Disqus is one of the most wide spread comment system for WordPress as well as other blog platform used by many popular blog and yet is sucks. Why? The short answer is ignoring what user/customer wants is the best way to failure. I started to think about implementing Disqus for comments on this blog after reading positive reviews and seeing it implemented on Mashable and other blogs. Then I tried it myself. And I was very disappointed. (more…)
WordPress books in this review cover WordPress as a flexible blogging platform and CMS from the basics through advanced application development. These books will help you to use custom WordPress plugins and themes, retrieve data, maintain security, use social media, and modify your blog without changing any core code. Top WordPress books would be helpful whether you’re a casual blogger or programming pro. You’ll even get to know the ecosystem of products that surrounds WordPress. What’s your favorite book on WordPress? Please speak up it in the comments. (more…)
Amazing animated CGI movies are here for your inspiration. Most of these animations are made by amateurs as free projects though some managed to get commercial contracts just based on these films. Some of these animations got prestigious award and were featured on numerous festivals. All of them were made using CGI and 3D software such as Maya, 3DS Max, After Effects. Do you have a favorite short animation not included in this list? Please add it in the comments. (more…)
WordPress shopping cart plugins included in this review will help you to easily sell products on your blog using different payment getways, get donations and send invoices to clients. It features both free and commercial shopping cart plugins to help you use WordPress as full featured E-Commerce solution. Since online ecommerce is growing each year , every seller requires some kind of online shopping cart to manage the transactions. Don’t forget to check out Top 10 mobile WordPress plugins and Top 60 incredibly useful WordPress plugins to power up your blog. (more…)
In this HDR Photoshop tutorial you’ll learn how to make realistic looking HDR photo. Instead of Merge to HDR command used in many other Photoshop tutorials this one is about exposure blending through layers and masks. The aim was to avoid manual work and make the process of creating realistic HDR photography as painless as possible. Though you still have some settings to tweak and get desired look. To follow this tutorial you can download HDR samples with different exposures. (more…)
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Online annotation tools for collaboration and getting feedback for web design and development projects are reviewed in this post. They are very useful for commenting, review and debugging with client and as well as with the team members. There’s always a feedback stage in the web design process which requires intensive interaction. What in particular should be changed, improved or fixed? Using online annotation tools you can dramatically reduce time spent on reporting bugs, change requests and improvements. Have you tried any of these tools on real project? Do you have a favorite not mentioned here? Please add your opinion in the comments. (more…)
