John Chow dot Com is a blog that helps you make money online. If you do a review of his blog, he’ll link to you so his readers can check you out. There, I said it.
Actually, John Chow really isn’t evil, but he is a genius at working the system. This particular gambit [...]

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Important commands: sips
A few folks have asked me where I got the nice looking Software Update icon for my post regarding Apple’s Security Update 2007-004. First, let me say, “Thanks for noticing!” Second, let me point out that Steve Jobs will probably be knocking on the door of the SlaptiShack wanting some sort [...]

Categories: Graphics Design

I thought I should give credit where credit is due.
Making PNGs with alpha-channel transparency in Photoshop
I used David Chess’ tutorial on PNG alpha-channel transparency in Adobe® Photoshop® to create the Slaptijack sandwich logo. When I first started working on the logo, I was completely lost. I knew I wanted a faded-out looking sandwich (public [...]

Categories: Graphics Design