Archive for January 2009

Client Spotlight: Feed Your Faith

Since its inception, I’ve handled the website needs for Knoxville area non-profit Feed Your Faith. This screencast shows off my recent redesign of their website. Some of the tools and plugins I used to create www.feedyourfaith.org: WordPress iNove Theme by mg12 eShop WordPress plugin Coda Slider – provides functionality for the home page slides.

Photoshop Tip: Quick and Easy Color Palettes

Whenever I’m working on a design, I always like to have a color palette with several shades that are variations on the main theme. In this screencast, I show you a quick and easy way to create color palette variations in Adobe Photoshop.

How do I display my Flickr photos in the WordPress.com Flickr widget?

If you want to display your photos in the Flickr widget on your WordPress.com blog, you’ll need to copy and paste your Flickr RSS URL into the widget. Watch this screencast to find out how.

How do I create a new Google Apps user/email account?

If you have administrative priviledges in your Google Apps for Your Domain account, creating a new user is a simple process: Login to your Google Apps account. Click on the “Manage this domain” link in the upper right corner of the interface. Once you’re in the Google Apps, click on the link titled “Create new [...]

FeedYourFaith.org: How do I add a new Fireproof movie showing to the homepage?

During the first half of 2009, Feed Your Faith will be offering free screenings of the movie Fireproof starring Kirk Cameron. These showings will be featured prominently on the homepage of the Feed Your Faith website. This screencast shows how to add movie showings to the homepage list. During the screencast, I mention that the Feed [...]

How can I start a new line without adding an extra blank line?

While editing text in WordPress, have you failed in your attempts to start a new line without adding an extra white line between your two lines? If so, you need to learn the difference between a hard and soft return. Up to this point, you’ve been creating hard returns by pressing Enter. This screencast shows [...]