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POPSSmall Business Website Basics More than 50% of small business owners still do not understand how critical it is to have an online presence. Here are some important basics to know but that doesn't mean you so should do it yourself. Being online and looking like an amateur can hurt you.
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POPSNew design highlights your green side :) "The lamp pulses for about three seconds, displaying green if you´re doing better than your goal, yellow if you´re on target, and red if you´re using too much power. Then the lamp returns to a regular white light lamp." A nice one :)
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POPS45 Things You Can Learn Online for Free!
# Learn to Draw - Learn basics, caricatures and how to draw people. There’s good practical advice as well as some things to think about. # Learn Harmonica - Video lessons are coming soon! # Learn to Chant - Is Byzantine music you’re thing? Have I got a site for you! # Learn to Dance Merengue - Looks easy enough. # Learn to Belly Dance - My husband is rolling his eyes as I type this. I hear it’s great exercise though. # How to Play Bridge - Something I’ve always wanted to learn but never have the time for. # Learn to Change a Car Battery - It’s always good to take in a few automotive maintenance tips. # Learn to Wakeboard - It looks like a lot of fun. # Learn to Sew - It’s always good to know a few basic stitches. # Learn to Speak Japanese - Second and third languages are always handy. # Learn to Speak Mandarin - See above. # Learn to Play Slot Machines - Not that there’s much to it. # Learn to JamSkate - Not that I know what jamskating is. # Here’s a free online spelling c
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POPShow not to display your artwork on the web 
In the thirteen years I’ve been on the web, twelve of which I’ve spent doing professional web site design, and the last two of which have sent me to hundreds of artists’ web sites, I’ve come to the inevitable conclusion the the thing artists want most when placing their art on the web is for it not to be seen. There are millions upon millions of bad sites on the web, but artists really work at it. Never have I seen such an array of sites in which artsy designs, misplaced cleverness, highbrow concepts, amateur clumsiness, arrogance and ignorance have been painstakingly employed to drive visitors away. As a result of this obvious desire of illustrators, painters, comics artists, concept designers and other artists not to be seen, I’ve created a collection of handy tips for how to send editors, art directors, gallery owners, prospective buyers, webcomics readers and casual users hastily clicking away in search of some portfolio site other than yours. Got your note pads ready?
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POPSBest GIMP Tutorials and Resources The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is a free piece of software available for Windows, Mac and Linux Operating systems for tasks such as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. If you don’t want to pay for Photoshop, it is a viable alternative.
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POPSTop 5 CSS layout tips Some generally good stuff collected in one page. Sometimes it's easier to start with an existing design than reinventing the wheel.
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POPSBlog Tutorial A good tutorial with a lot of tricks for your own blog. Meant for Photoshop, but usable for common questions about blogs-
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POPSThe Web Design Weblog by Meryl Evans Meryl Evans produces a great daily blog of links, tips and news for web developers. I read it daily, and even though there isn't an RSS feed, I think it is worth the effort to visit the site. (it is one Firefox tab I leave open always). I first became aware of Meryl when she joined the Lockergnome staff, and have always found her contributions to be top quality. This site is no exception.