Rob Bredow

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  • Automatically display images in WordPress themes

    Automatically display images in WordPress themes

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    Want to automatically display an image for each post in your custom Wordpress theme without resorting to custom fields or asking the writer to jump through any hoops? How about displaying one size on the home page and another for the “single” pages?

  • Making Text out of Webloc Files

    Making Text out of Webloc Files

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    Webloc files are the handy little URL “aliases” that Mac OSX makes when you drag a URL from your web browser into a file folder. I’ve used them quite a bit to organize links I want to keep for various reasons. If you’ve ever needed to convert a directory of “webloc” files into text suitable…

  • Lighting Roundtable

    Lighting Roundtable

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    If you’re planning to be at Siggraph this afternoon, stop by the lighting roundtable from 1:45 to 3:30pm today in Room 411. I’ll be part of the panel discussing lighting techniques for computer animated films and I’ve gotten permission to show some early production images from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. See you there.

  • Great Failed Ideas in Production

    Great Failed Ideas in Production

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    Planning to attend Siggraph next week? I’m organizing an interesting panel to discuss some great ideas that just didn’t work out in production, presented by some of the best in the business: The stories behind the award-winning pictures that almost didn’t make it to the big screen. It’s often said that we learn more from…

  • Wordle

    Wordle

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    This is a terrific little online tool site for building word art. Check it out.

  • Woopra

    Woopra

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    I heard just heard about another web analytics program today called Woopra. I have to be honest and say that my first reaction is that I’m quite happy with Google’s Analytics. However, after watching this video, I can’t wait to try it for my sites. Looks like fun.

  • Termites

    Termites

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    This was a 2×4. A 2×4 in a fence on our property. Bummer.

  • Speed Up Your Internet Access

    Speed Up Your Internet Access

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    Does your home internet access take forever to go to websites getting stuck at the phrase, “Looking up site www.185vfx.com” in the status bar? I stumbled across a fix…

  • Conspiracy?

    Conspiracy?

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    Pink Floyd released the “Take in Back” music video in 1994. I worked long hours on one shot in the video for two weeks, laying it off to tape only minutes before our producer had to board a red-eye flight to Florida for the editing session the next morning. 12 years later I received this…