MacKenzie Web Design http://www.jatemack.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 21 May 2008 19:06:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 en The Sixty One - Pandora Meets Digg Meets Social Networking http://www.jatemack.com/2008/05/21/the-sixty-one-pandora-meets-digg-meets-social-networking/ http://www.jatemack.com/2008/05/21/the-sixty-one-pandora-meets-digg-meets-social-networking/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 18:47:17 +0000 admin http://www.jatemack.com/2008/05/21/the-sixty-one-pandora-meets-digg-meets-social-networking/ The Sixty OneWith all of the Web 2.0 sites out there today, it’s hard to find the true gems, there are just so many new sites. But the moment I stumbled on The Sixty One, I knew I had found a site that truly brings together the best attributes of some popular websites, serving them up with style, and a clear mission - “to give musicians and listeners a fair shake”.

Primarily written in Python and Flash Action Script, this site provides a truly entertaining and unique user experience. The user interface is well thought out and very simple. The voting system (they call bumps) allows you to help an artist make it to the front page. You can also earn points by listening to music, referring your friends, signing in every day, litening to “the rack”, or bumping a story that makes it to the front page. These points can then be used to bump additonal music you’ve enjoyed, encouraging you to be an active member on the site.

It might sound a bit complicated at first, but it is really quite easy to use and is a great way to find new music. The site is free, but aims to make money from ads, referrels when you buy a DRM free song from itunes, and from donations.

Check it out: www.thesixtyone.com (I get points to use if you sign up!)

]]> http://www.jatemack.com/2008/05/21/the-sixty-one-pandora-meets-digg-meets-social-networking/feed/ How can I convert My HD DVD to Bluray? http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/21/how-can-i-convert-my-hd-dvd-to-bluray/ http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/21/how-can-i-convert-my-hd-dvd-to-bluray/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:05:22 +0000 admin http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/21/how-can-i-convert-my-hd-dvd-to-bluray/ Since Toshiba officially dropped the format it invented, the largest format war since Betamax and VHS is over, and Blu-ray has been crowned the winner. So how do you move your HD DVD’s  over to the format that now has concrete roots?

All you need is a Windows machine with a fast processor, an HD-DVD drive, a Blu-Ray burner, 30GB of free disk space, at least, though 40GB or more is recommended and an internet connection to download the software!

Wired has the process here.

]]> http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/21/how-can-i-convert-my-hd-dvd-to-bluray/feed/ Should I put music on my website? http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/21/should-i-put-music-on-my-website/ http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/21/should-i-put-music-on-my-website/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:17:21 +0000 admin http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/21/should-i-put-music-on-my-website/ I get asked this question a lot, and the answer is NO, for the majority of people. Of course, if you write music, have a flash video, etc, it’s o.k., as long as the viewer can 1. Turn it off or skip it, and 2. It doesn’t play that long. Unless you are going to put your whole album in a loop and give people pause, fast forward, and rewind capabilities, I say, leave it off.

Here are a few reasons why.

  1. Your audience might be listening to music already
  2. It doesn’t really add much to the experience. Do you feel like your missing out on something at ebay because they don’t have music playing?
  3. A lot of people could be at work, and a shot of AC/DC could get them in trouble, discouraging them from visiting your site again
  4. It’s a little cheesy.

It’s kind of like hold music when you call an automated phone system; it just isn’t great. Take a look at any of the top 100 websites, do they have music playing on their homepage? Most don’t, if any actually do. It’s not a best practice of top websites, and even though it works for Myspace pages, it doesn’t work for most professional business websites.

]]> http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/21/should-i-put-music-on-my-website/feed/ How do I disable Windows XP balloons? http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/06/how-do-i-disable-windows-xp-balloons/ http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/06/how-do-i-disable-windows-xp-balloons/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:23:55 +0000 admin http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/06/how-do-i-disable-windows-xp-balloons/ Windows XP Notification balloon

An annoying “feature” in Windows XP is the automatic balloon notification of every little thing in the bottom right notification area. Microsoft to the rescue of …. themselves!

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307729

]]> http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/06/how-do-i-disable-windows-xp-balloons/feed/ How to Alphabatize the Start Menu in Windows XP http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/04/how-to-alphabatize-the-start-menu-in-windows-xp/ http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/04/how-to-alphabatize-the-start-menu-in-windows-xp/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:52:46 +0000 admin http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/04/how-to-alphabatize-the-start-menu-in-windows-xp/
  • Click Start
  • Hover over All Programs
  • Right click over any Application or Folder
  • Select “Sort by Name”
  • Delete any programs you don’t want off the list by right clicking and selecting delete
  • Done!
    • ]]>     http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/04/how-to-alphabatize-the-start-menu-in-windows-xp/feed/     Helpful tips - Mac Keyboard on Windows http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/04/helpful-tips-mac-kayboard-on-windows/ http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/04/helpful-tips-mac-kayboard-on-windows/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:37:32 +0000 admin http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/04/helpful-tips-mac-kayboard-on-windows/ I recently had a hard drive crash, so I upgraded my Macbook to Leopard and reinstalled Boot Camp and Windows XP. Here are a couple tweaks I came accross to get everything working right again.

    If you are using a Apple keyboard, XP installs the drivers for it no problem, but by default numlock is turned off and there is no numlock button on the keyboard. Just hit the clear button instead!

    Apple wants you to use your leopard CD to install your drivers, but if you don’t have it available, use utorrent and download a copy of Bootcamp 1.4, which has everything ready to go for you.

    ]]>     http://www.jatemack.com/2008/02/04/helpful-tips-mac-kayboard-on-windows/feed/     Welcome http://www.jatemack.com/2007/10/09/welcome/ http://www.jatemack.com/2007/10/09/welcome/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:00:29 +0000 admin http://www.jatemack.com/2007/10/09/welcome/ Developing a website is no small task, and MacKenzie Web Design is here to guide you through the process. No job is to large or to small, and our goal isn’t simply to give you a web presence, but to provide the right channel for you to reach your customers. Click here to view my portfolio.

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