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July 9, 2010
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Great news everyone: you no longer need any hacks (as seen here) to have rich text, or stylized, signatures in Gmail. When you go to the Settings page, the signature option now includes a formatting toolbar.

From the BGR Report.

You can still create a CSS styled signature and then copy and paste it in the text box to acheive more custom results:

April 30, 2010
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They said it would come out at the end of the month and they kept their word: Adobe released the trials for their Creative Suite 5 (CS5) this morning. You'll need to create and Adobe account to download the trials.

Links:

CS5 Premium Trial: https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=design_premium (2.84 GB)

April 27, 2010
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The interwebs are a buzz about Adobe CS5. I'm really looking forward to the advancements in Photoshop (specifically Content Aware Filling AKA sorcery) and Dreamweaver's ability to work on CMS templates. It may bring me back to using Dreamweaver, but I like my combo of Firebug + Web Developer for Firefox/Chrome.

January 28, 2010
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Intel AtomThis is the first part of a multi-part guide to putting together an HTCP. My goal was to put together a cheap(~$200), small, quiet, and efficient HTPC. The CPU dictates the rest of the hardware so let's start there.

January 16, 2010
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Lenovo IdeaPad U1As we get closer to Apple's January announcement, I'm reading more and more articles speculating about the Apple "Tablet" or "iSlate": How big will it be? How will you type on it? How much will cost? Is it just a giant iPhone? What is it going to be used for? Do we need a tablet?

December 1, 2009
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Breaking NewsI know that I haven't posted anything new in a long time. My excuse: I moved and I ran out of stuff to post.

Last week I noticed that a few people had found my old guides and had requested more of them. They're coming.

Since my last guide, I've learned a few new tricks and will be sharing them weekly. The first few posts will be about HTPC's, specifically:

March 3, 2009
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Mad ScientistI would pay to be able to edit the CSS of live sites and see the CSS take affect.

March 3, 2009
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Apple's Mac MiniSince the first Mac Minis were released, I've been combing the Internet for a deal. I don't really need another computer but there is something about having this tiny, quiet box on my desk. The price has always been holding me back: it's not in the $400 sweet-spot for a computer.

February 26, 2009
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Web DesignI'm not sure why I didn't write about this sooner since I have have to deal with misconceptions about web design and web designers daily. Web design is still in a gray area of trade since anyone with a computer and Frontpage (I realize it's 2009 but people still use it) claims to be a web designer and companies overseas are churning out designs for a few dollars.

February 24, 2009
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Nikon LogoWhen I bought my first camera, I knew the type of pictures that I wanted to take. My budget was tight, so I bought a Fuji point & shoot. It took great pictures that were sharp and vivid, but the pictures didn't come out how I wanted. A year later, that camera was dropped and gave me the perfect excuse to buy a better one.

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