After almost fifteen years in the Information Technology field, I have come to respect both out of the box ($$) and open-source programs. However, there is one product which goes unmatched by open-source competition, and that is Microsoft Visio. It is relatively cheap and easy to use and will boost your software efforts in all [...]
Today, software is an integral part of our lives – whether we are working on the web or on a school or business client-server environment that has all of the applications we must use. The following article features ten ways in which you can maximize your software experience, making order out of seeming chaos that [...]
In an earlier post I asked you how fast you could get back to doing business after a total computer failure.
If you followed the tips in that article you could easily cut your downtime by 75% … but there’s a way to cut it down even further with two free products from VMware. Read on [...]
If your main work computer crashed - I mean really crashed, and was a total loss, hard drive and all - how long would it take you to get back to doing business?
Would it be so long that it would cripple your income stream (and possibly cost you your best clients), or would it be [...]
Even though I have a fairly large screen (wait! I have 2), I always have to hide applications, resize windows, like there’s never enough space. More space on my desktop would really help me be more productive. Well some folks have a solution, it’s called 360Desktop.
Grab all of your favorite web apps and content — [...]
Is it possible to freelance, run a business, be productive, and not use paper at all? Or at least reduce your paper consumption to a minimum? I think it’s possible, but it won’t happen just like that, you have to be organized and actually want to have a paperless office (some people don’t).
The Paperless Office [...]
From Print Designer To Web Designer... Take The Leap But Don’t Get Wet… I Did.
It doesn’t really matter what school of thought or training you come from. It’s all about how you adapt and adhere to certain principals and guidelines.
19 Ways to Build Your Business When Work is Slow
Just because you don’t have as much client work as you would like doesn’t mean that there is nothing positive you can do for your business.
Battle Productivity Brain Drain With an Idea Budget
You’ll restore some balance in your life and actually get things done with these seven adapted strategies.
5 Other Services all Freelance Web Designers Should Offer!
Are you a Web Designer or Developer? Yes? Well are you optimizing your reach by expanding your services beyond Web Design? No? C’MON! Whats wrong with you?! Jeez!
27 Best Photoshop Web Layout Design Tutorials to Design Decent Web Layouts
Here is a collection of 27 layout design tutorials that will help you with designing a decent looking website.
10 Fab Flyer Design Ideas
Flyer designs have always been one of the most powerful marketing tools
available to businesses and organizations.
11 Steps For A More Stable Freelance Income
Some things will be outside of your control, but your approach to your work is capable of having a significant impact in stabilizing your income.
Website Design is not Graphic Design
Web design isn't all about beautiful and artistic, but it should be fun and convenient to use. It also has several key points that don't apply to other graphic design fields.
