A couple of days ago you saw Eric’s post about Amazing Animated GIFs.
Well, I was spurred on by that and used a tutorial from the people over at Lifehacker to make one of my daughter reading:
For clarification, a cinemagraph is an animated GIF that has isolated, looping motion. These things draw attention to the motion and make it seem almost like a still picture, but it clearly isn’t because certain details are moving.
If you want to learn how to do it yourself, just watch this video:
Infographics are fun and easy to read, but posting them can be a little tricky.
Just insert the image, right?
Not quite.
Here’s how to do it:
Perhaps I’m just way too much of a geek, but I think this home-brewed mp3 music box is just about as charming as the old analog music boxes.
Here’s how they did it:
I know, I know, use Photoshop, right?
Actually, I just found an awesome way to build it into your WordPress theme using a little CSS3 and a dash of awesomeness.
Yeah. That’s right. A dash of awesomeness. Don’t use too much, you might blow-up your WordPress install.
Here’s how to create a black and white thumbnail in WordPress, that transitions to color when you mouseover:
As a photographer and blogger, I have my own websites that I maintain.
I am not a designer nor a developer, but I am always looking to learn more so that I can make custom changes to my web properties without pulling my hair out.
Jason Fried tipped me off to TreeHouse and this site looks awesome.
Step by step, you can learn in three different areas.
It happened.
First thing this morning I setup ChurchMag’s and 8BIT’s new Google+ Plus Pages, so I thought I would share with you how easy it is to setup a Google+ Plus Page for your Church.
First, jump onto the ChurchMag Google+ Plus Page and add us!
In Making A Custom Facebook Landing Page – Part 1, we looked at the changes Facebook has made to their Developer program, some quick and easy, yet not as flexible solutions for a custom Facebook page, and that we will be utilizing Facebook Apps to create our page.
Today, we will be looking at setting up that Facebook Apps process, including hosting our app on a SSL secure page and installing it on our Facebook Fan page.
It has been over a year since ChurchMag shared how to create a Facebook Page and Facebook has undergone so many different changes. Unfortunately, during that time Christian organizations seem to have not invested in the power of the social network to show the products, services, or community that could be shared with people that might have an interest in what you do. With these changes in Facebook, users now have more marketing power than before to share a brand or network to people.
The basics of a Facebook page are the Wall, Photos, Events, and Questions. They are the staple of Facebook that can be seen in an individual’s page as well, but we want to set Pages apart from a typical user. We want to add functionality to our Facebook page that creates excitement and an increase in interaction with viewers. The solution is custom pages and more specifically landing pages, a customized first page new viewers get to see. This allows us to put our best foot forward and give a great first impression.
WordPress is a powerful platform to use, making it the most utilized blogging platform. One of the aspects that make it such a popular and customizable program is the custom page template. Page templates are custom files that will be put in your theme directory. When finished, you will be able to create a new page for your WordPress site and set the layout to your customized template. This can turn any ordinary page on your website from a simple page of content into a dynamic webpage.
We will take a look at how to setup a page template file and add it to the page you created. But what the page template actually does is up to you. Maybe you will display a photo album from last month’s Church potluck or create a page that displays all of the free files you have ever uploaded onto your website.
Video recording on iPhone’s began with the 3GS, and was much improved when the iPhone 4 came out. In fact you can now record (and edit) HD movies with that device that you carry around in your pocket everyday.
One of the great challenges faced when recording with a small video camera is ambient noise, especially if you’re trying to hear someone speak, in an interview for example.
How many times have you seen a video where you can barely hear what the person is saying because of the wind?
Thankfully, the solution to your audio problem can be found in another device that you probably carry around with you, your earphones.
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