quality hardcover and paperback books, has finally added TypePad and WordPress.com support to their BookSmart book creation software.
BookSmart slurps the entries from your blog and autopopulates the pages (you also have the option of dragging and dropping entries to build your book). BookSmart doesn’t currently support […]

Publish Your Blog As A Book With Blurb

Nov 15  06
Robert EllisWebjockey19 Comments

There are numerous ways to backup and restore your MySQL database, from the simple to the complex, both manual and automatic, some reliable and others spotty. In this post, I’ll outline several strategies for keeping your MySQL database safe and secure. Since I use WordPress, I’ll talk specifically about backing up a WordPress database, but […]

8 MySQL Backup Strategies for WordPress Bloggers (And Others)

Nov 06  06
Robert EllisBlogging41 Comments

Okay, $100 may not sound like much, but few blogs make even that paltry amount. If you want to make money with your blog, follow the steps outlined below. You’ll be well on your way to making a cool C-note (or more) every month within 30 days.
First Things First
1. Choose Your Blog System
There are hosted […]

25 Steps to Launching Your Blog and Making $100+ A Month in 30 Days

Nov 06  06
Robert EllisSoftware2 Comments

My favorite CSS editor gets an update to 2.0. New browser integration, live Preview with X-ray feature (which lets you identify any element on the page just by clicking), Milestones (versions), and built-in validation make CSSEdit better than ever (and a bargain at $29.95). Universal. MacRabbit

CSSEdit 2.0

Nov 02  06
Robert EllisDesign TipsNo Comments

This weekly(ish) podcast offers dozens of Photoshop tutorials (including how to create digital mats, enhancing aged photos, and working with RAW), many of them videos, and all of them short enough to complete on your coffee break.

2 Minute Photoshop Tricks