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Goodbye – Steve Jobs Passes Away Today

by Danny Cruz| Follow Danny @sixstringsensei on Twitter HERE

Steve Jobs Passes Away

Never have I stopped everything I’m doing to write about someone passing away, until today. Mr. Steve Jobs, who died today Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 56 years old, created the platform on which my livelihood flourishes every single day. Mr. Steve Jobs, I salute you. We designers salute you. You were an inspiration to us all. May God bless your family and give them strength through these hard times. You will be missed and the face of the digital world will never again be the same. -D

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10 on a Scale of 1 to 5

October 1, 2011
Be Lifted High - Young man praising God.

If I could give this piece of music and video a 10 on a scale of 1 to 5, I absolutely would! In fact, on my site, I can! So here it is! Came to My Rescue by Hillsong United, a song also known as Be Lifted High. Every time I listen to this song [...]

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Giving Google+ a Shot – Third Attempt Should be a Winner (Hopefully)

July 9, 2011
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Well, given it’s Google’s 3rd attempt at building a successful social networking service, I figured I’d give this one a shot. You know what they say about 3rd attempts. I tried Wave, jumped right over Buzz, but my friends finally dragged me into Google+. I still don’t know my way around, I just opened the [...]

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Myspace After the Sale: Wonder What They are Going to do Now

June 30, 2011

Now that News Corp. has finally sold Myspace to Specific Media, we’re all left to wonder what they are going to do with it. Mind you, even though the social network collapsed, at the supposed $30-$40 million that it was sold, it’s still quite a deal. Specially given the fact that News Corp. paid a [...]

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Mazda MX5 Miata Grand Touring Review – The One with the Powered HardTop

June 15, 2011
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Can a car fan graphic designer with journalism skills properly review a sports car? Of course! Let’s start with the world’s favorite little roadster. As a kid, and later as a teenager I was very much into cars. I could pinpoint the make and model of every single car I saw on the road. These [...]

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Flyer Design Variations Over the Course of 2 Years

June 2, 2011

This is what happens when you stick to a flyer template and adjust it every time there is a price or product change over the course of 2 years. The template works and it has been producing sales, so the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Just change the colors and the [...]

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Get Twitter Followers Without Being Completely Obnoxious

June 1, 2011

How to Get Twitter Followers Without Being Completely Obnoxious Seriously, if I had a new Twitter follower for every time I run into somebody who asks “How can I get more followers on Twitter?” I’d have followers coming out of my ears. So, instead of taking the high road, I’m going to address this situation [...]

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A Post About Whatever the Heck I Want!

May 29, 2011

Yes! Right now I’m writing a nice post about whatever the heck I want! I don’t care if it does well.  I don’t care if it ranks well on the search engines.  I just want to write for the sake of writing. It’s Sunday.  The very day before Memorial Day.  I participated in a regatta [...]

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QR Code Marketing and Design

May 28, 2011

What are QR codes? Let me clarify before we begin: Take a look at the image to the left. That’s what a QR codes looks like. There are other types of similar codes in use today that look similar, but QR codes are the most used. A user with a smart phone (iPhone, Android, Blackberry [...]

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WordPress Customization – Secret to Pro Blog Website Design!

May 25, 2011
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There are a trillion WordPress websites out there! Yes, I said a trillion. Meaning lots! Mucho grande. With those trillion WP sites out there comes the desire by the owners to customize those sites. As most of you know, there are tons of ways to do WordPress customization. Methods available are both free and paid [...]

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