Archive for November, 2008

fantastico software

Published at November 25, 2008 in Open Source. 0 Comments

Upgrading your Wordpress blog to the latest version is a breeze with Fantastico.

For those of you who may not know, Fantastico is a software package that allows you to install many other free software packages to your hosting account, like Wordpress for example.

By the way, I provide Fantastico for FREE to all my web hosting clients.

The one-click installation script does the following for you:

Upgrading…

  • Initializing Parameters - Done.
  • Generating MySQL Backup - Done.
  • Generating Files Backup - Done.
  • Copying New Files - Done.

In addition:

  • It backs up your database
  • It empties the database
  • It imports the backed data into the database
  • It moves the template data back to your public_html folder

Upgrade completed

I love it!


moo business cards + new title

Published at November 24, 2008 in Freelance. 0 Comments

I just ordered a bunch of shiny new business cards from Moo.  Moo is a web 2.0 app that let’s you customize both sides of the card.

On the backside, I chose to have a the words

It’s all about the user experience

against a solid background color, (I actually picked 10 different solid colors).

On the front, I uploaded a custom logo and added my standard contact info.  They are being printed in the U.K. this week. I can’t wait for them to arrive!

Oh yeah, and since I made the cards, I decided to give myself a new title….

Mario Seijo
Creative Director
Exposed Elements Studio
www.exposedelements.com


ubuntu + art

Published at November 22, 2008 in Art and Linux. 0 Comments

Ubuntu con arte Although I’ve had to reinstall Ubuntu 8.10 for the 3rd time. I’m really digging my computer these days.

I still need to get my lightcast working again, then I’ll be all set!

here is a preview (not including lightcast)

How about you? Do you have a fun computer setup? I’d love to see some pics :-)

add some comments below with a link to your PC setup.


The Principles Of Project Management

Published at November 9, 2008 in Books I'm reading and Freelance. 0 Comments

The Principles Of Project Management

These days, I’m reading The Principles Of Project Management, by Meri Williams. So far I find the book to be exactly what I needed. I think this book is helpful to everyone that manages projects of any size!

The cool part is that I’ve already started using some of the techniques and best practices described in the book.

You can buy the book pretty much anywhere. here is the link to the publishers website, SitePoint

Mario Seijo