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J David Macor.comJ David Macor.comJ David Macor's personal website featuring his free website templates, design tutorials, and general gibberish. Articles
Typography Inspiration; From Flickr!
2007-09-24 18:47:00 One of the greatest sources for inspiration is Flick r . I mean, we all know that. But how many of you use it as an inspiration source for typography? Well, until recently, I know that I didn’t. Apparently, this is a Flickr group dedicated to typography. It is definitely worth your time to check it ... More About: Inspiration , Typography , Typo
Giving BlogRush A Shot
2007-09-21 18:10:00 I am sure you have all been hearing a great deal about BlogRush, the latest blog buzz topic. In fact, according to Technorati, BlogRush has been mentioned 2,000 times already! But the question is whether this new darling service is worth the hype. Of course, John Chow has adopted it, but he is also Agloco’s ... More About: Shot , Giving
Are You Too Focused On Google?
2007-09-19 14:03:00 The entire SEO field is fixated on Googl e . It is all about improving your PageRank and getting listed in Google’s search results. The other search players are secondary in the minds of the experts. And of course, this is with good reason. Google is the dominant force in the industry and not just because ... More About: Microsoft
WordPress Theme Building Resources
2007-09-17 14:00:00 Building a WordPress theme is no small task. It takes time, resources and a nearly unlimited amount of patience. I prefer to do my work all at once, but that means I will be sitting at the computer for hour after hour trying to tweak the design. And once you get something you like, ... More About: Wordpress , Building , Resources , Wordpress Theme , Theme
Banner Advertising Now Available!
2007-09-15 00:08:00 As part of the recent updates to my website, I would like to officially announce the availability of the premium advertising banner slots on the top of J David Macor.com. These banners are featured on every single page, and being at the very top, they receive plenty of attention. And through the end of this ... More About: Advertising , Banner , Vert
Those Google Folks Can Be Pretty Funny
2007-09-14 14:00:00 Oh Googl e . You have provided us with many great things: searching, emailing, documents. And there is so much more! You seem like such a serious web competitor. You are heavy handed with the likes of John Chow and you proclaim to be free of evil. And while some may view this as a dominating and ... More About: Personal , Funny , Pretty
New Milestones And A Bright Future
2007-09-13 15:20:00 I have been working tremendously hard for the past few months to shape up this blog. A while back, I wrote a post outlining how I felt that this blog was severely under performing. In fact, being a finance student, I would have recognized this blog as having strong potential but being poorly managed, thereby ... More About: Personal , Future , Milestones , Bright , Tone
Simply Beautiful: Simple WordPress Themes
2007-09-13 05:39:00 It is no secret; I am all about Simplicity in Design. I love clean, minimalistic interfaces that don’t create a barrier between the user and the content; they enhance the experience, while barely being noticed at all. So, in the spirit of simplicity, I am offering to you a collection of some of my favorite ... More About: Wordpress , Wordpress Themes , Themes , Beautiful , Simple
Newbies Should Learn Staticly Dynamic Web Design
2007-09-10 14:00:00 I love starting off a post with a contradiction. Actually, this is the first time I have ever done it, but I think I will have to do it more. Now lets get back on topic. In todays web design world, from the coding standpoint, you basically have to adopt some type of Content Management ... More About: Web Design , Design , Learn , Dynamic , Static
Win Another Evil 24? Widescreen Monitor!
2007-09-09 23:34:00 Here we go again! John Chow is back to his usual tricks, namely, offering spectacular prizes in return for some modest linking action. Well, I am going to bite, because who wouldn’t want a prize?! Seriously, I know that my odds are almost zero to win this thing, but I would like to think that ... More About: Widescreen , Monitor , Evil , Cree
So Many Prizes!
2007-09-09 00:47:00 David Airey has outdone himself this time. The man who gives us some of the best design blogging around is now giving us an unparalleled number of prizes. Speaking of David, he is an Irish fellow who is a logo designer in Edinburgh. I have known his blog for just about as long as he ... More About: Prizes
Some LogoPond Inspiration
2007-08-31 00:18:00 What Is LogoPond? I love browsing around the net, looking for inspiration of all kinds; color schemes, graphics, logos. I love it all. So it should come as no surprise that I often frequent LogoPond, as it is a fantastic source of inspiration. For those of you not in the know, LogoPond is an amazing resource graphic ... More About: Inspiration , Some
101 Ways to Jumpstart Your Traffic
2007-08-27 14:00:00 I have been working like crazy this summer to boost the traffic to this website. And it has been paying off. To accomplish this, I did a lot of reading at a ton of different websites about ways to get the traffic to flow. So to that end, I decided to share a few of ... More About: Traffic
Free John Chow Banner Ad Contest
2007-08-27 01:20:00 Here is a simple contest. The prize is pretty cool; 1 full day with your banner ad on John Chow .com. eMonetized is giving away 4 separate days to 4 separate people to display their own 125 x 125 banner ad on John Chow for free. Just write a post and throw in a couple links ... More About: Contest , Free , Banner
J David Macor.com Now Version 5.2
2007-08-26 05:11:00 It is with great pride that I announce that J David Macor.com has now been upgraded to Version 5.2! This was obviously a minor update, but it had several crucial aims. I wanted to achieve gains in RSS readership and in Advertising revenue. There was also a need to better display other features around the ...
I Will Have To Visit Singapore Someday?
2007-08-26 03:16:00 I have always heard stories about this sort of thing in Southeast Asia, but never have I seen the proof! Maybe some of my readers from the region will be able to enlighten us about a certain line item on this receipt; and no, I am not referring to the several lines of taxes. My ... More About: Singapore , Visit , Some
Hilarious I.T. Department Instructions
2007-08-22 14:00:00 This list is pretty close to my heart. I once worked as a serious IT consultant in an office and I have had to deal with every one of these issues. Anyhow, if you know anything about computers and have had friends or others ask for help, you will be able to relate. So go ... More About: Department , Hilarious
Back to School Web App Essentials
2007-08-20 14:00:00 Hooray for Part 3 of my Back to School Series! Don’t forget to get your fill of Windows apps in Part 1 and Mac apps in Part 2! Anyhow, as a college student, you will need to arm yourself with a vast suite of applications to get yourself through each and every day. You will ... More About: Tips , Back to School , Essentials
Best Design Week Ever: 7
2007-08-18 16:38:00 You know, I am starting to think about changing the name of this feature. I mean, I haven’t posted one in more than a month, making the “week” thing kind of a misnomer. But then again, I love that it is a clever spin on VH1’s shows name; OK, it isn’t clever, but I ... More About: Design , Week
Download Music With Firefox and Google
2007-08-16 14:00:00 As my nifty little graphic implies, I am going to show you how to use Firefox and Googl e to rock out with some new tunes! If you have seen a post detailing how to use Google to search for mp3 files (I first saw it here), then you are already familiar with the technique. The ... More About: Music , Download
10 Essential Back to School Mac Apps
2007-08-14 14:00:00 If the Windows apps left you wanting something simpler and more stylish, then have I got a list for you. Welcome to Part 2 of my Back to School Series! I am going to help you fill that new MacBook up with all of the essentials that you will need to start your semester off ... More About: Apple , Back to School , Essential
What does your Spam say about you?
2007-08-12 14:36:00 I get spam comments; loads of them. In fact, I am overwhelmed with them. Sure, most of my comments are spam free (or I take care of that as soon as possible), but that is only because of the wonderful spam filtering that I have. I still get to look at the kind of spam ... More About: Spam
10 Back to School Windows Apps
2007-08-11 06:56:00 Welcome to Part 1 of my Back to School Series! I will be featuring the cream of the crop when it comes to essential apps for your return to school. Whether you are heading back to college or high school (or continuing studies, for that matter), you will find exactly what you need. Part 1 ... More About: Windows , Microsoft , Back to School
WordPress Automatic Upgrade Plugin
2007-08-08 17:50:00 The folks over at Techie Buzz have released what may end up being the Plugin of the Year! If you have ever tried upgrading your WordPress installation only to find that something went wrong (posts missing, comments blank, plugins freaking out… I have had them all…), then you know how much trouble it can be. ... More About: Wordpress , Automatic
Do You Need Help With Your Debt?
2007-08-08 05:53:00 Let’s face it. People, particularly Americans, are working themselves deeper and deeper into debt. We have built a culture around debt. Think about it. More and more of us are financing our purchases. Things like new plasmas and that shiny PS3 seems so accessible to us if we only have to pay $10 dollars a ... More About: Debt , With You
I Actually Won a Contest
2007-08-08 04:11:00 Sorry about the silence recently, but I will talk more about that later on. Right now, I just wanted to exclaim that I won something! This is the first blogging contest that I have ever won and I am pumped about it. Some blogs have been accused of not actually following up with their promised ... More About: Contest , Ally
(mt) now offers AccountCenter for iPhone
2007-07-25 13:56:00 Well, it seems like everything that anyone has been posting about recently somehow revolves around the iPhone. In fact, just yesterday, reports were circulating that the iPhone has fallen far short of expectations in regards to sales volume. That will be verified later today when Apple releases its quarterly reports. Either way, the latest news ... More About: Iphone , Offers , Offer
Win an evil 24? Widescreen Monitor
2007-07-25 00:08:00 John Chow and I have a love hate relationship; he just doesn’t know it. But this time around, I have nothing but love for the Chow-meister! That’s because not only does he show you how to make money online, but he gives away crap as well! Well, it usually isn’t crapand this time it ... More About: Widescreen , Monitor , Evil , Cree
How to Install WordPress Locally on Windows
2007-07-24 08:01:00 An essential for any aspiring theme developer is a local install of WordPress. There are plenty of benefits to doing so and there are also pitfalls if you don’t. I will tell you about the pitfalls in a second, but before that, I want to tell you 5 great reasons why you should use a ... More About: Wordpress , Windows , How To , L Word , Ally
I am a new Author for Wisdump
More articles from this author:2007-07-22 02:11:00 I am honored to announce that I have been asked to be a writer for the famous (or infamous?) Wisdump. I was contacted earlier today to join the Wisdump team and I am glad to be a part of it. Basically, I will be writing once a week and talking about, well… whatever I want; ... More About: News , Personal , Author , Thor 1, 2, 3 |
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