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Wallpaper: All Day I Dream of Macs

May 6, 2010

Since my iMac was stolen I've been playing catch-up on almost all my projects. Especially, since I didn't back-up the last 3 months of work. Though my workload is crazy, out of sheer idleness and wanting a lil break I decided to change my Facebook profile photo... this eventually lead to this desktop wallpaper - iDream of Macs. I really do! I work on a Window XP computer now and I can't stop day dreaming about macs.

Download iDream of Macs Wallpaper

Freebie: Google Nexus PSD

Jan 18, 2010

I had some spare time on my hands and attempted to recreate the Google Nexus in Adobe Photoshop. My wife challenged me to do it in Adobe Illustrator - she is crazy good with Illustrator, a guru! - but I had to call it quits. I'm more comfortable with Photoshop than with Illustrator.

What the heck do you get in the layered psd? The phone body (flattened), screen and glass/reflection. Hope you find the file useful!

Download Nexus PSD

10 Really Cool WordPress Templates

Dec 19, 2009

I've always had a craving for beautiful web designs, so much so that I've would spent hours just salivating over other designers artwork, they inspire me.

Over the last few years I haven't spent much time savoring the designs of others but I managed to chisel out some time recently and I came across a few website I like.

All the sites I'm about to list use WordPress; the use of WordPress as a Content Management System (CMS) has been growing over the past few years. I'm fairly new to WordPress (I normally use CuteNews or Joomla), but what I've observed is that a lot of the designs are similar (and tend to be monotonous or boring). Now the websites I've included below have elements that may be similar to a lot of websites you've seen. However, what you will notice is that their layouts - use of colour & graphical elements and content structure are slightly different - which makes them stand out among the rest. Lets take a look!

Freebie: YuuuMovie Email Template

Dec 10, 2009

I've been designing for 5+yrs and recently got my first template, iConstructive, on ThemeForest. In celebration of that I'd like giveaway an e-mail template, YuuuMovie, inspired by the newsletter I get from my DVD rental store, Movie Express.

I did 2 versions of YuuuMovie and they are now yours for FREE! In the zip files you'll find a valid HTML file, Layered PSD and documentation on how to edit the files.

Enjoy!

Preview: YuuuMovie v2
Download: YuuuMovie v1 | YuuuMovie v2

Time means money for every freelancer

Nov 10, 2009

As a freelancer / small business owner time is everything! For a long time, I've been using Kronos to keep track of the jobs I do, the total time and the cost of the job. Kronos is not bad but I've always wanted a way to export my data and change the currency from € to $.

The developers of MAMP have an application the call TimeEdit. Though I've been using MAMP for a while it never occurred to me to try TimeEdit until now.

TimeEdit is great! It helps to streamline my workflow and to be more effective. With TimeEdit I can add clients, and regular tasks and attach my hourly rate to each task. As if that wasn't enough, I can TimeEdit it to my Google Calendar or iCal and once I've completed a task it makes an entry into the calendar.

At the end of each month, I can look at a report showing how many hours I've worked and how much I should have earned. I can also export the data as a Microsoft Excel file.

TimeEdit has tons more features to make job tracking easier. It works on both Windows and Mac OS. I love this application because it doesn't require internet access and the best thing of all is that TimeEdit is FREE.

Free WordPress Portfolio Theme - Gistfolio

Nov 3, 2009

My wife and recently registered our business, The Gist, and I started working on our portfolio using WordPress. Somehow the theme doesn't fit our image, and I'm back at the drawing board.

I thought about selling the theme on ThemeForest but instead I'll make it available for free. That's right I said free!

The name of the theme is Gistfolio. I like the fact that it uses a lightbox to display the projects, adds a 'new' ribbon on projects with the new tag and adds icons to highlight the apps I use on each project.

You can download and tell me what you think. Enjoy!

Download: Gistfolio

PocketSite v2.6.3 is Available for Download

Oct 21, 2009

After much delay PocketSite is now ready for release. The rationale behind this project is simple. I needed a simple web app that could generate a website without the use of a complex MySQL driven CMS, which some of my clients cannot afford and this was the solution. With PocketSite it's easy to turn any ThemeForest template into a PocketSite theme within minutes.

Whats good about PocketSite is that it's:

Light weight (generates content from .txt files)
Doesn't use a MySQL (to create dymanic content)
Easy to theme

Download: PocketSite v2.6.3
Preview: PockeSite v2.6.3 (will be up until the end of this week)

Which do I prefer, CamTwist or Jing?

Sep 28, 2009

I've just finished working on a project and I have to do a series of screencasts for the client, training them how to use the CMS. My wife (business partner) and I have been in discussions about what expenses we can afford this month, a screencast application is not on our priority list. So I started looking for free options. I've used Jing before but didn't like the fact that it only allows me to save the screencasts as flash files (.swf) with the free version. Though US$14 a year is reasonable that's not an option right now. Jing allows me 5mins to record a screencast which you can save to my hard drive or upload to a web server using FTP. I think 5mins is sufficient timing for a screencast but I want to be able to add an intro frame and possible background audio. With this in mind, I went Googling for "free screencast apps for mac" which lead me to CamTwist. The application isn't bad, it just has one hang-up. The video quality is poor. In order to get a better video quality, I have to buy QuickTime Pro for US$29+. The truth is if I had to spend US$29+ for a simple screencast application like iShowU. However, at the end of the day, Jing came out on top. It works best!

From BluPrint to PocketSite

Sep 14, 2009

I've been working on a project - BluPrint for a while now. However, on completion of the 1st build I've dubbed the app PocketSite.

PocketSite was designed to help me quickly implement a website using .txt files with HTML code and a simple php templates. Eliminating the need for me to use a complex cms.

I've been working on the default template and have decided to give you a sneak peak of what PocketSite will look like.

There is a lot more to come ;) ... Best Believe that!

* this a sample of the home page layout

JW Media Player v1.4 for Joomla 1.5

Jul 28, 2009

It's here! Yeah I know I just released 1.3 a few days ago but when I was looking through the code, man was it messy. So I cleaned it up and added some new features.

New Features include:
- Streaming media support
- Volume control
- Video smoothing
- Video stretch to fit
- Custom logo support
- Button hover colour & active item colour
- Bufferlength

Trust me! There is more to come...

Download: ~~JW Media Player 1.4~~ JW Media Player 1.5.2

JW Media Player v1.3 for Joomla 1.5

Jul 23, 2009

I recently got some comments, from Px Junkie Google Group and this blog, pertaining to some errors for the previous version of the JW Media Player (v1.2). I had all intentions of coming out with a version 1.3 much earlier but my schedule prevented me from doing so. It seems that everything has come full circle...I now need to use the module on a project and I'm faced with some challenges.

In JW Media Player version 1.3 I've addressed the issue of multiple modules on the same page and allowing the full screen mode to be enabled for all video types from the backend.

I am aware that LongTail has released a version 4.5 of their player an plan to take advantage of the new features. So keep your eyes open for upcoming versions. There's lots more to come!!!

Download: JW Media Player v1.3 [ Mirror ]

ProjectPier WYSIWYG Editor v1.3

Jun 8, 2009

I've carved some time out of my schedule to work on fixing the issues found in version 1.2 and I'm finally done. Now there is a version 1.3 which can be used for Commercially (see license located in zip folder).

ProjectPier WYSIWYG Editor version 1.3 has the following features:

IE, Firefox & Safari Compatibility
Multi-language Support (with the help of VladSavitsky from ProjectPier.org)
Provides WYSIWYG Editor for all textareas including custom forms

Bugs that were fixed:

Width in IE
Show/Hide Additonal Message Textbox

Download: ProjectPier WYSIWYG Editor v1.3

JW Media Player v1.1 for Joomla 1.5

Apr 18, 2009

I felt like the JW Media Player Module I did a few weeks ago could take a few tweaks. So with some free time on my hands I decided to enable the joomla module to play YouTube Video and YouTube Playlist.

Now with the tweaks you can play YouTube Vidoes, FLVs, MP4s, MP3s, AACs, JPGs, PNGs and GIFs as individual files or a playlist. As well as customize the joomla module by setting the colours or selecting 1 of the 12 skins:

Blue Metal

Ice Cream Sneaka

Kleur

Magma

Metarby 10

Modieus

Overlay

Pearlized

Silvery White

Simple

Snel

Stylish Slim

If I have some more time I'll be sure to add a version of this module which will include some of the plugins found at LongTail Video.

Enjoy!

Download: JW Media Player v1.1 JW Media Player v1.2
Support: PX Junkie Google Groups
* Credit: Longtail's JW FLV Media Player 4.4

* Version 1.2 has AutoPlay, Shuffle & Repeat

JoomPal v1.0 Module for Joomla 1.5

Apr 17, 2009

I've been working on a couple of Joomla projects since the start of the year. Between March and April I think I've been working on about 3. Now the latest project had a feature where visitors could donate to the organization and no ordinary Joomla PayPal module would work.

The visitor must have the option to select from a range of options, how much the want to donate, or submit the amount they can afford. So I had to write a module just for that - JoomPal.

With JoomPal you can set various donation values, success url - once payment is complete, add custom button, choose currency (dollar sign changes according currency selection), style the form using css and more.

Enjoy JoomPal!

Download: JoomPal v1.0

Simple Mp3 Bar v1.1 Module for Joomla 1.5

Mar 29, 2009

I've decided to make some modifications to the Simple Mp3 Bar module for Joomla 1.5. Simple MP3 Bar - version 1.1, now allows you to choose whether you want to play one song or a group of songs as a playlist (not xml).

To make a playlist all you have to do is select playlist, type the names of the files (eg: love-song.mp3, peopleperson.mp3, partytime.mp3), the respective names and poof!!! Your playlist is created.

It's one of the simplest mp3 players you'll find for Joomla 1.5.

Download: Simple MP3 Bar v1.1 Simple MP3 Bar v1.2

Media & MP3 Player Modules for Joomla 1.5

Mar 26, 2009

Recently I was working on a website that was using Joomla 1.5 and I needed a mp3 player. The had to be obtrusive since it was only going to play the organization's theme song. Unfortunately I didn't find one that fit the bill.

I ended up porting JW Media Player 4.3.1 but that was an overkill for the project so I had to go a simpler route. Now I have two (2) Joomla modules you can enjoy.

The two (2) Joomla modules are:

JW Media Player which allows you to:
Play a single audio/video file or xml playlist
Customize the player (12 skins, background colour, control bar placement and playlist location)

Simple Mp3 Player Bar allows you to:
Play a single mp3
Change player colour

Download Joomla Modules:
JW Media Player v1.0
Simple Mp3 Player Bar v1.0

* Credit: Longtail's JW FLV Player | Neoleo's Flash MP3 Player

ProjectPier WYSIWYG Editor

Feb 23, 2009

Recently, I did a quick hack of ProjectPier to allow the use of textile editor but there was one challenge. E-mails being sent weren't formatted. So I decided to make a few changes and now ProjectPier has a fully functional WYSIWYG editor (nicEdit) and sends e-mails in a valid HTML format.

Download: ProjectPier WYSIWYG Editor
* Credit: nicEdit by Brian Kirchoff | "Adding TinyMCE..." posted by Matt Gibson

ProjectPier Textile Editor

Feb 18, 2009

I've been using ProjectPier on and off for a minute now, from the days when it was ActiveCollab, and I love it. My problem though is that this lovely project management doesn't have a user friendly GUI when it comes to adding text. So I went looking and found nothing.

As a result of my searching I came across a textile editor and decided to make a hack. Now you can add a textile editor to ProjectPier instillation with 5 simple steps. Enjoy!

Download: ProjectPier Textile Editor
* Credit: Textile Editor Helper by Dave Olsen and Chris Scharf

3 Free Nike Basketball Myspace 1.0 Layouts

Dec 29, 2008

I had some time on my hands recently and decided to do some Nike Baketball MySpace Layouts using images of LeBron James and his new shoe "The 6."

To use the layouts follow the steps below: