Time is money, or at least that’s what I’ve heard. Regardless of how you value your time, no one likes anything taking longer then it needs too. If you’ve ever had to edit an image from the web maybe this little tip will cut down the time by a minute or two. Usually people will…

In late December of last year I was preparing for a trip to New Orleans when I lost my wallet just a few days before my flight. My wife found it hours before we had to board the plane but I still spent countless hours searching for it leading up to the trip. (It was in…

I set out on a mission to blog everyday, and roughly two months ago I had stretch of six days where I was doing it. Then I got busy with work and this poor little blog got neglected once again. So I figured I would write about my adventures since my last post. The highlight…

If you’ve never seen a Quick Response (QR) Code before then you’re probably not sure what you’re suppose to do with it. They’re slowly gaining popularity here in the United States, but they’re still unknown to many. Invented by one of Toyota’s companies in 1994, a QR code is new version of a barcode. However unlike…

If you ever thought it would be fun to make one of those “a picture everyday for X years” videos of yourself, then you’re in luck! There is website called Daily Mugshot (http://www.dailymugshot.com) that will take care of all the hard work, all you need to do is remember to take a picture of yourself…

I don’t remember the first time I used a computer or exactly how old I was when we got our first home computer. Regardless, I’d ballpark that I’ve been using computers somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 years. During those two decades I don’t ever think I took data back up seriously. As hard drives got cheaper I’d…

As a Digital Artist, one of the greatest challenges I face is displaying my work in a printed portfolio. As far back as college I struggled with getting my digital work to look even half as decent on paper as it does on screen. Even with the costly process of having my work professionally printed,…

If you haven’t seen Zack Snyder’s new action flick Sucker Punch… then don’t. Harsh words? Perhaps, but having high hopes for the film and then being subjected to an awful and depressing plot, paired with bursts of action sequences with almost zero continuity, wrapped up with 80′s and 90′s cover songs playing in the background,…

It’s no secret that I like WordPress, in fact my entire website is powered by it and has been for years. Every time someone asks about “setting up a personal website”, my goto suggestion is WordPress. It’s fast,  it’s easy to use, and  it’s fairly simple to customize. Even more then that, Wordpress has a huge community…

Last Wednesday was my 27th birthday. Among the wonderful gifts, I received an Apple TV from my wife Brianna. I’ve been wanting one since they were released back in September. Over the last couple of years I’ve inadvertently been transitioning to the Cult of Mac. It didn’t happen all at once, which I would expect…