Monday, June 28, 2010

I was reminded of the Coca-Cola version of K'Naan - Wavin' Flag, very awesome & inspiring : )...

 

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Tired of "Lorem Ipsum" dummy text? Checkout this generator, it gens text from famous 60′s shows :D ~

 

http://www.malevole.com/mv/misc/text

 

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Oh my gosh, Vuvuzela's can kill! :O

 

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Saturday, June 26, 2010

shweet smooth bass song...

Heard this song at one of the world cup fan parks, it has a pretty shweet low bass line, I reckon it's gonna become a big hit around the world...

 

 



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Friday, June 18, 2010

{less} is more...

I came across this awesome tool today and thought I would share my experience with others...

 

 

3 Steps to writing {less}

1. Setup
1.1 Install the less Ruby gem by opening up "Terminal" and typing in one line.

1.2 Download the {less}.app.

 

 

2. {less} App Usage

 2.1 Drag your css folder into the "Watched Folders" section.

2.2 Switch to the "Compiler" tab and turn on "Automatically compile files when saved".

Coda Side-Note: There is a {less} plugin for Coda if ya don't mind first having to create a "Site" in your sites section first.

 

 

3. {less} Usage
3.1 Overview

Basic workflow of {less}:
1. Edit ".less" files.
2. Save file -> as you save, the {less}.app automatically generates the ".css" file.
Tip: If you have Growl, it will notify you when it has finished.
3. Review your web page.

My demo site is structured and looks like so:

 

3.1 Import & Variables

* You can start to create reusable CSS libraries by using the "@import" syntax.

* Variables can be used to store CSS attribute values to be reused throughout your project so as to alleviate the trouble with core changes.

 

3.2 "Mixins"

Yeah, it doesn't automatically mix sense just yet, but it's quite simple actually...

I would like my ".panel" class to have rounded corners; so I'm going to "mix" or add the rounded corners styling by simply adding its CSS class name (".rounded-corners") to my ".panel" class:

 

3.3 "Nesting stuff"

You can basically use this to nicely organize your CSS and type less ( excuse the pun ); I only have one item nested but imagine if you had more!...

 

3.4 Operations

If you got a special magic formula, you can implement it with basic operations even if there is a unit of measurement (e.g. px, em, etc.).

 

 

All The Files


Summary

{less} is a pretty neat addition to any web designer/developers arsenal.

I left out "Namespaces & Accessors" and a little more as I always believe that one should have at least one look at the official docs... you can find all the {less} techniques here: http://lesscss.org/docs.

Hope this has helped you on your way to writing {less}; until next time, keep writing more, or {less}. :D

 

TM

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Friday, June 4, 2010

FNB Business Banking 101 #FNB #Business #Banking

Firstly, sorry for not writing this sooner; I could have saved someone like @saulkza (http://twitter.com/saulkza/status/15413382885) some hassles; so in the interest in saving others, I have decided to write a brief post about my FNB business banking experience...

Contents:

1. What happened to me
2. What you should do

1. What happened to me

1.1 Account Creation
- I walked into the "Business Banking" section ( what was written on the "reception sign" ).
- I waited awhile before someone noticed me and invited me to their cubicle.
- I was told that my account would be created the next day by the dude in the cubicle.
- The next day, I was told that my account wasn't created yet and that I'm being referred to a "Commercial Banker".
- I phoned the "Commercial Banker" who said that they could come out to my business.
-> I said "nah, lets meet at the actual FNB branch"

- I met with the "Commercial Banker" at the FNB branch inside the "Business Banking" section
-> Signed a whole load of documents
-> He said that he would call me when the account is created; then I would be able to take the account number and get a debit card as well as being able to apply for a cheque card.

- I waited 1 week; then I phoned the "Commercial Banker" who said it's still being processed and that he would call me when it's ready.

- 2 weeks later I call him again and said to me that the account was created and that he already gave me the account number ( I'm guessing that they marked it on the system? ), so he said that he would give it to me again and that I could take it into the branch and get my debit card and apply for a cheque card.

1.2 Account Cards & Internet Banking
- So I went back into the branch the next day and waited in the queue marked "Card Collection" for 30 minutes only to be told that they don't handle business cards and to go to the general enquiries queue.
- I joined the now long general enquiries queue.
- 45 minutes later and I was ready to go go go!
- The general enquiries dude (GED) was clued up hey...
- Firstly, there was missing information on the application of my account, so the account was frozen (brrr, before it even started?!)
- The GED helped me unfreeze it by getting the required docs and making me sign and initial the bunch of them.
- After that ( which took some time ), I was awarded a Business Debit Card (woohoo!)
- But before I was able to get internet banking, I had to deposit some dosh into the account to activate it; the teller section was closed but another FNB guy helped me deposit using the new ATM machine ( it accepts notes in a fancy rolling thingy - kudos to the FNB guy who helped, he was deaf btw )
- I went back to my GED and got the internet banking activated.
- It was closing time, in fact, the doors were closed.
- I went home and was able to create my online banking profile at www.fnb.co.za, phew!
- I decided to leave the cheque card for another time ~ bleh!
- Side note: get there early if ya wanna have a quicker experience; mine lasted 3 hours! (from 2-5pm)

1. What you should do

Account Creation, Cards & Internet Banking
- Forget the reception sign that says "Business Banking"
- Walk to the "blue glass window sections" and queue there ( I know business banking is not listed there, have no clue why?! )
- Ask to start a business account
- The person there should be able to setup a business account with you within a day or two ( so I'm told by the GED who helped me out )
- If all else fails, go find your own GEDude(tte) and they will definitely sort you out ( the yellow section ).

Hope this helps any other potential FNB business clients.


TM

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