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» Recent Apple updates!

Yesterday was Tuesday and that of course means the famous Apple updating day! And yes, we did see some updates, the MacBookPro and the MacBook recieved some updates and we were notified that the new 2gb iPod Shuffle, now is shipping!

MacBook Pro

The new MacBook Pro now comes in speeds up to 2.6 GHz and now have a 2gb standard RAM as well as much larger harddrives as well. We also see the new NVIDIA graphic cards in it and Apple has been wise enough to port over the new multi-touch trackpad features as well! Pricing for the new model starts with the 15" model at $1,999 and for the 17" model $2,799.

MacBook

The new MacBook’s now come in 2.1 GHz and a 2.4 GHz models with a 2gb RAM standard there as well and larger harddrive options there as well, up to 250gb. However Apple has not ported over the multi-touch trackpad from the MacBook Air yet into the MacBook. The new MacBook prices starts at just $1.099.

• Also notified was the fact that the new iPod Shuffle, 2gb versions now are shipping!

 

» Tutorials Tuesday - on hold

 Sorry to tell you everyone that Tutorial Tuesday is on hold but it isn’t my fault! My video upload service is being slow with the processing but you’ll see it all tomorrow, so stay tuned for a tutorial wednesday instead.

» It’s Design Monday

 Today is design monday and will feature some great links for, you guessed it, design! Today will be all about design, how to do it and what to think about! Also we’ll have some tips on getting started! Should get you prepared for "Tutorial Tuesday" tomorrow!

• Smashing Magazine, today had a great article about some of the cool and breathtaking typography and typographic posters. There are indeed some really breathtaking things in there so if you want to get inspired, then that is definately an article to read!
   
• A Web Design tip that kind of lines up with the article tip above is to really think about the typography when designing! Do think about the fonts you are using in the header and text and make them suit eachother and the theme and the site in a nice way, that goes for their colours as well! It’s perhaps one of the most vital things you have in your designing and it is what your goal is!
   
• Another tip; when you are showing a design to your client, make sure that you have it filled with sample text (Lorem Ipsum will do just fine) and sample images so your client will get a feel how it is going to look for him/her! That will greatly help to sell the site and perhaps convey the feeling of the site you’ve made!
   
• When entering the realms of designing and keeping in with the latest news you should definately be reading A List Apart! It’s a great site with a ton of very helpful and in-depth articles on coding, design and the general web production!
   
• Final tip; think your design through before making it! Outline on a sheet of normal paper with a normal pencil what you want on your site and where to best fit it in. What kind of navigation are you going to have? Are you going to have any columns? Will there perhaps be a large or a small header? Basically what you need and where to put it thought through before actually desgining it. And of course, do design things that are codeable!

Look back here tomorrow for the "Tutorial Tuesday" where I’ll be putting up a lot of brand new tutorials and a few cooler announcements regarding those as well!

» Business going slower? Do something about it!

 If your business is going slower these days and are as most others facing down, don’t stand there wondering what to do about it because it is then that your competition will get the chance to get the grip of you! Instead try to get the grip over your competition by putting money into the right things. Famous sales author Jeffery Gitomer wrote an article on his site about just that, what to do in these times. Read the article »

» Coping with clients or read other peoples stories

My good buddy Pritthish sent me a link to a cool site called Clientcopia where you can find a real ton of histories that anyone can submit about stupid clients. I must say it is really amusing and always been amusing to read the stories of other peoples clients and the fun and sometimes scary stuff they’ve said and done. I assure you that you’ll be spending a lot of time and have a lot of fun reading Clientcopia!