So you read about Google’s new Public DNS service, or maybe you’ve heard of Open DNS and you know DNS has something to do with your internet connection. So should you “switch your DNS”? What does that even mean?
DNS – What Is It?
The quick and dirty explanation is: Domain Name System aka DNS makes it [...]
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Google Public DNS, Open DNS – Should You Switch?
Published by December 8th, 2009 in Tips and Tricks. 0 CommentsFlip4Mac and Quicktime X Error on Snow Leopard – Solution
Published by September 5th, 2009 in Software Resources, Tips and Tricks and digital content creation. 0 CommentsIf you’re on Mac OS X Snow Leopard and have Quicktime X as well as the regular free edition of Flip4Mac you might get the error “QuickTime Player Must Be Installed to run this application“.
If so, download and install the free beta version of Flip4Mac for Snow Leopard. That should fix the issue.
Download the Flip4Mac [...]
New Wacom Intuos 4 Tablet has Cool Features
Published by July 15th, 2009 in Hardware Reviews and Tips and Tricks. 0 CommentsCorey Barker and RC from Layers TV ( of Layers Magazine, which rocks by the way) are talking about the new Wacom Intuos 4 professional pen tablet.
Usually I don’t get too excited about tablets because I don’t use them a lot on a day to day basis. And when I do it’s not very fun [...]
Camshake Auto Smoothing; Shooting Tips
Published by July 14th, 2009 in Tips and Tricks and Video Software. 0 CommentsAdobe and the University of Wisconsin are working on a potentially very useful tool that turns shaky handheld footage into more professional looking, smooth, steady looking stuff people will actually want to watch.
While not expected to be complete until about 2 years from now, I think this could be quite useful, and not just for [...]
Don’t Be Stupid – 15 Tips for Shooting Better Porn
Published by July 1st, 2009 in Editing with Kroy, Shooting with Kroy and Tips and Tricks. 0 CommentsToday in my Don’t Be Stupid! series I’ll list 10 annoying and something downright stupid things we see done over and over again in porn productions. I’ve done almost all of these things myself but over the years I’ve learned (and am still learning) things that work and things that do not. Remembering and following [...]
Optimizing Windows 7 for Content Creation
Published by June 9th, 2009 in Because You Asked, Software Resources, Tips and Tricks and digital content creation. 0 CommentsAs I keep installing Windows 7 RC on several systems I remember that I wanted to quickly point out a few things you should do if you plan on using Windows 7 on your editing / content production systems.
1) After installing Windows 7 go ahead and disable automatic defragmentation, automatic download and installation of updates, [...]
Palm Pre Launch Email Goes Nowhere – Be Prepared
Published by June 6th, 2009 in Marketing with Kroy, Sales & Marketing, Tips and Tricks and Web Authoring. 0 CommentsWhat Not To Do In Marketing
So I get an email from Sprint just after midnight 06/06/2009 – As expected, the Palm Pre is now officially available.
After the hype Palm and Sprint have been building you’d expect those guys to put some extra care into the launch.
All pages should be up and running, all links working, [...]
Bing.com Site Submission URL
Published by June 1st, 2009 in Search Engines, Tips and Tricks and Web Authoring. 0 CommentsMicrosoft’s Bing.com is causing quite the stir already because…well, it’s very good. Some very nice features, good design, and relevant search results. Check it out and starting learning because I have a feeling Bing.com will become quite important to webmasters in the near future.
Click here to submit your URL to Bing.com
Not really necessary but just [...]
Adult Site Usability Design Tips
Published by May 19th, 2009 in Design, Tips and Tricks and Web Authoring. 0 CommentsYnot.com President Connor Young published an excellent primer article on the most common usability problems adult webmasters make when they design (or pay somebody to design) their site.
This is a great reminder to seasoned Adult Internet veterans, and a must-read to newcomers. There are many more usability issues commonly found on adult sites that cost [...]
Free Video Cutter and Splitter
Published by May 18th, 2009 in Editing with Kroy, Kroy Recommends, Software Resources, Tips and Tricks, Video Editing and Video Software. 0 CommentsSometimes you want to trim a video clip but don’t want to open up your NLE (Non-Linear Editor, like Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Avid, etc.) for that.
Boilsoft Video Splitter and Free Video Cutter
A simple task such as cutting a clip in two or more parts shouldn’t be so hard but the number of decent [...]
Intel Pro Wireless Adapter Driver on Windows 7
Published by May 17th, 2009 in How To, Software Resources and Tips and Tricks. 0 CommentsIf you are having problems getting online with your newly installed Windows 7 (or even Vista) on your laptop or notebook, you probably need the proper driver for your wireless adapter.
Here is how you install the proper driver in Windows 7, we’ll use the Intel Pro Wireless driver since that’s the one I’ve had to [...]
How To Move Thunderbird Profile Between Computers
Published by May 17th, 2009 in How To, Software Resources and Tips and Tricks. 0 CommentsMoving to a new machine? Maybe moving from Windows Vista or XP to Windows 7 and you want to take all your emails with you? You’ll want to move your Thunderbird account including passwords and emails, right? Sure you do.
Google Gmail Password Secret Link
Published by May 16th, 2009 in Tips and Tricks and Uncategorized. 0 CommentsSeth Godin just posted about a secret link to reset the Gmail password flag, without actually resetting the password. Basically what’s happening is that if you use a mail client like Outlook or Thunderbird (my choice) sometimes Gmail’s servers keep asking you to provide your password, even if you have it saved.
Then you keep [...]