Month: September 2011

Thoughts of Love and Romance at 5AM

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(Various Twitter posts today. Getting me to wax philosophical on little or no sleep is a dangerous thing… also, you find wisdom and inspiration in the oddest places.)

You got her. Now what?Agreed. Don’t be insecure. RT @IreneBastards: “Dude, you got her. She’s YOURS. So step up, treat her right or she won’t be yours for long.” (#)

Also, listen to what she is trying to say, not what she said. It’s the difference between winning her heart, or winding up in the “friend zone”. Nice Guys always make the mistake of thinking men and women think alike. They don’t. Put down the silly Cosmo mags and be the Man she dreams of. (#)

Behind every Player, is someone who got their heart broken really bad… yet, didn’t learn the lesson life was teaching. (#)

Someone got their heart broken. Gee. That's never happened before. Take what you can out of it and become a better person for the next one.

[Graphics Tutorial] 3D Cylinders Photoshop Tutorial

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From Tutorial Boneyard – 3D Cylinders Photoshop Tutorial:

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3D Cylinders Photoshop TutorialTo make the Cylinder, use the Line and Elliptical tools to create the outline. Linear and Reflected Gradients are put to good use in making the cylinder stand out. Add a shadow for a more convincing view…
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[Cool Toys] Motion-Harnessing Mobile Chargers

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From TrendHunter.com – Cool Gadgets and Gifts –Motion-Harnessing Mobile Chargers – The Viber Burst Transforms Kinetic Energy from Your Activities (TrendHunter.com):

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(TrendHunter.com) There are so many unseized green opportunities to harness energy now that will cause the next generation to call us wasteful. The Viber Burst Kinetic Charger strives to kick-start the practice of economizing…
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[Marketing] 20 Ways to Promote Your Facebook Fan Page

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20 Ways to Promote Your Facebook Fan Page » Social Media Examiner via @smexaminer.

Something for Clark’s Total Care PC Repair, LLC, Australian Glass Jewelry, NN *Adult Writer/Advisor/Model*, Debra Smouse – Get Ready to Live Life in the Zone, Weberty.Net, Brenda’s House Cleaning, Restoring Life Balance with Amber Apt and myself to consider…

20 Ways to Promote Your Facebook Fan Page20 Ways to Promote Your Facebook Fan Page
www.socialmediaexaminer.com

“Grow your Facebook fan base by following these tips to promote your Facebook page and to show people where to find you on Facebook.”

[PHP Tutorial] Getting Started with String Manipulation

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From Break the Network: –
Getting started with string manipulation in php:

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PHP Coding TutorialWhen working with php, you will often come across the common problem of replacing or grabbing a specific chunk of a string. The way I look at it, you have two main options that come directly out of php’s function api. You can either use a simple, quick and easy str_replace() function, or you can dive into the world of regular expressions and tackle the problem a little more smartly using preg_replace().
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[Graphics Tutorial] How to Design a Professional PSD layout

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From TutorialsTag – How to Design a Professional PSD layout:

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Photoshop TutorialDesigning websites might look complicated at first sight, but once you understand the algorithm/pattern it gets a lot easier.

This tutorial won’t be that long or complicated as usual webdesign tutorials. I want you to get hold of some basic techniques and methods of designing that are often ignored or not known.
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