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5 Tips For Changing Lenses Faster
Don’t be a wimp. Making the best images isn’t about how pretty your camera gear looks.
photography  tips  howto 
march 2011 by patrix
Video 101 on Vimeo Video School
Are you curious about how to make videos but can't tell a camcorder from a coffee maker? Do the terms 'pan' and 'tilt' conjour up thoughts of tv cooking shows instead of movie making terminology? Or maybe you're tired of always being the audience member and want to start making videos yourself? Well look no further, Video 101 is here! Join the friendly Vimeo Staff as we cover all the basics of shooting and editing videos you can be proud of. We've handcrafted these lessons for beginners of all backgrounds, check it out!
video  camcorder  vimeo  tips  howto 
december 2010 by patrix
Tips, Tricks and Advice for Traveling the World with Kids
Pulling off a great family vacation requires a lot of planning, patience and effort. You get better at all this the more you do it. You stay more focused on what’s important — and less on what’s not. I’ve traveled a lot with my kids — and learned a lot of lessons — these are my top tips for having a great time while traveling with children.
travel  children  kids  tips 
october 2010 by patrix
How to hide an app's Dock icon
OS X's Dock is a great way to organize the apps you use most commonly (as well as any others you might have open). But it can get cluttered quickly. MacOSXHints.com reader JamieF recently shared a Terminal command that could help you make some room by hiding an application's Dock icon.
mac  macosx  dock  hide  howto  tips 
august 2010 by patrix
Janet Fitch's 10 rules for writers
"Long ago I got a rejection from the editor of the Santa Monica Review, Jim Krusoe. It said: “Good enough story, but what’s unique about your sentences?” That was the best advice I ever got. Learn to look at your sentences, play with them, make sure there’s music, lots of edges and corners to the sounds. Read your work aloud."

I remember writing a post quoting an article that described how good people write bad sentences. The author of that article commented on the post pointing out a 'bad sentence' in my post. I'm still not there yet.
writing  advice  tips  howto  pb 
july 2010 by patrix
Mastering the Art of Taking Your Own Photo
"Smile. At least that was the conclusion of a recent study by OkCupid.com, the popular dating site for 20-somethings."
photography  potrait  tips  smile  pb 
july 2010 by patrix
A shortcut for Googling the current Website
"In your Web browser, create a new bookmark containing the following JavaScript code as the URL"
google  search  sitesearch  howto  tips  pb 
march 2010 by patrix
10 Things Every Traveler Should Do
Whether you’re trekking to an exotic locale or revisiting an old haunt, get more pleasure from your vacation with these pointers.
travel  tips  world  pb 
march 2010 by patrix
Hiring a Contractor? Follow these 5 Steps
When you hire out a contractor to do work on your home, you want things done right and at a reasonable price. Over the years, I’ve seen a number of people get screwed by hiring a ‘jack of all trades handyman’ who said they could just about everything. In reality, they could do a lot…. of destruction, that is (oh snap)! No, really folks – to protect yourself from getting ripped off by a contractor, make sure you take these steps:
contractor  recommendations  tips  newhome  pb 
march 2010 by patrix
How to catch a mouse without a mousetrap
The quest for building a better mousetrap continues -
howto  tips  lifehacks  animals  ideas  environment  #pb  pb  from twitter
january 2010 by patrix
Manage multiple iTunes & iPhoto libraries on the same computer
There is a surprisingly easy way to set up more than one library in both iTunes and iPhoto under a single user account.
mac  macosx  itunes  iphoto  howto  tips  photos  music  from delicious
january 2010 by patrix
The Ultimate Guide to CSS Typography
Typography is often overlooked in todays design specifically by web developers. It really is a shame because CSS gives us so much control over our type. That being said, we our limited to certain “web safe” typefaces but that shouldn’t decrease our creativity. Here are a few CSS tips for typography on the web.
typography  css  webdesign  tips  from delicious
january 2010 by patrix
Stupid WordPress Tricks
Here is my personal collection of easy-to-use, copy-&-paste WordPress tricks.
wordpress  tips  hacks  howto  webdesign  nefa 
january 2010 by patrix
Manage OS X's downloaded file warning system
If you’d like to disable the warning dialogs completely (for any files you download in the future), open Terminal and copy and paste this command:
mac  howto  tips  nefa 
january 2010 by patrix
Most Popular Photography Hacks of 2009
Whether making your own lens hood to create custom bokeh, breathing like a sniper to get a blur-free photo, or angling your body to look the best in pictures, we shared some great photography hacks this year.
howto  photography  tips  lifehacker  lifehacks  camera  photos  tutorials  nefa 
january 2010 by patrix
Choosing Type Alignments for the Web
Text alignment is always a tricky issue, especially on the web where we are at the mercy of text rendering, sizing, and window space all at the discretion of the viewer. However, all forms of alignment have their place on the web. But before we get to the decision making process, let’s have a closer look at our options.
typography  webdesign  design  tips  alignment  reference  text  nefa 
november 2009 by patrix
How to Go to the Zoo
I’d like to take a moment and explain a new way to go to the zoo. A better way. For you.
tips  advice  animals  howto  zoo  children  nefa 
november 2009 by patrix
15 Things I Wish I Had Known When I Started My First Blog
RT @labnol From @neilpatel: "15 Things I Wish I Had Known When I Started My First Blog"
nefa  tips  socialmedia  blogging  marketing  networking  fordesipundit 
february 2009 by patrix
Writing in the Age of Distraction
We know that our readers are distracted and sometimes even overwhelmed by the myriad distractions that lie one click away on the Internet, but of course writers face the same glorious problem
nefa  tools  tips  writing  work  productivity  fordesipundit 
january 2009 by patrix
10 Useful Web Application Interface Techniques
To compete with desktop applications, Web apps must offer simple, intuitive and responsive user interfaces that let their users get things done with less effort and time.
webdesign  nefa  tips  web2.0  tools  webapps  usability  fordesipundit 
january 2009 by patrix
10 Killer WordPress Hacks
In this article, we’ll show you 10 new useful killer WordPress hacks to unleash the power of your favorite blogging engine. Each hack has an accompanying explanation, so you’ll not only unleash the power of WordPress but also understand how it works.
nefa  webdesign  tips  wordpress  fordesipundit 
january 2009 by patrix
Minimal Advice to Undergrads on Programming
"I decided to write out some advice on how to program, with a bit of special reference to R. This is not advice on how to become a brilliant programmer, because I can't give such advice"
tips  software  education  fordesipundit  programming  computing 
january 2009 by patrix
7 ways dealers make you pay extra
Winning strategies for playing the car-buying game to win.
purchase  howto  cars  automobiles  tips  sales  finance  nefa  lifehacks 
october 2008 by patrix
Bring Clarity to Writing
Clear and concise writing is vital to having your words read and understood.
writing  tutorial  self-improvement  reference  tips  nefa 
august 2008 by patrix
13 Things Your Waiter Won't Tell You
Waiters share insider secrets about restaurant -- from what days to avoid dining out to how much to tip.
advice  tips  culture  health  articles  restaurant  food  nefa 
july 2008 by patrix
5 Ways To Log Into Several Gmail Accounts At The Same Time
If you have more than one Gmail account you regularly use (I have four), one of the most annoying aspects of dealing with it is the fact that you cannot have more than one opened
gmail  google  howto  hacks  tips  email  nefa 
june 2008 by patrix
Get Firefox's Best Features in Internet Explorer
You can cram many of Firefox's best features into the proprietary beast that is Internet Explorer.
firefox  lifehacker  tips  ie7  browser  ie  nefa 
may 2008 by patrix
How to be as famous as a porn star. (Without taking off your clothes)
If you have watched a good porno you’ll notice that there are certain elements that make a porn star famous and successful, other than them looking good without clothes.
marketing  porn  advertising  NEFA  tips  viral 
april 2008 by patrix
Seven Tips for Making the Most of Your RSS Reader
Couple of counter-intuitive idea for managing your RSS subscriptions.
rss  feeds  lifehacks  tips  NEFA 
april 2008 by patrix
Ten typographic mistakes everyone makes
Welcome, friends, to the brave new world of the typography nazi. Below are ten mistakes that everyone makes, an explanation of why each is wrong, and details on how to fix them.
typography  design  writing  tips  NEFA 
april 2008 by patrix
Become an Online Power-Shopper
If you're a die-hard bargain shopper, you can spend tons of time looking for deals on the internet—and you can be very successful.
shopping  bargains  deals  tips  lifehacker  lifehacks  NEFA 
september 2007 by patrix
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