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Tutorials
How to “Un-infringe” copyright issues with Youtube video background music by removing the background audio.
Oct 8th
First the preamble.
The client request was simple. “Can you embed a video on the web site if we give you the video on a cd – and we want it on YouTube too”.
“No trouble” we said.
Next day the cd arrives with the video on. We play the .avi file, 6 minutes of film with an audio music track playing in the background. (Completely unsuitable with the product BTW). But it’s client supplied so we move ahead and upload to YouTube, grab the embed code, pop it in and we’re away. Well nearly.
Next day, a nice email drops in from YouTube More >
mojoPortal Skins Tutorial – Getting Started With mojoPortal Themes
Aug 11th
Building Your Own mojoPortal Skins and mojoPortal Themes
Author’s note: I started writing this last year but never got the time to publish it out. The steps herein are still valid but Joe Audette has added some cracking new features to mojoPortal since then, so I recommend you head over to the mojoPortal blog to stay up to date.
mojoportal is a .NET driven CMS system developed by a great developer & personable guy, Joe Audette; and supported by a friendly and knowledgeable community. If you’re a regular reader of my blog you’ll know that I post quite frequently regarding development and tidbits More >
Creating A Secured Client Area With mojoPortal (Tutorial)
May 9th
Securing certain portions of your website using mojoPortal
This is something that I get asked a lot by clients, so figured I’d pop a short and snappy tutorial up on how to do it.
Here’s the scenario:
Can we create an area for each of our clients where we can upload their private PDFs / documents ready for them to sign in and download?
You sure can, and the process can be broken down into a few simple steps:
- Create a relevant user role for the client to be a part of (this could be your client’s company name)
- Create a specific user account that More >
Screencast: How To Move / Change The Order Of Tabs In Facebook Pages
Mar 19th
If you’re new to using Facebook’s fantastic Pages functionality you may find yourself frustrated at trying to move or change the order of Facebook Tabs.
It can be quite an annoyance but you’ll be relieved to know that it’s actually very simple. The short and concise screen cast below will show you how.
How To Move / Change The Order Of Tabs In Facebook Pages
F5 and F6 Keys Not Working On A MacBook Pro To Change Keyboard Backlighting
Mar 12th
Are Your Macbook Pro F5 and F6 Keys Not Working / Not Adjusting The Keyboard Backlighting?
This has come up a few times both on the phone and in person over the last few weeks when we’ve been generally chit chatting with people about tech gadgetry.
The problem: your MacBook F5 and F6 keys don’t work to adjust the backlighting on your keyboard, instead you see a circle with a line through it?
The solution: the Macbook Pro has a built in ambient light sensor just to the left of the iSight camera above the screen. The backlight on your keyboard naturally responds to More >
How to log in to your Design Loft webmail
Feb 22nd
Repost due to some minor changes in the webmail login process
Hey hey
Just a quickie to let you all know about the new webmail facilities that come with all our monthly hosting and marketing packages.
Webmail allows you to log on and pick up new emails from any computer with an internet connection, you can also send emails to current contacts and configure your mobile phone / PDA to send and receive these mails too (give us a call to ask about that on 0800 112 3403).
So, to log in simply head over to http://www.thedesignloft.co.uk, scroll to the bottom and click “Webmail More >
5 Dos & 5 Don’ts When Creating Your First Website
Oct 17th
Designing and putting together websites is easy.
Designing and putting together websites that generate work, enquiries and achieve your goals is hard. It has to be, otherwise everyone with a website would be a millionaire, right?
So, whether you’re a new business owner, a geeky enthusiast (I fall into that category…) or just someone with something to say, following a few rules and steering clear of a few obvious problems can mean the difference between a working website and a floundering website.
Let’s first of all take a look at a few things to avoid…
Don’t…- Overlook design – This sounds obvious but when you More >
