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22Jun How to add cool CSS rollover effects to images

There are many different ways to add rollover effects to images. CSS is the recommended way due to its high compatibility and small amount of code needed. 1. Create the before and after images Here’s our first image Here’s the second image 2. Use your favorite image editor to stack the images on top of [...]

15Dec Format Factory vs HandBrake

FormatFactory is designed for encoding (multiple) files from one format to another with a very simple interface easy for beginners to use. HandBrake is a optimized encoder designed for reeconding DVDs.

26Jul Remove Windows 7 proprietary drivers

None of my drivers downloaded from the manufacturer’s site would install, just the included utilities. ATI CCC would launch, but the main window wouldn’t display. After a bit of Googling, I found out Windows 7 was installing it’s own drivers. I went to device manager and expanded Display Adapters and sure enough, both (2 video cards installed) had Microsoft in parenthesis after them. I hit uninstall and removed them, scanned for new hardware changes, and as soon as I did, Windows reinstalled them. I tryed uninstalling them and using the ATI installer, right before it completed, Windows put its own back in. Read More >>

25Jun FormatFactory vs MediaCoder

MediaCoder throws down all the settings in one place and offers many advanced options. FormatFactory is better for the run-of-the-mill computer user who wants to convert one file to another format.

02Jun Simple Guide to rsync

I wanted to backup all my files hosted on Dreamhost to my computer, FTP was slow and out of the question. After searching for a while, I came across a neat program called rsync, a Unix program, that I already had (came with cygwin). Rsync allows you to sync two places. You can use it [...]




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