February 7th, 2008
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People have been telling me that they can read my posts but have a […]
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January 10th, 2008
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I wrote on The Smart PDA that “more often than not, you can save time or money, but never simultaneously.” That’s quite true, in my opinion, because finding the lowest prices for equipment and supplies does take some time. Spending a bit more usually gets you what you want faster.
But, while writing my […]
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June 12th, 2007
I recently received an email from a certain Andrew Dubber, who wrote about finding musical success in the online world:
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February 7th, 2007
There are lots of free fonts out there that are useful to freelance designers, which is why Vitaly Friedman’s post is very helpful. He’s maintaining a list of the 25 Best Free Quality Fonts, meant “to be used for official, serious presentations.”
And you know what? I actually agree with Friedman’s choices. ClassizismAntiqua in particular gives […]
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January 17th, 2007
There are lots of free programs out there that actually suit your needs.
We freelancers usually don’t have big budgets for software, especially when we’re starting out. Luckily here are some free alternatives:
Office Suite. OpenOffice.org features word-processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and database programs, just to name a few. Works with many Microsoft Office files.
Graphic Design. With Adobe […]
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January 9th, 2007
Dafont.com has over 7000 of different styles available—all for free!
As a designer, sometimes finding the perfect stylized font can complete the look, and save you a lot of time. Instead of meticulously creating each letter to fit the rest of the design, an installed font makes it easy to type out the characters you need.
Having […]
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