Tips & Tricks

25 Most Useful Photoshop Effects

15 Jul 2009 By Ryan Smith
Perez Hilton No, this first picture has not been altered. Hollywood blogger sensation Perez Hilton really does have pink hair in this photo, and sadly, yes, the black eye is real too. Back in June, after the Toronto MuchMusic Video Awards, Black Eyed Peas manager Polo Molina reportedly punched Perez Hilton in the face. Perez […]
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13 Questions with Brent Csutoras – Social Media Expert

30 Jun 2009 By Stuart McHenry
About Brent Csutoras Brent Csutoras is a seasoned Internet Marketing Consultant who primarily specializes in Social Media, Viral Linkbait and Search Engine Marketing strategies. Known for his work on Weird Asia News, a popular website serving a growing audience of around a million unique visitors a month, Brent has built a reputation as a Social […]
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How to write content that attracts attention

29 Jun 2009 By Ryan Smith
No matter where you go on the net, you will hear the phrase, “Content is king”. Traffic is important of course, but what is keeping them on your page? What is the reason they come back? It isn’t the pretty graphics and cool little advertisements you have going on. What it all comes down to […]
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16 Essential Web Design Tools for a Professional Design

17 Jun 2009 By Stuart McHenry
There is no shortage of tools and resources to help web designers work better and more efficiently. Unfortunately, the best of these tools can be difficult to find. Here are some of my top picks, divided into the essential categories of web design and development. Colors and Fonts Depending on the site, the choice of […]
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5 Biggest Misconceptions About AJAX

9 Jun 2009 By Stuart McHenry
AJAX was, and remains, the hottest buzzword in web development. This will continue to hold true for the foreseeable future, and for good reason; sites which use it are pretty slick. Yet the acronym, which stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, continues to be misused and misplaced. Have you made one of these all-too-common mistakes? […]
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7 Tips for Increasing Brand Awareness via Facebook

2 Jun 2009 By mdammann
Facebook can be fairly easy to use as a tool to increase your brand awareness.  Almost anyone can do it but it helps if you have some experience in networking.  It may take time for you to see results, but if you are persistent, you can acquire a nice following and you will soon be […]
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7 FireFox Add-ons That We Use

27 May 2009 By Ryan Smith
I know everyone in their mother has a list of good FireFox add-ons but I would like to share the top 7 FireFox Add-ons that we use here at McKremie.com.  We deal with DNS issues, multiple websites, and other issues and these add-ons really save us tons of time.  We all have our favorites and […]
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How to Make a CAPTCHA with PHP and GD

22 May 2009 By Stuart McHenry
An intro to CAPTCHAs Captcha is an acronym for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. You’ll likely recognize them as Security Images, a series of random letters or numbers, which you have to enter when sending data on most websites. This verifies that you are a human, and not a […]
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