This is a real transcribed conversation between my friends... Names changed to protect the "innocent."   Women’s Tech Support Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in operation system performance particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs,...

Everyone who likes their website, generally wants it to stand out in search results and anyone who knows anything about search results covets placement on Google search. Google is the leader in online browsing, followed by the ever-growing video search for crowd-created content, YouTube. So how do you get your image next to your blog post on Google? EASY GOOGLE AUTHOR IMAGE SETUP First step to get your author image on Google is to have a...

Well.. My ceiling fan was not going to work as is with my canopy... So I improvised. Cut down the sides, tied them up and used half of what used to be the top for the end of the bed. Gave the fan a good 6 inch leeway and happily have a canopy bed AND a fan. Read more...

The MacArthur Foundation is an amazing resource for innovative students to receive large fellowship grants to further their research. It is one of the nation's largest independent foundation and this year gave $500,000 to 22 very talented individuals. One of them is Jad Abumrad. Jad is a storyteller at RadioLab in New York. I've personally never met him and ran across his information while doing my own research on Master's programs for...

Challenge Choosing which values in a menu should be default. Ever go to a site that has a very small country set as the default value, a country that may not even have internet (or at best makes up .5% of online internet users)? Had the UI/UX Designer thought through the system configurations, you may have filled out that form slightly faster (it's a convenience factor). Solution Most users don't want to fill out long forms and will go to...

Every brand needs a face. A first impression. Why? So that you can relate to it. It's what ties an inanimate object or idea to your personality and encourages buyers. Let's not treat the buyer like an idiot though. The design is about story telling. It's about pure content mended together with form and function. Design is all about re-engineering an idea to tell a story and that is what I do. I'm a UI designer which stands for User Interface....

Keyboard shortcuts CTRL + Mouse up/down: Change the font size in a conversation window. CTRL + E: Center text CTRL + R: Right justify text CTRL + L or CTRL+J: Left justify text F9: Open Gmail to send an email to the person you talk to F11: Start a call F12: Stop the current call ESC: Close the current window To switch between multiple chat windows, press Ctrl+Tab. Emoticons Face emoticons (smiley faces...

Wireframes are the road map or blueprints to the start of any good website design. The plans describe the structure, functionality and structure without over-developing the details. The initial layout may not always be perfect, but the elements of the design should accurately relay how the site will lbe layed out but not how the site will look and function in the initial stages. Not all elements will be added in the initial stages like...

I've been working out a lot lately and tracking my nutrition. I'd like to get back into shape and be in the best shape of my life. This takes work and balance. Tracking calories, fat, protein and carbohydrates means not going over the amount of grams you set for yourself but also not being under on your desired intake. Your body needs a certain amount of nutrients to function properly. This analogy also transfers into daily life. I work a...

I'm an experienced community class instructor with over seven years in IT. I own an interactive agency and work as a UI (user interface) designer for a large corporation. My background is in html, css, php, graphic design, photoshop, social media marketing, SEO, online advertising, online marketing strategy, event planning and branding. If you have having trouble fixing your mac or pc I'm not your gal, take it to Best Buy or Apple where they...