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  • ArtPrize 2010

    If you haven’t already heard about ArtPrize then go check out artprize.org (after you’re finished reading this article). 2009 was the initial year in this new annual event held right here in my home town… Grand Rapids, Michigan. ArtPrize is the first event of it’s kind. The brainchild of Rick Devos, ArtPrize offered the largest purse for…»


  • Site Spotlight: Think Vitamin

    If you’re a web professional and you don’t avidly read Think Vitamin, Carsonified’s Blog… you shouldn’t call yourself a web professional. No seriously, it’s like that. I read every article they post in detail, sometimes twice. It helps make me the kick ass web designer that I am. If you haven’t been there, stop reading this…»


  • Site Spotlight: Font Burner

    Font Burner is a website that allows you to use your favorite fonts when designing a website. When building a website, designers are limited to a small list of fonts that most computers come installed with. Someone visiting your site needs to have the font you specify in order for them to see it, otherwize a…»


  • Cloud Computing for Web 2.0 and Blogging

    You’ve probably been hearing the term “Cloud Computing” a lot lately. For those of you who are not aware of what it is, let me explain. Cloud Computing is the idea that instead of having a consumer buy software for their computer, companies will create that software to work as a web application and then…»


  • Comic Sans Is Dead

    I just found this great font that plays off of the now defunct (well mostly anyway) Comic Sans. It’s called HVD Comic Serif Pro and I’d have to say it’s a pretty cheeky and intelligent font. While Comic Sans was like a scrap booking stay-at-home Mom, Comic Serif is like a grade school CEO. It…»


  • Welcome to Sworray

    Sworray.com is a brainchild of mine. It started in January of this year (2009) after I attempted to throw a party and failed, again. I just could not throw a successful party. I feverishly went trough all the apps and whatnots that the social networking sphere had to offer and decided that they all had good…»


  • WordPress Themes From “Scratch”

    When most people design/develop WordPress themes they usually bastardize a theme from WordPress’ free theme library. Some may even go to the extent of purchasing a “pro” theme so that they can be even closer to a final product. This is common practice and perfectly fine, I’ve done it many times with varying success. Most…»


  • Call in a post with Jott.com

    I’ve been finding a lot of little tricks for WordPress. The latest trick really impressed me and will be very handy when I’m away from the computer, say, disc golfing or something. Here’s the concept, call a 1 866 number, tell the automated voice system you want to post to WordPress, and then start talking,…»