Posted November 26, 2008 | by irene | in Tips and Tools | 3 responses

Do you need a privacy policy for your web site? Maybe you’ve never thought of it?
Either way, it’s a good practice to have one on your web site. Especially if you are doing things like collecting addresses or using cookies. Google likes these too.
If writing a privacy… Read the rest
Posted October 25, 2008 | by irene | in Marketing | one response

Hi friends, media peeps, small business owners, and starving artists. Here is an amazing list of over 400! tools for Photographers, Videobloggers, Podcasters & Musicians compiled over at Mashable.
Mashable, for those of you that don’t know, is a site dedicated to finding the scoop and the latest news… Read the rest
Posted October 2, 2008 | by irene | in Digital Photography | 2 responses
I love taking photos and while I certainly appreciate purism, I also love playing with Photoshop and “colouring” my photos. It’s more like painting, and you can really get some beautiful effects.
This is my favorite tutorial on how to paint your photographs with Photoshop – Blurbomat’s How… Read the rest
Posted November 27, 2007 | by irene | in Graphic Design | 14 responses
This is a beautiful tool for those who need to make vectors. Vector Magic takes bitmapped images and turns them into beautiful vector images.
Huh? What’s that mean?
Well, very simply, it takes photos or other complicated graphics and turns them… Read the rest
Posted August 12, 2007 | by irene | in Free Stuff | 5 responses

Get it now before September 1, 2007, as this is a good deal.
The Avid Free DV video-editing software is geared towards students and those just starting out making videos. It is meant to introduce, and then hook people to the Avid interface and software, so that they upgrade… Read the rest
Posted May 15, 2007 | by irene | in Tips and Tools | 6 responses

I just came across this Classified ad site which has just launched called Canuck.ca, which is offering Canadians the opportunity to advertise their goods for free.
Free is always good, but Canuck aims to go a bit further by becoming the first Canadian Classifieds website that enables people to… Read the rest
Posted February 25, 2007 | by irene | in Podcasting | 27 responses

I’m attending Podcamp Toronto this weekend and the first day has proven to be a blast as well as a gold mine for great ideas and information. I have gotten loads of really hot tips and advice from each session I’ve attended, and so have decided to share some… Read the rest
Posted February 21, 2007 | by irene | in Marketing | 49 responses

I think RSS is great. I have been using RSS to keep in touch with what’s new at my favourite web sites for about 2 years now. It’s convenient, saves you lots of time, and is actually quite easy when you get the hang of it.
You’ve probably… Read the rest
Posted December 27, 2006 | by irene | in Tips and Tools | 11 responses

These tips on how to write a verse for the twelve bar blues are are kindly contributed by Paul Quarrington of the Toronto band PorkBelly Futures. To see the tips in action watch and listen to “The Canadian Blues,” a blues song written by the audience using… Read the rest