James A. Arconati

Ornamental web design is often comprised of swirling, curling, or flower shaped elements. This style is influenced from decorative art pieces and architectural accents from centuries ago. Using ornamental style is a great way to give your site a classic l

With many software applications as bloated as they are these days, I still favor many tiny applications that I can get in and out of quickly for specific tasks. I’ve written before about you can stock up on many interesting mini applications to keep on

Website owners can never have read too many cool tutorials on CSS and HTML to improve the look of their site, or simply to gather inspiration and technique from. This post contains 15 of our favorite css tutorials that can be used in your own projects, th

On the edge, windowsill
Ponders his maker, ponders his will
To the street below, he just aint nothin
But hes got a great view, and he sinks the needle deep, yeah…
Whoa, cant touch the bottom
In too deep, yeah…oh, cant touch the bottom

Oh, o

This system is designed around the idea that the armies are of relatively equal level and ability. If you have Orcish Warriors with great axes vs. Peasants with semi-sharp sticks, you need to either accept that the peasants are going to equal to the Orcs

Wizards of the Coast was not originally going to release a conversion guide to 4th edition (currently available in a BOX SET from Amazon.com for only $62.97) from 3rd edition. However, they seem to have bowed to pressure from the fans. Read a more detaile

I figured I’d check it out today, and it turns out that the new version is available for pre-order on Amazon. Check out the Dungeons and Dragons Fourth EditionAmazon.com right away. I’m still catching up with the 3rd edition books that I wanted, so I’m no

Let’s try it out, shall we? Looking around the Seamist-Inn this afternoon, you can see the usual cast of shady and unsavory characters sitting in the various booths and spread out at the bar.

The release of The Dark Knight is only a few weeks away, and lead-up hype has reached a fever pitch. I can tell because a picture of Christian Bale is on the cover of my latest issue of Tiger Beat. And while the massive success of the first film, Heath Le

Gotham Cable News brings us the full tabloid report on playboy Bruce Wayne. Taking a note from flashy entertainment news shows, this detailed report on the scion of the Wayne family catches us all the way up to the new penthouse digs of the billionaire. T

Campaign Classics returns to Dragon with these hazards from the desert world of Athas. Traveling any desert is risky, but on Athas, as if the heat, sun, and sand weren’t enough, travelers would be warned to keep an eye out for plants like these: the dew

Well-known names include Ecommerce from Network Solutions (the popular MonsterCommerce software became part of Network Solutions in 2006), OsCommerce, Shopify, Virtuemart, Volusion, Zen Cart - and there’s still plenty more.

“In the spirit of same sex marriages in California, the topic this week is Top 5 Musical Songs.” Sorry to all you musical haters out there, but there is no excuse for not participating. Lack of participation will result in 10 demerits and thumbtacks in yo

The Mighty Mighty, Bosstones not only originated the term ska-core, they inspired a musical movement. Many bands such as No Doubt, Reel Big Fish, and the Toasters, have been influenced by the Bosstones’ melding of other musical styles with ska. No Doubt h

Slide show presentations are taking the world or, at least the box office, by storm. Al Gore’s global warming presentation, featured in the movie An Inconvenient Truth, is probably the most successful ever produced. Since its release, the movie has streng

Cross-browser compatibility is one of the most time consuming tasks for any web designer. We’ve seen many different articles over the net describing common problems and fixes. I’ve collated all the information I could find to create some coding conven

Again, the title say everything. Here you have 37 FREE must-have fonts.
There are tens of thousands free fonts out there, it’s an hard choice.
Below you’ll find a collection of my favorites…

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The short and sweet reason is simply this: XHTML offers no compelling advantage — to me — over HTML, but even if it did it would also offer increased complexity and uncertainty that make it unappealing to me.

Are you in a stage of loving your life so much that you would pay money to live it? If not? What can you do about it? A common question asked is, “I really want to feel that way, but I’m just not passionate about anything. How do I find passion?” A

PRODUCER FRANK MARSHALL immediately proves his commitment to using CGI “only when necessary” by featuring completely necessary CGI prairie dogs in the first shot of the movie. A bunch of cars drive through the DESERT to AREA 51. HARRISON FORD’S SHAD

Who doesn’t like a helpful cheat sheet to have around? They save so much time and really help you learn what you are working with in an easy to understand format. I have gathered a list of the cheat sheets I have found to be the most helpful. There are

Response times, availability, and stability are vital factors to bear in mind when creating and maintaining a web application. If you’re concerned about your web pages’ speed or want to make sure you’re in tip-top shape before starting or launching

Piano tuning is a surprisingly simple process, though clothed in mystery by those “in the know.” When I wanted to learn how to tune my piano, I could not find information on the web that clearly explained how to do it without insisting I buy a book or tak

If I had but one backdrop to use for portraiture I would choose a simple roll of white seamless paper. With one roll of paper you can create many options. For the rest of the week I’m going to break it down for you. We are going to look at getting it to

When your heart is broken you experience many emotions. Anger, sadness, and resilience can be found after any breakup and my mix incorporates songs that represent all of these. By taking you through each step, the idea is to feel better by the end of the

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These pictures are absolutely mind blowingly good.

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is a vital component of any website. As a web designer or blogger, it’s important you understand how SEO works. Here are ten easy rules that will immediately improve the SEO on all of your web sites.

Water is having a significant impact on many people’s lives around the world right now. From droughts to quake lakes, floods to monsoons, people and animals are dealing with water in many ways. In these recent photos, we can see people play, wash, mourn,

STUDIO CITY, California (AP) — One recent week, William Shatner did something he hadn’t done for many years — watched the original “Star Trek.” It was kind of an accident.

Last Wednesday, Metallica invited several bloggers to a “listening party” in London for its upcoming album. Now, “listening parties” are public relations stunts. Anybody who’s been in this business for longer than a week knows that PR companies