tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84466978001278438422012-02-16T07:27:58.963-05:00links and reviews of cool downloads, finance tips, productivity tools & tech gadgets/newsphreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15138219118175837192noreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446697800127843842.post-24971605233569161532010-01-24T01:07:00.003-05:002010-01-24T01:30:17.078-05:00

I had trouble installing a piece of software recently and had to contact the developers for help. They recommended some steps and then asked me to send some info if that didn't help. They wanted me to send a text file with my system information to let the dev guys know my hardware set-up, installed drivers, etc.Turns out that the System Information window has heaps of other useful info it. If you

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This article provides links to 10 great applications every college student could use. From Google Docs to help with bibliographies this blog highlights great tools to help you get things done. A favorite from the list is MyNoteIt.com.There are definitely some good GTD tools and cloud computing tools that allow you to work from anywhere or any computer on the web.

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Ustream TV is an incredibly useful app to stream live TV from your event. It's free accessible and takes care of all of the technical details so that you can concentrate on content. Plus, there are lots of cool live web cam applications to watch. Head over to ustream and check it out.As always, I would love to hear your ideas and input.phree

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In a previous post, 1,000's of Files to Rename - 1 Easy Solution, I recommended the file renamer - Denis Kozlov's ReNamer. At first glance, there's one feature that's missing - the ability to rename folders.Well, it IS there. You just have to dig a little to turn the option on. In the divider, between where you drag the rules and the files, you'll see some drop down menus. Choose Filters and

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Once again Mashable. com has put together two great lists of resources that are helpful for GTD (getting things done) and web design. So without further ado, I give you two get started sites for increasing your productivity and getting web design tools.GTD toolbox 100+ tools for getting things done,Web design tools: 100+ tools for web design.Check them out and let me know which are most useful.

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Just thought I'd post a few links to sites that have abundant design resources. First up is the inspiration. From Mashable.com (a generally great site for creatives overall), we havet 100 Great Resources for Design. The article focuses on CSS resources, but there are also beautiful layouts, good color combos and nice formats for information sharing.Second, for those who use Photoshop, the

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As someone who struggled financially during a long educational career, I know that times are tough and finding ways to pay for school are a top concern. That's why I'm posting the following link to a great site with fresh ideas on financial aid. Financial Aid Podcast (http://www.financialaidpodcast.com) is a great overall site for insights on paying for college; the following post addresses

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A new article claims that living in densely packed urban environments may actually harm our thinking processes. Read it for yourself @ How The City Hurts Your Brain. On an interpretive note, I think the article reflects the levels of stress associated with high density environments. Near the end the study's author admits that the same situations that produce stress also spur creativity. Thus,

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A quick note on technology... it's only as good as the PEOPLE using it.Having the latest and greatest tech won't help a single bit, if you and your team don't make sure you know how to use it. This is a good thing to consider when starting your next project. Remember that your team's personal responsibility, creativity, resourcefulness, experience and common sense are going to be what matters in

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As a huge proponent of learning new widely used technologies, I have been telling students who work with Internet technologies to learn Linux because 99% of all new web servers coming online are on Linux servers. Workplaces, especially small companies, often use linux file servers to avoid the huge licensing costs associated with Server 2007. Now there is an easy way for beginners to

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Adobe's new AIR/Flash platform is ripe for application development and they are showcasing the possibilities with the latest in web 2.0 cloud computing. Acrobat.com is a powerful little conferencing application that provides for three vital functions:You can make PDFs online and share them with anyone using an email address.It contains a full-featured web meeting application complete with easy to

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We all know it is sometimes hard to start projects, even those we care about and want to do. Thus, today's lifehack comes from the Zen Habits blog offering The Ultimate Guide to Motivation. My favorite aspect of this article is that it breaks down two categories in which procrastination usually stops progress:Getting started, andStaying motivated when you are in the middle of the project.This

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Ever wonder who owns a domain and when it's up for grabs?Stop wondering...http://www.who.is/NOTE: On certain domain registration sites, after you check the availability of a website, a bot automatically registers it. That's why you'll see so many domains owned by hosting companies. You are then forced to "make an offer" on the domain by "hiring a broker". In the end, you pay for the service to

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Hope you are having a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! This is a post for my fellow geeks who spend holiday weekends dreaming about new projects, software and design tools. For all of my IMD/Web Design students and those getting ready to launch web portfolios, here are two hot links. The first is the is from one of my old school faves, Webmonkey. The tutorial covers information

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Though I've posted a number of finance tips in the past, recent research has turned up a host of how-to financial sites that I wish I had known about as a college student. If you are a financial wizard and understand amortization calculation, debt to income ratios and FICO scores, then the sites below are on a beginner level. However, if these terms are new to you, then the following sites are

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Below are two sites that feature cool Adobe AIR applications that take care of small tasks we often farm out to larger pieces of RAM hogging software. The applications run on the adobe AIR runtime platform which you can download for free here. Better yet, most of the applications are free too which means wonderful interfaces, open source design and responsiveness to user requests.The first site

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It is easy to get distracted and not get the most out of time set aside for work. Thus, in the spirit of fostering productivity, this post from Zen Habits provides numerous tips for keeping work time focused on must-do tasks. These tips fall into the "don't waste time and prioritize" categories. Though most seem like common sense, there are a few gems worth noticing: Take more

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If you are constantly managing a lot of files, you will find this one small windows feature pretty helpful.In any open explorer window, navigate to View> [check on] Status Bar.You'll now see some info about the file size for the contents of the folder or the selected file(s).That's it!

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Silly cg artist. That's why you can't figure out why your software package won't 'work'.The attitude that artists only make art is NOT embraced by lead cg artists. Maybe you do feel that you don't need to get a basic understanding of scripting (which is just a simpler version of programming) simply because you, "Just want to animate." Maybe that'll get you by. But do you really want to be so

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This site from the Make Your Nut blog teaches you how to give your credit history a makeover. The basic premise is that you can reset your credit history by asking the credit reporting agencies to justify the negative records that show up when a credit check is performed.Read the story, try the techniques and provide feedback below.

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At some time in your career you may choose to freelance. Knowing how to write a solid contract and plan for unforeseen changes/contingencies makes a huge difference in profit margins. Often it will be the difference between losing and making money on a project. Digital web magazine offers a few reasons why you should never do a project without a contract and practices that are always useful in

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Pipeline.For those unfamiliar to the term, I'll describe it this way:Every asset, chunk of code, or change request that is generated to make a movie or series or commercial can be looked at as data. The 'pipeline' describes all the pathways this data can and will flow until it is eventually mixed to become the final deliverable(s).Why the term 'pipeline'? Because pipes break... A LOT. They have

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http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/eight-tips-on-how-to-manage-feature-creep/Save yourself a lot of pain in your professional life and learn from the above article.In my experience (combined with a lot of reading/discussing other artists' own trials and tribulations), learning those lessons the hard way means uncomfortable stretches of unemployment or total abandonment of the industry to

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Hey!I've been using the Motion JPEG B codec lately. The file sizes are small, the quality is pretty good for animation reviews and XSI, Premiere, MotionBuilder and most of the Autodesk apps deal with it well (won't crash while rendering/capturing). In the Compresser, I'm using Best Depth and Medium for Quality.PS: I tend to like rendering playblasts/captures as a .mov or a .wmv as opposed to

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It's the end of winter and time to recharge your creative battery. Copyblogger.com offers 10 tips for recognizing creative blocks. If you can eliminate some or all of the blocks listed, you just might be able to see the world from a fresh standpoint adn get the idea engine started.Check it out especially if you're stalled on a project.

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So you're a college student with credit problems. Join the club. Many students face the issue of repairing credit mistakes made before they gained financial awareness. To make the recovery easier, visit the "Make your nut" site to learn how to repair a bad credit report. Having a good FICO score is vital for securing credit and loans post-college. This site teaches you how to raise your score

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If you need a web site that you can tweak and reverse engineer then the Open Source Design project is for you. Non-web designers often need to post projects sites quickly and the open source design project provides clean basic web sites that you can download, tweak and upload in a matter of hours. For graphic/web designers and photographers the sites may not fully meet your needs but for those

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For graphic designers working on projects that require logo design, the following tutorials may provide insights and inspiration: http://www.elogodesign.com/logo-design-tutorials/.The site contains various pointers and tips for thinking about design concerns and is highly recommended for those having a creative block.Use it to get a jump start on projects.

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If you are majoring in any type of design field, it's good to know what the people in the field are writing and thinking about. The Design Observer blog is a good place to start. It contains articles and links to literally thousands of resources posted by persons in the field. To see what's hot and what's not, go to Design Observer.

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If you're in debt and stressed, Leo Babauta's blog Zen Habits provides wonderful advice for digging your way out. Be sure to read both posts linked here. The first discusses strategies for becoming debt-free; the second covers techniques he used to pursue his dream of turning his blog into his full-time job.Though his path is not foolproof or tailored to every situation, it does offer

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Nate Williams offers solid career tips to get your work noticed by art directors. His blog is informative and provides examples of the ideas he advocates. This is a good "get started" place for graphic designers who wish to become illustrators. Check out his bio, client list and portfolio too!Let me know what you think....phree

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Surprisingly, one of the biggest time savers for a 3d artist working with lots of image sequences doesn't actually have anything to do with the tools in 3d package the files are rendered from. A simple task like renaming a file becomes quite a pain when the exact same thing needs to be done to hundreds or even thousands of his brothers and sisters - doubly so as the project progresses and names

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If you are getting ready to graduate and want to think about the basics for an online portfolio that can generate freelance work, then you must read Build a Killer Online Portfolio. The most valuable segment of this article contains information about content organization and the navigation structure of your site to achieve various objectives.Enjoy!

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If you are a windows user who works with images and attachments, then the following utilities may help you streamline your workflow. First, XnView is a utility for viewing and converting graphic files. It allows you to batch process many images at once,is a big time saver if you are a Photoshop user.Second, clip path is one of many utilities that can save time navigating to attach files in email

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Check out Web Design Wall's Best CSS of 2007 page with lots of inspiring design ideas. One of my favorites is the typography blog because it conveys a strong interest in - well, typography. If you are an up and coming web designer, you can't afford to ignore this list.

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If you own a computer and other gadgets, then you have to visit the following sites for cool fix it and mod advice:Mac Fix It (http://macfixit.com/).Fix my XP (http://fixmyxp.com/). Also check out their list of freeware too.Finally for more ipod juice and to fix the Ipod check out crunchgear.comThat's it for now...phree

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Are you a web designer in search of new, professional looking fonts? Look no more. Smashing magazine comes to the rescue with 40 free fonts that actually look good. No more Klingon or kitchy grunge. Check out the fonts @ http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/11/08/40-excellent-freefonts-for-professional-design/.Smashing Magazine is also quite cool for everything graphic!Happy Veteran's Day!phree

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If you are a design major, then check out the resources offered by the AIGA (the professional association for design). Per our recent lectures in logic class, here's a link to a sample intellectual property agreement that you may want to tailor for clients or subcontractors: http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/standard-agreement. It's a very thorough document with tons of good information and I

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As an animator/vfx artist/motion graphics artist working on film projects, there is a very good reason to render your animation previews as .mov.It can display frames (not just hh:mm:ss).Why should you care about this seemingly small detail? Because when you're getting your work reviewed by your client (or instructor), you need to know exactly what they are looking at and very often this is

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File Hippo is a cool download site that allows you to get updates for quality utilities. You can filter for freeware or non beta items only. If you're into system maintenance (especially for PC), this is the site for you.

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If you are a budding web designer looking to build your ajax skill set, then PHP should be part of your creative arsenal. This site contains helpful tutorials to get you started: http://devzone.zend.com/node/view/id/627.

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PC Magazine does an annual roundup of useful freeware. There are lots of goodies in the 2007 list so click here and explore.Enjoy!

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A less cluttered life will result in inner peace. This is the mantra of the getting things done (GTD) crowd. According to many studies on hoarding, clutter creates stress, tension and in the extreme, depression. So today's tip comes from the practical blog entitled, "dumb little man." Read 10 Ways to Declutter Your Life and become an ocean of serenity.

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This is a site for designers and developers containing opportunities to work from anywhere. Ideal for those just starting out or freelancing through college, authentic jobs may be just the resume builder you need.Check out the opportunities available here: http://www.authenticjobs.com/Ciao!

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As a media artist (especially animators) you often find yourself scrubbing through sections of movies many, many times to review your work. Quicktime works very well for this purpose and is my current player of choice (I also dig the VLC player, since it can play DVDs and is free to the masses).The shortcuts/features I find myself using most...Drag the in and out points to the area of a movie to

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When I was interning, I used to get flak all the time because I wasn't as up to speed on Windows as the rest of the crew (all of which had done IT work for years). Part of the reason they wanted me to learn all the little tricks they knew was to be able to work as quickly as possible. You also tend to wow a client when you can blaze through the Windows interface without using the mouse.For the

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Ever wish you could access a comprehensive resource on web design with many links in one place? Well here are two sites that should keep you busy:The Web Developer's Handbook contains a comprehensive list of sources for everything from coding to design. The nice thing about this site is that all sites are listed topically so that you can focus on the elements of coding/design that you really

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Ever wonder who owns a website?Stop wondering.http://whois.domaintools.com/

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Occasionally, you will need your IP address for networking or software-related purposes. The true IT in you knows to dig through the command prompt window, but that feels like it takes forever.It doesn't have to...http://whatismyip.comDone.

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This post is productivity oriented in that it links to an article, Rolling Your Own Online Office, that shows you how to keep all of your information handy when you are on the road. The best feature of the article is that it addresses all sorts of project/workplace needs and gives links to freeware for each and every application. Need IM, flowcharting or documents on the road? If so, Josh Catone

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It is a fact that your computer will have issues and lose data when you need it the very most. Saying good bye to that data (countless hours of laboring) is never an easy thing to do. It is much easier to say hello to file syncing.Unison is one example: http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/ (caution - this program is for people who enjoy command line, Linux style operations)Syncback Freeware

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Hi!My name is Matthew Kapfhammer - a recent AiP Media Arts and Animation grad now working at as an Animation Director/Motion Capture Coordinator at a small visual effects studio in Cranberry Township, PA. I spend most of my time working with teams of artists in production, practicing 3d character animation/rigging set-ups and learning/teaching/testing software.This has forced me to learn new

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For those in technical fields who want to learn Linux, I am recommending Ubuntu Studio. It is a Linux GUI distribution that includes tools for audio and visual creativity. I think there are lots of good reasons to learn Linux. Chief among them is the fact that most web servers run on Linux technologies and applications seem to be shifting towards web-based solutions. Another reason is that

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It's good to know how much you'll be paying in interest on fixed rate loans. The amortization calculator is the answer. The calculator is especially useful for car loans, mortgages and student loans as it can show you the breakdown of your payment (i.e., how much is being credited to interest and principle). The cost of borrowing is sobering, but necessary. Remember all of the interest you pay

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Ever wish you'd taken a class that wasn't offered or convenient during your college career? Well MIT has the ultimate answer in that it publishes over 600 courses offered at its posh Boston campus. Want a course in programming or algorithms, check out the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department or the Science and Technology courses. For the record, MIT publishes the syllabus,

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Here are a few study tips sites for those of you wondering how to study for midterm or final exams:Hacking Knowledge: 77 Ways to Learn Faster, Deeper, and BetterStudy guides and strategiesCalPoly: study guides library

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This one is posted for all students who have too much to do and too little time to do it.Lifehacker.com is a great resource for anyone who wants to learn about cool new downloads and efficient methods for getting things done (GTD). GTD strategists are obsessed with increasing productivity and eliminating wasted time. Thus, the site always presents interesting tools to help with time management

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My programming gurus led me to this source a few years back and I heartily recommend the following resource for anyone who wants to learn C++ or Java. Bruce Eckel's "Thinking in ..." series is by far the best resource I've found for someone who wants to learn to think like a programmer.Check out his site @ http://mindview.net where he gives free PDFs of Thinking In C++ & Thinking in Java

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This is Dr. Bowser's way of posting links and reviews of cool downloads, productivity tools, tech gadgets/news. By trade I am a philosopher and teach @ the college level. I also design networks for education and small business clients. Thus, the tech recommendations herein come from friends, students and surfing to find the stuff that can make life more enjoyable and less complex. Enjoy...

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