Many changes around here lately — new styles, new software, new hardware, and a whole lot more. I will be covering several of these items in greater depth in future posts, but for now, here is an overview of some of the recent happenings unfolding here in Perishable land..
New Mobile Styles
I finally took the time to throw down some tuff mobile CSS styles for Perishable Press. Before, the site was virtually impossible to use via mobile devices because of the comprehensively applied screen styles, which completely overwhelm the screen real-estate and system resources of the average mobile device. The new styles are clean, lightweight and minimalistic. If you have mobile access, please drop by and share your experience with us. Even better, if you are able to capture screenshots, send ‘em along with your system stats and I will include them in an upcoming article focusing on the new styles.
Bad Behavior Upgrade
After streamlining the mobile CSS styles for Perishable Press, I discovered that mobile users were not able to leave comments on the site. After investigating the mysterious “Precondition failed” error associated with each mobile comment attempt, I traced the issue to an older version of Bad Behavior. After upgrading from version 1.2.4 to the currently fresh version 2.0.10, the “Precondition failed” error was resolved and mobile commenting was enabled. Next time you are in the mobile neighborhood, drop a shout and check it out ;)
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One of our favorite command-line screensavers, DAZZLE is a two-dimensional kaleidoscopic program featuring a timeless display of perpetually evolving psychedelic viewscapes. Users may interactively manipulate over thirty image-creation algorithms, or set the program to automatically generate hours of dynamically morphing displays of colorful patterns and geometrically complex graphics.
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Recently, I had the opportunity to completely reformat the 5.58GB hard drive on my trusty Sony Vaio PCG-F430 laptop. During the process of reformatting, I decided to install both Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows XP Professional on a partitioned C drive. Additionally, I needed to establish a wireless connection to the local network. The entire process consumed around five hours and required plenty of research, analysis, and patience. Upon completion, the project proved quite beneficial, as I now enjoy the benefit of a Win-98(SE)/Win-XP(SP2) dual-boot, wirelessly networked laptop. This article outlines the entire process and will benefit anyone attempting a similar operation..
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Speed up your workflow by launching your favorite programs in one click using batch (.bat) files:
- Create a folder and add shortcuts to your favorite programs.
- Rename the shortcuts so that each consists of a single word.
- Create a text file and change the name to
something.bat.
- Right-click on the
.bat ("batch") file and select "Edit".
- Emulate the following template according to your specific programs.
rem comments should begin with rem
rem note: this file launches all of my favorite apps!
rem note: replace the names below with your own..
@echo off
start %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe
start firefox http://google.com/
start dreamweaver
start photoshop
start winamp
start notes.txt
@echo on
That’s all there is to it! Of course, there are many other neat things you can do with batch files, but we leave that for you to discover elsewhere. You may want to create additional batch files for various kinds of work. For example, you could create one batch file for web-development apps, another for graphic-design apps, and so on. All shortcuts and batch files may be placed in the same folder. Then simply customize shortcuts to your various batch files and use them to consolidate your quick launch and clean up your desktop!
The Epson Perfection 1260 Scanner is equipped with an external lamp adapter that enables the scanning of slides. To use this feature via Photoshop, follow this procedure:
- Remove scanner lid and plug in the adapter
- Restart the computer and open Photoshop
- Click on
File » Import » EPSON TWAIN 5..
- From the
Document Source drop-down menu, select Color Positive Film (TPU)
- Set the resolution to 2400dpi, which is equivalent to an image that is approximately 10″ x 6″
- Set other settings accordingly
- Place slide in the adapter
- Pre-scan to check positioning
- Highlight scan area accordingly
- Scan it!
References
Shouts out to Freakish Carnival Utopia for the software.
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