Archive for November, 2009

What free programs are there that can run VST and VSTi plugins?

Are there any free programs for Windows that can run VST and VSTi plugins? How about for Linux? Thanks.

These are free:
Acid Xpress: http://www.acidplanet.com/downloads/xpress
LMMS: http://lmms.sourceforge.net/

How do you crop a picture in different shapes with Corel Painshop X?

The only crop tool that I have is square and I want to learn to crop in different shapes such as circles, hears etc.

http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel3/Section/Display&sid=1047024315119&gid=1047024331836&cid=1047024353448

Why do many on the left believe that use of a generalization renders an argument invalid?

There are exceedingly few things in human existence which are true 100% of the time. There are atheist Republicans, liberals who live in Utah, and rap stars who are not violent. This doesn’t take away from the fact that all three of these people would be in the minority among their respective groups.

Although there are patches of burnt grass and clouds sometimes darken the skies, these items don’t invalidate the claim that the sky is blue and the grass is green.

ND… I have pondered this myself, it’s their way of neutralizing an otherwise irrefutable argument. It’s equivalent to a defense attorney who knows his client is guilty so he bogs down the litigation process with red tape and delays. God bless.

How can I view my image with a transparent background on firefox?

I have the latest version of Fire Fox.

I created my image on PhotoShop and made it with a transparent background (the white and gray checkered background). I uploaded the image on imageshack and posted it on a website but the image background shows up white?

What did I do wrong?
Am I supposed to save the file as a certain type in order for the background to be transparent?

PNG files support transparency, and most web browsers support their transparent backgrounds (except for IE6 and below I think). Try saving it with a .png extension.

How can you port a wordpress plugin to a php web app?

How can you port a wordpress plugin to a php web app? Basically, I want to use a wordpress plugin WITHOUT having wordpress installed. Note this would still be a web script like in php form, etc. Any ideas or programs out there? Thanks =)

You just write the code necessary to interface with the plug-in. If you’re familiar enough with programming and with php, it isn’t that difficult to do. If you’re not, it’s not possible for you to do it.

What photo editing program is the best for this?

I need a photo editing program that I can take one picture and add a background without it looking fake.

Photo Shop and Gimp are good choices but there is a learning curve with both.

Note: Sent you an email with details.

How can I turn all the filters off in an Excel workbook that contains multiple sheets?

I am talking about a very large shared workbook, that is constantly changing. It would be helpful to everyone I work with if we could take all filters off at once rather than having to go to each sheet one by one to remove filters.

This will unhide all cells that have been hidden with filters without turning off Autofilter. If that’s what you want…

Alt+F11 to open the VBA editor
Select from the VB menu Insert\Module
Paste all the code below in the VB edit window.

Sub Unhide_All()
Dim sht As Worksheet
For Each sht In ThisWorkbook.Sheets
If sht.FilterMode Then
sht.ShowAllData
End If
Next
End Sub

What exactly will a web design college class teach me to do?

I was interested in web design, and have been thinking of trying it out. What would that class allow me to do once I am finished. Will it give me the skill and training to design a decent website? Or do you have to take additional advanced classes to do much with it?

I plan on creating a website in the near future. I understand basic HTML but I know that doesn’t get me very far. So my idea was to take some web design classes and go from there. Help! Thank you!

web design isnt a major, though you can take a course on it.

Basically, it is just HTML, MySQL, and DataSocket.
The latter 2 deal with setting up servers.

What background reading should I do for an Economics degree?

I want to apply for an Economics and Finance degree and wanted to know if there is any background reading which I should do. If so could you please list any titles and authors, thank you.

You’d be much better off consistently reading the Financial Times and the business section of quality Daily Newspapers such as The Times and The Daily Telegraph. Nothing impresses interviewers at University more than if you can show an up-to-date intelligent knowledge of current business and financial developments. Especially at this time, when there’s so much information out there. Save the textbook reading: that’s the whole point of going to University!

Is graphic design and music composition a good option for a double major?

I’m thinking about going for a double major but I’m not sure how graphic design and music will fit together. Are there any jobs where I can use both of my talents as a painter and a musician? I really need some guidance.

Media arts and animation and Music would be good together

so would Game Arts or Video Production with music composition, but i don’t think I would couple it with graphic design, Graphic design does not really need music, but the other three do.

I suppose it would be handy to have the degree in both for your resume, but I cant imagine a job where they would need those two in one. You might get lucky but i doubt it. You may only get accepted for one or the other, but taking them together will increase your chances of finding a job. Two skills is better than one.