Category Archive: Technology

September 13, 2012 / by Marco / action scripts, money, play button, red button, saving time

Photoshop Action scripts

I’m always about saving time. “Time is money” right? I get into a habit of streamlining processes and if it’s a repetitive task, then why not automate that task. Like create a script? I realised you can do this with Photoshop. All you need to do is click on Window – Action or ALT-F9. Click on the […]

Download Google Drive

For some reason it may look like I’m doing a lot of marketing for Google but I don’t get paid or work for Google, I just love their products and believe that any business can benefit from using their products. The one I will be sharing with you all today is called Google Drive. It’s […]

September 11, 2012 / by Marco / images, mobile apps, photo, screenshot, sketch

Cool way to convert an image to a sketch

I found a cool app on a PC or MAC that allows you to convert a normal photo to a sketch. It’s called AKVIS Sketch which the free version allows you to use the software for 10 days. Here’s a screenshot of the app: Here’s what I was able to do with the below […]

September 10, 2012 / by Marco / buddhist, Gmail, google, new moon, wheel

How to add Phases of the Moon Calendar (Full moon and New Moon) to your Google calendar

I come from a Buddhist background and generally pay my respect to God on the Full and New Moon. I’ve been finding it difficult to keep track of when this occurs in the month because it doesn’t follow the Gregorian calendar. But today, I just found out that you can use your Google Calendar (I […]

August 31, 2012 / by Marco / mac 2, microsoft, remote desktop connection, windows os, windows pc

How to connect to a Windows OS when using a Mac

If you need to connect to a Windows PC when using your Mac then you will need the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2.1.1. You can download it here. Here’s some info about the software: Connect to Multiple PC’s New Multiple Session Support gives Mac users simultaneous access to multiple Windows-based PCs or […]

Wireframe for mobile and web apps – Prototyper

If you’re looking at starting to build a web or mobile apps, then you’ll need to use Prototyper. It’s has a free plan (for the 1st month) that allows you to create feature rich wireframes. Here’s a video of the system: Justinmind Prototyper from Justinmind on Vimeo. You can download the free version here: http://www.justinmind.com/prototyper/free-edition […]

August 25, 2012 / by Marco / realised, sidebar, widget, Wordpress

Image Widget for WordPress

I wanted to add an image on the right sidebar in WordPress but realised that I didn’t have this option. I decided to install one called Image widget here’s how it looks like: You can download the widget directly from WordPress or from here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/image-widget/screenshots/ DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU’VE READ?Join our subscription list and receive […]

August 24, 2012 / by Marco / images, thumbnail, two tools, video thumbnails, Wordpress

How to generate thumbnails automatically in WordPress

There are two tools that I use for automatically generating the featured thumbnail in WordPress. For images I use: http://www.sanisoft.com/blog/2010/04/19/wordpress-plugin-automatic-post-thumbnail/ And for Videos http://sutherlandboswell.com/projects/wordpress-video-thumbnails/ Both work really great and make the website look really professional by having the thumbnails. DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU’VE READ?Join our subscription list and receive our content right in […]

August 21, 2012 / by Marco / constraints, image size, images, proportions, size function

How do I maintain the image proportions when I resize my images in Photoshop?

The best way to resize an image it to ensure the image proportions are maintained, otherwise the image may look stretched or weird. When using photoshop, you can use the Image size function. You just have to make sure Constraints proportions is selected: Alternatively, you can select the image then press CTRL-T and drag […]

Photector – prevent accidental removal of photos on your iPhone

My 11 month daughter likes to watch her photos of herself on my wife’s iPhone. There has been several times when she accidentally deleted some of the photos from her phone. After a bit of researching I found out that there is an app called Photector that protects your photos. You basically need to enter […]

August 8, 2012 / by Marco / 2c i, american idol, enhancements, snippets, x factor

Youtube Playlist enhancements

I’m a regular youtuber (is there such a word?) and watch overseas singing shows in the US like The Voice, American Idol, X Factor and the list goes on. There are several things that bug me when I use Youtube and I listed them below: 1. I believe by default (depending on the uploader) , […]

Netcraft.com – all about websites

I don’t know how many times I keep forgetting about this website called Netcraft http://news.netcraft.com/ and I thought it was time to blog about it so that I can easily come back and search for it. Anyways, this is a website I use to check a website hosting providers performance, uptime, what OS they are running etc. […]