Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category

How To Really Shoot Better iPhone HDR Photos

I was excited to see what HDR (High Dynamic Range) capabilities the iPhone iOS 4.1 update brought. I was excited to see that it required just one click to function properly and equally as excited to see how fast it worked. However, my initial test left me feeling like they had forgotten to include the dynamic part of the HDR process. I’m glad I tested further.

Time To Pick For SXSW – How To Hire And Manage A Developer

Our very own Steve Zehngut has a presentation up for consideration at SXSW this year. About 30% of the decision is based on the thumbs up of readers. (Personally, I think it’s just a ploy to get lots of links and site registrations, but hey, you gotta play by their rules. Right?)

A New Zeek Design Is Coming: The Wireframes

For those who want to play along, I thought I’d share parts of the Zeek.com redesign process with you. The first step – wireframes.

There’s More To A Creative Website Than Pretty Graphics

Creative design is subjective. Whether a site can handle a traffic spike created by a link from a highly influential website, like The Drudge Report is not.

Cut Through The Noise With A Handwritten Note

I recognize the incredible value of a handwritten note and I suck at actually sending them. Greg Meyer, from Gist.com, does not.

We Need Better Listening Tools

It’s become routine for me to “tune in” to REBarcamps using Tweetgrid.com/irc. I set up the feed in the morning and let it run all day. I’m trying to look at signal vs noise. Here’s a video that looks at #REBCSTL.

May I Suggest A Small Change To The iOS4 UI?

For the most part, the UI changes they’ve made in the upcoming iPhone software, iOS4, are major improvements, but I do have one small suggestion to make.

Import Your ActiveRain Posts To Your WordPress Blog

A few weeks ago, ActiveRain released a feature that allowed it’s members to “archive” their ActiveRain blog posts. Utilizing that file, however was not a simple task, so we’ve created a Wordpress Plugin to make the process simpler.

How To Speak Geek, Part 4 – Bug Reporting

Problems are going to occur. The way your developer handles problems is what sets good developers apart from bad ones. I have never found a website that was 100% bug free; not even the largest websites. Knowing this ahead of time may help you handle problems more rationally.

May OC WordPress Meetup Live

Tonight’s Orange County Wordpress meetup is a “back to basics” night. So, I thought I’d give the live blog app another run through the paces. Tonight, we’ll be sending photos through as well.