Tutorial Machine http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine The Machine Rules All Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:59:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Rails 101: Introduction http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/rails-101-introduction/ http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/rails-101-introduction/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:58:10 +0000 admin http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/?p=365 A basic introduction to Ruby on Rails.

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http://thinkrefresh.com/posts/13/rails-101-introduction

]]> http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/rails-101-introduction/feed/ Creating a Project http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/creating-a-project/ http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/creating-a-project/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:56:07 +0000 admin http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/?p=364 To create a project in Rails you need to be in your Terminal. Find an appropriate place to store your applications, so if you’re on a Mac the “sites” folder is probably a good idea.

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]]> http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/rails-101-generators/feed/ THE TOOL PALETTE http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/the-tool-palette/ http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/the-tool-palette/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:48:29 +0000 admin http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/?p=362 Clicking on any of the Icons on the Tool Palette will activate the function when you again click on the image you are working on.

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]]> http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/the-tool-palette/feed/ How to make TRANSPARENT GIFS http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/how-to-make-transparent-gifs/ http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/how-to-make-transparent-gifs/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:45:56 +0000 admin http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/?p=361 Transparent gifs are great for website graphics and headline banners and to match any webpage background color. Here is a simple technique to make transparent Gifs with Paint Shop Pro and following the instructions below, you can apply the same technique to text or images.

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http://www.hypergurl.com/tubefun.html

]]> http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/fun-with-psp-tubes/feed/ HOW TO USE THE UNSHARP FILTER http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/how-to-use-the-unsharp-filter/ http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/how-to-use-the-unsharp-filter/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:42:27 +0000 admin http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/?p=358 The Unsharp Filter seems rather misnamed, in that unsharpening is a method of paradoxically acheiving just the opposite - a sharpening of certain edges in the original photograph.

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]]> http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/how-to-use-the-unsharp-filter/feed/ How to Watermark Webpage Graphics http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/how-to-watermark-webpage-graphics/ http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/how-to-watermark-webpage-graphics/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:39:03 +0000 admin http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/?p=357 One of the best ways to protect your webpage graphics and images from being copied and used on other websites, is to add a watermark. It is best to adjust your watermark so that it can just be seen, but does not detract from the beauty of your images.

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http://www.hypergurl.com/watermark.html

]]> http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/how-to-watermark-webpage-graphics/feed/ How to work with layers http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/how-to-work-with-layers/ http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/how-to-work-with-layers/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:37:43 +0000 admin http://tutorialmachine.com/themachine/?p=356 Not everyone advocates the use of layers for each stage of a graphic project, but I feel there are more advantages to doing each step in a new layer than disadvantages.

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http://www.hypergurl.com/layers.html

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