• Brew Your Own Auto Fuel For 41 Cents A Gallon

    From Slashdot: Brew Your Own Auto Fuel For 41 Cents A Gallon “ Iphtashu Fitz writes “Damon Toal-Rossi of Iowa City, Iowa had enough of the high price of gasoline, so it didn’t take too much for his friend to talk him into switching to biodiesel, an alternative fuel based on soy or vegetable oil.…

  • It Pays To Fight A Ticket

    In “It pays to avoid a ticket — or fight one” MSN Money details practical and frugal technicques for fighting a speeding ticket–and thereby saving thousands of dollars on your insurance rates. “ The best advice is simply not to speed, at least not brazenly. But if you get nailed, fight it — because a…

  • Dear Maury, My Google Page Rank Is Too High

    The lesson here is that, for now, bloggers should be careful about the titles of their posts less they get too high a Google page ranking. I say “for now” because, before too long, the porn sites will figure out this little trick and stuff their pages with references to “Survivor,” “The Apprentice,” Mark Cuban‘s…

  • Switching To InDesign, Service Providers Who Resist

    Over on the Design Weblog I answered some mail asking for advice for dealing with printers and service bureaus who don’t want you to switch to InDesign. Here’s a short excerpt: Switching To InDesign From Quark and Service Providers Who Won’t Take InDesign Files “ Service providers will adapt to InDesign. They don’t have a…

  • InEffects 1.0 for InDesign CS: An Electric Screwdriver

    If you already owned a complete set of manual screwdrivers, would you buy an electric with just the basic flat and Philips heads? InEffects 1.0 publisher: ALAP platform:   price: $99 usd rating: A Lowly Apprentice Productions (ALAP) just released the long-awaited InEffects 1.0 for InDesign 2 and CS. I first tinkered with InEffects last…

  • Creating Contracts:  Project Milestones & Materials Delivery Responsibilities

    Writing effective, professional client contracts is one of the top five most requested and most confusing business tasks facing graphic designers, web designers, and other creatives today. Designer Contracts is an ongoing series of articles designed to help creatives write better, more thorough contracts that protect creatives, their clients, and both parties’ rights, and helps…