Author Archives: maca

About maca

Hello, my name is Karlo Macariola. I once dreamed to be a painter or an animator but when I typed my first line of code I immediately fell in love with programming. Today my passions are with web development and web design though sometimes I still withdraw to my first love which is drawing. DeviantArt | Twitter | Facebook

How to Kill Your Facebook News Feed

Posted on February 10, 2013 by maca
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Have you ever been tired of reading all those updates that spew from your Facebook news feed every single day? Reading the same old string of mundane status of friends and pages that don’t actually contribute to your life often … Continue reading →

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How to Stop Individual Plugins from Updating in WordPress

Posted on February 1, 2013 by maca
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It is always important to keep plugins in a WordPress installation updated however if you have been working with it long enough, you may have encountered instances wherein you DO NOT want to update some of them. These plugins in … Continue reading →

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How to Create an Embossed and Glossy Text Effect in Photoshop

Posted on December 4, 2012 by maca
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Today let us create a cool embossed text effect in Photoshop. Also, it’s glossy! Everyone loves glossy things Without further ado let’s get started! (Just scroll to the bottom to see the finished product.) Here are the tutorial details: Software … Continue reading →

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How to Create a Fully Functional Product Catalog with Ecwid

Posted on November 13, 2012 by maca
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Ecwid is a free online store known for its compatibility across any existing site, its ease of use, and its speed. I have used it myself and I can say that it is indeed the easiest e-commerce implementation that I … Continue reading →

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CSS3 Button For Web Designers: Glowing Blue Button

Posted on November 9, 2012 by maca
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Today’s CSS3 button is a back lit looking panel which glows further and inverts colors when mouse hovered. This button is highly conspicuous and is best used for call to actions such as sign ups and registration prompts in website … Continue reading →

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Simple Cel Shading with Adjustment Layers Photoshop Tutorial

Posted on November 8, 2012 by maca
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Hello! Here is a little tutorial that I arranged for some of you who are interested on how to cel shade using the Levels Adjustment Layer in Photoshop. Now, what is cel shading and why do I spell it wrong? … Continue reading →

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Five Fantastic Resources of Free Flag Icons

Posted on November 2, 2012 by maca
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Flag icons are one of the most sought after resources for when you are working on products or services that are generally on a global scope. Usage of flag images attracts customers into using a product as they recognize their … Continue reading →

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How to Display Post or Page Content Anywhere in WordPress

Posted on October 31, 2012 by maca
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Working with WordPress for quite a while, I had this idea of using multiple pages as “storage” for some of my template file’s contents particularly the home page. For example in a home page with custom layout the first block … Continue reading →

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Simple Text Animation With Motion Blur: A Photoshop Tutorial

Posted on October 25, 2012 by maca
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Hi! Today I will teach you how to make use of the Motion Blur Filter to animate text in Photoshop and add a “speed” effect with this tutorial (PSD file available for download below). Please allow me to indulge myself … Continue reading →

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How to Recover “Lost” Terms from an Edited Taxonomy in WP

Posted on October 22, 2012 by maca
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I happen to be using one of the most awesome plugins that I’ve ever used since WordPress 3.0 came out – the Custom Post Type UI. It is a plugin that allows you to create custom post types as well … Continue reading →

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