Removing old workspaces from Eclipse is easy. I don't know how many times I've run across this issue for various reasons such as: - Eclipse won't start because it's trying to load a workspace that contains projects that reference folders that don't exist anymore - I want to remove old workspaces from showing up in the recommended workspaces list - etc. So to get right to the point, here is my ...

I've been doing a bit of meddling recently with another WordPress blog and have found the need to pump up my rich text visual editor. Here are a couple rich text replacement editors I have found to currently be the most prominent. Please let me know if you have any other suggestions! CKEditor http://wordpress.ckeditor.com/ TinyMCE Advanced http://www.laptoptips.ca/projects/tinymce-advanced/

I always seem to have issues organizing my projects in Eclipse. It's really convenient to have all my projects in one workspace, but then again it adds unnecessary complication with searching the workspace, closing/opening projects, etc. Recently I've sort of given in/up and reformatted my entire local workspace. What I did was I set the document root of my local Apache web server to "c:\" that way everything ...

Recently someone asked me this: "I'm looking to hire a local web designer. What qualifications should I be looking for?" Make sure you understand the difference between "web designer" and "web developer" before reading as it is the source of a lot of confusion. Assumptions Assuming that by "web designer" we mean someone who will produce a site end-to-end, our main question is pretty basic but one that everyone eventually will need ...

I started writing this as part of a response to a reader's question and it ended up being such a rant, I decided to make it a whole new post. The confusion This is a confusing topic and for good reason. Here's as best a response as I can give. When beginners are starting out learning the basics of creating websites, they're responsible for every aspect of the site. This ...

Like most iPhone junkies, I can't stop checking the App Store for updates. I ’ve played out all the cool games and settled on my core programs, but there's still something missing. Here are 12 iPhone apps that somebody really needs to create.read more | digg story

If you’ve ever been to Panera Bread you know a couple of things to be true, great food and one of the only remaining companies to still offer free wifi internet. It was just a typical Thursday for me, nothing out of the norm. I worked my first delivery of the day and then stopped off at Panera to grab some breakfast, check my email, and check in ...

I’ve heard there’s a first time for everything and that has become an expression that occurs almost daily in my life. Throughout the entire process of making JealousBrother.com a reality it seems like I’ve ran into one obstacle after another. When everything you encounter is new it can be challenging, especially when you’re faced with tasks like leasing a server, registering a trademark, and choosing a web developer. ...

If you want your website to stand out and be easily recognizable then you will need to consider a custom logo to go along with the unique domain name you have already registered. Once again there are multiple options for getting this done. There are numerous companies online who offer custom logos for a flat rate. These companies usually allow for a certain amount of revisions and offer ...

Ideally, an attorney should handle your trademark registration. Unfortunately money doesn’t grow on trees so your only option may be to register the trademark on your own. Even if you complete this task on your own be prepared to pay between $350.00 - $1,500.00 for the USPTO filing fees. There is a reason the cost can vary so much; it depends on how many classes/categories you need to ...

After the WDA had been signed and the details had been thoroughly discussed the developer started work on photo shop comps of the website while I began a new journey; the quest for a server. Being so green when I started this project I actually thought you could successfully run a social network on a shared hosting plan. Well, in theory you could for a short time, but ...

I’m going to take a couple of steps backwards to explain a certain necessary evil. With websites and social networks in particular there are a lot of legal issues that should be addressed. When I say necessary evil what I really mean is attorneys. They have what you need and without them you’ll be lost. Sure, you could sign up for a website and steal their legal documents, ...

After quickly realizing this website was far beyond anything I could do with any kind of html editors, I started requesting quotes from multiple web design firms online by providing a generic description of what I was hoping to achieve. The results were mind blowing, ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 with the sky being the limit. This was almost a dream crusher for me but due to the ...

So you have a great idea for a social network and a great domain name to go with it? If you are new to the wonderful world of the web you might be inclined to think that registering the domain name is half of the battle. It is true that the name of the website is very important and registering it before someone else does will almost guarantee ...

Recently I helped launch a website that I had been developing for over a year. It is called JealousBrother.com. It is basically an interactive social network with a great combination of some of the best social networking sites out there. Here's a run down of what it's all about - the article is taken from the site's official blog: Where did the name Jealous Brother come from? I am ...

This is a documentation of my first attempt to install Wordpress MU. Since others will certainly face this situation I thought it would be helpful to tell my story. The first steps are very straightforward. It's only until you begin the installation that you'll most likely encounter problems. I should note that I'm coming at this from a background in having installed the single-blog version of Wordpress many times ...

Before getting started, I want to give a shout out to Collis down at psdtuts.com. This guy is actively putting out top notch Photoshop tutorials and has been getting crushed with traffic recently from what I can tell. Anyways, excellent work!   Photoshop: Photo Manipulation Photoshop: Digital Painting / Vector Art ...

Why is it that my network connection drops out (randomly AND several times a day) to the point where: 1.) I cannot even access localhost 2.) I have to restart the computer to get the connection back I run WAMP5 and WAMP Server 2 on Windows XP machines with no problems EVER. I have stayed connected for weeks on XP. Here are some terms which I have searched for and have resulted ...

When I get busy, I don't post much but I do check the stats as a matter of habit fairly regularly which causes me to see the title for my last post a little too frequently. Hence the name of this post since I won't be posting much in the next couple months or so, I wanted to make sure I had something nice to look at. I'm ...

I am a freelance web designer, I'm also a undergraduate student graduating this year, I also just started a small business, and am working on some exciting yet time consuming client projects. To say the least - I have a lot on my plate at the moment. However as you no doubt have come to the same conclusion, in most cases, nobody else cares, and you find yourself ...

Apparently I've been hiding under a rock recently. Can someone explain to me how true this statement is that Facebook has 50 million active users? http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/oct07/10-24FacebookPR.mspx Talk about my job being in demand.

So there's a lot going on with Google and their Supplemental Index recently. I honestly haven't been paying close attention to any super new news, but I do know a couple ways which people have tried to figure out if their site is in Google's Supplemental index. Here are some various methods and how my site stacks up. Method (Number of pages | description of results): 1.) site:www.dennisplucinik.com ***-slktf ...

I'm going to try this out to see if I can't get to know some of you all out there a little better. I will be online tonight at 9:00pm EST until 10:00pm EST during which time, if you IM me I'll add you to the chat room with everyone else. I figured this would be a good way to get everyone together and ask / answer questions, make ...

I'm writing this just to vent. I wanted to get that out of the way. Let me just say that when you've had Photoshop training for your whole fricking life, and you suddenly find that a BUNCH of features which you had come to find very useful (in fact you use them a lot) just stop working altogether. Let me describe those things that I have found in ...

In the last 1 1/2 half months (as of right now) this site has accrued: $66.40 directly from Google Adsense ads. I don't think I'm supposed to write about the specific CTR actually now that I think of it. My observations: I haven't written much in the last week due to being tied up with work (writing quality articles actually takes a lot of effort). Most (99%) of the traffic is coming ...