Archive for February, 2010
5 Free Music WordPress Themes
Whether it’s your goal to rock-and-roll all night, become a jukebox hero, or pump this party as a DJ, a good-looking blog can be a key part of your promotional efforts as a musician. You can share your music and videos, connect with fans, and let everyone know about your upcoming gigs.
5 Free Grunge WordPress Themes
Sometimes, even us bloggers like to get down and dirty and show the world the seamier side of things. Maybe your blog details the trials that we all face in life, or maybe you review the latest design trends or highlight underground art, music, or photography — sometimes neat and clean just doesn’t cut it. If that’s the case, then you owe it to yourself and your readers to check out our latest WordPress Themes package. They’re a little bit dark, a little bit dirty, and very, very grungy. All are widget-ready, gravatar-enabled, and ready to show the realities of …
3 Ways Designers Can Use Social Media
When it comes to online trends, designers are early adopters. They were some of the first people transforming site design into an art form, they got in on file sharing early, and they’re the trend-setters and most vocal users of social media. Whether it’s voting/sharing sites like Digg, Delicio.us, or Reddit, social networking platforms like Facebook or LinkedIn, or a sharing site like Flickr, designers were doing it first and they’re doing it right.
Here’s the thing, though —
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Today In Tech History – Happy Birthday, YouTube!
I don’t think I’m engaging in hyperbole when I say that I think this little site called YouTube is going to be a big deal.
The video-sharing site, launched quietly five years ago today, may end up changing the way we view video online. Here’s how it works: users record videos of themselves doing various things like dancing or talking or lip-syncing or whatever and upload them to the site. Users then go to the site and view the videos.
Simple, huh?
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Two Clever Ways To Connect To The Web From The Command Line
Over the years, I’ve learned a few things about these mysterious creatures we call “sysadmins.” First, they love two things — Linux and Red Bull. Second, they love to make me feel bad for not knowing what terms like “power switch” and “Internet” mean. And third, they love the command line.
