Apr 14th, 2010
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All Chat Roulette Needs To Do Is…

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Two simple check boxes…..would spare many people a lot of hardship. (that’s right, hardship.)

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Apr 2nd, 2010
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It’s Time to Take a Bite

After a few weeks of thought, I’ve decided to turn my PC hat in (not that I ever really wore it, nor was I proud of it and in it’s place I will be taking a big bite out of the Apple. I don’t for one second think that being a Windows or a Mac [...]

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Apr 1st, 2010
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Branding, Norton and Celebrity Apprentice

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I just published an article over on my company’s website that you may be interested in. I found it interesting to see how successful Norton were with their branding on a recent “Celebrity Apprentice” episode, and decided to share it with our company site readers, clients and of course, you. Read the post here (opens [...]

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Mar 16th, 2010
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Don’t be afraid of success

I was driving home earlier today from a client meeting, and I had a moment of a type of self-awareness that I’ve never had before. I realized that sometimes I allow myself to fear success. Even if it’s for only a few minutes. This might sound strange to some, but it is definitely something I [...]

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Jan 1st, 2010
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Display Current Year With PHP

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Now that 2010 is just starting, many web designers have to update the copyright year on their own websites, and their client’s websites. Many end up doing it manually and waste a lot of time with this tedious task, but some use a better method, and it’s as simple as one line of PHP. Copyright [...]

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Dec 11th, 2009
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URL ABC Meme

David Airey just posted this meme and thought I’d add mine to it. URL ABC was started by Tim Van Damme—just type a letter in your browser’s address bar, then list the first URL that appears. (Works best in Google Chrome….FF seems to look anywhere in the URL or title tag for the letter and [...]

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Nov 17th, 2009
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Freelancers – This one’s for you

Some of my most popular articles have been about my career, starting as a freelancer and then starting my own business, from 50 reasons why you won’t make it as a freelancer, to 3 reasons why clients don’t choose you, and 5 things clients say and what they really mean . I am always happy [...]

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Nov 16th, 2009
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10 High Quality Concrete Textures

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I’m always excited to be able to offer my readers some excellent free content, whether it is in the form of a post-it note Photoshop tutorial or a list of 50 reasons why you won’t make it as a freelancer. This time, thanks to Mike at GUERRILLA, I am happy to offer “10 High Quality [...]

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Oct 5th, 2009
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My First Internet Experience

I was just reminded of this the other day talking to a friend about the Internet, how it has developed, and grown since it first came out. I can’t remember the very first time I used it, but I can remember the first time I was taught how to sign up for an email address [...]

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Sep 9th, 2009
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Calling All Designers Under 20

I will be running a new feature here on BrianYerkes.com where I will present some great designers under the age of 20 along with some samples of their work, and a little about them. If you would like to be included and are under 20 years of age, whether you are a graphic designer, web [...]

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