Stupid Sucks!

I wrote this tutorial for net.tutsplus.com

We live in a world where people are increasingly expecting more and faster speeds. In fractions of a second, your website can lose valuable visitors and in turn, money. Although most people think CDNs are for the “big dogs”, they’re actually super cheap and incredibly easy to use these days.

In this tutorial I’ll show you how to setup and use Amazon’s Web Services S3 and CloudFront to decrease website load time as well as show the performance differences.

Continue reading at http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/supercharge-website-performance-with-aws-s3-and-cloudfront/

I wrote this article for blog.ThemeForest.net

Unless you’re a copyright or digital media licensing pro, font licensing can be really confusing. Custom fonts are increasingly being used on the web via several methods. Each method may require specific licensing to cover your intended use and often times font licenses simply don’t specify restrictions associated with these new technologies.

In this article, we’ll take a look at font licensing for web usage via methods such as FLIR, sFIR, Cufón, @font-face, etc. and ways to protect yourself.

Continue reading at http://blog.themeforest.net/general/font-licensing-for-the-web/

I wrote this tutorial for blog.ThemeForest.net

Time is money and navigating your operating system is likely your most common activity. Optimizing it for your workflow means spending more time working and less time navigating folders, files and applications.

In this tutorial I’ll introduce you to OS X’s Finder toolbar and droplets as well as how to customize them to look great and amp up your workflow productivity.

Continue reading at http://blog.themeforest.net/general/amp-up-productivity-with-os-x-finder-droplets/

Speed up productivity by customizing OS X’s Finder toolbar and adding custom droplets. A video tutorial created at screenr.com

One of my pet peeves is drivers texting and talking on their cell phones while driving. I’ve ridden with friends or family whose been in near accidents because they absolutely must answer their phone or because they’re on their phone and not concentrating on operating their large moving death trap.

Is it really that hard to pick up a hands free device or just wait until you get to your destination? So to all my friends, family and visitors–get off your damn cell phones while driving! Why? Because this could be you.

(See the motorcycle? Click “read more” below for more pictures)

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