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Can You Grow One? Yes You Can!

09.08.2009


That’s the slogan for one of the most hilarious products I’ve seen lately – the Chia Obama. My husband and I were watching Dirty Jobs on Discovery, and what should come on, but this commercial.

The Chia Obama comes in “Happy Obama” or “Determined Obama.” Just pick your poison and show your pride and support with Chia Obama! I’m laughing out loud.

It also looks as though Joseph Enterprises, Inc. is looking to create a whole line of American pride Chia products. They ask you to complete a short survey on the site, during which you can choose your favorite American icons. How about Mount Rushmore? Sold as “4 separately sold Chia Heads that will be molded to fit together to complete Mt. Rushmore.” America says, “Yes!” What I really want to know is this: is Chia Obama made in the USA? I think not. For that reason alone, I’m not buying.

Upon researching for this blog post, I found the first spotting on BoingBoing. Apparently many voiced their concerns there.

Now Obama is a big deal. He’s a Chia. :) Regardless of whether it’s right or wrong, it sure gave me a good laugh!

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Wednesday Web Candy – 9/2/09

09.02.2009


Today’s Wednesday Web Candy is all about WordPress! In honor of the Mad Hatter redesign on the WordPress platform, here are some interesting links all relating to WordPress. Enjoy!

Composito WordPress theme – very cool!

How to Auto Publish Your Tweets as WordPress Posts

Moving WordPress from one site to another

6 WordPress tips and tricks

Photabulous – Free WordPress photoblog theme

WordPress Invoicing – Hot News!

10 things you can do with WordPress besides blogging – Thanks WPCandy!

How to modify WordPress themes the smart way

Awesome Image Attachment Recipes for WordPress

Ok, short list this week! Today’s my birthday and vacation starts tomorrow – so yeah, busy busy! Have fun!

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Halo Secretarial

09.02.2009


WordPress-based website and blog for a Virtual Assistant specializing in legal services.

www.halosecretarial.com

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Look at our pretty new site!

09.01.2009


We heart WordPress and we’ve officially made the move to a WordPress-based website! Woohoo! Please stay tuned as we will be adding new projects to our portfolio and moving all of our previous blog posts to the new blog. We’re stoked and we hope you like the new look!

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My Office Zilla

09.01.2009


HTML website, identity package with logo illustration, and WordPress blog for a busy Virtual Assistant.

www.myofficezilla.com

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Rainflower Company

09.01.2009


Custom WordPress website and blog for a Toronto-based floral boutique.

www.rainflowercompany.com

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Caroline the Consultant

09.01.2009


Custom HTML website and identity package (with logo illustration) for a personality and team building consultant.

www.carolinetheconsultant.com

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Wednesday Web Candy

08.26.2009


This post is the first of its kind on the MHD blog. It’s a collection of links, articles, resources, Tweets, and photos I’ve seen throughout the past week. I keep a running list of the coolest stuff I come across, and want to share with my readers!

Today’s Candy consists of free stuff I’ve seen on various blogs this week. Keep in mind these may have been posted before this week, but I came across it this week. Thanks!

Free Leaf Textures from Naldz Graphics

Free Icons Roundup from BlueBlots

Free Fonts Roundup from InstantShift

Free RSS Icons List from Crazy Leaf

15 Free Design EZines List from Design Reviver

7 Free Vector Wings from Sharebrain

20 Tips on How to Write for the Web from Design Depot – not really a freebie, but still great!

40 Dual Screen Wallpapers from 10 Steps – I have the Mario one!

List of Free Stuff on Creattica – great resource!

Free Rusty Textures on Designer Daily

15 Free Fonts on DZine Blog

17 Outstanding Sources of Advertising Inspiration from DesignM.ag – again, not really free stuff, but inspiration is a good thing to have!

Abstract Curve Brushes on BrushKing

45 WordPress People you need to follow from WooCamp – good stuff!

Photo Gallery WordPress theme list from Best Design Options

Free Flash Catalyst training on Lynda.com from FlashEnabled

Useful and free Adobe Air Apps on Dream Css

That’s it! Enjoy!

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Mac Tip – Tabbing to Drop Down Boxes

08.24.2009


Do you ever want to box your Mac in it’s pretty little face when you’re filling out an online form and can’t tab to the drop down boxes? By default, Macs don’t tab to drop down boxes. This might be especially troublesome for those who have switched from Windows to a Mac. Worry not, my friends! There is an easy fix!

Simply go to System Preferences —> Keyboard and Mouse —> Keyboard Shortcuts. Then just change the “Full Keyboard Access” setting at the bottom to “All Controls.” Done! Enjoy drop down box bliss!

Thanks again go to my husband for this helpful tip!

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iPhone Tip – Easy Domain Extensions in Email

08.22.2009


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Did you know there’s a shortcut on the iPhone 3GS for domain extensions on email addresses? When typing an address into the “To” field, simply hold the period (.) button down to select from common domain extensions. (See image.) I hope you find this as helpful as I do!

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