As a programmer, I love finding ways to keep my code clean and concise. One of the best ways to do this, many would argue, is to use object oriented programming (OOP). This style of coding allows programmers to group similar tasks into classes and eliminate the need for repetitive code. Repetitive code increases file size, looks messy, and becomes...
Continuing from the first radio segment with Small Business Samaritans radio program, Nathan focuses on topics such as conversion, keyword research, and why they are so important. Topics 3 Most Important Things for a Website (Review) Conversion SEO Keyword Research Transcript Phillip: Today we have in the studio with us, Nathan Taitt, who is owner of Blueprint. Nathan is a...
I hope this post title wasn’t too misleading, because you aren’t likely to learn PHP and MySQL in 10 hours. Nevertheless, if you have 10 hours to spare and are interested in learning PHP & MySQL, the Lynda tutorial PHP with MySQL Beyond the Basics with Kevin Skoglund is an excellent place to start! An Informative Appendix Frequently, online tutorials...
This morning, on the way to work, from hours 8 to 9 am, my radio station kept interrupting its usual program to announce the latest news of the famous, yet young and immature celebrity, Justin Bieber. The songs that give me inspiration and motivation every morning so suddenly became unimportant, for the radio announced the same news at least 4...
Codecs and containers are vital to understand, but can be utterly frustrating. In Video Production, a Container, better known as a Format, is simply the file-type of your video. (mov. Avi. Mp4. Etx.). Codec is typically an abbreviation for Code/Decode, though can also be an abbreviation for Compress/Decompress. Both mean generally the same thing, but neither is better than the...
I’ve heard that cheese is a type of mold. If only the subject of my most recent video shoot had been that type of mold… Not that I’m complaining. As a matter of fact, this latest shoot was probably one of the most interesting I’ve ever been apart of. One of our clients, Serve Hero, lists a process called mold...
In today’s rush-rush world, where time is golden and the image is still everything, it is a must to have an excellent presentation on the World Wide Web. Everything from the way you answer your phone, to the business card you hand out at a networking mixer, to your online presence (everything from website to social media), “speaks” for your...
I recently stumbled upon a really cool design and branding tool called Style Tiles (styletil.es). These tiles are simply mood boards for the branding of a website. It breaks down color options, textures, font styles, and the general tone of a design. The purpose of Style Tiles are to present a client or an internal department with quickly made options...
Video color correction could become, in my opinion, a life-long learning experience for me. There are of course, a number of professionals who spend their entire careers color correcting major films. But for video production companies that don’t deal in the million dollar range color correction has to be prioritized amidst a plethora of other necessary processes to produce good...
Resizing images one by one can be a hassle. Luckily, Photoshop has a simple script already set up for you to resize all of your images at once! This neat little trick can really save you a lot of time. To get started, you need to place all of the files you want resized into their own folder. Now open...
