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| CreativeTechs QuickTips #195 | Week of April 14, 2008 |
Creative
Tip: Create
a QuickTime Video Welcome Page.
Seattle designer Darlin Gray emailed friends and colleagues links to a short video welcoming them to her new website. What makes this tip-worthy is the simple HTML trick that automatically forwards web visitors to her main website after the video introduction is complete. See her example at:
Interested in trying this technique yourself? Apple provides a free set of scripts for integrating QuickTime movies into your website. Read the full version of this tip for a short tutorial on how to create this effect yourself.
Source: This tip inspired by the long-awaited, often-delayed, arrival of DarlinGray.com, with the lead on Apple's scripts coming courtesy of web designer Don Mitchell at Imagination Creation. We'll be discussing welcome pages and other marketing strategies in a much-requested mini-workshop coming May 28 on Marketing with HTML Email Newsletters. |
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Tech
Tip: Picnic
Themed Dock.
Some time ago I replaced the dock on my MacBook Pro with a picnic theme. Heartbreakingly, with all the wisdom I have at my disposal to provide clients, one of the most common questions I get these days is how they can get a picnic dock too. So I'm breaking down and documenting this little treat in what is surely to be one of the more frivolous tips in our collection.
Source: This tip partially inspired by a fabulous Seattle weekend, just perfect for a family picnic at Green Lake Park. A nice summer preview before the rain starts again. |
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