If you’re like me, and the kinds of work you do can vary enormously from project to project, you might find my Template Technique handy. As a writer, I find templates — basic pro formas that allow me to define the needs of each project — invaluable in my day to day work If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

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Google is rarely publicity-shy and they’ve been promoting their new fade-in effect on the search home page. You may have seen it. Although it’s possible you haven’t — Google are testing the system and not everyone can view it. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

In this Photoshop tutorial, you’ll learn to make a Wooden Box with a realistic touch. Quick Nav: Tutorial Download the PSD Step 1: Create a New Document Create a new 300×300 px white backgrounded document in Photoshop.You can change the size of document if you want but keep the height to width ratio same (1:1). Tip Use layer-sets for putting a group of layers together that you’d want to move/resize alt at a time.With layer-sets, the tedious work of selection of multiple layers for moving/resizing can be avoided If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Christmas is on the doorstep and it’s just about time to come up with some nice gift ideas, purchase them and… well, package them one way or another. However, when it comes to packaging, sometimes it’s nice to have some good starting points in order to give the gift this special little detail that would make it memorable and personal If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

This is a guest post by David Stein, CTO and Cofounder of Burst Media , one of the oldest ad networks. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Ecommerce just seems to continue growing and growing, and it is becoming almost a requirement that all merchants have an online presence of some kind.  We’ve already covered shopping carts that you host yourself , but sometimes it is nice to just walk in to some place that is ready to go and can take you only a few minutes to set up if you play your cards right. This is where hosted shopping carts come in handy as they allow you to remove the headaches of maintaining your server, dealing with software issues and more. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

SitePoint and 99designs are hiring! If you are the first to refer someone we end up hiring for either of these two roles, we’ll reward you with a AU$1,000 travel voucher to spend with a travel agent in your region. For both positions we hope to find someone already living here in Melbourne, Australia , but if you know someone willing to relocate and feel they have something special to offer, do get in touch! To recommend someone, just email the details to: admin -at- sitepoint.com (replace -at- with @). Wanted: Systems Administrator for sitepoint.com Making a site like sitepoint.com speedy and...

For the last two years, I’ve done a virtual guest lecture to Jeffrey Brown’s class in Maryland. Both times, I talked about how the skills they are developing with the web don’t lock them into any one particular career. If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!