Did you know there’s an app for text messaging from your iPod Touch? It’s called TextPlus, and both the app and service are free!

“Holy messages, Batman! Is it true?”

It surely is.

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One of the tricky things to painting digitally is trying to create that “illusion of depth”; not “visual depth”, but that physical depth you get with physical media—how paint layered upon paint has a physicality to it, a “texture” or “height” vs. digital painting where, no matter how many layers upon layers of pixels you have, it will always appear flat. Many people may not know what the difference is between a digital painting and a traditional one, but they can “see” or sense the difference. Well, this technique demonstrates how you can achieve an “illusion of depth”, making it more akin to physical media.
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So, there’s been a little confusion for me on the whole “Avatar” and “Avatar” thing. And looking at various chats, including the one on hulu, I’m sure that I’m not the only one. The first that I heard about was the movie being made, inspired by the Nickelodeon cartoon series, “Avatar: The Last Airbender”. Then [...]

“Today, we humbly remember and honor those who died on this day: The men and women who give faces to what it is to be an American. We remember that unity is more important than division, and that what makes America great is her people; their hopes, their dreams, their ambitions, and their desire that other people should know such freedom. I truly believe that we are a beacon to the world, and to commemorate this historic day, I launch a new blog: www.APatriotsVoice.com”
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. . . with tiny, little round BB’s. I’m talkin’ Airsoft, baby! The Big Purchase I’m about to purchase my very first airsoft rifle, and I am very excited. “What is airsoft?” Well, do you remember rolling around in the weeds with your plastic gun pointed at your friends making machine gun noises with your [...]

So you need a tab system for your site. You want something flexible, cms-friendly, and a little fancier than just “click-change”; something with a little animation flare, but still straightforward.

Well, a blog called “Queness” has offered up just the thing, not to mention being filled with a few other jquery goodies. (feel free to poke around; I did). Gimme More »

Make your page.php file have a different sidebar than your index.php file!

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. . . And now, introducing the “battle ax animation”, here it is (finally)!

In a previous post, I gave you all a “sneak peek” of Tron 2 “smuggled” out of Comic Con. That same trailer has now been released to the public, so I can give it to you. With this higher quality public version, nuances of the “virtual” mechanics of the story and the special effects—that were [...]

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